Hostinger vs Namecheap
Namecheap comes out ahead of Hostinger 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
Namecheap takes it, 5–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Namecheap 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 Hostinger if…
- • You want Hostinger's edge on the price on the front page and what customers say on trustpilot
Choose Namecheap if…
- • You want Namecheap's edge on what it costs when it renews and how many websites you can host
Round by round
- Round 1The price on the front pageHostinger winsNamecheap5/10
$4.66
Stellar plan, which the page prices at $55.88 a year
- $4.66, against $1.99
Source: namecheap.com ↗
Hostinger wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What it costs when it renewsNamecheap wins
Namecheap wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotHostinger winsNamecheap5/10
4.2 out of 5
TrustScore from 21,996 reviews on Trustpilot
- 4.2 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 4How long you can get your money backTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 5How many websites you can hostNamecheap wins
Namecheap wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6How much storage you getNamecheap wins
Namecheap wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7How many mailboxes you getNamecheap wins
Namecheap wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8How often your site is backed upNamecheap wins
Namecheap wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- 10 GB SSD, against 25 GB NVMe
- Weekly, against Daily
- No free domain, against Free domain
- 1 website, against 10 websites
- $4.66, against $1.99
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- $4.66, against $3.99
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.5 out of 5