Akamai Cloud vs Hostinger
Hostinger comes out ahead of Akamai Cloud on 5 of the 8 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Hostinger takes it, 5–3 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Hostinger takes 5 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Akamai Cloud if…
- • You want Akamai Cloud's edge on what the cheapest plan costs and the uptime promise
Choose Hostinger if…
- • You want Hostinger's edge on what the entry plan includes and how much data you can move
Round by round
- Round 1What the cheapest plan costsAkamai Cloud winsHostinger5/10
$6.49
KVM 1 promotional price (renews at $11.99 on a two-year term)
- $6.49, against $5
Source: hostinger.com ↗
Akamai Cloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What the entry plan includesHostinger winsAkamai Cloud5/10
1 GB RAM
the Nanode, one vCPU and 25 GB storage
- 1 GB RAM, against 4 GB RAM
Source: akamai.com ↗
Hostinger wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How much data you can moveHostinger wins
Hostinger wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4The uptime promiseAkamai Cloud winsAkamai Cloud8/10
99.99%
monthly uptime for covered services in general availability
Source: akamai.com ↗
Akamai Cloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5Who picks up when the server is downAkamai Cloud winsAkamai Cloud8/10
Phone support
a call-support line, listed on the support page
- live support around the clock, with phone numbers listed
Source: akamai.com ↗
Hostinger5/1024/7 live chat
the Customer Success team around the clock
- 24/7 live chat, against 24/7 phone, ticket and email
Source: hostinger.com ↗
Akamai Cloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6How much memory a dollar buysHostinger winsAkamai Cloud5/10
0.2 GB per $1
1 GB RAM for $5 a month
- 0.2 GB per $1, against 0.62 GB per $1
Source: akamai.com ↗
Hostinger wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 7What customers say on TrustpilotHostinger winsAkamai Cloud5/10
2.5 out of 5
TrustScore from 207 reviews on Trustpilot
- 2.5 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Hostinger wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 8How much disk space you getHostinger wins
Hostinger wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- live support around the clock, with phone numbers listed
- Nanode 1 GB
- $5, against $4
- 2.5 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- 1 GB RAM, against 4 GB RAM
- 1 TB, against 20 TB
- $6.49, against $4
- 99.9%, against 99.99%
- 4 TB, against 20 TB
- 1 vCPU core, against 2 vCPU (AMD)