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Hostinger vs Hosting.com

Hosting.com comes out ahead of Hostinger on 4 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.

Hostinger
Hostinger
6.4
Fair
2 of 8 rounds
vs
Hosting.comWinner
Hosting.com
7.1
Good
4 of 8 rounds

The verdict

Hosting.com takes it, 4–2 on rounds.

On the published figures and the independent review sites, Hosting.com takes 4 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.

Choose Hostinger if…

  • • You want Hostinger's edge on the price on the front page and what it costs when it renews

Choose Hosting.com if…

  • • You want Hosting.com's edge on what customers say on trustpilot and how many websites you can host

Round by round

  1. Round 1The price on the front pageHostinger wins
    Hostinger8/10

    $1.99

    Single plan on a 48-month term

    Source: hostinger.com ↗

    Hosting.com5/10

    $1.99

    Starter plan, introductory price on a 4-year term

    • $2.99, against $1.99

    Source: hosting.com ↗

    Hostinger wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  2. Round 2What it costs when it renewsHostinger wins
    Hostinger8/10

    $8.99

    Single plan renewal, per month

    Source: hostinger.com ↗

    Hosting.com5/10

    $13.99

    Starter renewal, per month

    • $12.99, against $8.99

    Source: hosting.com ↗

    Hostinger wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  3. Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotHosting.com wins
    Hostinger5/10

    4.6 out of 5

    TrustScore from 72,844 reviews on Trustpilot

    • 4.6 out of 5, against 4.8 out of 5

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Hosting.com8/10

    4.8 out of 5

    TrustScore from 7,182 reviews on Trustpilot

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

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

  4. Round 4How long you can get your money backTie
    Hostinger7/10

    30 days

    money-back guarantee

    Source: hostinger.com ↗

    Hosting.com7/10

    30 days

    money-back guarantee

    Source: a2hosting.com ↗

    Nothing to separate them here.

  5. Round 5Who picks up when your site is downTie
    Hostinger7/10

    24/7 expert support

    support around the clock, with priority expert support on the Single plan

    Source: hostinger.com ↗

    Hosting.com7/10

    24/7/365 in-house support

    the in-house Guru Crew, around the clock

    Source: a2hosting.com ↗

    Nothing to separate them here.

  6. Round 6How many websites you can hostHosting.com wins
    Hostinger5/10

    1 website

    Single plan

    • 1 website, against 5 websites

    Source: hostinger.com ↗

    Hosting.com8/10

    5 websites

    Starter plan

    Source: hosting.com ↗

    Hosting.com wins this round on what the published sources say.

  7. Round 7How much storage you getHosting.com wins
    Hostinger5/10

    10 GB SSD

    Single plan

    • 10 GB SSD, against 15 GB NVMe

    Source: hostinger.com ↗

    Hosting.com8/10

    15 GB NVMe

    Starter plan

    Source: hosting.com ↗

    Hosting.com wins this round on what the published sources say.

  8. Round 8How often your site is backed upHosting.com wins
    Hostinger5/10

    Weekly

    Single plan

    • Weekly, against Daily

    Source: hostinger.com ↗

    Hosting.com8/10

    Daily

    Starter plan

    Source: hosting.com ↗

    Hosting.com wins this round on what the published sources say.

HostingerHostinger
Hosting.comHosting.com

Side by side

HostingerBest for the price on the front pageHostinger
Hosting.comBest for what customers say on trustpilotHosting.com
Overall score
6.4
7.1
Best
Price
See price
See price
The price on the front page
8.0
7.0
How many websites you can host
5.3
8.0
What customers say on Trustpilot
6.6
8.0
How long you can get your money back
6.7
7.0
How much storage you get
5.0
6.0
Head-to-head findings
The price on the front page
$1.99
$1.99
How many websites you can host
1 website
5 websites
What customers say on Trustpilot
4.6 out of 5
4.8 out of 5
How long you can get your money back
30 days
30 days
How much storage you get
10 GB SSD
15 GB NVMe
What it costs when it renews
$8.99
$13.99
How often your site is backed up
Weekly
Daily
Who picks up when your site is down
24/7 expert support
24/7/365 in-house support
Record
Head-to-head record
0–5–3
3–0
Head-to-heads won
0 %
100 %
Rounds won
30 %
57 %
Pros
    • Startup plan, introductory price
    • Startup renewal, per month
    Cons
    • 10 GB SSD, against 25 GB NVMe
    • Weekly, against Daily
    • No free domain, against Free domain
    • 1 website, against 10 websites
    • $2.99, against $1.99
    • $12.99, against $8.99
    • 15 GB NVMe, against 25 GB NVMe
    • $12.99, against $4.66
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