{"id":8801,"date":"2026-03-17T08:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=8801"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:18:45","slug":"how-to-downgrade-a-hostinger-hosting-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-downgrade-a-hostinger-hosting-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"How to downgrade a Hostinger hosting plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">If your current hosting plan offers more resources than required, you can easily downgrade to a lower tier directly through hPanel. This allows you to optimize your hosting costs while keeping your website online and fully functional.<\/p><h2 id=\"Before-you-start\" data-path-to-node=\"3\">Before you start<\/h2><ul data-path-to-node=\"4\">\n<li>Ensure your resource usage does not exceed the limits of the target plan.<\/li>\n<li>The downgrade applies only to the selected hosting plan; other purchased services in the account remain unaffected.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"How-to-downgrade-your-hosting-plan\" data-path-to-node=\"5\">How to downgrade your hosting plan<\/h2><p>To downgrade your hosting plan, follow these steps:<\/p><ol>\n<li>Go to hPanel <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&rarr;<\/span> Billing <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&rarr;<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/billing\/subscriptions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscriptions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the hosting plan you wish to change and click the arrow (&#10095;) to manage the subscription.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-billing-subscription-open-details.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-billing-subscription-open-details.png 1039w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-billing-subscription-open-details-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-billing-subscription-open-details-1024x306.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-billing-subscription-open-details-768x229.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Downgrade<\/strong> option.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-billing-downgrade.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-billing-downgrade.png 534w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-billing-downgrade-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Review the available hosting plan options by clicking on the dropdown below <strong>Downgrade to<\/strong>. If enabled, you may change the billing cycle and select a refund method.<\/li>\n<li>Confirm the selection by clicking <strong>Complete plan downgrade<\/strong>.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-downgrade-confirm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-downgrade-confirm.png 1050w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-downgrade-confirm-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-downgrade-confirm-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-downgrade-confirm-768x439.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol><p data-path-to-node=\"12\">If a downgrade is not possible to the selected new plan, a notification explaining the reason appears and the button to downgrade is disabled.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-downgrade-disabled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-downgrade-disabled.png 434w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-downgrade-disabled-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p><h2 id=\"What-to-expect\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">Hosting plan changes after downgrading<\/h2><p>When processing a hosting plan downgrade, the system applies the following logic to your account.<\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>Billing cycle<\/strong>: The expiration date of your current plan remains the same. The downgrade applies immediately to your current billing period.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Proration credits<\/strong>: The system calculates the price difference based on the unused portion of your higher-tier plan. This prorated amount is credited back as a refund.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resource adjustment<\/strong>: Your plan&rsquo;s resource allocations (such as storage, bandwidth, or website limits) drop to the target plan&rsquo;s thresholds immediately upon confirmation.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Successfully downgrading your hosting plan helps you balance your budget while maintaining your online presence. You can now manage your updated resources and balance directly from your dashboard.<\/p><p><strong>NOTE<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li>If the entire credit amount is automatically consumed by active account adjustments, your remaining added balance will be zero.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Change your hosting plan to a lower tier using hPanel to match your website needs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[162],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-billing"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-downgrade-a-hostinger-hosting-plan","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/594"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8801"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11971,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8801\/revisions\/11971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}