In this Hostinger hosting review, we will assess them based on several key factors: ease of use, pricing, reliability, performance, and customer support. But first, let’s provide a brief overview of the company.

Hostinger is a web hosting company that was founded in 2004 by Arnas Stuopelis, located in Lithuania. Initially, the company was named “Hosting Media” and it started as a free web hosting service provider for users in Lithuania.

In 2007, Hosting Media was rebranded as “000webhost.com” and the company began to expand its services to other countries. Hostinger started offering paid web hosting services with affordable pricing and excellent customer support, which quickly made it popular among users who were looking for reliable hosting solutions at affordable rates.

Following its rapid growth, the company rebranded to “Hostinger” in 2011, which remains its name today. In the following years, the company opened offices in Brazil, Indonesia, India, and Cyprus, and expanded its services to over 170 countries. Additional services such as domain registration, a website builder, and cloud hosting were soon introduced.

Today, Hostinger is one of the leading web hosting companies in the world, providing affordable and reliable hosting solutions to individuals and businesses of all sizes.

Pros & Cons of Hostinger Web Hosting

Ease of Use (4.8/5)

Hostinger web hosting is extremely easy to use. When you are going through the initial setup stages their automatic wizards can take care of hosting, SSL & domain. Follow their on-screen instructions and they take care of the rest.

Let’s now take a look at the Hostinger control panel to see how easy it is to use. Hostinger’s control panel is designed to streamline the user experience, making it accessible even for beginners who may not have technical expertise.

The control panel is decorated with modern icons and is set out in a simple way to make it easy for the user to use. The control panel is simple, yet highly functional. Perfect for beginners.

Hostinger doesn’t use the traditional cPanel that is used widely amongst developers as an industry standard. Unless of course, you opt into a shared hosting package you can use cPanel this way.

Instead, they have created their own hosting control panel called hPanel. This was designed to be easier for the user to use by having all primary functions such as email and domain management all in one area.

Overall, we score Hostinger a solid 4.8/5 for ease of use. Their hPanel interface is beginner friendly but can take some adjusting to if you are used to working within cPanel. Their automatic wizards ensure a seamless setup process, eliminating the need for any technical knowledge on the user’s part.

Pricing & Packages (3.0/5)

With Hostinger, you can embark on your web hosting journey for as low as $1.99 per month for single web hosting, ensuring budget-friendliness and affordability. Opting into one of their premium or business hosting packages comes with an extra 3 months free as well as saving up to 75% off the monthly price.

With heavily slashed promotional prices and extra months included for free, we score Hostinger a 3.0/5 for pricing. While they may not be the absolute cheapest among the hosting providers we have reviewed, the pricing of their packages still offers excellent value for money.

The absence of dedicated hosting disappoints them, especially considering that many of their competitors such as Ionos provide this feature. While it may not be a concern for the majority of individuals, those who desire complete control over their server speed and performance would not find this with Hostinger.

Web Hosting

Hostinger offers three tiers of web hosting packages: single, premium, and business web hosting. For this pricing table, we will show the cost of opting into a 12-month package. In order to benefit from the promotional price of $1.99, you are required to make a commitment for 48 months. For the majority of users, this duration can be considered excessively long, especially if starting a new project.

In our opinion, the premium web hosting package is the top choice. It offers most of the features found in the business package at a significantly lower cost. While the single web hosting package is suitable for personal websites, it lacks many of the features available in the other packages, such as WordPress multisite, staging tool, and WP-CLI. Considering the additional $2 cost after the promotional period ends, the premium package provides far superior value compared to the personal package. In particular, the free domain name for a year is a no-brainer.

Cloud Hosting

Unlike traditional hosting, cloud hosting uses virtualisation which splits a physical server into multiple virtual ones. Essentially, when you choose a cloud hosting package you have your own “virtual” server with your own resources rather than sharing a physical one. If you need top-notch performance all the time, it’s worth investing in a cloud hosting package.

Hostinger’s cloud hosting combines the best features from both shared and VPS hosting into one package. You get a dedicated IP that is not shared with other users on the same network and a lifetime SSL if you opt into a 12-month package. All the backend nitty-gritty stuff is taken care of by Hostinger, making cloud hosting an enticing option for beginners.

Packages include startup, professional and enterprise.

If you’re on a budget, we recommend the startup package. All packages come with every feature available so if can compromise slightly on RAM, storage, and CPU power it provides sufficient capabilities to get the job done effectively.

All cloud hosting packages come with a free domain name for the first year if you sign up for a 12-month contract.

WordPress Hosting

If you’re looking for hosting that is specifically optimised for WordPress websites, Hostinger’s WordPress hosting is the ideal choice. The WordPress hosting packages use LiteSpeed servers and includes the LiteSpeed cache plugin, resulting in enhanced performance that can be up to four times faster than standard hosting.

Packages include: Single WordPress, WordPress Starter, Business WordPress & WordPress Pro.