--- title: "Hostinger vs Liquid Web: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hostinger-vs-liquidweb" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hostinger-vs-liquidweb" 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 Liquid Web Hostinger and Liquid Web 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 14, 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 [7.7 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) Lansing's managed host since 1997: WordPress plans from $9 with Cloudflare edge CDN and a 100% network SLA, no refunds 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, Liquid Web on 1. Higher is better. | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 8.0 | | Support | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Features | 7.5 | 8.5 | | Value | 8.0 | 7.0 | | Ease of use | 8.0 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 8.0 | 7.7 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs HostingStep 365 d; methods differ | 99.96% | 99.99% | | Response time (published)HostingStep vs HostingStep; methods differ | 447 ms | 496 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, Liquid Web is cheaper ($9.00/mo vs $10.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (Hostinger) and Oct 14, 2026 (Liquid Web). USD. | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Premium | Essentials WordPress | | Intro price | $2.99/mo | $9.00/mo | | Renewal price | $10.99/mo | $9.00/mo | | Required term | 48 months | 1 months | | Websites | 3 | 1 | | Storage | 20 GB | 15 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 0 days | ## What does each include? | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | First year only, on 12-month and longer terms | No | | Free SSL | Yes | Free SSL certificates on the WordPress plans | | Backups | Weekly on Premium; daily on Unlimited and Cloud Startup | Daily backups kept 7, 14 or 30 days by tier; Acronis backup storage on managed VPS | | 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% network uptime in the SLA with credits up to the monthly charge, claimed within days of an outage; the managed VPS page states 99.9% server uptime | | Choice of data center | 12 regions across North America, Europe, Asia and South America | Not stated | | Phone support | No | 24/7 by phone, chat and ticket | | Windows hosting | No | On VPS and dedicated servers | | Free migration | Not stated | A self-serve migration tool and migration by a person on every WordPress plan | | Free CDN | Not stated | Edge CDN powered by Cloudflare on every WordPress plan; CDN overage is usage-billed | | Caching | Not stated | Object Cache Pro on every WordPress plan | | Staging | Not stated | Staging sites with visual comparison on Pro and Elite; not on Essentials | | Security | Not stated | DDoS protection, WAF, Kadence Security Pro and daily malware scans on every plan; Patchstack virtual patching on Elite | | Resource limits | Not stated | WordPress plans are sized by visitors (50,000 a month on the entry tiers), shared storage and bandwidth; managed VPS plans state vCPU, RAM, SSD and bandwidth | | Data center choice | Not stated | Lansing, Phoenix, Ashburn and Amsterdam, selected on the purchase screen where a plan offers it | | Managed VPS | Not stated | Fully managed from $72 a month for 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD and 3 TB; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk; Windows available | ## Company facts | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | hPanel (Hostinger's own panel) | Liquid Web's own platform for WordPress plans; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk on VPS | | Data centers | 12 | 4 | | Support channels | chat, email, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2004 | 1997 | Visit Hostinger (affiliate link: /go/hostinger)Visit Liquid Web (affiliate link: /go/liquidweb)