--- title: "Hostinger vs FastComet: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/fastcomet-vs-hostinger" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/fastcomet-vs-hostinger" author: "Jennifer T." generated: "2026-10-15" note: "Markdown twin generated at build time from the same content as the HTML page. The HTML page is canonical." --- # Hostinger vs FastComet Hostinger and FastComet compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Hostinger scores higher overall. By [Jennifer T.](https://hostidea.com/authors/jennifer-t) ยท Updated Oct 13, 2026 We may earn a commission when you buy through our links. Rankings come from the published methodology and sourced data, not from commissions. [Disclosure](https://hostidea.com/disclosure). ## Verdict [8.0 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger)Wins overall Very cheap on a 48-month term, with an easy custom panel; the entry plan cuts backups and email [7.5 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) cPanel hosting on LiteSpeed with 30 daily offsite backups and 12 locations; small disks, now part of World Host Group Hostinger wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.0 vs 7.5). ## How do the scores compare? Hostinger leads on 4 sub-scores, FastComet on 1. Higher is better. | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 7.0 | | Support | 8.0 | 7.0 | | Features | 7.5 | 8.0 | | Value | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Ease of use | 8.0 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.96% | 99.80% | | Response time (published)HostingStep vs HostingStep; methods differ | 447 ms | 496 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, FastComet is cheaper ($9.95/mo vs $10.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (Hostinger) and Oct 13, 2026 (FastComet). USD. | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Premium | Starter | | Intro price | $2.99/mo | $1.99/mo | | Renewal price | $10.99/mo | $9.95/mo | | Required term | 48 months | 12 months | | Websites | 3 | 1 | | Storage | 20 GB | 10 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | First year only, on 12-month and longer terms | No | | Free SSL | Yes | Yes | | Backups | Weekly on Premium; daily on Unlimited and Cloud Startup | Not stated | | 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% website availability excluding maintenance; 10% of the monthly fee credited per hour of downtime, up to 100% | | Choice of data center | 12 regions across North America, Europe, Asia and South America | Six locations at shared checkout (Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Sydney, Mumbai); 12 locations across all products | | Phone support | No | 24/7, +1 855 818 9717 | | Windows hosting | No | No | | Daily offsite backups | Not stated | Up to 30 daily backups in a separate data center, unlimited full or incremental restores from the web interface | | Free migration | Not stated | Website and server migrations by staff | | Web server | Not stated | LiteSpeed Enterprise with the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, AMD EPYC CPUs, NVMe storage | | Malware scanner | Not stated | Yes | | Node.js and SSH | Not stated | Yes | | Resource policy | Not stated | No constant utilisation of 80% of plan resources for an hour; 400 emails per hour; 10 simultaneous IMAP/POP3 connections; slow queries under 1% a day | ## Company facts | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | hPanel (Hostinger's own panel) | cPanel | | Data centers | 12 | 12 | | Support channels | chat, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2004 | 2013 | Visit Hostinger (affiliate link: /go/hostinger)Visit FastComet (affiliate link: /go/fastcomet)