FastComet vs Hostinger
We give FastComet a 2.2 GPA and Hostinger a 2.0, out of 4.0. FastComet grades higher on value for money and features. Hostinger grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
FastComet
cPanel shared and WordPress hosting with first-term discounts
Hostinger
Shared, WordPress and cloud hosting run from its own hPanel dashboard
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAFastCometFair | 2.0GPAHostingerFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AStarter's 2-year term is $107.77 upfront, so two years cost about $4.49 a month, under the $5.97 an A needs. It then renews at $9.95. One year at $23.88 plus a year at $9.95 a month would be $143.28. | 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 | FNo free plan and no trial. The cheapest way in is a first month at $6.99, which isn't free. | 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 | BLiteSpeed Enterprise, Imunify360 with malware scans, staging, daily backups with one-click restores, free transfers and setup, and 11 data centres to pick from. Starter's limits are tight, but nothing in the core job is missing. | 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. Support sets up a new site for free, but it's cPanel, so there's still a domain and email to sort. | 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 | CA web panel only. Cloudflare, Imunify360, Softaculous and the apps it installs are named, but no API is on record. | 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 for | cPanel hosting near visitors in Asia or Australia | cheap 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: FastComet and Hostinger. How we grade
Price against what you get
FastComet starts at $1.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Hostinger starts at $10.99 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and FastComet starts $9 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, none scores higher than FastComet for less, and none scores higher than Hostinger for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- FastComet starts at $9.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first year at $1.99 a month. Hostinger starts at $10.99 per month at renewal (Premium), after a first 48 months for $143.52.
- FastComet also covers managed WordPress.
At a glance
| FastComet | Hostinger | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $9.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first year at $1.99 a month | $10.99 per month at renewal (Premium), after a first 48 months for $143.52 |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | FastComet Inc. | Hostinger |
| Price read from | fastcomet.com | hostinger.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
FastComet
- Small sites and blogs that want cPanel and LiteSpeed on a budget
- Buyers who would rather prepay one year than three for the lowest first-term price
- Sites that want hosting close to visitors in Asia or Australia
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
FastComet
- First-term prices end after the term: Starter renews at $9.95 a month, Essential at $12.95, Plus at $17.95 and Extra at $24.95.
- Starter and Essential host a single website and cap email at 5 and 25 accounts; unlimited sites start with Plus.
- Visits are given as an estimate per plan (about 10,000 a month on Starter), backed by fixed CPU and RAM limits.
- Fully managed cloud VPS starts at $53.87 a month for the first term, against a regular $76.95.
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
FastComet
- LiteSpeed and layered caching
- Servers run LiteSpeed Enterprise with the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, Memcached, OPcache and Cloudflare CDN caching.
- Imunify360 and malware scanning
- Every plan includes a web application firewall, brute-force protection, Imunify360, malware scans with reports and recovery help for hacked sites.
- WordPress toolkit and staging
- Sites can be cloned to a staging copy on its own database and synced back, and Softaculous keeps installed apps updated automatically.
- Daily backups and Restore Manager
- Daily backups are kept for 7 days on Starter, Essential and Plus and 30 days on Extra, with one-click restores from the Restore Manager.
- Free transfers and setup
- Sites are moved from another host free (one on Starter, up to three on Extra), and support sets up a new website at no charge.
- Choice of data center
- Hosting can be placed in locations including Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Sydney and Mumbai at checkout.
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
FastComet
Starter, 1 month$9.95
per month at renewal, after a first month at $6.99
1 website, 10 GB NVMe, about 10,000 visits a month, 5 email accounts and 7 daily backups kept.
Starter, 1 year$9.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $1.99 a month
The same Starter plan. The first year costs $23.88, paid upfront, then the regular $9.95 a month.
Starter, 2 years$9.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 2 years
The same Starter plan. The first 2 years cost $107.77 ($4.49 a month), paid upfront, then $9.95 a month.
Starter, 3 years$9.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 3 years
The same Starter plan. The first 3 years cost $118.46 ($3.29 a month), paid upfront, then $9.95 a month.
Essential, 3 years$12.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 3 years
1 website, 20 GB, about 25,000 visits and 25 email accounts. $161.68 for 3 years ($4.49 a month); a 1-year term is $2.99 a month.
Extra$24.95
per month at renewal, after a first term from $5.49 a month
Unlimited websites, 40 GB, about 100,000 visits and 30 daily backups. Plus, below it, is from $3.99 a month, then $17.95.
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
FastComet
- Other savings
First year of Starter for $1.99 a month
Starter's first year is $23.88 ($1.99 a month), 2 years $107.77, 3 years $118.46 or the first month $6.99; then it renews at $9.95 a month.
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).
