GreenGeeks vs Hostinger
We give GreenGeeks and Hostinger the same GPA: 2.0 out of 4.0. GreenGeeks grades higher on features. Hostinger grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GreenGeeks
Shared, WordPress and VPS hosting with a renewable energy match
Hostinger
Shared, WordPress and cloud hosting run from its own hPanel dashboard
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAGreenGeeksFair | 2.0GPAHostingerFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BLite's first year is $2.95 a month prepaid, then $13.95, so two years cost $202.80, about $8.45 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of hosts. Only 12-month terms are shown, so there's no longer deal to stretch the low price. | 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 30-day money-back guarantee covers new services only, and it isn't a trial. | 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 with a free CDN, daily backups, staging, WP-CLI and Git, free malware cleanups, migrations of site and email done by hand, a first-year domain and a 150-app installer. 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. Migrations are done for you, but it's cPanel, so there's still a site, domain and email to set up. | 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. The named integrations are cPanel and the apps it installs, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, SitePad and Weebly, with no API 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 with a renewable energy match | 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: GreenGeeks and Hostinger. How we grade
Price against what you get
GreenGeeks starts at $2.95 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 GreenGeeks starts $8.04 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, none scores higher than GreenGeeks 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
- GreenGeeks starts at $13.95 per month at renewal (Lite), after a first year at $2.95 a month. Hostinger starts at $10.99 per month at renewal (Premium), after a first 48 months for $143.52.
- GreenGeeks also covers managed WordPress.
At a glance
| GreenGeeks | Hostinger | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $13.95 per month at renewal (Lite), after a first year at $2.95 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 | GreenGeeks | Hostinger |
| Price read from | greengeeks.com | hostinger.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
GreenGeeks
- Small business sites and blogs that want cPanel shared hosting
- Buyers who want their host's energy use offset by renewables
- Sites that may later move to a fully managed VPS with the same company
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
GreenGeeks
- The advertised $2.95 a month is for the first 12 months, prepaid; Lite then renews at $13.95 a month, Pro at $18.95 and Premium at $30.95.
- The pricing page shows only 12-month terms, and the free domain covers the first year only.
- The 30-day money-back guarantee covers new services, not renewals, and auto-renewal must be turned off at least 5 business days before.
- Lite hosts a single website; more than one site needs Pro or higher.
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
GreenGeeks
- LiteSpeed caching and CDN
- Sites run on LiteSpeed with LSCache and Redis, HTTP/3 and current PHP versions, and a free CDN can be switched on in one click.
- Security and malware cleanup
- A firewall that uses AI to spot attacks and network-level DDoS protection guard every account, and hacked sites are cleaned free, with some limits.
- WordPress tools
- Automatic WordPress updates, staging, WP-CLI, Git and SSH, with daily backups and on-demand backups on some plans.
- Free migration and domain
- Specialists move an existing site and its email across by hand, and a domain registration or transfer is free for the first year.
- Site builders and app installer
- A one-click installer covers more than 150 apps such as WordPress, Joomla and Drupal, and SitePad and Weebly are offered for drag-and-drop sites.
- Renewable energy match
- GreenGeeks matches three times its energy use with renewable energy credits through the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and plants trees with One Tree Planted.
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
GreenGeeks
Lite, 12 months$13.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $2.95 a month
1 website, 25 GB and unmetered traffic. The first 12 months cost $2.95 a month, prepaid, then the plan renews at $13.95 a month.
Pro, 12 months$18.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $4.95 a month
Unlimited websites and 50 GB. The first 12 months cost $4.95 a month, prepaid, then $18.95 a month.
Premium, 12 months$30.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $8.95 a month
Unlimited websites and 100 GB for busier sites and stores. The first 12 months cost $8.95 a month, prepaid, then $30.95 a month.
VPS 4 GB$69.95
per month for 4 vCPU and 4 GB RAM
Fully managed VPS with 75 GB SSD, cPanel and free migration. 8 GB is $129.95 a month and 16 GB $179.95.
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
GreenGeeks
- Other savings
First year of Lite for $2.95 a month
On a 12-month term the first year is $2.95 a month for Lite, $4.95 for Pro and $8.95 for Premium, prepaid. They renew at $13.95, $18.95 and $30.95 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).
