Hostinger vs SiteGround: four-year bargain, or one-year commitment?

Price: Hostinger wins over four years, SiteGround wins on commitment

Before Hostinger’s Black Friday sale, both entry plans advertised $2.99 a month. Both have since cut them to $1.99 for Black Friday: Hostinger through December 14, SiteGround as an early Black Friday deal. The term still matters more than the headline. Hostinger’s price needs a 48-month prepay, and SiteGround’s $1.99 needs only 12 months.

Run the four-year math for one site. Hostinger Premium is $95.52 for the whole period at the Black Friday price. SiteGround StartUp is $23.88 for year one, then $17.99 a month on a 12-month renewal, about $215.88 a year. Over four years that comes to roughly $671.52, more than seven times Hostinger’s total. SiteGround’s rates page shows a lower regular rate on a 24-month renewal ($14.99 a month for StartUp), which narrows the gap but does not close it.

The middle tiers are even further apart. Hostinger Unlimited is $133.92 for four years with unlimited websites. SiteGround GrowBig is $47.88 for year one and then renews at $29.99 a month.

Where SiteGround wins is risk. If you are testing an idea and do not know whether the site will exist in two years, $23.88 for a year is less money at stake than $95.52 for four.

Features: SiteGround adds more developer tools

SiteGround includes daily backups on every plan, and GrowBig adds on-demand backups, staging and what SiteGround describes as 30% faster PHP. GoGeek adds Git, private DNS, white-label access and priority support. All plans include free site migrations, WP-CLI and SSH.

Hostinger keeps the bundle simpler: a free domain and mailboxes for year one, a CDN on every plan, and daily backups from the Unlimited plan up. The entry plan allows 3 websites where SiteGround StartUp allows 1.

Limits to know about

SiteGround StartUp gives you 10 GB of storage and one website, and SiteGround’s own FAQ estimates it suits about 10,000 visits a month. GrowBig is estimated at about 100,000 and GoGeek at 400,000 or more. Hostinger Premium starts at 20 GB, and its Unlimited plan has 50 GB of NVMe storage with no site cap.

Which plan to pick at each host

For one site, compare Hostinger Premium with SiteGround StartUp. Premium wins on total cost and allows 3 sites; StartUp wins only if you want a one-year commitment.

For a small portfolio, compare Hostinger Unlimited ($2.79 for 48 months, renews at $16.99) with SiteGround GrowBig ($3.99 for 12 months, renews at $29.99). Both allow unlimited websites. GrowBig adds staging and on-demand backups; Unlimited costs far less over four years and includes daily backups. If you need more power, Hostinger Cloud Startup is $7.99 a month and SiteGround GoGeek is $5.99 for 12 months, but GoGeek renews at $44.99 against $25.99.

Verdict: who should pick which

• Pick Hostinger if you plan to keep your site for years, want the lowest total cost, or run more than one site on a budget. See Hostinger price →
• Pick SiteGround if you want only a 12-month commitment, need staging and Git, or prefer to pay more at renewal for more developer tools.

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Hostinger vs SiteGround FAQ

Is Hostinger cheaper than SiteGround?

Over four years, yes by a wide margin: $95.52 for Hostinger Premium at the Black Friday price against roughly $671.52 for SiteGround StartUp on 12-month renewals. For year one only, SiteGround is cheaper at $23.88.

Which one is better, Hostinger or SiteGround?

Hostinger is better if you want the lowest cost over several years or need 3 sites on the entry plan. SiteGround is better if you only want a 12-month commitment or need staging and Git, and you accept renewals of $17.99 to $44.99 a month.

Is SiteGround better than Hostinger for WordPress?

SiteGround gives you more WordPress developer tools, including staging from GrowBig and Git on GoGeek. Hostinger is better value if price matters more than those tools.

Why does SiteGround renew so high?

The $1.99 rate (it was $2.99 before the early Black Friday deal) is an introductory price for the first 12 months. After that, StartUp renews at its regular rate of $17.99 a month on a 12-month term.

SiteGround vs Hostinger: which has more storage?

At the entry level, Hostinger: 20 GB on Premium against 10 GB on StartUp. At the top shared tier, both list 100 GB.

Can I switch from SiteGround to Hostinger?

Yes. Both hosts offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, and Hostinger lists a migration service on its site, so you can move a site and get a refund if the new host does not suit you within that window.

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