# NearlyFreeSpeech.net

29 Hacker News commenters recommended NearlyFreeSpeech.net and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 15 years (3 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Cheap pay-as-you-go hosting for static sites and small domains, costing cents to a few dollars a month. Loyal users say it stays out of the way.

## Why people recommend it

- Very low cost for small sites (9 comments): "They have no history of abusing the trust users have placed on them, and service costs virtually nothing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48966537)) "Go give NearlyFreeSpeech or some other shared host a few cents every month and you'll be much happier." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48233161)) "An idle site that receives no hits still costs around $1.50/month with NearlyFreeSpeech.net" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45934573))
- Long-term users stay loyal for years (4 comments): "They have no history of abusing the trust users have placed on them, and service costs virtually nothing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48966537)) "I've used them exclusively since 2011 and it's been nothing but wonderful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50146698)) "Been using them for over a decade and still love them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47422215))
- Good for static files and PHP (2 comments): "tossing your static files up on a host like NearlyFreeSpeech (or any other cheap/decent host) is the easiest" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46108250)) "You have access to php and a database there." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48963451))
- Simple, prepaid, stays out of way (2 comments): "nearlyfreespeech.net is cheap and stays out of my way." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334063)) "I really like their astetic(pre pay, simple, no fluff)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50144411))

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## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "NearlyFreeSpeech.net", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nearlyfreespeech-net/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).