Hostinger vs Namecheap
Hostinger and Namecheap 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
HostingerWins overall
Very cheap on a 48-month term, with an easy custom panel; the entry plan cuts backups and email
The Phoenix registrar's cPanel hosting: three sites for $5.88 at renewal, a 30-day free trial and four data centers
Hostinger wins 5 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.0 vs 6.9).
How do the scores compare?
Hostinger leads on 5 sub-scores, Namecheap on 0. Higher is better.
Which one is faster and more reliable?
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Namecheap is cheaper ($5.88/mo vs $10.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
What does each include?
| Hostinger | Namecheap | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year only, on 12-month and longer terms | No |
| Free SSL | Yes | 50 standard certificates for one year on every plan, installed automatically |
| Backups | Weekly on Premium; daily on Unlimited and Cloud Startup | Twice a week on Stellar (restored by ticket); Stellar Plus and Business add AutoBackup with 6 daily, 3 weekly and 5 monthly copies |
| 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 | 100% monthly on shared plans; one day of service added per hour of unscheduled downtime, up to one month, claimed by ticket within 10 days |
| Choice of data center | 12 regions across North America, Europe, Asia and South America | Not stated |
| Phone support | No | No |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Free migration | Not stated | cPanel-to-cPanel transfers free; manual migration case by case |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Supersonic CDN with DDoS protection, for domains on Namecheap's hosting nameservers |
| Caching | Not stated | No |
| Staging | Not stated | No |
| SSH and languages | Not stated | Jailshell SSH, PHP, Perl, Python, Node.js and Ruby scripts |
| Security | Not stated | Imunify360 (malware scanning, intrusion prevention, machine-learning firewall), KernelCare patching, account isolation, cPanel two-factor login |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Phoenix, Amsterdam, Singapore or Farnborough at checkout; moving an account later is a billing request |
| Website builder | Not stated | Sitejet AI website builder and an AI assistant for WordPress on every plan |
| Dedicated IP | Not stated | $4.00 a month add-on |