Neocities is a wonderful corner of the web: free, ad-free hosting for hand-made sites, with an HTML editor in the browser. If your site needs a custom domain, forms, or files and scripts its free plan doesn't allow, here's how htmlhost compares as a Neocities alternative.
Last updated · Facts checked against Neocities's official pricing and documentation. Sources
Neocities Free has no custom domains; Supporter is $5 a month.
Neocities wins on raw free storage, with 200 GB of bandwidth a month (soft limits).
Neocities is static hosting only.
Choose Neocities for a personal, hand-coded site in a creative community, especially if 1 GB and its file-type list cover what you need. Choose htmlhost if you need forms, a visual or AI editor, password-protected previews, or a custom domain without a monthly subscription ($5/yr each on Free). Free: 3 sites, 500 MB of storage, 50 form messages a month, 10 AI edits a day, sites that never expire by default.
The steps a typical person follows on each platform, from a finished HTML file to a live page.
Highlighted cells mark the stronger option for publishing and editing HTML sites. Ties are left plain.
| Feature | htmlhost | Neocities |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free: 3 sites, 500 MB of storage, 50 form messages a month, 10 AI edits a day, sites that never expire by default. | 1 site, 1 GB storage, 200 GB bandwidth a month (soft limits), no ads. |
| Paid plan | Pro is a $12/month or $120/year pass with no auto-renewal: unlimited sites, 10 GB, unlimited custom domains, password protection, 5,000 form messages a month and 3,000 AI edits a month. | Supporter, $5/month: 50 GB storage, 3,000 GB bandwidth, custom domains, up to 30 sites. |
| Custom domains | $5/yr each on Free; unlimited and included on Pro. | Supporter only. |
| File types | Any web files: HTML, CSS, JS, images, fonts, audio, video and more. | Free uses an allow-list (no MP3 or MP4, for example); Supporter removes it. |
| Scripts calling other servers | Allowed. | Free has a stricter security policy with no AJAX to other servers, and no CORS or hotlinking. |
| Editor | Visual editor, code editor and AI Edit. | HTML code editor in the browser, on both plans. |
| Forms | Forms deliver to a dashboard inbox and email with a built-in spam trap: 50 form messages a month on Free, 5,000 form messages a month on Pro with file attachments, Google Sheets and webhooks. | None; static hosting only. |
| Password protection | Included in Pro ($12/month). | Not listed among Neocities' features. |
| Analytics | Built in: 7 days on Free, up to 90 on Pro. | Site stats, 30 days of history on Free. |
| CLI | htmlhost CLI, MCP server and the Claude connector. | Ruby CLI (neocities push) on both plans; WebDAV and SFTP for Supporters. |
| Ads and banners | Free sites carry a small htmlhost footer banner; Pro, or a connected custom domain, removes it. | "No advertising, ever" on both plans. |
Neocities details as published on its official pages, checked ; plans change, so check the linked sources before you buy. htmlhost figures are read from the plan limits and pricing the app enforces.
Neocities Free is generous on space: 1 GB of storage and 200 GB of bandwidth a month (soft limits, so temporary surges are fine), with no advertising, ever. It's one site at yourname.neocities.org with HTTPS.
htmlhost Free gives you 3 sites and 500 MB, plus things Neocities doesn't offer at any price: built-in forms (50 form messages a month), a visual editor and AI Edit (10 AI edits a day). Free sites carry a small htmlhost footer banner; Pro, or a connected custom domain, removes it.
Several Neocities restrictions only lift with Supporter ($5 a month): custom domains, the file-type allow-list (MP3 and MP4 aren't allowed, for example), hotlinking, CORS, and a less strict content security policy that allows scripts to call other servers. That last one matters if your page loads data from an API or posts a form with JavaScript.
On htmlhost these aren't plan features. Any web file type can be uploaded on every plan, scripts can call other servers, and a custom domain is $5/yr each on Free or included on Pro.
Neocities has a built-in HTML editor on both plans, which is great if you enjoy writing markup by hand. You find the text in the code and change it.
htmlhost has a code editor too, and adds a visual editor (click a heading to retype it, drag sections, swap images) and AI Edit, where you describe the change and review it before publishing.
No. Custom domains require Neocities Supporter at $5 a month. On htmlhost a free account can connect a domain for $5/yr each, and Pro includes unlimited domains.
Free sites use an allow-list covering HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, common image formats, fonts, Markdown, text, CSV, XML, PDF and similar. MP3 and MP4 aren't allowed. Supporter removes the allow-list. htmlhost accepts any web file type on every plan.
No. Neocities is static hosting only, and its free plan's security policy blocks scripts from calling other servers. htmlhost forms deliver to a dashboard inbox and email.
htmlhost shows no ads, but free sites carry a small htmlhost footer banner. Pro, or a connected custom domain, removes it.
Every Neocities claim on this page comes from these official pages. Last updated . Spotted something that has changed? Email hey@htmlhost.co and we'll correct it.
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