Hostinger vs HostArmada
Hostinger and HostArmada compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Hostinger scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
8.0 out of 10
HostingerWins overall
Very cheap on a 48-month term, with an easy custom panel; the entry plan cuts backups and email
7.7 out of 10
cPanel host since 2019 with stated cores and RAM, 7 to 21 daily backups, nine locations and a 45-day refund
Hostinger wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.0 vs 7.7).
How do the scores compare?
Hostinger leads on 4 sub-scores, HostArmada on 1. Higher is better.
| Hostinger | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Uptime | 8.5 (better) | 8.0 |
| Support | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Features | 7.5 | 8.0 (better) |
| Value | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Ease of use | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| Hostinger | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.0 (better) | 7.7 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.96% | 99.99% (better) |
| Response time (published)HostingStep vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 447 ms | 254 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Hostinger is cheaper ($10.99/mo vs $11.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| Hostinger | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Premium | Start Dock |
| Intro price | $2.99/mo | $2.15/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $10.99/mo (better) | $11.95/mo |
| Required term | 48 months | 12 months (better) |
| Websites | 3 | 1 |
| Storage | 20 GB | 15 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 45 days (better) |
What does each include?
| Hostinger | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year only, on 12-month and longer terms | No |
| Free SSL | Yes | Sectigo certificates through cPanel AutoSSL for every domain |
| Backups | Weekly on Premium; daily on Unlimited and Cloud Startup | Daily offsite backups, 7, 14 or 21 kept by plan; one full account copy is promised in the SLA; restores from cPanel |
| Email hosting | 2 mailboxes per website on Premium, unlimited on the other plans; free for the first year | Not stated |
| CDN | Included on Unlimited and Cloud Startup; listed as available on Premium | Not stated |
| Control panel | hPanel, Hostinger's own panel, with an AI assistant | Not stated |
| AI tools | AI website builder credits: 5 on Premium, 15 on the other plans, one-time | Not stated |
| Ecommerce | Available on every plan | Not stated |
| Fair usage limits | 3 GB per database, 300 databases, 300 FTP accounts, 400 cron jobs | Not stated |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% per month; 5% credit of that month's fee, claimed within 30 days | 99.9% per month with a credit of 10% of the monthly fee per hour of downtime, up to 100%, based on HostArmada's own records |
| Choice of data center | 12 regions across North America, Europe, Asia and South America | Not stated |
| Phone support | No | 24/7, a US number, with chat and tickets |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Free migration | Not stated | 1, 3 or 5 website transfers by plan |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Cloudflare is supported; no bundled CDN |
| Caching | Not stated | Static web server cache on Start Dock and Web Warp; static and dynamic caching with Memcached, APC and OPcache on Speed Reaper |
| Staging | Not stated | No |
| SSH, Git, Node.js and Python | Not stated | Every plan, with Perl, WP-CLI, Drush and Composer-style PHP frameworks listed |
| PHP versions | Not stated | 5.6 to 8.3 selectable per account |
| Resource limits | Not stated | Entry processes 20 / 30 / 50, average CPU per day 40% / 60% / 90%, I/O 5 to 6 MB/s, files 250,000 / 350,000 / 500,000 |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Nine locations on five continents, picked at checkout |
| Security | Not stated | Network and web application firewalls, malware scanning and removal, CloudLinux with CageFS, brute-force protection, two-factor login for the client area |
| Website builder | Not stated | A third-party drag-and-drop builder inside cPanel |
Company facts
| Hostinger | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | hPanel (Hostinger's own panel) | cPanel with Softaculous, plus HostArmada's own client dashboard |
| Data centers | 12 (better) | 9 |
| Support channels | chat, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2004 | 2019 |