Hostinger vs SiteGround

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

Feature	Hostinger	SiteGround
Starting price	$2.99/mo	$17.99/mo
Best for	Budget-conscious site owners WordPress sites Small business web hosting First-time VPS users	WordPress sites Small business websites Agencies wanting managed WP WooCommerce stores
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%	not formally published as a credit-backed SLA on marketing pages; SiteGround informally markets high uptime (~99.9%) via status page / blog claims
Storage	NVME	SSD
Regions	10	6
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	24/7 live chat, Ticket, Knowledge base, AI assistant (Kodee)	Ticket, Live chat, Phone (higher tiers/cloud), Docs/Knowledge base
Compliance	GDPR	GDPR
Hidden costs to watch for	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	Renewal prices are 3-6x higher than signup/intro price after the first term (e.g. StartUp $2.99 -> $17.99/mo) Storage and visit caps are enforced per plan tier; exceeding them can trigger upsell prompts Free domain / free migration offers are time-limited promotions, not permanent 12-month (or longer) prepay is required to get the lowest advertised intro rate
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18