--- title: "Digital Hosting Badges — Earned Provider Awards, Verify & Embed | Digital Hosting" url: https://digitalhosting.com/badges description: "Digital Hosting's earned-only badges: Renewal-Transparent 2026 (verified same-price-at-renewal) and Top Pick 2026 (category verdicts). Live eligibility lists, embed codes, no paid path." lang: en --- For providers # Digital Hosting badges: earned, verifiable, free Both badges are **earned only** — they derive from the same verified dataset and published verdicts the site itself renders from, and every claim can be checked against the live lists below. **There is no paid path to a badge**, and affiliate status has no bearing: several eligible providers earn us nothing. ## Renewal-Transparent 2026 For providers whose renewal price equals their advertised price in the Hosting Renewal Price Index (https://digitalhosting.com/articles/hosting-renewal-prices) (verified 2026-09-30). In an industry built on intro-price bait, flat billing is worth bragging about — this badge lets you, verifiably. Image: Digital Hosting Renewal-Transparent 2026 (https://digitalhosting.com/badges/dh-renewal-transparent-2026.svg) Embed code Digital Hosting Renewal-Transparent 2026 — same price at renewal, verified Eligible providers (26) - Cloudways $11/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/cloudways - Krystal £7/mo (~$9.24), VAT included: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/krystal - Zume Hosting £6/mo (~$7.92), VAT included: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/zume - 20i $15/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/20i - AccuWebHosting $2.79/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/accuwebhosting - DigitalOcean $4/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/digitalocean - Linode (Akamai) $5/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/linode - Hetzner Cloud €5.49/mo (~$6.49) + VAT: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/hetzner - AWS Lightsail $5/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/aws-lightsail - Kinsta $30/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/kinsta - Rocket.net $25/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/rocket-net - Pressable $250/yr (~$20.83/mo): https://digitalhosting.com/providers/pressable - Flywheel $25/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/flywheel - Nexcess (now Liquid Web) $9/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/nexcess - Google Workspace $7/user/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/google-workspace - Microsoft 365 Business $7/user/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/microsoft-365 - Fastmail $3/user/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/fastmail - Proton Mail Business $6.99/user/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/proton-mail - Zoho Mail $1/user/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/zoho-mail - Migadu $19/yr: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/migadu - MXroute $59/yr: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/mxroute - Faivelo $5/mo: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/faivelo - Porkbun $11.08/yr (.com): https://digitalhosting.com/providers/porkbun - Cloudflare Registrar $10.46/yr (.com): https://digitalhosting.com/providers/cloudflare-registrar - Dynadot $10.88/yr (.com): https://digitalhosting.com/providers/dynadot - Hover $18.99/yr (.com): https://digitalhosting.com/providers/hover ## Top Pick 2026 For the provider named top pick in each category verdict. The badge links to the category page that names you, so the claim verifies in one click. If a verdict changes, eligibility changes with it. Image: Digital Hosting Top Pick 2026 (https://digitalhosting.com/badges/dh-top-pick-2026.svg) | Category | Top pick | Embed | | --- | --- | --- | | Web Hosting: https://digitalhosting.com/best-web-hosting | Cloudways: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/cloudways | Copy embed | | Cloud Hosting: https://digitalhosting.com/best-cloud-hosting | Cloudways: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/cloudways | Copy embed | | VPS Hosting: https://digitalhosting.com/best-vps-hosting | DigitalOcean: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/digitalocean | Copy embed | | WordPress Hosting: https://digitalhosting.com/best-wordpress-hosting | Kinsta: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/kinsta | Copy embed | | Email Hosting: https://digitalhosting.com/best-email-hosting | MXroute: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/mxroute | Copy embed | | Domain Registrars: https://digitalhosting.com/best-domain-registrars | Cloudflare Registrar: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/cloudflare-registrar | Copy embed | | Dedicated Server Hosting: https://digitalhosting.com/best-dedicated-hosting | Hivelocity: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/hivelocity | Copy embed | ## Program rules - • Badges are free and earned only; affiliate relationships and any future sponsorships confer nothing. - • Hotlink the SVG from digitalhosting.com (as in the embed code) — badges carry the year and we retire or update them when the data changes. - • The badge must link to the Digital Hosting page that substantiates it (the embed code does this for you). - • Eligibility lapses if a re-verification pass changes your numbers or a verdict changes; the lists on this page are the source of truth. - • Spot an error in your pricing row? Tell us (https://digitalhosting.com/contact) — we fix and re-date. ## Structured data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Digital Hosting", "url": "https://digitalhosting.com" }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Digital Hosting", "url": "https://digitalhosting.com", "logo": "https://digitalhosting.com/og-image.png", "email": "hello@digitalhosting.com", "description": "Independent hosting review site — comparisons for web hosting, VPS, WordPress hosting, business email, and domain registration. Not a hosting provider.", "parentOrganization": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "TetraCore", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressRegion": "OH", "addressCountry": "US" } } } ] ```