What Does the Basalt Monthly Subscription Include?
One price covers hosting, security, speed, contact forms, analytics, editing access, and platform maintenance. No separate bills for plugins or renewals.
One monthly price covers everything your website needs to run. Hosting, speed, contact forms, analytics, editing access, and platform maintenance. No separate plugin bills. No security renewals. No surprise charges. Here is exactly what is in the subscription.
What does the subscription cover?
Hosting. Your site lives on Basalt’s infrastructure. There is no separate hosting account to pay for or manage.
Speed. The platform is optimized for fast load times. No caching plugin needed. No CDN to configure separately.
Security. The platform has nothing to hack. No WordPress core. No plugins with vulnerabilities. No database exposed to the internet. There is nothing to patch and nothing to secure as a separate task.
Contact forms. Your forms are rebuilt during conversion and run on the platform. No form plugin subscription required.
Google Analytics. Your analytics tracking transfers and continues working. No separate setup needed.
Editing access. Your editor is part of the subscription. One link, one screen, your content.
Platform maintenance. The platform is maintained and updated. You never see an “update available” notice. You never have to do anything to keep it running.
Uptime. Your site stays up. Basalt monitors it.
What is not included?
Your domain registration is not included. It never was. Your domain is registered through a registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Google Domains, or wherever you registered it) and renewed annually. That cost is yours directly and separate from Basalt.
How does this compare to what you pay now?
Most WordPress sites run on a stack of separate bills:
- Hosting: often $15 to $50 per month
- Security plugin subscription: $99 to $200 per year
- Backup plugin or service: $30 to $80 per year
- Form plugin: $49 to $99 per year
- Cache or speed plugin: $49 to $99 per year
- Premium theme renewal: $50 to $100 per year
Add those up and compare them to one Basalt subscription. For many small business owners, the numbers are similar or Basalt is cheaper, and the Basalt version comes with zero maintenance work.
The hidden cost that does not appear in any bill is the time spent managing all of it. Plugin updates, security warnings, backup checks, hosting renewal notices. Basalt replaces all of that with one price and nothing to manage.
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Quick answers
Is hosting included in the Basalt subscription?
Yes. Hosting is included. There is no separate hosting bill.
Do I still need to buy security plugins?
No. The platform is built so there is nothing to hack. No plugin vulnerabilities, no attack surface. Security is not a separate purchase.
Are contact forms included?
Yes. Forms are rebuilt during conversion and included in your subscription. No form plugin required.
What is not included?
Your domain registration is a separate annual cost, as it always has been. Basalt does not register or control your domain.
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