Price change for IPv4 addresses
As of May 3, 2025, we will adjust the price for IPv4 addresses connected to our web hosting services, including Managed Server and Agency.
The new price will be 75 SEK/month per IPv4 address, compared to the current price of 41.66 SEK/month.
Please note that this price adjustment only applies to extra or dedicated IPv4 addresses. Services and servers with only one IPv4 address, which is the default, will not be affected.
Why are we making this change?
The reason for our price change is the shortage of available IPv4 addresses globally. In order to manage our resources responsibly, this is a natural step, not least to comply with The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority’s (PTS) advice on the promotion of IPv6 (read more below). We want the price of extra addresses to reflect both demand and the importance of economizing on available IP resources.
Background: what are IPv4 and IPv6?
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique identifier used to locate and communicate with devices (e.g. computers, mobiles or servers) on a network. It can be compared to a physical postal address, or a phone number: where every phone needs a phone number, every connected device needs an IP address to communicate.
The first and most familiar variant of an IP address is called an IPv4 address. They are written in decimal format with four numbers (0-255) separated by dots (Example: 192.168.1.1).
The maximum number of combinations for an IPv4 address gives approximately 4.3 billion unique addresses. This may sound like a lot, but it has long been known that they are running out. There are simply too many of us buying and using up the combinations available. And if they were to run out, it would threaten global digitalization, as an IP address is required to connect to the internet.
Fortunately, it’s not quite as dire as it might sound.
To fill the gap and the ever-growing need for IP addresses, newer IPv6 addresses are complementing (and eventually replacing?) the older IPv4 ones. IPv6 uses a much larger address format, written in hexadecimal format and separated by colons (Example: 2001:db8::6f64:6572:6c61:6e64). A larger format means that more combinations are possible – and the number of possible combinations of digits and numbers that make up an IPv6 address is almost unlimited.
Want to read more about IPv4 and IPv6?
In Sweden, PTS is working on behalf of the government to promote IPv6 forums and facilitate the transition. Among other things, they list five reasons for introducing IPv6 and have released a report on the subject, published as early as 2022, stating that “IPv6 addressing is the future-proof path as IPv4 addresses are basically exhausted globally.”
