The verdict
Hostinger takes it, 6–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Hostinger takes 6 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Vultr if…
- • You want Vultr'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 costsVultr winsHostinger5/10
$6.49
KVM 1 promotional price (renews at $11.99 on a two-year term)
- $6.49, against $3.50
Source: hostinger.com ↗
Vultr wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What the entry plan includesHostinger wins
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 promiseVultr wins
Vultr wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How much memory a dollar buysHostinger winsVultr5/10
0.14 GB per $1
0.5 GB RAM for $3.50 a month
- 0.14 GB per $1, against 0.62 GB per $1
Source: vultr.com ↗
Hostinger wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6What customers say on TrustpilotHostinger winsVultr5/10
1.6 out of 5
TrustScore from 584 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.6 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 7How much disk space you getHostinger winsVultr5/10
10 GB SSD
Regular Performance $3.50 (0.5 GB, with IPv4)
- 10 GB SSD, against 50 GB NVMe
Source: vultr.com ↗
Hostinger wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8Whether the disk is fast NVMeHostinger winsVultr5/10
Regular SSD (not NVMe)
Regular Performance $3.50 (0.5 GB, with IPv4)
- Regular SSD (not NVMe), against NVMe storage
Source: vultr.com ↗
Hostinger wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- 1.6 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- DDoS protection +$10/mo, against Free DDoS protection
- 0.5 GB RAM, against 4 GB RAM
- 0.5 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)