BigRock alternative India: what to check before you switch
A BigRock switch should be judged on five checks: control panel, server location, backups, renewal price and tax. On 4 November 2026 BigRock's Standard Linux row renewed at Rs.199/month with CodeGuard backup sold as an add-on. WebJi's Launch is Rs.299/month before GST, so compare like with like. WebJi is not BigRock.
For Indian site owners weighing a move when the BigRock renewal invoice arrives.
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- 14 Nov 2026
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- WebJi® team
Last editorial update: 15 November 2026.
Who wrote this, and what it honestly compares
WebJi® wrote this page, sells the alternative it names, and is not BigRock — the names appear only to identify the products being compared. No BigRock phone number, chat line or support address is published here, because this is not their support desk.
People usually arrive at a "BigRock alternative" search for one of three reasons: a renewal invoice has arrived that is several times the first-year offer, a site has outgrown its shared row, or a project needs a product the current host does not sell. This page is built for those three moments. Every BigRock figure below was read from BigRock's own public pages on the date stated, and those pages change without notice — their page wins over this one whenever they differ.
WebJi® is a reseller of domain registrations and a hosting provider in its own right; it claims no accreditation from BigRock, ICANN or NIXI.
The five checks that decide any BigRock switch
Five questions settle almost every move between hosts: panel, server location, backups, the renewal price, and tax. Ask them of every alternative — including WebJi® — and then read the cart, not the advertisement.
- Control panel: which panel your files and databases move into, because that decides how the migration is done.
- Server location: where the machine sits, since your visitors' latency follows it.
- Backups: whether a backup is included in the row you picked or sold as an add-on — and who runs it.
- Renewal price: the second-year figure after tax, never the first-year offer.
- Product fit: whether the thing you are renewing even exists at the new host in the same shape.
On BigRock's own pages, read on 4 November 2026, the answers for their Linux shared product were: cPanel as the panel, a choice of India or US server, CodeGuard backup as an add-on rather than part of the Standard row, and a ₹39/month first-year offer on a two-year Standard purchase renewing at ₹199/month, with a 30-day money-back guarantee on the purchase.1 A registrar-level comparison using the same method is in the BigRock vs GoDaddy comparison.
What BigRock's public pages showed, on the dates this page read them
Two BigRock pages carry the figures below: the domain price list, read on 29 October 2026, and the Linux hosting offer page, read on 4 November 2026. They are quoted exactly as captured, term by term, because first-year and renewal numbers on the same list are different numbers.
| TLD | First purchase | 1-year renewal on the list |
|---|---|---|
| .com | ₹749/year | ₹1,479/year |
| .in | ₹549/year | ₹899/year |
| .co.in | ₹669/year | ₹819/year on the 1-year line |
The same list shows different per-year rates for longer terms — the .co.in multi-year renewal was not ₹819 — so match the term before comparing. A domain-privacy fee was not on the list saved that day.
| Purchase | First term | Second year | Two-year total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-year Standard | ₹139/month (₹1,668) | ₹199/month (₹2,388) | ₹4,056 |
| 2-year Standard | ₹39/month (₹468 for that year) | ₹199/month (₹2,388) | ₹2,856 |
The offer page described cPanel, a free SSL certificate, SSH, an India or US server choice, email with a 10 GB storage limit in one of its answers, CodeGuard as an add-on, and the 30-day money-back guarantee. Other rows on that page were not stable enough to quote, so nothing from them appears here.
WebJi®'s rates, printed beside them without rounding
Here is the honest part: BigRock's ₹199/month Standard renewal is below WebJi®'s Launch rate of ₹299/month, and their ₹749 first-year .com is below WebJi®'s ₹1,380. A switch to WebJi® is not a switch to a lower sticker — it is a switch on panel, product shape and where the renewals sit after tax.
| Tier | Monthly | Storage | Domains | Panel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | ₹299 | 20 GB, 100 GB bandwidth | 1 | 10 IDs, 10 GB each; 5 MySQL DBs | ControlPanel.Systems (cPanel is a separate WebJi® product at ₹297/month) |
| Turbo | ₹399 | Unlimited, unlimited | 1 | Unlimited IDs | |
| Scale | ₹699 | Unlimited, unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited IDs |
On domains, WebJi®'s published figures (read from billing on 4 November 2026; checkout confirms current charges) are .com ₹1,380 registration and ₹1,480 renewal, .in ₹1,000 and ₹1,000, .co.in ₹809 and ₹877 — so against BigRock's captured list, the .com renewal is nearly level (₹1,480 vs ₹1,479) while the first year is not. The extensions have their own pages: .com registration, .in registration and the domain registration in India hub. Where a competitor's renewal is lower, that is what their page showed; put tax on both sides of the table and compare like with like.
If you decide to move: the order that avoids downtime
Copy first, switch DNS second, cancel last — and the domain can stay at BigRock throughout. Hosting and registration are separate products; moving one does not require moving the other.
- Copy files and database to the new host. BigRock's Linux shared product is cPanel-based per their own page, so a cPanel full backup is the file to make there; for other products use file download plus a database export.
- Click through the new copy: pages, forms, one email round-trip.
- Change nameservers or the A record to the new host once the copy passes.
- Keep the BigRock account open until mail works on the new host; an authorization code is needed only for a registrar transfer, which can wait.
The full walk-through, including mail and DNS order, is on the move a website off BigRock page. If the destination is WebJi®, migration is free for plan customers, subject to terms and approval — ask support@webji.services before you start. The same five checks apply to any host; sibling pages carry them for Hostinger and GoDaddy.
Frequently asked questions
Is ₹39/month BigRock's real hosting price?
No. On the page read on 4 November 2026, ₹39/month was the first year of a two-year Standard purchase; the second year was ₹199/month, making the two-year total ₹2,856. A one-year Standard purchase was ₹139/month for year one, then ₹199/month.
Does BigRock's Standard row include backups?
The offer page read on 4 November 2026 described CodeGuard as a backup you add when you buy, not as part of the Standard row quoted here. Check the tick-boxes in the cart before comparing that ₹199 renewal with any host whose plan includes backup tooling.
Is WebJi® cheaper than BigRock?
Not on the captured figures, and this page will not pretend otherwise: WebJi Launch is ₹299/month before GST against BigRock's ₹199/month Standard renewal, and WebJi's .com first year is ₹1,380 against ₹749. The .com renewal is nearly level (₹1,480 vs ₹1,479). Choose on panel, product shape, support and what the renewal includes.
Can I keep my domain at BigRock and host with WebJi®?
Yes. Registration and hosting are separate. Point the domain's nameservers or A record at the new host and leave the registration where it is until you have a reason to transfer it. A transfer authorization code is only needed if you later move the registration itself.
What was BigRock's .com renewal on the public list?
On 29 October 2026 the list showed ₹1,479 for a one-year .com renewal against a ₹749 first purchase, with .in at ₹549 first and ₹899 renewal. Longer terms carried their own per-year rates, so match the term before quoting any of these numbers.
Where are the step-by-step move instructions?
On the migrate-off-BigRock page linked above: files, database, mail and DNS, in that order, with the old account kept live until the new one is tested. This comparison page deliberately stays a comparison.
Last editorial update: 15 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
1. BigRock, Linux web hosting offer page (bigrock.in/linux-web-hosting-offer) and domain price list (bigrock.in/domain-registration/domain-registration-price.php), read on the dates stated. WebJi® is not affiliated with BigRock and is not their support desk; their pages change without notice and win over this one.
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