The short version
Hibu’s terms set a minimum term service by service, written in your order, and say the domain Hibu provides is registered to Hibu until you ask for a transfer. Hibu does not list prices on its site. Gold Strategics lists its prices, has no contract, and registers the domain to you from the start.
If you are buying Hibu’s search and display advertising, we are not a swap for that: we do not run ad campaigns.
What Hibu publishes
Each line below comes from Hibu’s own page, linked, and was read on November 10, 2026. Terms change, so check the page before you rely on a line. Where a page does not say something, we say that instead of guessing.
- Pricehibu.com shows no prices. Its “Platform Pricing” link reads: “See how our custom pricing works to meet your unique needs.”Source: hibu.com home page, read November 10, 2026
- TermThe term is set per service and confirmed in your Confirmation of Order. For one website service paid monthly, the terms give a 12 month term and an early termination fee of $99, $299, $399 or $449 depending on the package. For Display Ads the early termination fee is “$149 or the amount of your Monthly Budget, whichever is greater.” Hibu Websites are listed as “Terminable at will, unless a minimum term is specified in your Order.”Source: Hibu Digital Products and Services Terms and Conditions, read November 10, 2026
- How to cancelBy telephone at (877) 237-6120, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central. For Display Ads the request has to arrive at least 15 days before the end of the term or service month.Source: Hibu terms, General Terms and Display Ads terms, read November 10, 2026
- Domain“The Domain Name we provide you for your website will be registered to us. Please notify us if you wish to transfer the Domain Name to your name, and we will assist you with that process.”Source: Hibu terms, Service Terms for Domains, read November 10, 2026
- Your content and data“We are not responsible for storing Your Data or Your Content following cancellation of the Services for any reason.”Source: Hibu terms, General Terms, read November 10, 2026
- Website ownershipWe did not find a clause in these terms that says who owns the website design after cancellation. Ask Hibu for that answer in writing before you rely on keeping the site.Source: Hibu terms, read November 10, 2026
Side by side
| Question | Hibu | Gold Strategics |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | No price list on hibu.com; “custom pricing” | Public. $500 one-time build and $349 a month, website included. The build fee is refundable in full for ninety days. |
| Contract | Minimum term set per service in your order; early termination fees listed in the terms | No contract and no minimum term. Email us five business days before your next billing date to cancel (terms, section 4). |
| Who the domain is registered to | Hibu, until you ask for a transfer | The domain is registered to you from the day it is bought, and you get a zip of the site files (what you keep if you leave). |
| How to cancel | By phone, weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central | By email, five business days before your next billing date |
| Search and display ad campaigns | Sold by Hibu | Not offered |
Where Hibu may be the better fit
Hibu sells search and display advertising campaigns and has a phone line for cancellations and service. If paid ads are what you are buying, or you want an advertising vendor on the phone on weekdays, Hibu does that and we do not. If the website and your Google presence are the point, and you want to own them without negotiating, that is what we do.
What it costs with us
One extra $2,000 job a month pays for it five times over. Year one, all in: 12 x $349 + $500 = $4,688.
Cancel inside ninety days for any reason and we refund the $500 build in full, no questions asked. Monthly fees cover the months the system ran and are not refunded, and the site and domain stay yours either way.
The Business Operating System is the whole list at one price, nothing billed per tool. Website: Multi-page, SEO optimized, Intake forms, Fully custom, Career forms, AI optimized, AI chatbot. Tools: CRM, Automated follow-up and reminder tool, Visitor analytics dashboard, Online booking and scheduling with deposits, Two-way texting, Review builder, Knowledge management system. Services: Online presence audit, Google Business Profile optimization, Priority website changes.
The one case study we have is a hood cleaning company, with the owner’s own figures and our arithmetic shown: read the hood cleaning case study.
Already decided? Read the step-by-step guide to leaving Hibu and keeping your domain.
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Tell us what you do and we send exact numbers by email, so you can hold them next to your current bill.
Questions people ask before they switch
Can I keep my domain if I leave Hibu?
Hibu's terms say the domain it provides is registered to Hibu and that you should notify Hibu if you want it transferred to your name. So ask in writing, and look up the registrant yourself at lookup.icann.org before you cancel anything.
Does Hibu charge a fee to cancel early?
Its terms allow early termination fees, with amounts that vary by product, and the term is whatever your Confirmation of Order says. Read your own order for the numbers that apply to you.
Can you take over a site Hibu built?
If you own the domain, or can get it transferred, yes. We rebuild rather than copy, because a site on another company's platform usually cannot be exported cleanly. The new site is built on a private address first and the domain is switched in one step.
What does Gold Strategics cost?
The Business Operating System is $500 to build and $349 a month, website included, with no contract. Cancel inside ninety days and the build fee is refunded.
Keep reading
Moving off a contract provider? We wrote how to leave Hibu and keep your domain, and the same side-by-side for Townsquare Interactive, Thryv and Scorpion. To put any quote in context, what a website costs in 2026, and do I own my website covers the ownership question for any vendor.