Web hosting · Comparison
Hostinger vs SiteGround
Hostinger starts at $2.99/mo on a 48-month term and renews at $10.99/mo; SiteGround starts at $2.99/mo billed yearly and renews at $17.99/mo. Over 3 years on 12-month terms, Hostinger (Premium) costs about $312 and SiteGround (StartUp) about $468. Prices checked 9 Oct 2026.
Shared and budget hosting
Low-cost shared and cloud web hosting with free domain, email and SSL, priced on long prepaid terms that renew higher.
$2.99/mo48-month term, renews $10.99/mo
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Premium-leaning shared host on Google Cloud with daily backups and its own Site Tools panel, with a large jump at renewal.
$2.99/mobilled yearly, renews $17.99/mo
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3 years, renewing yearly
- Hostinger Premium, 1 year$312
- SiteGround StartUp, 1 year$468
Side by side
| Hostinger | SiteGround | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $2.99/mo (term: 4 years, renews at $10.99/mo). Price checked . | From $2.99/mo (term: 1 year, renews at $17.99/mo). Price checked . |
| Storage | Premium 20 GB SSD, Unlimited 50 GB NVMe, Cloud Startup 100 GB NVMe | StartUp 10 GB, GrowBig 50 GB, GoGeek 100 GB |
| Monthly visit limit | No stated visitor limit; fair usage policy applies | Unlimited traffic stated on every plan |
| Sites allowed | Premium 3, Unlimited and Cloud Startup unlimited | StartUp 1, GrowBig and GoGeek unlimited |
| Free SSL | Yes | Yes |
| Free domain (first year) | Yes, on yearly or longer plans | Free domain listed on all plans (duration not stated on the page) |
| Backups | Premium weekly, Unlimited daily, Cloud Startup daily and on demand | Free daily backups on all plans; on-demand backups on GrowBig and GoGeek |
| Staging site | Not captured | GrowBig (Staging) and GoGeek (Staging + Git); not StartUp |
| Data centers | Global data centers; choice of server location (number not stated on the pricing page) | Not captured |
Both are Researched from public pricing and specifications; neither has been hands-on tested.
Renewal prices decide this one
On 9 October 2026 Hostinger Premium cost $3.99 a month on a 12-month term and renewed at $10.99. SiteGround StartUp cost $2.99 a month for 12 months and renewed at $17.99. On those terms, three years cost about $312 with Hostinger and $468 with SiteGround.
Hostinger is cheaper still on its 48-month term: $143.52 up front for four years, then $10.99 a month. Hostinger Premium also allows 3 websites and 20 GB of storage, against 1 website and 10 GB on SiteGround StartUp.
Read the full reviews: Hostinger review and SiteGround review.