--- title: "Hostinger vs NameHero: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hostinger-vs-namehero" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hostinger-vs-namehero" 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 NameHero Hostinger and NameHero 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 [7.3 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) cPanel host since 2015 with NVMe, LiteSpeed and stated cores and RAM: cheap for three years, four times the price after Hostinger wins 5 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.0 vs 7.3). ## How do the scores compare? Hostinger leads on 5 sub-scores, NameHero on 1. Higher is better. | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 6.5 | | Support | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Features | 7.5 | 8.0 | | 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) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 8.0 | 7.3 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.96% | 99.98% | | Response time (published)HostingStep vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 447 ms | 24 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, Hostinger is cheaper ($10.99/mo vs $11.64/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (Hostinger) and Oct 14, 2026 (NameHero). USD. | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Premium | Starter Cloud | | Intro price | $2.99/mo | $2.91/mo | | Renewal price | $10.99/mo | $11.64/mo | | Required term | 48 months | 36 months | | Websites | 3 | 1 | | Storage | 20 GB | 25 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | First year only, on 12-month and longer terms | Turbo Cloud and Business Cloud on a 24 or 36-month term; not on Starter or Plus | | Free SSL | Yes | Free and auto-renewing SSL on every plan | | Backups | Weekly on Premium; daily on Unlimited and Cloud Startup | Nightly and weekly backups listed in the comparison table; HeroVault offsite backups with 30 days of retention cost $6.99 a month in the cart | | 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 | No | | Choice of data center | 12 regions across North America, Europe, Asia and South America | Not stated | | Phone support | No | 1-855-984-6263, 9 AM to 5 PM Central per the about page; chat and tickets around the clock | | Windows hosting | No | Not stated | | Free migration | Not stated | Complimentary migrations by the Level III team | | Free CDN | Not stated | QUIC.cloud CDN listed in the comparison table | | Caching | Not stated | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed Cache; the Turbo tier on the two upper plans | | Staging | Not stated | No | | Email | Not stated | Unlimited accounts; mailbox quota 1 GB on Starter, 2 GB on Plus, unlimited above; 50 or 350 emails an hour | | Guaranteed resources | Not stated | Cores and RAM printed per plan, 1 and 1 GB up to 4 and 4 GB, on a partitioned cloud environment | | Data center choice | Not stated | US (Lenexa, Kansas), London and Canada on the plan cards; the comparison table lists US for every plan | | SSH | Not stated | Jailed SSH access listed in the comparison table | | Security | Not stated | Security Shield on every plan; HeroGuard with premium SSL, malware scanning and monitoring costs $9.99 a month in the cart | ## Company facts | | [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | hPanel (Hostinger's own panel) | cPanel | | Data centers | 12 | 3 | | Support channels | chat, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2004 | 2015 | Visit Hostinger (affiliate link: /go/hostinger)Visit NameHero (affiliate link: /go/namehero)