Hostinger
Low-cost managed WordPress and shared hosting with an in-house hPanel control panel.
Overview
Hostinger is a low-cost managed WordPress and shared host built on its own infrastructure: custom-built servers in 12 datacenter locations across four continents, fronted by the LiteSpeed web server with LSCache and managed through hPanel, Hostinger's in-house control panel rather than cPanel. The managed WordPress stack covers the basics buyers expect: free auto-renewing SSL, host-managed WordPress core updates, free automated migrations, and SSH access with WP-CLI pre-installed.
Plans start at $10.99/month for the entry Premium tier (advertised from $2.99/month on a 48-month term), which allows up to 3 websites and 20 GB of SSD storage. There is no free trial; Hostinger backs purchases with a 30-day money-back guarantee instead. Support is 24/7 live chat on every plan, against a 99.9% uptime guarantee, with an in-house WAF and Cloudflare-nameserver DDoS protection included.
Best for
- Cost-sensitive buyers hosting a few WordPress sites who want managed updates and free migrations without paying a premium-host rate, starting at $10.99/month for up to 3 sites and 20 GB of storage.
- Developers who want shell access on an affordable plan: SSH with WP-CLI pre-installed, PHP selectable up to 8.5, and officially supported WordPress Multisite.
- Agencies and freelancers managing client sites, via Hostinger Pro's unified multi-site dashboard with unbranded white-label client dashboards and per-site client access.
- Buyers who value owned infrastructure and broad geographic reach: custom-built servers in Hostinger's own Tier-3 datacenters across 12 locations on four continents.
Less ideal for
- Sites that need daily backups out of the box: the entry Premium plan only runs weekly automatic backups, with daily backups starting at the Business plan.
- Teams that rely on a staging environment, which is not offered on the entry Premium plan and starts at the Business plan.
- Performance-focused buyers on a tight budget: a free CDN and built-in object cache (LSMCD) are both excluded from the entry Premium plan and only included from the Business plan up.
- Buyers who want to trial the service before committing, since there is no free trial; the only safety net is a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Pricing
Performance & infrastructure
WordPress management
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Platform & integrations
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