A termed contract that fixes the monthly rate of a server for 12, 24 or 36 months. You choose the term in the cart, we send the agreement after checkout, and from the day it is executed the rate cannot change for the length of the term. Billing stays monthly.

Is Price Lock a commitment?

Yes. It is a termed agreement: you sign for the term you choose and the rate is fixed for that term. The agreement sets out what happens if you need to end it early.

Who can get Price Lock?

Any verified account, consumer or business. If your account is not verified yet, the check happens once in Amóni and takes a few minutes. Direct customers and partners both qualify; partners lock their post-discount rate.

Do I have to pay anything up front?

No. Billing continues monthly as normal. Price Lock changes what the number is allowed to do, not when you pay it.

Which servers can I lock?

Every server series. Express, Edge, Edge Pro, Bandwidth, Compute and Compute Pro lock for 12, 24 or 36 months. Memory and Accelerator lock for 12 months at a time, because high-RAM and GPU inventory is the hardest to restock.

What happens if I upgrade or downgrade?

An upgrade takes current pricing for the new configuration and a fresh lock if you choose one. A downgrade ends the lock on the original configuration. Add-ons you add during the term are held at the rate in effect the day you add them.

Does Price Lock work with partner discounts?

Yes. Resellers and Volume Partners lock their post-discount rate. A Silver partner locks the Silver price, so the margin they quote their own customers holds for the whole term.

What is the memory crisis?

A shortage of DRAM that started in 2025 when memory makers moved wafer capacity to high-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators. Less capacity for the DDR4 and DDR5 modules servers use means higher contract prices and longer lead times, and the industry expects it to last well into 2026 and beyond.

Why are NAND and SSD prices going up?

NAND flash manufacturers cut output after two years of losses, and demand came back faster than supply. Enterprise and datacenter SSDs were hit first, followed by the consumer and datacenter drives hosting fleets are built from. High-capacity hard drives are affected through longer lead times.

Will server prices keep rising in 2026?

We do not forecast component prices. Memory and storage are the largest part of a server's component cost, and while they are moving, build and replacement costs move with them for every provider. Price Lock removes that variable from your planning for the term you sign.

How do I add Price Lock?

Choose the term when you order on shop.netrouting.com or in Amóni. For a server you already run, ask sales or your account manager and we send the agreement for that service.

Price Lock

A fixed server rate for up to 36 months

DRAM and NAND costs are rising across the industry and reach every server built today. Price Lock is a termed contract that fixes your monthly rate for 12, 24 or 36 months. You choose the term and sign for it, and the rate holds.

Lock a server Talk to sales

Verified accounts · signed agreement · monthly billing as normal

36 mo Longest term

Termed · verified accounts

Terms to choose from12 · 24 · 36
Series coveredAll 8

€0 Prepayment

What changed

Component costs went up. Price Lock limits how much of that reaches you.

Memory and storage are the two components every server needs, and both are in short supply. Wafer capacity has moved toward high-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators, NAND manufacturers cut output after two loss-making years, and lead times on high-capacity drives are longer. Component prices have risen faster than at any point in the past decade, and the increases are expected to continue through 2026.

Our purchase costs have risen with everyone else's. What we can control is how much of that reaches you, and for how long. Price Lock is a contract with a term you choose. Sign for three years and your rate is fixed for three years, whatever the component market does in between.

Term	Rate fixed for	Billing	Available on
LOCK-12	12 months	Monthly, as normal	Every server series
LOCK-24	24 months	Monthly, as normal	Express, Edge, Edge Pro, Bandwidth, Compute, Compute Pro
LOCK-36	36 months	Monthly, as normal	Express, Edge, Edge Pro, Bandwidth, Compute, Compute Pro

How it works

1. Choose the term in the cart Add LOCK-12, LOCK-24 or LOCK-36 to any server order on shop.netrouting.com or in Amóni. The price shown at checkout is the price that is fixed.
2. Verify your account Price Lock is available to verified accounts, consumer and business. If yours is not verified yet, the check takes a few minutes and is done once.
3. Sign the contract we send you After checkout we send the Price Lock agreement for review and signature. The rate is fixed from the day it is executed, for the full term.

Background

The memory crisis and the NAND shortage, in practical terms

Why DRAM prices are rising

Memory manufacturers are allocating wafer capacity to high-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators, where margins are higher. Every wafer that goes to HBM is a wafer that does not become the DDR4 and DDR5 modules a server needs. Contract prices for server memory have been rising since 2025, and the industry expects supply to stay tight well into 2026.

Why the NAND shortage hits storage

NAND flash went through two years of losses, and manufacturers responded by cutting output. Demand recovered faster than supply, first in enterprise SSDs and then in the datacenter drives hosting fleets are built from. Hard drives are affected through longer lead times on high-capacity models.

What it means for hosting prices

Memory and storage are the largest part of a server's component cost. When both move at once, the cost of building a new server moves with them, and so does the cost of replacing a failed module in a running one. Across the market this shows up as repriced renewals, higher prices on new orders, and price holds offered only against years of prepayment.

What Price Lock changes

It moves the decision to you. Instead of absorbing whatever the next repricing brings, you choose a term, sign for it, and your monthly rate is fixed for that term. The lock is for the period you are planning against, not indefinitely.

DRAMWafer capacity shifted to HBM for AI accelerators. Server DDR4 and DDR5 contract prices rising since 2025.
NANDOutput cuts after two loss-making years. Enterprise and datacenter SSD prices up, supply tight.
DRIVESHigh-capacity hard drive lead times stretching as hyperscalers absorb supply.
SERVERSNew builds and module replacements cost more for every provider. Renewals reprice across the market.
PRICE LOCKYour rate, fixed for the term you sign. Monthly billing as normal, no prepayment.

The terms, plainly

What Price Lock is, and what it is not

A termed agreement You sign for 12, 24 or 36 months and the monthly rate is fixed for that term. No increases for any reason during it.
Verified accounts only Consumer and business accounts both qualify once verified. Verification happens once, in Amóni.
A signed agreement We send the agreement for review after you order. The lock starts on the day it is executed.
Monthly billing, no prepayment You keep paying month by month. Price Lock changes what the number is allowed to do, not when you pay it.
Upgrades take current pricing An upgraded configuration is priced at the rate of the day, with a fresh lock if you want one. A downgrade ends the lock on the original configuration.
Add-ons lock when added Storage, bandwidth tiers and IP space added during the term are held at the rate in effect the day you add them.
Memory and Accelerator: 12 months High-RAM and GPU inventory is the hardest to restock, so those series lock one year at a time. Every other series goes to 36.
Partners lock their partner rate Resellers and Volume Partners fix their post-discount price, and can quote their own customers multi-year terms with a known cost. The partner programs →

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Why teams stay with Netrouting

We connect you to the Internet using network engineers (and not order takers) and hardware and infrastructure that is built to last, so we can pick up where you left off when you need us.

Expert-Level Support Our staff is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to handle network administration and systems management issues as they occur.
Scalable Solutions Build whatever depth or breadth your infrastructure needs and then scale as required.
Enhanced Security Enable 2-factor authentication and also limit by IP address from the control panel to secure your account.
Cost-Efficient Infrastructure You will always receive the best value from your investment as you will be optimized for budget without any compromise on Quality.

Common questions

Price Lock and the memory crisis

What is Price Lock?

A termed contract that fixes the monthly rate of a server for 12, 24 or 36 months. You choose the term in the cart, we send the agreement after checkout, and from the day it is executed the rate cannot change for the length of the term. Billing stays monthly.
Is Price Lock a commitment?

Yes. It is a termed agreement: you sign for the term you choose and the rate is fixed for that term. The agreement sets out what happens if you need to end it early.
Who can get Price Lock?

Any verified account, consumer or business. If your account is not verified yet, the check happens once in Amóni and takes a few minutes. Direct customers and partners both qualify; partners lock their post-discount rate.
Do I have to pay anything up front?

No. Billing continues monthly as normal. Price Lock changes what the number is allowed to do, not when you pay it.
Which servers can I lock?

Every server series. Express, Edge, Edge Pro, Bandwidth, Compute and Compute Pro lock for 12, 24 or 36 months. Memory and Accelerator lock for 12 months at a time, because high-RAM and GPU inventory is the hardest to restock.
What happens if I upgrade or downgrade?

An upgrade takes current pricing for the new configuration and a fresh lock if you choose one. A downgrade ends the lock on the original configuration. Add-ons you add during the term are held at the rate in effect the day you add them.
Does Price Lock work with partner discounts?

Yes. Resellers and Volume Partners lock their post-discount rate. A Silver partner locks the Silver price, so the margin they quote their own customers holds for the whole term.
What is the memory crisis?

A shortage of DRAM that started in 2025 when memory makers moved wafer capacity to high-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators. Less capacity for the DDR4 and DDR5 modules servers use means higher contract prices and longer lead times, and the industry expects it to last well into 2026 and beyond.
Why are NAND and SSD prices going up?

NAND flash manufacturers cut output after two years of losses, and demand came back faster than supply. Enterprise and datacenter SSDs were hit first, followed by the consumer and datacenter drives hosting fleets are built from. High-capacity hard drives are affected through longer lead times.
Will server prices keep rising in 2026?

We do not forecast component prices. Memory and storage are the largest part of a server's component cost, and while they are moving, build and replacement costs move with them for every provider. Price Lock removes that variable from your planning for the term you sign.
How do I add Price Lock?

Choose the term when you order on shop.netrouting.com or in Amóni. For a server you already run, ask sales or your account manager and we send the agreement for that service.