Hetzner vs Hostinger

Round by round

1. Round 1How much data you can moveHetzner wins
   Hetzner8/10

   20 TB

   included traffic on the CX plans

   Source: hetzner.com ↗

   Hostinger5/10

   4 TB

   included bandwidth on KVM 1

   • 4 TB, against 20 TB

   Source: hostinger.com ↗

   Hetzner wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

2. Round 2Who picks up when the server is downHostinger wins
   Hetzner5/10

   24/7 email and tickets

   support by its own technicians in Germany

   • 24/7 email and tickets, against 24/7 live chat

   Source: hetzner.com ↗

   Hostinger8/10

   24/7 live chat

   the Customer Success team around the clock

   Source: hostinger.com ↗

   Hostinger wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

3. Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotHostinger wins
   Hetzner5/10

   3.0 out of 5

   TrustScore from 2,987 reviews on Trustpilot

   • 3.0 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   Hostinger8/10

   4.6 out of 5

   TrustScore from 72,844 reviews on Trustpilot

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   Hostinger wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

4. Round 4What the entry plan includesTie
   Hetzner7/10

   4 GB RAM

   the CX23 cloud server, two shared vCPUs

   Source: hetzner.com ↗

   Hostinger7/10

   4 GB RAM

   KVM 1, one vCPU and 50 GB NVMe

   Source: hostinger.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

5. Round 5The uptime promiseTie
   Hetzner7/10

   99.9%

   monthly availability for every cloud server, compensated as cloud credit

   Source: docs.hetzner.com ↗

   Hostinger7/10

   99.9%

   uptime commitment

   Source: hostinger.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

6. Round 6How many CPU cores you getHetzner wins
   Hetzner8/10

   2 vCPU (AMD)

   CPX11 (US locations)

   Source: hetzner.com ↗

   Hostinger5/10

   1 vCPU core

   KVM 1

   • 1 vCPU core, against 2 vCPU (AMD)

   Source: hostinger.com ↗

   Hetzner wins this round on what the published sources say.

7. Round 7How much disk space you getHostinger wins
   Hetzner5/10

   40 GB NVMe

   CPX11 (US locations)

   • 40 GB NVMe, against 50 GB NVMe

   Source: hetzner.com ↗

   Hostinger8/10

   50 GB NVMe

   KVM 1

   Source: hostinger.com ↗

   Hostinger wins this round on what the published sources say.

8. Round 8Whether backups come freeHostinger wins
   Hetzner5/10

   Backups are a paid add-on

   CPX11 (US locations)

   • Backups are a paid add-on, against Free weekly backups

   Source: hetzner.com ↗

   Hostinger8/10

   Free weekly backups

   KVM 1

   Source: hostinger.com ↗

   Hostinger wins this round on what the published sources say.

Side by side

Hetzner

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Best for how much disk space you getHostinger

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Overall score

6.4

6.8

Best

Price

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What the entry plan includes

7.4

7.2

How much data you can move

6.9

6.5

How much disk space you get

6.7

7.5

What customers say on Trustpilot

5.8

8.0

The uptime promise

5.6

5.8

Head-to-head findings

What the entry plan includes

CX22

4 GB RAM

How much data you can move

20 TB

4 TB

How much disk space you get

40 GB NVMe

50 GB NVMe

What customers say on Trustpilot

3.0 out of 5

4.6 out of 5

The uptime promise

99.9%

99.9%

How many CPU cores you get

2 vCPU (AMD)

1 vCPU core

What the cheapest plan costs

€3.79 per month

$6.49

How much memory a dollar buys

€3.79 per month

0.62 GB per $1

Record

Head-to-head record

4–4

4–2

Head-to-heads won

50 %

67 %

Rounds won

40 %

54 %

Pros

• the CX23 cloud server, two shared vCPUs
• CX23 cloud server: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB

Cons

• 99.9%, against 99.99%
• 3.0 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
• 99.9%, against 100%
• 6 locations, against 33 regions

• $6.49, against $4
• 99.9%, against 99.99%
• 4 TB, against 20 TB
• 1 vCPU core, against 2 vCPU (AMD)

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