Warmshowers requires new users to pay a one-off registration fee of $30 which goes towards the cost of operating the Warmshowers platform.

As a host, once you have paid your registration fee, you can use the website or the app without further charge to manage your profile, the hosting you can offer, and respond to hosting requests from Warmshowers cycle tourists. If in the future you decide to tour yourself, then you can use the website for free to find and arrange accommodation with other hosts, or you can purchase a subscription for the Warmshowers app and use the App to find and arrange accommodation.