Ultra.cc’s September 2026 pricing update: what changed for subscribers
A look back at Ultra.cc’s September 2026 storage-pricing announcement, the retired plans, and what its repricing rules meant for existing subscribers.
Updated
The takeaway
Check your current rate and ask Ultra.cc what a subscription change will cost before confirming it.
In September 2026, Ultra.cc announced a storage-pricing update that protected existing subscription prices while changing the cost of new orders and subscription changes. Its Friday, September 18 announcement set Saturday, September 19, 2026 as the date for new EUR prices and additional capacity.
The distinction mattered: a customer’s existing rate and the price in the catalogue could be different. This is a look back at that September announcement and what it meant for subscribers.
The prices listed after the September update
The Essentials storefront and Netherlands Metaliux storefront showed these monthly prices when checked on Monday, October 12, 2026. They matched the September announcement:
| Plan | Storage | Monthly upload allowance | EUR per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancer-v2 | 1 TB | 2 TB | €6.50 |
| Spirit-v2 | 2 TB | 4 TB | €10.95 |
| Tin | 4 TB | 10 TB | €13.95 |
| Iron | 6 TB | 15 TB | €20.95 |
| Steel | 8 TB | 20 TB | €26.95 |
| Nickel | 12 TB | 30 TB | €38.95 |
| Bronze | 16 TB | 40 TB | €49.95 |
| Gold | 22 TB | 55 TB | €65.95 |
| Platinum | 28 TB | 70 TB | €79.95 |
Storage and upload allowance are separate limits. For a comparison, write down both how much space you need and how much data you expect to send each month. Paying for a larger disk allocation only makes sense if the rest of the plan fits your use.
These figures record the EUR listings on that check date. Confirm prices and availability with Ultra.cc before making a new order or changing a subscription.
What the update meant for existing subscription prices
According to Ultra.cc’s September announcement, unchanged subscriptions kept their existing rate. Upgrades, downgrades, billing-cycle changes and other changes that triggered repricing would use the new rate and service agreement.
Moving from monthly billing to a longer term deserves the same attention as a plan upgrade. Compare the total payable over the same period, rather than assuming a longer commitment will save money. A discount applied to a different base price can be less attractive than it first looks.
The notice offered a window to switch to a longer term at the old price before Saturday, September 19, 2026. That deadline had already passed when this article was published.
Three plans were retired from the lineup
The September announcement retired Eagle, Silver and Cobalt from new orders, upgrades and downgrades. It allowed existing subscribers to keep those plans at their existing price while unchanged. Bolt NVMe plans were excluded from the update. Source: Ultra.cc.
If you have a retired plan, ask support whether your proposed change can be reversed before giving up the subscription. Keep the answer with your service records so the person handling the next renewal has the same information.
Why Ultra.cc said it was raising prices
In its September notice, the company attributed the adjustment to higher hardware costs. It reported that hard-drive prices were around 70% above five months earlier, alongside RAM and other component increases. That was Ultra.cc’s account of its costs at the time, not an independently verified market-wide price measure.
What subscribers can check today
For a small business tracking its hosting bills, a short comparison is enough:
- Record the current plan, invoice amount, currency and billing term.
- Check recent storage and upload use against the proposed plan.
- Ask support for the resulting price, agreement and effective date of the specific change.
- Compare the total cost over an equal period and save the confirmation.
There is no need to change a subscription just because the catalogue changed. Start with whether the service you have still meets your needs.
Sources
- Ultra.cc Management, “ANNOUNCEMENT: Ultra.cc Pricing and Stock Update,” Ultra.cc, Friday, September 18, 2026. Announcement.
- Ultra.cc, “Essential Plans v2,” current storefront, accessed Monday, October 12, 2026. Essentials listings.
- Ultra.cc, “Metaliux, Netherlands,” current storefront, accessed Monday, October 12, 2026. Metaliux listings.
Update, Monday, October 12, 2026: The headline, category and wording were revised to present this as a retrospective of the September announcement. The original publication date was retained.
Editorial note: This retrospective was drafted with AI assistance using Ultra.cc’s September announcement and public storefronts linked above. Prices were checked on Monday, October 12, 2026; availability and individual subscription terms should be confirmed with Ultra.cc. It is general information, not legal advice.