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Hostinger review
Low-cost shared hosting on LiteSpeed servers with a CDN, AI site builder and free domain for the first year.
By the KeenVerdict research desk · Updated November 12, 2026
- Features (40%)
- 8.9
- Ease of use (30%)
- 9.1
- Value (30%)
- 9.4
Hostinger takes the top spot because it pairs the lowest practical price with the speed features site owners ask about. Premium costs $1.99 per month on a 48-month term, paid upfront as $95.52, and covers three websites, 20 GB of SSD storage, weekly backups, a CDN and a free domain for a year. The hosting page lists LiteSpeed servers, Object Cache and unlimited bandwidth, plus a free 24-hour plan boost for traffic spikes. Business at $2.79 moves to 50 GB of NVMe storage, unlimited websites and daily backups, which is the better buy for anyone running more than one serious site. Cloud Startup at $7.99 adds dedicated resources. Developers get a CLI, an API and a connector that lets AI coding tools deploy sites. The main catch is renewal: Premium renews at $10.99 per month for the same term, so the long-run cost is far above the headline.
Who it is for
Budget-minded site owners who want fast shared hosting for a few sites
Price
Premium from $1.99 per month on a 48-month term, renews at $10.99; Business $2.79; Cloud Startup $7.99.
$ 1.99 /mo Choose plan Today you pay $95.52 for 48 months. Renews at $10.99/mo for the same term.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.
Key features
- Premium plan hosts 3 websites with 20 GB SSD storage and weekly backups
- LiteSpeed servers, built-in CDN and Object Cache for page speed
- Free domain for one year and 2 mailboxes per website on Premium
- Unlimited free migrations with a free 24-hour plan boost for traffic spikes
- Hostinger Connector lets Claude Code, Cursor and other AI tools deploy sites
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: $1.99 per month on Premium is among the lowest prices for a plan with a CDN
- Strength: Cloud Startup at $7.99 adds dedicated resources and 100 GB NVMe storage
- Strength: Malware scanning, free SSL and domain privacy on every plan
- Weakness: The $1.99 rate needs a 48-month prepaid term of $95.52
- Weakness: Renews at $10.99 per month, more than five times the intro price
- Weakness: Premium includes weekly backups only; daily backups start on Business
Key facts
- Cheapest plan: Premium, 3 websites
- Renewal: $10.99 per month
- Money-back guarantee: 30 days
Where it ranks
Hostinger is No. 1 in our Best Web Hosting Services verdict and No. 4 in Best WordPress Hosting.
Alternatives we scored
- SiteGround8.8
- Kinsta8.7
- Bluehost8.6
- Cloudways8.5
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