Hostinger vs AccuWeb Hosting
Hostinger and AccuWeb Hosting 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
New Jersey host since 2003: guaranteed RAM and CPU on shared plans, eight locations, a $2.79 plan that renews at $2.79
Hostinger wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.0 vs 7.6).
How do the scores compare?
Hostinger leads on 4 sub-scores, AccuWeb Hosting on 1. Higher is better.
| Hostinger | AccuWeb Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.5 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Features | 7.5 | 8.0 (better) |
| Value | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Ease of use | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| Hostinger | AccuWeb Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.0 (better) | 7.6 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs TechRadar 7 d; methods differ | 99.96% | 100.00% (better) |
| Response time (published)HostingStep vs TechRadar; methods differ | 447 ms | 285 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, AccuWeb Hosting is cheaper ($2.79/mo vs $10.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| Hostinger | AccuWeb Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Premium | Bootstrap++ |
| Intro price | $2.99/mo | $2.79/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $10.99/mo | $2.79/mo (better) |
| Required term | 48 months | 36 months (better) |
| Websites | 3 | 100 |
| Storage | 20 GB | 25 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |
What does each include?
| Hostinger | AccuWeb Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year only, on 12-month and longer terms | First year on an annual or longer term; the plan cards list .us, .com, .org, .co.uk, .in and .net, the comparison table .com, .net, .biz, .us and .org |
| Free SSL | Yes | Let's Encrypt on every plan; a premium SSL for the first year on Enterprise Pro++ annual terms |
| Backups | Weekly on Premium; daily on Unlimited and Cloud Startup | Free daily backups; any day's copy restored on request |
| 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 percent a month in the terms, with credits of one, two or five days of service depending on the shortfall |
| Choice of data center | 12 regions across North America, Europe, Asia and South America | Not stated |
| Phone support | No | US and UK numbers, 24 hours Monday to Saturday per the contact page; chat and tickets around the clock |
| Windows hosting | No | Not stated |
| Free migration | Not stated | Listed on every plan |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Premium++ and Enterprise Pro++, enabled on request for the main domain |
| Caching | Not stated | LiteSpeed web server with built-in caching |
| Staging | Not stated | No |
| Not stated | 150, 500 or 1,000 accounts with spam filtering; mailbox size 3, 5 or 10 GB | |
| Guaranteed resources | Not stated | Dedicated RAM and vCPU printed per plan (1 GB and 1 vCPU up to 2 GB and 2 vCPU) with IOPS and inode limits |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Eight locations in the order form: Denver, Dallas, London, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney |
| PHP versions | Not stated | PHP 8.1 to 8.4, switchable in cPanel |
| Dedicated IP | Not stated | With the premium SSL on Enterprise Pro++ annual terms, except Johannesburg |
Company facts
| Hostinger | AccuWeb Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | hPanel (Hostinger's own panel) | cPanel |
| Data centers | 12 (better) | 8 |
| Support channels | chat, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2004 | 2003 |