A2 Hosting vs Hostinger: which is cheaper now that A2 is hosting.com?
For a small site, A2 Hosting (now hosting.com) and Hostinger now cost the same upfront. hosting.com Starter is $1.99 a month on a 4-year term ($95.49 when we checked) for 5 websites, renewing at $13.99. Hostinger Premium is $1.99 a month on a 48-month prepay in its Black Friday sale ($95.52, until December 14, 2026) for 3 websites, and renews lower at $10.99. If you want unlimited websites, Hostinger’s Unlimited plan at $2.79 a month is the better buy.
Key takeaways
✓ Prices checked October 14, 2026 (Hostinger: November 6, 2026)
| hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Hostinger | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $1.99/mo (Starter, 4-year term, $95.49 upfront) | $1.99/mo (Premium, 48-month prepay, $95.52 upfront, Black Friday price) |
| Entry renewal | $13.99/mo | $10.99/mo |
| Next tiers | Pro $3.79/mo ($181.93), Max $7.79/mo ($373.90), 4-year term | Unlimited $2.79/mo ($133.92), Cloud Startup $7.99/mo ($383.52), 48-month |
| Next-tier renewals | Pro $19.99/mo, Max $27.99/mo | Unlimited $16.99/mo, Cloud Startup $25.99/mo |
| Websites | 5 (Starter), 10 (Pro), 50 (Max) | 3 (Premium), unlimited (Unlimited and Cloud Startup) |
| Storage | 15 GB, 50 GB, 100 GB NVMe | 20 GB SSD, 50 GB NVMe, 100 GB NVMe |
| Backups | Daily, 30-day retention, all shared plans | Weekly on Premium, daily on Unlimited and Cloud Startup |
| 5, 20 or 40 mailboxes by plan | 2 per site on Premium, unlimited on higher plans, free for year one | |
| Domain | Free for the first year | Free for the first year |
| Money-back | 30 days | 30 days |
| See hosting.com price → | See Hostinger price → |
A2 Hosting is now hosting.com
If you searched for A2 Hosting, you are in the right place. The company announced on April 28, 2025 that “A2 hosting is now hosting.com,” and its plans are now sold under the hosting.com name as Starter, Pro and Max. Everything below uses the current hosting.com plans and prices.
Price: level upfront during Hostinger’s sale, Hostinger renews lower
Both hosts show their lowest monthly rate on a four-year prepay. On that term, hosting.com Starter cost $95.49 when we checked, and Hostinger Premium costs $95.52 during its Black Friday sale (until December 14, 2026). That is a 3-cent gap, so the real differences are site count and renewal: Starter allows 5 websites against Premium’s 3.
The picture changes at renewal. Starter renews at $13.99 a month, Premium at $10.99. If both renew at those rates for a second four years, Hostinger ends up about $144 cheaper over eight years ($623.04 against $767.01).
At the middle tier, Hostinger is now cheaper upfront: hosting.com Pro is $181.93 for four years and Hostinger Unlimited is $133.92 during its sale, about $48 less. Hostinger gives you unlimited websites where Pro caps you at 10, and it renews at $16.99 against Pro’s $19.99. For a growing portfolio, Hostinger Unlimited is the better deal.
Resources and limits
hosting.com publishes more of its limits than most shared hosts. Starter lists 2 GB of memory, 2 virtual CPU cores and a capacity of about 50,000 page views a month; Pro doubles that to 4 GB and 4 cores with about 150,000 page views; Max gets 8 GB and about 500,000. All three run on LiteSpeed with AMD EPYC processors, and you can pick from data centers in the USA, Singapore, London, Sydney, Mumbai and Frankfurt.
Hostinger lists storage, backups and site counts per plan rather than memory. Premium has 20 GB of SSD storage and weekly backups, Unlimited moves to 50 GB of NVMe and daily backups, and Cloud Startup gets 100 GB of NVMe with daily and on-demand backups. A CDN is listed on every Hostinger web plan; hosting.com marks CDN as not included on its shared plans.
What is included
Both include a free domain for the first year, free SSL and a 30-day money-back guarantee. hosting.com includes daily backups kept for 30 days on every shared plan, staging on Pro and Max, and free managed migration. Hostinger includes free mailboxes for the first year and AI credits for its site builder.
Verdict: who should pick which
- Pick hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) if you want room for 5 small sites on the entry plan, daily backups on the entry plan, and published memory and traffic limits.
- Pick Hostinger if you want unlimited websites for under $3 a month, a lower renewal price, and a CDN on every plan. See Hostinger price →
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A2 Hosting vs Hostinger FAQ
Is A2 Hosting still a company?
A2 Hosting now operates as hosting.com. The company announced the change in April 2025, and its plans, support and checkout now carry the hosting.com name.
Is A2 Hosting cheaper than Hostinger?
Not during Hostinger’s Black Friday sale. hosting.com Starter was $95.49 for four years when we checked, and Hostinger Premium is $95.52, so they are level upfront. At renewal Hostinger is cheaper: $10.99 a month against $13.99.
Which is better for WordPress, A2 Hosting or Hostinger?
Both install WordPress in one click and run LiteSpeed caching. hosting.com adds staging from the Pro plan up and daily backups on every plan. Hostinger is better value if you plan to run many WordPress sites, since Unlimited has no site cap.
Do my old A2 Hosting prices still apply?
The old A2 headline rates needed a 36-month commitment and are no longer on sale. New orders use the current hosting.com plans shown above. Existing customers should check their renewal price in their account.
Can I move from A2 Hosting to Hostinger?
Yes. Hostinger lists a Migrate to Hostinger service on its site, and hosting.com’s daily backups give you a copy of your site to move. Check Hostinger’s current migration terms before you switch.
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