Affordable reseller hosting
Start your own hosting business from €2.49 per month
- Reseller hosting from €2.49/mo excl. VAT
- Up to 50 domains and your own customer management
- Wildcard SSL and daily backups included
- Dutch support seven days a week
Premium reseller hosting at a sharp price
Low entry, high margins
Start with reseller hosting from €2.49 per month and sell packages to your customers for a multiple of that. The more customers, the higher your profit margin per account.
Wildcard SSL at no extra cost
Every customer domain automatically gets a free SSL certificate. No paying per certificate as with many competitors, which improves your margins right away.
LiteSpeed and NVMe as standard
Your customers run on the same premium infrastructure as direct Theory7 customers: LiteSpeed Enterprise web servers and NVMe SSD storage for maximum speed.
Technical support for you as a reseller
Our Dutch support team helps you seven days a week with technical questions. That way you can help your customers faster without figuring everything out yourself.
DDoS protection and daily backups
Affordable does not have to mean insecure. All reseller packages include DDoS mitigation and automatic daily backups, so customer data stays safe.
Scalable without a big investment
Grow from Starter to Ultimate without migration or downtime. You only pay the difference and instantly get more resources, domains and user accounts.
Pitfalls of affordable reseller hosting
Affordable reseller hosting is a fine starting point, but not every provider delivers the same quality for a low price. There are concrete pitfalls you can avoid by comparing carefully in advance. Below are the most common problems with budget reseller hosting and how Theory7 prevents them.
- Hidden license costs: many providers charge €15-25/mo extra for a cPanel license. Theory7 uses DirectAdmin, which is included in your package price
- Overcrowded shared servers: some hosts place too many resellers on the same server, which causes performance to plummet. At Theory7 you get guaranteed CPU cores and RAM
- SSL as a paid extra: individual SSL certificates cost €10-50 per domain per year at competitors. At Theory7 wildcard SSL certificates are free as standard
- No white-label option: if your customers see your provider's name, it undermines your own brand. Always check whether white-labeling is available
- Limited support for resellers: some providers offer only basic support and charge extra for technical help. At Theory7 full Dutch support is included
- Extreme price increase on renewal: always check the renewal price. Theory7 uses fair, transparent rates
View the complete reseller hosting packages and compare for yourself. Also consider regular web hosting if you want to start with your own website first before you begin reselling.
Choose your reseller package
Includes DirectAdmin, wildcard SSL and Dutch support
- 100 domains
- 30 users
- 50GB SSD storage
- Wildcard SSL
- 30-day backups
- 150 domains
- 50 users
- 100GB SSD storage
- Wildcard SSL
- 60-day backups
Start with your own domain name
Instantly check whether your desired domain name is still available
What does reseller hosting really cost?
The monthly price is only part of the total cost of reseller hosting. To make a fair comparison, you have to include all the cost items you encounter in practice as a reseller.
Direct costs per month: the reseller hosting package price (at Theory7 from €2.49/mo) plus any license costs for the control panel. With cPanel providers you add €15-25 per month to that. At Theory7 with DirectAdmin there are no extra license costs.
Costs per customer: SSL certificates (free at Theory7), domain name registration (billed separately with your customer), and possibly IP addresses for dedicated SSL. With wildcard SSL such as Theory7 offers, separate IP addresses are not needed.
Hidden costs: some providers charge for migrating customer websites, premium support, extra backups or higher bandwidth limits. At Theory7, backups, support and DDoS protection are included as standard with every package.
Total annual cost comparison: the Starter package at Theory7 costs €29.88 per year all-inclusive. With a cPanel reseller with comparable specifications you quickly pay €250-400 per year once you factor in the license costs. That is a factor of 8 to 13 difference in your startup costs.
View the full overview on the reseller hosting page.
Frequently asked questions about affordable reseller hosting
Reseller hosting at Theory7 starts at €2.49 per month excluding VAT. That is the Starter package with room for 50 domains and 10 user accounts. Larger packages are available from €5.99/mo (Basic) and €8.99/mo (Medium). All prices are transparent, with no hidden setup fees.
No. At Theory7, SSL certificates, daily backups, DDoS protection and phone support are included as standard. There are no extra costs for creating user accounts or linking domains. What you see on the pricing page is what you pay.
Absolutely. The Starter package costs €2.49/mo and offers room for 50 domains. If you charge ten customers €5 per month each, you already earn €47.51 net per month. As your customer base grows, you can upgrade to a larger package, which even increases your margin per customer.
Theory7 manages its own hardware in Dutch data centers and invests in smart automation. By working efficiently and keeping overhead low, we can offer premium hosting at a sharp price. You get LiteSpeed servers and NVMe storage, the same infrastructure as our direct customers.
With many expensive providers you pay extra for cPanel licenses (€15-25/mo per server), separate SSL certificates and premium support. Theory7 uses DirectAdmin (no extra license costs for you), offers free wildcard SSL and includes support as standard. You pay less for the same or better functionality.
Yes, you can upgrade at any time without downtime or data migration. You simply switch from Starter to Basic, Medium or higher. You only pay the price difference for the remaining term. All customer accounts and websites keep functioning unchanged.
Certainly. The DirectAdmin control panel is intuitive and you can create customer accounts without technical knowledge. Theory7 offers support seven days a week if you get stuck. With the Starter package you begin at a low threshold and learn the trade without big financial risks.
Reseller hosting does not have to be expensive.
According to HostAdvice, the reseller hosting market grows by 15% each year.
Starting your own hosting business sounds like a big investment, but it does not have to be. With reseller hosting from Theory7 you can start from €2.49 per month. You get a fully equipped platform that lets you resell hosting to your own customers right away, under your own brand.
What makes affordable reseller hosting at Theory7 different?
Most reseller hosting providers use a model where the base price is low, but you pay a lot extra for essential components. A cPanel license quickly costs €15 to €25 per month extra. SSL certificates cost per unit, and premium support is a paid upgrade. At Theory7 everything is included:
- DirectAdmin control panel: no separate license costs, full customer management. WHMCS is the most widely used platform for hosting automation.
- Wildcard SSL certificates: automatic for every customer domain, free
- Daily backups: up to 90 days retention on larger packages
- LiteSpeed Enterprise: the same fast web server as our direct customers
- NVMe SSD storage: the fastest storage technology on the market
Calculation example: what can you earn?
Say you start with the Basic package for €5.99 per month. That lets you manage up to 100 domains and 30 user accounts. If you charge twenty customers €7.50 per month each for a basic package, your gross revenue is €150 per month. After deducting your reseller hosting costs you keep well over €144. As you grow and attract more customers, your margin rises further.
The right foundation for your hosting business
Starting cheap does not mean you make compromises. Your customers run on the same premium infrastructure as all Theory7 customers: fast LiteSpeed servers in Dutch data centers, with DDoS protection and a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Combine your reseller package with web hosting knowledge and you have a solid foundation to grow.
Support that helps you further
As a reseller you are the first point of contact for your customers. But you do not have to know everything yourself. The Dutch support team at Theory7 helps you seven days a week with technical questions. From DNS configuration to server optimization: you always have an expert on hand.
Start today without risk
With the 30-day money-back guarantee you can try affordable reseller hosting completely risk-free. No long-term contracts, no setup fees, no hidden surcharges. View all options on the reseller hosting page and start your own hosting business today.
How do you start with reseller hosting?
With reseller hosting you sell hosting under your own brand. You buy hosting capacity from Theory7 and distribute it among your own customers with your own control panel and billing.
Theory7 reseller hosting includes DirectAdmin, WHMCS integration and white-label options. Your customers see only your brand, not that of Theory7.
How do you start as a reseller?
Reseller hosting at Theory7 is the ideal way to start your own hosting business. You get a white-label DirectAdmin panel that you can brand as your own. Your customers see only your brand, Theory7 stays invisible in the background. You manage the packages, limits and prices yourself.
What makes good reseller hosting?
When choosing reseller hosting there are three core points. First, stability: your reputation depends on uptime. Second, scalability: you must be able to expand easily as your customer base grows. Third, support: when your customers have a problem you cannot solve yourself, you must be able to fall back on fast technical support.
Reseller hosting vs. your own server
If you want to resell hosting, you have two options: reseller hosting or your own server (VPS/dedicated). Reseller hosting is the smartest choice for those just starting out: no server management, lower costs and ready to use immediately. Your own server only pays off once you have more than 50 customers.
Theory7 reseller hosting runs on the same enterprise hardware as our regular hosting. Your customers benefit from NVMe SSD speed and LiteSpeed performance, while you manage everything via DirectAdmin. Scaling up is easy without migration.
Is reseller hosting right for you?
Reseller hosting is interesting for anyone who wants to offer hosting services without investing in their own server infrastructure. The most common use cases are web design agencies that bundle hosting with their services, IT consultants who offer complete solutions, and entrepreneurs who want to start a hosting business with minimal investment costs. With a reseller account you can start offering hosting to your customers right away.
The business model is simple: you pay a fixed amount for your reseller account and distribute the available resources among your customers at a higher price. You set the margin yourself. A typical reseller charges €5-15 per month per customer for a basic hosting package. With 20 customers you already have a profitable hosting service, without having to deal with server management, hardware maintenance or software updates.
Costs and business model of reseller hosting
With reseller hosting you can start from a small monthly amount and resell the available resources to your customers at a price you set. A typical reseller charges €5-15 per month per customer. With 15-20 customers you already earn more than the cost of your reseller account, giving you a profitable additional income stream. As your customer count grows, you can scale up to a larger reseller package.
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Sources and references
- W3Techs: w3techs.com
- LiteSpeed Technologies: litespeedtech.com
- DirectAdmin: directadmin.com
"Wow... really wow! What a breath of fresh air Theory7 is! They migrated (for free, because I took out a reseller account with them) all my sites from my previous host to Theory7. Without problems, everything works wonderfully fast, just like the very friendly and helpful customer service (even outside opening hours and at the weekend!). Because of that (and because of the very reasonable prices) this is a keeper for me!"
