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Hostinger Plans Compared (2026): Premium vs Unlimited vs Cloud

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Short answer: Pick Premium if you have 1 to 3 small sites: it costs $95.52 for four years. Pick Unlimited if you need more than 3 sites or daily backups: it costs $38.40 more over four years. Pick Cloud Startup only for a busy store or an agency with many client sites. Hostinger's old Business plan no longer shows on its pricing page. Unlimited sits in its place.

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Hostinger sells three web hosting plans. This page helps you pick one. If you’re still deciding whether to use Hostinger at all, read our Hostinger review first.

Prices were checked on Hostinger’s site on November 8, 2026, with our referral link, during the Black Friday sale. Check the price at checkout.

Hostinger plans side by side

Premium Unlimited Cloud Startup
Price for 48 months $95.52 ($1.99/mo) $133.92 ($2.79/mo) $383.52 ($7.99/mo)
Renews at $10.99/mo $16.99/mo $25.99/mo
Websites 3 Unlimited Unlimited
Storage 20 GB SSD 50 GB NVMe 100 GB NVMe
Backups Weekly Daily, easy restore Daily and on demand
Email inboxes 2 per site, free for 1 year Unlimited, free for 1 year Unlimited, free for 1 year
Free domain 1 year 1 year 1 year
CDN Yes Yes Yes
Email marketing AI email marketing Free for 1 year, up to 100 subscribers Free for 1 year, up to 100 subscribers
Server Shared Shared Cloud (more power set aside for you)

“Unlimited” features follow Hostinger’s Fair Usage Policy. Normal websites are fine. Very heavy use can be limited.

Which Hostinger plan should you pick?

Answer these three questions in order.

  1. Do you run an online store with lots of visitors, or more than about 10 client sites? Pick Cloud Startup. It has its own share of power, so a busy day won’t slow you down.
  2. Do you need more than 3 websites, or do you change your site every day? Pick Unlimited. You get daily backups, so you lose at most one day of work if something breaks.
  3. Everyone else: pick Premium. It is enough for a blog, a small business site or a portfolio.

You can move up to a bigger plan later. You don’t have to guess right on day one.

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Premium vs Unlimited (the old Business plan)

Unlimited costs $38.40 more over the first four years. For that, you get:

The bigger gap comes later. Unlimited renews at $16.99 a month, which is $6 a month more than Premium. If you only need one site and weekly backups feel fine, Premium is the smarter buy.

What happened to Hostinger Business? Hostinger’s pricing page now shows Premium, Unlimited and Cloud Startup. The Business plan is no longer listed. If you see a “Business” plan on an old review, compare it to Unlimited.

What each plan costs over 8 years

The renewal price matters more than the sale price if you keep your site a long time. Hostinger says each plan renews “for the same term,” so this assumes you renew for another 48 months.

Plan First 4 years Next 4 years 8-year total
Premium $95.52 $527.52 $623.04
Unlimited $133.92 $815.52 $949.44
Cloud Startup $383.52 $1,247.52 $1,631.04

When you need a VPS instead

A web hosting plan is for websites. If you want to run an app or an AI agent that stays on all day, you want a VPS. A VPS (virtual private server) is a private server you control. Hostinger’s KVM 2 VPS has 8 GB of memory and renews at $14.99 a month. Read our guide to the best VPS for OpenClaw.

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FAQ

Can I switch Hostinger plans later? Yes. You can upgrade from your Hostinger dashboard, called hPanel.

Is the Hostinger domain really free? For the first year, yes. After that, you pay the normal yearly price for your domain.

Does Hostinger charge for email? Email is free for the first year on all three plans. After that, Premium inboxes cost extra each month.

Do I have to pay for 4 years up front? No, but you should if you want the lowest price. Shorter terms cost more per month.

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