Overview
Finding a high-quality web hosting service can be a daunting task, as your choice will determine where your business or personal website lives online for years to come. Hostinger is an excellent option, as it offers excellent uptime and premium offerings at an affordable price point. However, it lacks some of the features you'd expect in a top-tier web host, such as dedicated hosting and telephone support. For those, you may want to check out Editors' Choice winner, AccuWeb. Hostinger offers shared web hosting, where your website shares a server with other sites, resulting in low-cost web hosting. However, shared hosting may lead to slow loading times or downtime if there's high traffic on one of your cohabitants' sites. Hostinger has three Linux-powered shared web hosting plans: Premium, Business, and Cloud Startup. The Premium plan costs $11.99 per month, or $2.99 per month with a one-year commitment (renewing at $7.99 per month after the first year) and lets you create up to 100 websites and email addresses. It also offers unlimited monthly data transfers and 100GB of storage, along with a free domain name and WHOIS privacy protection. The Business plan, on the other hand, costs $13.99 per month, or $3.99 per month for the first year's commitment (renewing at $8.99 per month after the first year). This plan includes daily backups, Hostinger CDN to speed up your site, and 200GB of NVMe storage, building upon the Premium plan's features.
Features
Hostinger offers Indian users free SSL certificates, business emails, website builders, and user-friendly hosting tools for WordPress, with a 99.9% uptime guarantee across all plans. Here are some of its top features and benefits:
Storage and Bandwidth Limits
Hostinger provides separate SSD storage for website hosting, available in 50GB, 100GB, and 200GB options, while bandwidth limits vary based on the plan chosen. The single plan comes with a 100GB bandwidth limit, while premium and business hosting plans offer unlimited bandwidth.
Ease of Use
Hostinger's web hosting features offer easy navigation, and the company regularly updates its tutorials and FAQs to provide guidance on installation and use. Customer support is available 24/7 via live chat and email, although phone support is not available. Hostinger recommends using its custom-built hPanel, which offers an easy-to-use dashboard and the flexibility to add new features. Users can also opt to use cPanel, which comes with an additional cost starting at INR 139 per month.
hPanel Features
Hostinger's hPanel is a cloud-based control panel that offers a range of features, including:
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File, hosting, email, and FTP management
Bandwidth and disk space monitoring
Domain name search, purchase, and parking
One-click WordPress and Joomla installation
Free migration of existing websites and email accounts
Site plug-in management for WordPress
CPU, memory, storage, and bandwidth usage monitoring
SEO toolkit to improve search engine ranking
File and folder management, with the option to upload to the server remotely
SSL certificate management
Activity log review
Security Features
Hostinger has a dedicated internal security team to protect servers and client databases. Its hPanel features a range of security measures, including:
24/7 server monitoring
Continuous vulnerability scanning
Firewall protection
Anti-malware protection on endpoints and servers
Two-factor authentication
IP address blocking to prevent unauthorized access
Password protection for websites and pages
Restricted file type access
Regular data backups
SSL certificates, cloudflare, and malware protection across all plans