Hetzner vs Hostinger

Hetzner is strongest for budget-conscious developers. Hostinger is strongest for budget-conscious site owners. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Hetzner	Hostinger
Starting price	$0.6/mo	$2.99/mo
Best for	Budget-conscious developers EU-based workloads Self-hosters High-performance dedicated servers	Budget-conscious site owners WordPress sites Small business web hosting First-time VPS users
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%	99.9%
Storage	NVME	NVME
Regions	6	10
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Docs, Community forum	24/7 live chat, Ticket, Knowledge base, AI assistant (Kodee)
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001	GDPR
Hidden costs to watch for	Setup fees on dedicated servers (e.g. AX42/AX102 setup fee raised from 39 EUR to 79 EUR in 2026; AX162-R/S setup fee raised from 79 EUR to 159 EUR) Traffic overage billed per GB beyond included pool (20 TB EU, as little as 0.5-1 TB in USA/Singapore regions for some lines) CPX and CCX cloud lines saw very large price increases in the 15 June 2026 adjustment (CCX +2.1x to +2.73x, CPX +2.4x to +2.75x monthly in EU); CX and CAX rose a smaller ~1.3x-1.4x Load Balancer and Volume prices separately increased ~36-39% in an April 2026 adjustment VAT excluded from all listed prices	Displayed price is an introductory promo rate tied to prepaying a 12/24/48-month term; renewal price is 2-4x higher (e.g. VPS KVM 1 renews at $11.99/mo vs $6.49/mo intro) Monthly (1-month) billing is available but at a significantly higher per-month rate than any multi-month term Free domain is only free for the first year; renews at standard domain pricing Dedicated IP, extra backups, and some AI/Vibe coding credits are limited allotments, not unlimited Weekly (not daily) backups on base VPS plans; daily backups reserved for Cloud plans
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18