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hosting.com vs Hostinger

We give hosting.com and Hostinger the same GPA: 2.0 out of 4.0. hosting.com grades higher on features. Hostinger grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

hosting.com

Shared hosting from the former A2 Hosting, with an API and MCP server

Paid
Full detailshosting.com

Hostinger

Shared, WordPress and cloud hosting run from its own hPanel dashboard

From $10.99/mo
Full detailshostinger.com

How we grade them

2.0GPAhosting.comFair2.0GPAHostingerFair
Value for money
CNo price on record: plan prices are filled in by the checkout and couldn't be read, so no two-year figure can be worked out. With nothing to compare, it sits at C, the grade for no stated price. First-term prices renew at regular rates.
BPremium's only readable price is 48 months for $143.52 upfront, so two years cost you $143.52, about $5.98 a month. That's inside the cheaper quarter of hosts and a cent over the A line, and the same payment covers years three and four. Then it's $10.99 a month.
Free plan and trial
FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial, so you pay before you can try it.
FNothing free. There's no free plan and no trial, just a 30-day refund on hosting, and a new domain can only be refunded within 96 hours.
Features
BDaily backups with 30 days of restore points you can use yourself, Monarx malware removal, a firewall, a first-year domain and free managed migration on every plan. Staging needs Pro, but nothing in the core job is missing on Starter.
ChPanel, one-click WordPress, malware scanning, free migrations and an AI agent are all there. The gaps are on the plan most people buy: Premium keeps weekly backups, not daily, and the domain and mailboxes are free for the first year only.
Ease of use
CNo app store rating to go on. The Orbi assistant answers setup and DNS questions and passes you to people when needed, but you're still setting up a site.
CNo app store rating to go on. hPanel and the AI agent take fiddly bits like DNS off your hands, but you're still setting up a domain, email and a site.
Platforms and integrations
BA web dashboard with no app on record, but shared plans come with an OpenAPI interface and an MCP server, and it works with Claude. Pro adds a Claude skills pack.
BA web dashboard, with no app on record. There's a public API, though, and hooks for Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta Pixel, Claude Code and Cursor.
Best forhosting you can run from scripts or an AI agentcheap hosting if you can pay four years upfront

The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: hosting.com and Hostinger. How we grade

Where they differ

    In commonWebPublic APIAI featuresMalware protection

    At a glance

    hosting.comHostinger
    PricingPaidPaid
    Starts atNot published$10.99 per month at renewal (Premium), after a first 48 months for $143.52
    Free planNoneNone
    Free trialNone listedNone listed
    Web
    Made byhosting.comHostinger
    Price read fromNot confirmedhostinger.com
    CheckedOct 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026

    Who each one suits

    hosting.com

    • Existing A2 Hosting customers weighing the renamed plans
    • Developers who want to manage hosting through an API or an AI agent
    • Small business sites that want backups and malware removal built in

    Hostinger

    • Small sites and blogs whose owners can pay four years upfront
    • Owners who want hosting, domain and email in one account
    • People who want AI help building and running a WordPress site

    Worth knowing

    hosting.com

    • Plan prices are filled in by the checkout and could not be read, so they are not listed here; promotional prices cover the first term and plans renew at regular rates.
    • Staging sites, preview URLs and Node.js need Pro or higher; priority support, a premium SSL and a service level agreement need Max.
    • The free domain is for the first year only and then renews at the standard rate.
    • A2 Hosting's old plan names are retired: Startup became Starter, Turbo Boost became Pro and Turbo Max became Max.

    Hostinger

    • The advertised $2.99 a month needs 48 months paid upfront ($143.52); Premium then renews at $10.99 a month, Unlimited at $16.99 and Cloud Startup at $25.99.
    • The plan table shows only 48-month prices. 1-, 12- and 24-month terms are also sold, but their prices appear only once the term is chosen.
    • The free domain needs a plan of a year or longer, and both the domain and the mailboxes are free for the first year only.
    • Hosting can be refunded within 30 days, but a new domain registration only within 96 hours.

    Key features

    hosting.com

    LiteSpeed, NVMe and AMD EPYC on every plan
    All shared plans run on LiteSpeed web servers with NVMe storage and AMD EPYC processors, with published RAM, vCPU and IOPS limits for each plan.
    Malware removal and firewall
    Monarx scans continuously and removes malicious code itself. Every plan also has a web application firewall and brute-force protection.
    Daily backups with self-restore
    Backups run every day with 30 days of restore points, and you can restore a single file, database or mailbox without opening a ticket.
    API, MCP server and Claude skills
    Shared plans come with an OpenAPI interface and an MCP server for managing hosting from scripts and AI tools. Pro adds a Claude skills pack.
    Orbi AI assistant
    An AI assistant on every plan answers setup, DNS, WordPress and billing questions, and passes you to the in-house support team when needed.
    Free managed migration
    The support team moves an existing site to hosting.com at no charge.

    Hostinger

    hPanel dashboard
    Hostinger's own control panel handles sites, domains, email, databases and backups, with one-click installs for WordPress and more than 100 other apps.
    Domain, SSL and email included
    Plans bought for a year or longer include a domain free for the first year. SSL is installed automatically, and mailboxes are free for the first year.
    Backups by plan
    Premium keeps weekly backups, Unlimited daily backups with restore, and Cloud Startup daily plus on-demand backups.
    Malware scanning and blocking
    Every plan scans for and removes harmful files, and lets you block visitors by IP address or country. Domain privacy hides your contact details.
    Hostinger Agent and AI credits
    An AI agent builds a WordPress site, sets up domains and DNS, and fixes common problems in chat. Plans come with a one-time gift of 250 to 1,000 AI credits.
    Free site migrations
    Hostinger moves existing sites over at no charge, with no limit on how many, either automatically from hPanel or with help from support.

    Plans

    hosting.com

    Pricing could not be confirmed. See hosting.com.

    Hostinger

    • Premium, 48 months$10.99

      per month at renewal, after a first term of 48 months

      3 websites, 20 GB SSD and weekly backups. The first 48 months cost $143.52 ($2.99 a month), paid upfront, then it renews at $10.99 a month.

    • Unlimited, 48 months$16.99

      per month at renewal, after a first term of 48 months

      Unlimited websites and mailboxes, 50 GB NVMe and daily backups. The first 48 months cost $191.52 ($3.99 a month), then $16.99 a month.

    • Cloud Startup, 48 months$25.99

      per month at renewal, after a first term of 48 months

      Cloud plan with dedicated resources, 100 GB NVMe and on-demand backups. The first 48 months cost $383.52 ($7.99 a month), then $25.99 a month.

    Ways to pay less

    hosting.com

    No public discounts listed.

    Hostinger

    • Other savings

      First 48 months of Premium for $143.52

      Premium costs $2.99 a month for the first 48 months, paid upfront, against a regular $575.52. Unlimited is $191.52 ($3.99 a month) and Cloud Startup $383.52 ($7.99).

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