Short answer: every Build Your Own Store package includes the hosting, SSL, security, maintenance and updates of your eSIM store, so there is no server or hosting bill to manage. Growth and Unlimited also include a free domain such as yourbrand.com, which we register, point at your store and renew for as long as your package is active.
When people compare the cost of running an online shop, they often forget the quiet costs: hosting, certificates, plugin licences, security updates and the hours spent keeping it all working. In a hosted eSIM store, those are not your problem. Here is exactly what that covers.
Free hosting: what it actually means
Your store runs on our infrastructure, not on a server you rent. In practice that means:
- No hosting plan to choose or pay for. The store is fast from day one and grows with your sales.
- SSL included. Every store address gets its certificate automatically, and it renews by itself.
- Security and maintenance. Updates, fixes and security patches are applied for you. There is nothing to install and nothing to patch.
- New features for free. When the store gets better, yours does too, without a migration.
This is the biggest difference from building your own shop on a website builder or e-commerce platform, where hosting, apps and maintenance add up every month.
The free domain, step by step
Growth and Unlimited include one free domain for your store. On the Domain tab of your store manager:
- Type the name you want, for example yourbrand.
- Pick it from the extensions offered, such as .com or .shop, where it is available.
- Claim it. We register it, point it at your store and set up SSL.
The domain usually works within a few minutes to a few hours, while DNS spreads across the internet. Your private preview link works from the first minute, so you can keep setting up the store meanwhile. We renew the domain every year for as long as your package is active.
A few honest details: the free domain is for your store only, it is chosen once, and it cannot be pointed elsewhere or moved to another registrar. If you want full control of a domain, use your own instead.
Using a domain you already own
Already have yourbrand.com? Many partners keep their main website there and put the store on a subdomain, such as shop.yourbrand.com or esim.yourbrand.com. Add one DNS record where your domain is managed, press Check in the store manager, and the store answers on it with SSL.
The Trial package always uses your own domain this way. Growth and Unlimited can do either; the free-domain offer simply ends once you connect your own.
What a hosted store saves you, in time
The monthly fee is easiest to judge against what it replaces. Without a hosted store, you would need to:
- buy and renew a domain,
- choose, pay for and monitor hosting,
- set up and renew SSL,
- build or buy an e-commerce theme and keep its plugins updated,
- connect a payment provider and an eSIM supplier,
- fix whatever breaks after each update.
None of that sells a single eSIM. A hosted store lets you spend that time on the part that does: telling your customers the store exists. Our guide on marketing a white-label eSIM brand has ideas for that.
What you still bring
The store is free of infrastructure, not free of business. You bring a Stripe account for your customers' payments and a prepaid balance from which each eSIM is paid at wholesale. The package fee covers the store; the eSIMs are paid as they sell. See the packages and what each includes on the Build Your Own Store page, and the full set-up in our five-minute guide.
Frequently asked questions
Is hosting really included in every package?
Yes. Hosting, SSL, security, maintenance and updates are included in every package, including Trial.
Which packages include a free domain?
Growth and Unlimited. With Trial, you connect a domain you already own.
How long does a new domain take to work?
Usually from a few minutes to a few hours while DNS spreads. The preview link works immediately, so you can keep setting up.
Can I use a subdomain like shop.mybrand.com?
Yes. Add one DNS record where your domain is managed and the store answers on that subdomain, with SSL.
What happens to the free domain if I cancel?
It is renewed only while your package is active. When the package ends, the domain is no longer renewed.