Head-to-head
Kinsta vs Hostinger
Two of the most-considered options in their category. Compared on the same scoring scale, here's the honest breakdown.
★ Winner
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Kinsta
Kinsta
RC Score
8.4/10
Starts at
$35/mo intro
Premium managed WordPress hosting powered by Google Cloud with isolated containers and enterprise support
See Kinsta review →vs
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Hostinger
Hostinger
RC Score
8.3/10
Starts at
$1.99/mo intro
Ultra-affordable shared, cloud and VPS hosting with rapid performance and intuitive controls
See Hostinger review →Round by round
Scoreboard Kinsta 3–1
7.0/10
Value
★8.5/10
9.2/10★
Features
8.2/10
8.8/10★
Ease of use
8.7/10
9.1/10★
Support
7.5/10
0.0/10
Deal strength
0.0/10
0.0/10
User feedback
0.0/10
ReviewCost analysis
What each one actually costs
Calculated from each vendor's published prices. A dash means the vendor does not publish enough to work it out.
| Kinsta | Hostinger | |
|---|---|---|
Entry price (paid) Cheapest plan that costs money | $35 | $2.69 |
Free plan | No | No |
How it is charged Decides what a team pays | Tiered | Tiered |
Monthly, 5 people | $35 | $1.99 |
Monthly, 10 people | $35 | $1.99 |
Monthly, 50 people | $35 | $1.99 |
Three-year total, 10 people | $1260 | $71.64 |
Renewal price published | Not published | Yes |
Pick by need
Which one is right for you?
There's rarely a universal winner. Here's who wins for which use case.
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Small personal site
Pick Hostinger
Wins on value (8.5/10)
K
Small business
Pick Kinsta
Wins on support (9.1/10)
K
E-commerce store
Pick Kinsta
Wins on features (9.2/10)
K
Developer / power user
Pick Kinsta
Wins on features (9.2/10)
K
Complete beginner
Pick Kinsta
Wins on ease (8.8/10)
K
Need to scale fast
Pick Kinsta
Wins on deal strength (0.0/10)
How to choose between them
The trade-offs that follow from the figures above, rather than a single winner.
- Hostinger starts cheaper — $2.69 a month against $35 for Kinsta.
- At ten people the gap is $33.01 a month, in Hostinger's favour — the pricing models diverge as the team grows.
- Their scores are within half a point of each other, so neither is the obvious choice on our scoring alone.
Scores follow our published methodology. Prices come from each vendor’s own pricing page — see the source and date on Kinsta and Hostinger.