Hostinger Review 2026:Bought & Tested
Hostinger Business ranks #5 of 34 WordPress hosting providers, which we have tested in 2026. We bought hosting accounts from two different plans and tested them side by side. Both premium and business plan offers 99.99% uptime and sub-480ms TTFB response time, but the business outperforms premium on load handling (31ms vs 245ms) and global TTFB performance (223ms vs 495ms).
We have started monitoring Hostinger Premium since 2021 and we have accumulated over 564,000+ performance tests across TTFB and uptime. Hostinger is one of the most popular hosting providers and we don’t want to rate them only based on the premium plan. So we bought their business plan in 2025, installed WordPress using our standardised setup and started monitoring the performance. In Q4 2025, the major difference between the business and premium plan is that the business offers 8x faster load handling and 50% faster global performance due to the presence of CDN. In conclusion, Hostinger Premium suits best for sites that are just starting out with limited real time traffic and we recommend Hostinger’s business plan for sites which are already established and receiving a good number of concurrent visitors.
Performance overview
Here is the complete Q4 2025 performance data for both the Hostinger plans, which we have tested from October to December.
| Metric | Premium Result | Premium Score | Business Result | Business Score |
| TTFB (US) | 472ms | 7/10 | 478ms | 7/10 |
| Uptime | 99.98% | 9/10 | 99.98% | 9/10 |
| Load Test | 245ms / 0% err | 6/10 | 31ms / 0% err | 9/10 |
| Global TTFB | 495ms | 7/10 | 223ms | 10/10 |
| Server Hardware | 7.4/10 | — | 7.4/10 | — |
| Performance Total | 4.37 | Average | 5.12 | Strong |
The numbers tells a clear story where TTFB, uptime and server hardware score are much similar as they are using the same server infrastructure. The difference can be seen in load handling where the business loads 8x faster under 100 concurrent users a (31ms vs 245ms) and then the global TTFB serves 50% faster on Business plan (223ms vs 495ms). There is a 0.90$ per month difference between these two plants and that’s where the upgrade investment goes.
We have bought both the Hostinger premium and business plan using two separate accounts for testing. Usually we only test using the starter plan of the respective companies however Hostinger being popular and there is a big difference between the premium and business plan we have decided to test both the plans this dual approach plan this dual approach this dual plan approach gives us an unique test data where you can choose a plan based on your specific needs rather than a generic claim of whether Hostinger is good or bad.
TTFB Response Time
Hostinger Premium records an average TTFB of 472 ms and Business records 478 ms in Q4 2025. Both scores are 7/10 in our TTFB rankings. There is a 6ms difference which is statistically negligible and upgrading to business does not improve the base server response time for your sites.
For context, Pressable records the fastest TTFB at 341 ms, while the median score of all the 34 hosts is approximately 470 ms. Our show Hostinger sits at the median score, not so fast but not bad either and it is competitive and stable.
We tested Hostinger by hosting our test site in their US data centre. Hostinger offers 13 data center locations and choose a data center location close to your target audience for faster TTFB response time.
Historical TTFB: Premium Plan (2021 – 2026)
We have been testing Hostinger premium plans since 2021 and we can show you how Hostinger TTFB has performed over time.
| Year | Avg TTFB | Min | Max |
| 2021 | 424ms | 299ms | 3,210ms |
| 2022 | 428ms | 309ms | 3,232ms |
| 2023 | 381ms | 299ms | 691ms |
| 2024 | 444ms | 341ms | 707ms |
| 2025 | 483ms | 367ms | 799ms |
| 2026 (18 days) | 477ms | 423ms | 596ms |
The TTFB of Hostinger has remained between 381-483 ms over the last five years. This indicates that its infrastructure is stable. The 2023 average of 381 ms is the best score out there. If you look into the Max TTFB, it was 3210 ms and 3232 ms in 2021 and 2022. Historically, we have not recommended them in the first three years of our testing and we have started recommending them only from 2024 as we got stable performance data with no max TTFB response times.
We have started monitoring the business plan performance from August 2025. Since we have only limited data of up to five months, we are waiting to collect more data and we will compare it in Q2 2026.
Methodology: Our Hostinger test site is hosted in their North Carolina data center. We use the Pingdom synthetic monitoring tool to measure the average server response time. Our test site is pinged every 60 seconds from 19 North American locations – Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Matawan, New York, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, St.Louis, Tampa, Washington, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The average response time for each of the visits is calculated and then the average response time is calculated annually with 525,600 datapoints.
Uptime
Both the Hostinger Premium and Business plan records and recorded 99.98% uptime in Q4 2025. We have given them 9/10 in our Uptime Rankings. Both the scores exceed Hostinger’s guaranteed 99.9% Uptime SLA and we have given them top tier ranking for the uptime reliability.
Our Pingdom monitoring setup runs every 60 seconds, 24/7 and 365 days a year. We have collected over five years of uptime performance data with 564000 uptime checks annually. This is the level of monitoring depth that we show to determine the reliability of a hosting company and not by a random snapshot with unverifiable data on it.
Historical Uptime: Premium plan (2021-2026)
| Year | Uptime % | Total Downtime | Outages | Worst Day |
| 2021 | 99.79% | 1,011 min (~17 hrs) | 19 | 67.78% |
| 2022 | 99.70% | 1,546 min (~26 hrs) | 27 | 56.03% |
| 2023 | 99.77% | 1,228 min (~20 hrs) | 23 | 61.28% |
| 2024 | 99.99% | 75 min | 21 | 98.26% |
| 2025 | 99.99% | 33 min | 11 | 99.51% |
| 2026 (18 days) | 99.96% | 10 min | 1 | 99.30% |
This is one of the best historical data sets you can find on Hostinger’s uptime. From 2021 to 2023, Hostinger Premium experienced significant downtime with multiple outages. Similar to TTFB performance, the uptime was also unreliable in those time periods.
However, Hostinger dramatically improved its service in 2024. The total downtime dropped from 1228 minutes in 2021 to just 75 minutes in 2024 and 33 minutes in 2025. The number of outages also decreased greatly from 23 to 11. Whatever the infrastructure changes made at Hostinger between 2023 and 2024 have worked pretty well.
Business Plan Uptime History
| Period | Uptime % | Total Downtime | Outages |
| 2025 (135 days) | 99.99% | 18 min | 4 |
| 2026 (18 days) | 100.00% | 0 min | 0 |
We have started monitoring the business plan from August 2025. Out of 135 days in 2025, Hostinger Business recorded an uptime of 99.99% with just 4 outages totaling 18 minutes. In 2026, in the first 18 days, we haven’t recorded any downtime and it has scored 100% uptime. Compared to the premium, the business plan comes with better server resources and a limited number of sites per server, so the uptime has been great from the beginning.
Load Handling
Load handling is where the premium and business plan diverge dramatically. We have sent 0 to 100 concurrent users to the site test sites for over 60 seconds using loader.io tool. The results: Business plan responds 8x faster than premium.
| Metric | Premium | Business |
| Avg Response Time | 245ms | 31ms |
| Error Rate | 0% | 0% |
| Score | 6/10 | 9/10 |
| Test Config | 0–100 users / 60 sec | 0–100 users / 60 sec |
Hostinger Premium records a response time of 245 ms under load, while Premium handles the same traffic spike at just 31 ms. The good thing, both the plans maintain a 0% error rate, means the servers never crash under pressure. So the data is clear for most of the users to understand. If you are having a site with high concurrent users, Business is the best choice. If you are starting a new site which doesn’t get such real time traffic, then Premium is the best to go.
To put this in comparison, WordPress.com and GreenGeeks are the only two hosts that have outperformed Hostinger Business with 16ms and 26ms, respectively.
Global TTFB
Hostinger Premium records an overall Global TTFB of 495ms, while Business records 223ms, resulting in 55% faster performance globally. This is one of the tests where there is the largest performance gap between these two plants and one of the most significant differentiators. We have pinged the test sites from 40 global locations to measure the Global TTFB performance. These results are highly useful for sites that have global visitors.
| Region | Premium Avg | Business Avg | Difference |
| Americas | 227ms | 174ms | Business 23% faster |
| Europe | 457ms | 200ms | Business 56% faster |
| Asia-Pacific | 775ms | 287ms | Business 63% faster |
| Overall Average | 495ms | 223ms | Business 55% faster |
So where does the difference occur? The premium plan does not offer CDN, while the Business plan comes with its own integrated Hostinger CDN. The CDN, through its edge location over the globe, places your site files. When someone visits the site, they will be delivered from the nearest edge location. However, in the case of the Premium plan, if your site is hosted on a US data center and if someone from Singapore is visiting your site, the data will travel from the US to Singapore. So, this is the difference here, where Business offers 50% faster performance.Â
If you are a small business in the US and hosting your site in a US data center, then this Global TTFB does not matter. However, if you are running a global business with global visitors, then keep an eye on this score.
Server Hardware Test
Both Hostinger Premium and Business score 7.4 per 10 in our WB Benchmark server hardware test. The 7.4 score is above the 34 host median score, indicating strong enough for any plugin, heavy WordPress sites and also best for WooCommerce stores. In simple terms, the performance difference between the Premium and Business plan comes from the software level optimization like CDN rather than the hardware specification.
Hostinger Vs Competitors
| Metric | Hostinger Premium | Hostinger Business | Bluehost | HostGator | SiteGround | Cloudways Std |
| TTFB | 472ms | 478ms | 520ms | 523ms | 632ms | 451ms |
| Uptime | 99.98% | 99.98% | 99.97% | 99.97% | 99.97% | 99.99% |
| Load Test | 245ms/0% | 31ms/0% | N/A | 152ms/0.7% | 170ms/0% | 282ms/2% |
| Global TTFB | 495ms | 223ms | 387ms | 904ms | 833ms | 425ms |
| WPBench | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 4.7 |
| CDN | None | Static | Static | Static | Addon | Addon |
| Backups | Weekly | Daily | Weekly | Daily | Daily | Daily |
| Intro Price | $1.79/mo | $2.69/mo | $3.99/mo | $3.75/mo | $3.99/mo | $11.00/mo |
| Renewal | $10.99/mo | $16.99/mo | $9.99/mo | $9.99/mo | $17.99/mo | $11.00/mo |
| Score | 6.12 | 8.02 | 6.90 | 6.85 | 6.50 | 6.31 |
| Rank | #28 | #5 | #14 | #16 | #22 | #26 |
Hostinger Vs Bluehost:
Hostinger’s business outperformed Bluehost on TTFB (478ms vs 520ms), Load Handling (31ms vs Na), Global TTFB (223ms vs 387ms) and Uptime (99.98% vs 99.97%). The Premium plan also outperforms Bluehost on most metrics apart from Global TTFB. However, when it comes to pricing, we don’t usually speak a lot about intro pricing, but we take renewal pricing as an important factor to discuss. So here, Bluehost renews at $9.99 per month, while Hostinger Premium renews at $10.99 per month. Hostinger Business is even pricier at $16.99 per month. So the thing is clear: Hostinger Business delivers more and it costs much more than Hostinger Premium and Bluehost. So here is our choosing guide for you. Choose Hostinger Business if you have a well-established site already generating revenue and you need the best web hosting solution where pricing doesn’t matter. Choose Bluehost if you need a cheaper renewal price and also a decent performance across all the test metrics. Choose Hostinger Premium if you don’t have global traffic but need a better performance than Bluehost. (see comparison)
Hostinger Vs HostGator:
Hostinger dominates HostGator on every performance metric except the hardware performance. Since Hostinger comes with CDN, it outperforms HostGator in global TTFB performance. Hostinger is also cheaper at $2.69 per month compared to the $3.99 per month pricing of HostGator. In load testing, HostGator recorded a 0.7% error rate, which says it does not handle the load properly. While both the Hostinger plans handle the load completely with a 0% error rate. So, Hostinger wins hands down against HostGator.Â
Hostinger Vs SiteGround:
Hostinger Business outperforms SiteGround across all the performance metrics with better TTFB, better load handling and better Global TTFB. Hostinger is also cheaper at $2.69 per month when compared to $3.99 per month in true pricing of SiteGround. The renewals are also significantly cheaper at Hostinger, with $16.99 versus $17.99 on SiteGround. Remember, the renewal price is for SiteGround’s startup plan, while the renewal price of Hostinger is its Business plan. SiteGround also includes daily backups and a free CDN on all plans. However, the free CDN is limited with a limited number of bandwidth and they have upselling on CDN where you will get the utmost performance. But the CDN itself costs $14.99 per month with a limited bandwidth per site. So overall, if you need to use it, you need to pay for each and every site. However, with Hostinger, you get its free CDN across all the total number of sites you are hosting with your hosting plan. So hands down, there is no reason to choose SiteGround over Hostinger.Â
Hostinger vs Cloudways:
Here we are comparing the Hostinger and Cloudways standard plan, which costs $11 per month. Cloudways is marginally better at TTFB, 451ms versus 478ms and its uptime is great. However, Hostinger Business wins on load handling, 31ms versus 282ms and also CDN comes as an add-on with Cloudways. So we didn’t test them with CDN and the Global TTFB is 425ms with them. However, Hostinger recorded at Global TTFB 223ms. So if you are having a site with global traffic, Hostinger wins. If you consider the renewal pricing, HostGator Premium and Cloudways Standard cost very similarly, around $11 per month. My recommendation is that if you need to host a lot of sites, smaller sites, then Cloudways can be a better option. However, if you are a small business and need a beginner-friendly control panel with all the features offered with no upselling, then Hostinger is the best.
Pricing
Hostinger offers 3 different WordPress hosting plans. The intro price below reflects our exclusive Hostinger coupon, which is automatically applied when you buy through our link. The standard pricing is slightly higher at $2.99 per month for Premium and $3.69 per month for Business.Â
| Premium | Business | Cloud Startup | |
| Intro Price | $1.79/mo | $2.69/mo | $6.29/mo |
| 48-Month Total | $85.92 | $129.12 | $301.92 |
| Regular Price | $12.99/mo | $18.99/mo | $27.99/mo |
| Renewal Price | $10.99/mo | $16.99/mo | $25.99/mo |
| Discount | 86% off | 86% off | 78% off |
| Storage | 20 GB SSD | 50 GB NVMe | 100 GB NVMe |
| Websites | 3 | 50 | 100 |
| Backups | Weekly | Daily + on-demand | Daily + on-demand |
| CDN | No | Yes (static) | Yes (static) |
| RAM | Shared | Shared | 4 GB dedicated |
| 30-Day Refund | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hostinger follows the industry standard practice of offering steeply discounted introductory pricing with a long-term commitment and the renewal rates will be significantly higher. Hostinger offers the best long-term discount on 48 months billing and the plan renews at the price which is mentioned above. If you are signing up with the 24 or 36-month plan, then the renewal rate will be slightly different. Among all the hosting companies, the renewal price of Hostinger is still the cheapest. Bluehost is the only other host that is much steeper at $9.99 per month, but its performance is in no comparison with Hostinger.Â
Who Should Use Hostinger
Premium Plan:
Hostinger Premium is recommended for beginners who are just getting started with their blog or portfolio site. Their performance is strong for these kinds of sites, which have low traffic. Their pricing, $1.79 per month, which is $85.92 for four years, is the cheapest, the lowest price in our entire ranking.
Hostinger offers 13 data center locations. Since the Premium Plan does not offer CDN, we don’t recommend it for sites with a global audience. However, their TTFB response time is better. So if you have an audience which is primarily in a local or regional, Premium performs well across whichever data center you select. For example, if you are running a small business in London, you can choose the London data center and you can get the fastest response time.Â
Business plan:
Hostinger Business is recommended for growing sites which are exporting at least 10,000 to 50,000 traffic monthly visitors. The 31ms load test response handling shows it can handle all the traffic without any issues.Â
Hostinger with its CDN offers the fastest global TTFB. So if you have customers globally, then you can choose any of its US data centers and enable CDN. Then you can export a faster load time across all the countries.
Hostinger offers higher server resources than most of the shared hosting companies. Hence, we recommend them for small WooCommerce stores that require decent load handling and daily backups to handle the cart.
Who Shouldn’t Use Hostinger?
Hostinger offers its CDN, but it mostly caches only the static files. In simple terms, we can say they only host the CSS, JavaScript and image files on their edge locations. However, there are hosts that offer complete edge caching, meaning all your site files, including the HTML, will be hosted in the edge location. For example, Hostinger’s business records and TTFB performance are 478ms, while Pressable offers 341ms and WP Engine offers 367ms. However, both the Pressable and WP Engine price starts around $25 per month. So if you are expecting high speed, you should be ready to pay for these plans.
If you are looking for near-perfect uptime on your sites, then Hostinger is not for you. Hostinger records an average uptime of 99.99%. However, as we discussed in the TTFB section above, the uptime of Pressable and WP Engine clocks 100% uptime. So if you have a critical business where uptime matters, then Hostinger is not for you.
Our Verdict
Hostinger Business scores 8 out of 10 with the business plan, ranking at number 5 out of 34 hosts in our 2026 WordPress rankings. It has earned the score because of its strong load handling (31ms, 9/10) and the best global TTFB (223ms, 10/10), which we have experienced at this price point and a reliable uptime of (99.98%, 9/10).
The premium plan is a different product. We rank them at 28th position with an overall score of 6.14/10, as it has a solid TTFB and uptime, but lacks CDN and then it offers average load handling.Â
Our recommendations: If you are starting a new blog or a local business site where your target audience is located around a particular region, then the premium plan best suits you at $1.79/month. If you are building a site that is expected to grow internationally or need to handle traffic spikes, then the Business plan at $2.69 per month is a steal deal. The $0.90 per month difference is the biggest upgrade in our entire ranking.
If Hostinger is not the right fit for any of your needs, then check out GreenGeeks. It scores 7.4/10, ranking 8th out of 34 hosts that you have tested and delivers a perfect 10/10 on load handling. It also includes daily backups and starts at $2.95 per month.Â
Mohan Raj is the founder of Hostingstep.com, where he oversees the independent testing of 25+ web hosting providers. He conducts 525,600+ performance tests per year across 60+ global locations to measure TTFB speed, uptime, load test, core web vitals, and hardware benchmarks. Each provider is tested using independently purchased hosting accounts, backed by verifiable data.