Hostinger alternatives
At one WordPress site, Hostinger costs $10.99 a month. 1 web host costs less, from $9.99 (Bluehost). The closest match, Bluehost, covers 94% of what Hostinger does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Hostinger does
Core: Domain registration, Hosting & email bundles, Static site hosting (partly), Databases from the dashboard (partly), Root-access virtual servers, WordPress management (partly), No-code website builder, AI site generation, Managed site hosting.
Important: DNS hosting (partly), Free automated SSL (partly), Persistent volumes (partly), Templates and add-on marketplace (partly), Many sites per plan, Email on your domain (partly), Staging sites (partly), Automated site backups (partly), CDN & page caching (partly), Firewall & malware protection (partly), SSH, Git & WP-CLI, 24/7 expert support (partly), Online store, Email marketing broadcasts.
Also has: Broad TLD coverage, Free WHOIS privacy (partly), Transparent renewal pricing (partly), Domain security locks (partly), API & infrastructure as code (partly), URL & email forwarding (partly), Team access & roles (partly), Mobile app (partly), Full-stack framework support (partly), Git push deploys (partly), Preview deployments (partly), Always-on app servers (partly), Global multi-region compute (partly), Autoscaling (partly), Workers and cron jobs (partly), AI app tooling (partly), SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance (partly), EU data sovereignty, Store-ready performance (partly), Non-WordPress sites & apps (partly), VPS & cloud upgrades (partly), Agency & reseller tools (partly), Data center choice (partly), Application performance tracing (partly), Pixel-level design control (partly), Blog & post publishing (partly), Lead capture forms (partly), SEO controls (partly), Custom code & dev API (partly), Export & self-hosting (partly), Agency & client tools (partly), App & plugin marketplace (partly), Service appointment booking (partly).
Alternatives to Hostinger at one WordPress site, best match first
- Bluehost: $9.99/mo 36-month term renewal rate; no monthly price shown (Starter). It covers 94% of Hostinger; missing or partial: SSH, Git & WP-CLI (partly), Data center choice. Free plan: none.
- SiteGround: $17.99/mo Renewal rate; no month-to-month billing shown (StartUp at its $17.99/mo regular renewal rate on a 12-month term). It covers 75% of Hostinger; missing or partial: Domain registration (partly), No-code website builder, AI site generation, SSH, Git & WP-CLI (partly). Free plan: none. Last price hike: Jun 2020.
- WP Engine: $35/mo Monthly $35/mo; annual $28/mo is promotional (Managed Hosting Platform 1-site plan (Essential): 1 WordPress site, 25,000 visits/mo, 10GB storage, at $35/mo monthly bi). It covers 56% of Hostinger; missing or partial: Domain registration, No-code website builder, AI site generation, Many sites per plan (partly), Email on your domain. Free plan: none.
Other kinds of products that cover part of Hostinger
- WordPress.com (Website builders): covers 82% of Hostinger; missing or partial: Many sites per plan, SSH, Git & WP-CLI (partly), Non-WordPress sites & apps, Data center choice, Application performance tracing
- GoDaddy (Domains, DNS & SSL): covers 76% of Hostinger; missing or partial: No-code website builder (partly), AI site generation (partly), CDN & page caching, SSH, Git & WP-CLI (partly), Data center choice
- Plesk (Server control panels): covers 60% of Hostinger; missing or partial: Domain registration (partly), No-code website builder, AI site generation, Staging sites, SSH, Git & WP-CLI (partly)
- Namecheap (Domains, DNS & SSL): covers 57% of Hostinger; missing or partial: No-code website builder (partly), AI site generation, Staging sites, CDN & page caching, Firewall & malware protection
- cPanel (Server control panels): covers 53% of Hostinger; missing or partial: Domain registration (partly), No-code website builder, AI site generation (partly), Many sites per plan, Staging sites
- Netlify (Hosting): covers 50% of Hostinger; missing or partial: Domain registration (partly), WordPress management, No-code website builder, AI site generation (partly), Email on your domain
Prices at every size
- Hostinger: one WordPress site $10.99/mo, 10 WordPress sites $16.99/mo, a WooCommerce store with 100k visits a month $10.99/mo (Renewal rate; no monthly price published)
- Bluehost: one WordPress site $9.99/mo, 10 WordPress sites $13.99/mo, a WooCommerce store with 100k visits a month $13.99/mo (36-month term renewal rate; no monthly price shown)
- SiteGround: one WordPress site $17.99/mo, 10 WordPress sites $29.99/mo, a WooCommerce store with 100k visits a month $29.99/mo (Renewal rate; no month-to-month billing shown)
- WP Engine: one WordPress site $35/mo, 10 WordPress sites $130/mo, a WooCommerce store with 100k visits a month $130/mo (Monthly $35/mo; annual $28/mo is promotional)
Prices are USD per month at the regular rate a plan renews at, on month-to-month billing where offered (otherwise the shortest term sold, divided by its months), for WordPress sites on your own domain. Introductory promos, setup fees, domains and taxes are not included.
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