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Hostinger, like many other web hosting services, offers shared web hosting. With this most basic hosting tier, your website lives on a server with other websites. In other words, the sites literally share a single server's cost and resources. As a result, shared hosting is often low-cost hosting. The downside? Shared hosting isn't powerful, so your site may load slowly or become unavailable if your content (or that of one of your cohabitants) receives, say, a big social media hit.
Hostinger offers three Linux-powered shared web hosting plans: Premium, Business, and Cloud Startup. The Premium plan costs $11.99 per month, or $3.99 per month with a one-year commitment. This tier lets you create up to three websites and two email addresses, and includes 20GB of SSD storage and unlimited monthly data transfers. Premium also includes a free domain name, five AI-powered vibe coding credits, and WHOIS privacy protection.
Next up is the Business plan, which costs $18.99 per month, or $4.99 per month for a one-year commitment. It builds upon the Premium plan by offering daily backups, Hostinger CDN to speed up your site, and 50GB of NVMe storage.
Finally, Cloud Startup is $27.99 per month, or $9.99 per month with an annual plan. This package includes 100 websites, a dedicated IP address, and priority support.
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Hostinger's plans come with two-year and four-year deals that grant significant discounts. They're good shared hosting plans for a mom-and-pop shop that just wants to list its inventory, but they're not good picks if your business needs Windows Server hosting (Hostinger doesn't offer that OS). However, HostGator offers superior shared web hosting packages for a wider range of users. Not only does HostGator offer a choice of Linux or Windows servers, but it also has unlimited email at each shared hosting tier. Likewise, HostArmada, another top pick for shared hosting, bests Hostinger on price (starting at $12.95 per month) and on fast NVMe storage with each plan.
Virtual private server (VPS) hosting is the minimum web hosting tier you want if you're serious about creating an online presence for your business. Compared with shared hosting, VPS hosting gives your website additional server resources because fewer websites share the server.
Hostinger offers four VPS plans, and they're all Linux-based with no Windows option. The entry-level KVM 1 plan includes 4GB of RAM, 50GB of NVMe storage, and 4TB of monthly data transfers for $19.49 per month (or $6.99 per month with a one-year commitment). On the other side, the top-tier KVM 8 plan includes 32GB of RAM, 400GB of NVMe storage, and 32TB of monthly data transfers for $73.99 per month (discounted to $28.49 per month for a one-year commitment).
Those plans will serve your website well, but Hostwinds remains our top pick for VPS hosting. Hostwinds offers wallet-friendly, well-rounded VPS plans starting at $10.99 per month for 1GB of RAM, 30GB of storage, and 1TB of monthly data transfers. Plans scale up to $526.99 per month for 96GB of RAM, 750GB of storage, and 9TB of monthly data transfers. Hostwinds also has Windows-based VPS options, which are helpful if you plan to use the ASP.NET framework.
Hostinger also offers game-specific VPS hosting for online multiplayer titles such as Minecraft and Palworld (as well as Steam games). Four game-specific hosting options are available, starting at $19.49 per month (or $7.49 per month with a one-year commitment). With them, you can install game mods, establish rules, and enable in-game advertising.
Dedicated hosting is one of the most powerful hosting options you'll encounter. A dedicated hosting plan places your website on a server by itself, letting you leverage the server's full power. If you expect high traffic volume, a dedicated server is an excellent choice. Hostinger doesn't offer dedicated servers, so we recommend checking out AccuWeb if you need one.
WordPress is the world's most popular content management system. Thanks to its simplicity and robust plug-in and theme ecosystems, WordPress is extremely easy to customize as you see fit—one of its key attractions.
Hostinger's WordPress plans mirror its shared hosting plans and pricing. In fact, they are the same plans. However, it is worth noting that Hostinger's cutting-edge WordPress AI tools are only available to Business and Cloud Startup subscribers (more on the AI tools in a bit).
Hostinger's convenient WordPress-relevant optimizations make using the world-famous CMS a cinch. This includes a super-easy onboarding flow that gets your site up and running in just a few minutes. There's also an option to migrate existing sites either manually or using a Hostinger agent. A convenient staging tool lets you create and test pages before they go live to the public. Hostinger pushes out automated core and security patch updates whenever WordPress updates its CMS, keeping your sites current and secure.
Various AI tools help with SEO and content creation. The WordPress AI assistant, for example, integrates directly into the WordPress environment, which helps you generate content. It also offers WordPress AI Troubleshooter for website error detection. For instance, it can notify you of an issue via hPanel (Hostinger's control panel), at which point you can decide whether you want to fix it yourself or have the AI perform an analysis and apply a solution. Hostinger claims that its AI takes a median of 17 seconds to fix website errors, compared with 1-10 minutes for manual correction.
For more robust WordPress hosting, check out Bluehost, our top pick for small business hosting. If you want enterprise-class WordPress hosting, WP Engine is the way to go.
Cloud hosting is a type of hosting in which your website is powered by multiple servers. You can scale resources in real time because your site isn't constrained by physical server limits. If you need muscle for your website, cloud hosting is Hostinger’s answer, especially since the company lacks dedicate servers.
Hostinger has three cloud hosting tiers: Cloud Startup, Cloud Professional, and Cloud Enterprise. Cloud Startup starts at $27.99 per month, or $19.99 per month with a one-year commitment (renewing at $25.99 per month after a year). It comes with 4GB of RAM, 4 CPU cores, 100GB of NVMe storage, and unlimited monthly data transfers.
The Cloud Professional plan starts at $47.99 per month, or 14.99 per month with a one-year commitment (renewing at $44.99 per month after a year). It has 6GB of RAM, 5 CPU cores, and 200GB of NVMe storage. The Enterprise tier starts at $69.99 per month, or $39.99 per month with a one-year commitment (renewing at $64.99 per month after a year). It features 12GB of RAM, six CPU cores, and 300GB of NVMe storage. Hostinger's cloud plans all include a dedicated IP address, a free SSL certificate, WHOIS privacy protection, and a 100-website limit. Two-year and four-year plans are available for these packages, too.
That's a good offering, but if you want truly powerful cloud hosting, Ionos is the way to go. Its four plans start at 0.8 cents per hour ($5.76 per month) for a single-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, 60GB of SSD storage, and unlimited monthly transfers. The offerings max out at 12.5 cents per hour ($90.00 per month) for a 16-core CPU, 64GB of RAM, 960GB of SSD storage, and unlimited monthly data transfers. There are managed and unmanaged options, as well as customizable plans.
DreamHost is another top pick for smaller-scale sites that need less-demanding cloud hosting services. It comes with four vCPU servers (8GB RAM each), 80GB SSD storage, and unlimited monthly data transfers for $48 per month. If you need even more power, you can call up a sales rep for a custom quote. Though DreamHost's RAM and storage totals aren't as high as those offered by Ionos, you can select either Linux- or Windows-based servers.
If you're looking to get into web hosting but don't want to deal with infrastructure, consider reseller web hosting. Hostinger offers three Agency Hosting plans: Agency Startup, Agency Professional, and Agency Growth. Agency Startup is $69 per month, or $49 per month with a one-year annual commitment. This plan gives you 12GB of RAM, 300GB of NVMe storage, unlimited monthly data transfers, and 100 websites. Agency Professional is $89 per month, or $69 per month with a one-year plan. This package ups the stats to 20GB of RAM, 500GB of NVMe storage, and 200 websites. Agency Growth is $109 per month, or $89 per month with a one-year plan. It tops out at 30GB of RAM, 700GB of NVMe storage, and 300 websites.
Hostwinds, by comparison, offers unlimited storage and data transfers with each tier. It's our top pick for reseller hosting.
Hostinger has several options for building a website, including its own drag-and-drop Hostinger Website Builder. The free tool offers many cool and useful features, including a logo builder, a slogan builder, and a business name generator. We found it a breeze to whip up a site with images, text, and a bit of visual creativity using the included tools.
Its most notable feature, however, is Hostinger Horizons, a no-code website builder. After keying in what we wanted for a retro-gaming website (a 1990s focus, pixel art aesthetics, and pages for news and reviews), Hostinger Horizons produced a website in under five minutes. It wasn't anything spectacular; the pages were fairly generic, with a neon green-and-black look. We still recommend the human touch when designing a website.
Making money online requires e-commerce tools, and Hostinger has them in abundance. Hostinger's auto-installer offers popular and useful tools, including AbanteCart, osCommerce, and PrestaShop. There is also a WooCommerce option for WordPress-based online stores, as well as the option to add email marketing tools (starting at $18.99 per month).
If you're looking to secure your website, Hostinger offers many tools to help you do just that. For example, you get a free Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate with shared and VPS hosting plans, or you can buy one separately. The technology secures the connection between your website and a visitor's computer, which is vital for security (especially if you wish to sell products). Hostinger gives its clients unlimited free SSL certificates. Likewise, Cloudflare protection is offered with all Hostinger plans (it safeguards your site against DDoS attacks and other threats).
If you encounter a problem or just have a question, you can reach out to Hostinger's customer service squad via web chat 24/7. We found the staff to be incredibly friendly and informative, and they answered our test questions with the appropriate links. Hostinger's customer support squad is among the best we've encountered in the web hosting game, up there with GoDaddy's excellent team.
The one big caveat is that Hostinger lacks phone support. If you want to contact a human being, it's web chat or bust. The company contends that web chat is faster and easier for customers versus phone support, so this might not be a problem for you. On the upside, Hostinger has a sizable knowledge database that answers common (and uncommon) web hosting questions. Hostinger's plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee, which is typical for web hosting services.
Uptime is an extremely important web hosting element, as it measures your website's availability. Sites with good uptime are considered dependable; sites with bad uptime are inaccessible and unreliable. The company guarantees 99.9% server uptime, so you can count on Hostinger to keep your website online.
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Hostinger is a versatile web host that offers great customer service and many feature-packed hosting tiers. It's also easy to use and has game-oriented VPS servers if you want to explore sandbox or competitive multiplayer games in a new way. Hostinger's lack of dedicated servers dulls the experience a bit, though its beefy cloud hosting picks up some of the slack. If you're looking for higher-powered dedicated web hosting, look to Editors' Choice winner AccuWeb, which has excellent dedicated hosting plans and Windows servers, as well as telephone-based support.
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My PCMag career began in 2013 as an intern. Now, I'm a senior writer, using the skills I acquired at Northwestern University to write about dating apps, meal kits, programming software, website builders, video streaming services, and video games. I was previously a senior editor at Geek.com and have written for The A.V. Club, Kotaku, and Paste Magazine. I'm the author of the gaming history book Video Game of the Year: A Year-by-Year Guide to the Best, Boldest, and Most Bizarre Games from Every Year Since 1977, and the reason everything you know about Street Sharks is a lie.
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