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Hostinger vs Namecheap

What each costs, whether there's a free plan, and what each is best for, from prices checked on their own sites.

Hostinger and Namecheap at a glance
Fact	Hostinger	Namecheap
From	$2.99/mo	$2.28/mo
Renews at	$10.99/mo	$4.66/mo
Free plan	Yes · 14-day free trial of the builder; 30-day money-back guarantee	Yes · 30-day free trial of shared hosting, one per account
Best for	The lowest price if you commit for four years	The lowest renewal, and a free trial first
Checked	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026
Website	Visit	Visit

The difference in short

Namecheap costs less to start: $2.28/mo against $2.99/mo for Hostinger.
After the first term, Hostinger's cheapest plan renews at $10.99/mo and Namecheap's at $4.66/mo.
Both have a free plan, trial or credit to start with.
Hostinger is best for the lowest price if you commit for four years; Namecheap for the lowest renewal, and a free trial first.

Hostinger plans and prices
Plan	Price	Renews at	Specs / includes	Notes
KVM 1	$6.49/mo	$11.99/mo	1 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe	paid upfront; intro price shown (67% off list $19.49/mo). Initial term length is not stated on the VPS page. Page says 'Renews at $11.99/mo for 2 years. Cancel anytime.' Free domain for 1 year, free weekly backups.
KVM 2	$8.99/mo	$14.99/mo	2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe	paid upfront; intro price (63% off list $24.49/mo); initial term length not stated. Labelled 'Most popular'. Renews at $14.99/mo for 2 years.
KVM 4	$12.99/mo	$28.99/mo	4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe	paid upfront; intro price (70% off list $42.99/mo); initial term length not stated. Renews at $28.99/mo for 2 years (2.2x the intro price).
KVM 8	$25.99/mo	$49.99/mo	8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe	paid upfront; intro price (65% off list $73.99/mo); initial term length not stated. Renews at $49.99/mo for 2 years.
Premium (web hosting)	$2.99/mo	$10.99/mo	20 GB SSD	48-month term, $143.52 paid upfront (list $575.52, 75% off). Free domain 1st year, 30-day money-back guarantee. Monthly payment exists per FAQ but its price was not read.
Unlimited (web hosting)	$3.99/mo	$16.99/mo	50 GB NVMe	48-month term, $191.52 paid upfront (list $911.52, 79% off). There is NO plan called 'Business' on the current page. The plan lineup is Premium / Unlimited / Cloud Startup, so 'Unlimited' appears to be the replacement for Business.

Namecheap plans and prices
Plan	Price	Renews at	Specs / includes	Notes
Stellar	$2.28/mo	$4.66/mo	20 GB SSD	yearly billing, after a free 30-day trial. Renews at $55.88/year (shown here per month). 2-year term: $1.88/mo. Monthly: $5.88/mo.
Stellar Plus	$2.98/mo	$7.12/mo	Unmetered SSD (fair-use policy)	yearly billing, after a free 30-day trial. Renews at $85.44/year. 2-year term: $2.28/mo. Monthly: $7.88/mo. Includes AutoBackup.
Stellar Business	$4.98/mo	$10.74/mo	50 GB SSD	yearly billing, after a free 30-day trial. Renews at $128.88/year. 2-year term: $4.48/mo. Monthly: $11.88/mo. Includes AutoBackup.

Stellar has no AutoBackup; it comes with Stellar Plus and Stellar Business
The 30-day money-back guarantee applies only to accounts that did not start with the free trial
.com renews at $18.48/year after the $11.28 first year (25% off $14.98)

Cheapest first where the prices compare.

Which is cheaper, Hostinger or Namecheap?

Namecheap costs less to start: $2.28/mo against $2.99/mo for Hostinger. Prices checked Oct 18, 2026 on each company's own site.

Do Hostinger and Namecheap have a free plan?

Hostinger: 14-day free trial of the builder; 30-day money-back guarantee. Namecheap: Yes. 30-day free trial of shared hosting, one per account.

What else should I compare with Hostinger and Namecheap?

Other web hosting options we've checked: Hosting.com ($1.99/mo), DreamHost ($2.89/mo), GreenGeeks ($2.95/mo), HostGator ($3.75/mo).

Built from the prices and facts we checked on each company's own site. We haven't tested either hands-on.How we work