If you are lookingof a good web host in 2024, your approach may be hampered by the multitude of offers you find on the internet. Indeed, it can be difficult to navigate, both in terms of quality and price.
This is why in this article, we present to you our complete test and our detailed opinion on the Hostinger web host, which is one of the best (if not the best) currently available. Hostinger is a web hosting service provider, and the company that markets it was established in 2004, initially under the name “Hosting Media”, evolving to become “Hostinger” from 2011.
With these years of experience, Hostinger now has no less than 29 million users around the world, which says a lot about its quality and reliability. So to be sure, discover our Hostinger 2024 review without further delay.
Overall performance
For this Hostinger test, we looked at essential aspects of its performance. Indeed, the quality of services of your web host depends largely on its performance, which is why we propose in this opinion to address the main elements summarizing the overall performance of Hostinger.
Loading speed and availability
For your website to be fast, your host must of course be fast. The same goes for its availability. With Hostinger, the loading speeds are extremely good and ensure smooth navigation on your website.
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Likewise, your server will be very available (over 99.99%). Thus, the risks of your website malfunctioning are very limited. This is worth bringing up because not all web hosts perform equally well.
Server characteristics
To guarantee you optimal use and greater security, Hostinger has several servers in different regions of the world (United Kingdom, Lithuania,UNITED STATES, etc.). This vast geographic presence allows users to enjoy a fast connection and high reliability.
In addition, it is LiteSpeed technology that powers Hostinger's services (it is offered free with most offers). In this way, you are assured of having a server of optimal quality for hosting your website.
All these characteristics already indicate the color of our opinion on Hostinger.
Optimisation pour WordPress
If you want to use WordPress, in our opinion Hostinger is the web host to choose in 2024. Indeed, Hostinger services are optimized for use with WordPress: a team specially dedicated to this task works to make this use even more reliable.
In addition, Hostinger offers “1-click” WordPress installation. So even though in reality it will take a little more than a single click, Hostinger allows you a very simplified installation of WordPress, which will only take you a few minutes, at most.
Security
One of the main advantages of the host is the security it puts in place for your website. Indeed, the latter offers several tools to guarantee your security and that of your website. Among these tools, we can tell you about intelligent firewall rules, the anti-DDoS traffic analyzer or even CloudFlare protection.
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With the same goal of protection against internet threats, the Bitninja or Imunify 360 modules are also available. This way, you will be safe from all threats. In addition, Hostinger offers you a double identification system. This eliminates the possibility of your account being stolen.
Using Hostinger
Now that you know the main characteristics of Hostinger, it seems interesting to move on to the part of this test which focuses on the use of this host.
Simple configuration and fun interface
Hostinger has a major advantage: it is very easy to use.
In fact, even a novice can use it without encountering any problems. Its configuration is very intuitive and guides you smoothly. As for its daily use, the Hostinger interface is, in our opinion, one of the simplest that exists, based on hPanel, a very pleasant “homemade” interface. Indeed, even if you are a beginner, you will be able to find your way without any problem.
In the same way, the most seasoned users will also find what they are looking for. It is from this interface that you will have access to your hosting (or your hosting), but it is also from this administration panel that you will be able to follow your statistics, or even manage aspects such as your invoices or connections on your account. In addition, it is from this same panel that you can carry out the quick installation of WordPress that we talked about above.
Online store and website builder
The possibilities that Hostinger offers you are not limited to web hosting. Indeed, if you do not want to use a CMS (like WordPress for example) you can also configure a website or an online store using this platform.
To do this, simply use the built-in site builder. This tool is very simple to use, and the customization of your site is mainly done through drag and drop movements. You have a wide choice of models and options. However, it should be noted that this solution slightly reduces your possibilities compared to using a CMS.
Support client
Our Hostinger 2024 review wouldn't be complete without dedicating to customer support. Indeed, even if Hostinger remains one of the best web hosts in the world, you may occasionally encounter some problems, or simply have questions about its use.
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First of all, you have at your disposal a very rich FAQ, available from your administration panel. In the same way and for greater efficiency, you have a contact formbut also and above all an online chat.
Even if the lack of telephone support is regrettable, the responsiveness of the online chat is such that it will quickly make you forget this small omission. Indeed, support responds to you 24/7 so that you are never blocked in your use, and that your site is always functional.
Offers and prices
You are now informed about the capacities and performances of Hostinger, let's now see the different hosting plans offered in 2024, and their prices.
Types of accommodation
With Hostinger, you can enjoy a wide choice of hosting. In order to meet all your needs, the platform adapts its offers to all the uses you can make of your accommodation.
Know that whatever your choice, you can apply ourpromo code “IPHON” to get -10% off your order(more information in our article presenting thecode promo Hostinger).
Free hosting
Hostinger is one of the rare hosts who offer a completely free offer, with no time limit. But if the offer seems attractive, it still has some disadvantages. Indeed, this offer is mainly intended to help you discover how the host works before taking out a paid subscription.
In this way, you will be able to benefit from 300MB of disk space, two SQL databases or even 3GB of bandwidth per month. Additionally, you will only be able to host one site. In our opinion, this offer is not sufficient for optimal use, although it is interesting to familiarize yourself with Hostinger before making a final choice.
Shared hosting
Shared hostingdesignates hosting in which several sites use the same server. Hostinger offers three different shared hosting offers. They are also the host's best-selling since they offer the best value for money and are therefore perfect for getting started.
Single accommodation
Offered at the price of €1.49 per month, this subscription is mainly designed for beginners, or in any case people only wishing to host a single website. Additional features of this subscription include an associated email account, bandwidth limited to 100GB and a free SSL certificate.
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As you will have understood, this offer is designed for personal sites or small blogs, but to go further, in our opinion, you will need a superior offer.
His big flaw? Unlike the Premium plan that we will present to you below, it does not allow you to benefit from a free domain name for 1 year. In addition, you will have to deal with a limited number of databases and the fact that you can only host one site with this offer.
Premium hosting
This offer is priced at €2.99 per month and is mainly aimed at personal websites of a slightly larger size. Indeed, this plan offers you to host up to 100 websites, but also unlimited email accounts and bandwidth.
You can also add up to 100 subdomains and benefit from a free domain name. This is the most popular Hostinger shared hosting offer, and for good reason, in our opinion it offers very good value for money.
Whether you are just starting out or have slightly more important needs, we believe that this is the shared hosting offer to favor in 2024.
Business hosting
According to our test, Business hosting is the most advanced offer in this category at Hostinger, offered at the price of €4.49 per month. With this offer you will be able to benefit from unlimited MySQL databases, but also from daily backups, which is the main difference with lower offers.
This type of hosting is designed and optimized for small and medium-sized businesses wishing to develop their business. In our opinion, people who are new to hosting should opt for these plans.
cPanel Hosting
If you absolutely want to administer your site on the cPanel administration panel (rather than hPanel which is offered on all other Hostinger plans), then cPanel hosting may interest you.
There are two of them, as the following screenshot proves:
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If you opt for the “Silver” plan, you will only be able to host one site. Do you need to host at least two sites and want to rely on cPanel? In this case, the Gold plan is for you.
To obtain more information about the plans offered by Hostinger, we strongly advise you to visit the host's website. You will find even more details (in addition to those visible in the image above).
And don't forget: to benefit from the free domain name, you will need to commit to Hostinger for at least one year. The free domain name can also use the extension .fr, .com, .net, etc.
Cloud Hosting
Cloud hosting is a slightly different type of hosting. Indeed, it relies on several different servers. As a result, your website is more responsive and more available.
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At Hostinger, this type of hosting is guaranteed to be up to 3 times faster than standard (shared) hosting. To complete our test, here are the 3 Cloud hosting offers offered by Hostinger.
Start Up
The hosting offer called Startup is priced at €7.45 per month. With this subscription, you can benefit from several advantages such as an unlimited number of websites and bandwidth.
In the same way, you will benefit from a free domain, a dedicated IP address or even the daily backups that we talked about earlier in this Hostinger review. As its name suggests, this offer was designed for Startups, or at least developing companies, in order to meet their needs.
Professional
The top plan at Hostinger is called Professional and it costs €14.95 per month. This is the best-selling Hostinger cloud hosting subscription. In our opinion, this is the best offer in this Hostinger hosting category in terms of price/quality ratio.
In fact, this subscription gives you the advantages of lower plans, but also additional options. For example, your SSD storage increases to 140GB and you access 6GB of RAM.
Cloud global
This Hostinger offer is in our opinion the most advanced in terms of cloud hosting. Powered by Google Cloud, this Hostinger solution is priced at €49.99 per month. This subscription offers you the most comprehensive offering, designed for businesses with greater needs.
In this way, you will have access to many advantages such as 200GB of SSD storage, 16GB of RAM, 8 CPU cores or even an easy website creator.
Email hosting
To promote your brand with every email you send, Hostinger offers you special hosting. This offer includes two subscriptions.
E-mail Business
The E-mail Business hosting offer from Hostinger is priced at €0.99 per month and per mailbox. With this hosting, you will be entitled to 10GB of email storage, anti-virus protection, and an application available on iOS and Android.
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In our opinion, this solution can be interesting for small businesses, but, according to our test, the functionality of this hosting is somewhat limited for larger needs.
Email Company
To go further, Hostinger offers you a more advanced email hosting offer: Enterprise Email. With this subscription, you can have up to 30GB of email storage, unlimited email filters or even integrated calendars and contacts.
In our opinion, this is an offer that is completely suitable for a company whose needs are important, in order to guarantee optimal use of your professional mailboxes. This offer is priced at €2.49 per month.
Special WordPress hosting
As we stated above, Hostinger offers easy installation of WordPress, so it is essential to expose the hosting offers offered specifically for this CMS.
WordPress Premium
WordPress Premium is the Hostinger offer in this review that is most suitable for personal sites developed with WordPress. Indeed, with this offer, you can host up to 100 websites, have 100 email accounts, 100GB of SSD storage or even unlimited bandwidth.
Similarly, WordPress is managed by Hostinger, through which you can easily install the CMS. You can take advantage of this offer for €2.99 monthly.
WordPress Business
To go further, Hostinger offers you an offer designed for more advanced WordPress, priced at €4.49 per month. In fact, this subscription increases the capacities of the previous one, by increasing the SSD storage to 200GB.
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In the same way, when in the WordPress Premium subscription the backups are weekly, here they are carried out daily. In our opinion, this is essential security for your website. This offer is the most popular when it comes to WordPress hosting.
Cloud Startup
If you are a business that generates significant revenue, in our opinion, you should also consider the WordPress Business plan. With this offer, you combine the advantages of the previous solutions, and Hostinger adds additional advantages. For example, you'll benefit from 200GB of SSD storage, the ability to host up to 300 sites, and other advanced features.
VPS Hosting
VPS hosting (for Virtual Private Server or Virtual Private Server) will allow you to obtain a private server, based on Cloud technology. This way, your hosting will have very reliable stability and availability. VPS hosting at Hostinger is quite numerous: there are 4 of them.
To give you a complete opinion, we briefly present them to you:
- The KVM 1 offer, at €4.99 per month.
- The best-selling KVM 2 subscription, which costs €6.99 per month.
- The KVM 4 plan, which costs €10.99 per month.
- And finally KVM 8, the most powerful offer available at €21.99 per month.
The options are all quite similar. For example, they offer you a dedicated IP address, IPv4 and IPv6 support or even a 100MB/s network. However, the higher you go in the offers, the more power (RAM and CPU) and bandwidth you have.
Minecraft Hosting
If you are a die-hard Minecraft player and want to create your own Minecraft server without spending large amounts of money, Hostinger is for you. Indeed, in our opinion, Hostinger is the perfect solution to allow you to take the plunge.
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This host offers you 3 different offers, but which offer the same bases. For example, you will have 99.99% availability, DDoS protection or even automatic backups. To go further in the functionalities, the Hostinger offers are available as follows:
- The Alex plan: priced at €6.99 per month.
- The Creeper plan: offered at €14.99 monthly.
- The Enderman plan: offered at the monthly price of €29.99.
In all cases, you have a 30-day money-back guarantee, so that you can be refunded if the service does not suit you. Which we very much doubt given that we elected him “best host to create a Minecraft server“.
Domain name
We talked about it above in this review and complete test of Hostinger, the host offers you a domain name with your web hosting.You have a very large choice of extensions (“.com”, “.net”, “.online”, etc.) however, you will not be able to have a domain name in “.fr”, which may be slightly disturbing.
To go further and offer you optimal service regarding your domain name, Hostinger offers to protect the personal data contained in your domain (at the price of €5 per month).
Conclusion: our opinion on Hostinger
We hope that this comprehensive Hostinger review has enlightened you about the possibilities that this web host offers you. Following this test, there is no longer any doubt that Hostinger is one of the best hosts available in 2024.
However, there are a few shortcomings that we can point out, such as the absence of telephone support, or even some shortcomings in the French translation of the interface.
Despite these few slight complaints, you can now be sure that the web host Hostinger offers you very advanced features, much superior to those of its main competitors. In the same way, Hostinger offers you very affordable prices. So, what are you waiting for to take advantage of it?
And you, what is your opinion about the web host Hostinger? If you have already had the opportunity to try it, do not hesitate to share your feelings with our readers.
