Price on day one
$2.79
against $2.99 for Hostinger
Head to head, renewal included
Hostinger vs Ahosting
Both of us run LiteSpeed, so this one is not about speed. Hostinger Premium asks for 48 months to reach $2.99 and renews at $10.99, uses its own hPanel, and keeps the dedicated IP for its Cloud Startup plan. Ahosting opens at $2.79 and renews at $2.79.
Hostinger figures are their published entry-plan rates, verified 1 September 2026. Ours come from our billing system, so they cannot drift.
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Price at renewal
$2.79
against $10.99, the same plan
Dedicated IP
Included
Hostinger does not include one on this plan
Where Hostinger leads
Global
data centres across Asia, Europe and the Americas
Line by line
Entry plan against entry plan
Ahosting WP Bronze against Hostinger, the plan each of us puts in front of a first-time WordPress customer.
| Feature | Ahosting $2.79/mo same at renewal | Hostinger $2.99/mo then $10.99 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $2.79/mo | $2.99/mo |
| Renewal price | $2.79/mo, unchanged | $10.99/mo |
| Free dedicated IP | Included on Bronze | $7.99 plan and up |
| LiteSpeed with LSCache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Website migration | Free, done for you | Free migration |
| Control panel | cPanel | hPanel, no cPanel |
| Backups | Daily, offsite | Weekly on entry plan |
| Staging tool | All plans | Business plan and up |
| Phone support available | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free SSL certificate | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI website builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.9% |
$2.79/mo, and $2.79/mo again when it renews.
Free dedicated IP, LiteSpeed, cPanel, daily backups, staging and free expert migration, on the entry plan.
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Ahosting prices read live from our billing system. Hostinger prices are their published rates on 1 September 2026 and can change without notice.
Differences that cost money
Where Ahosting is ahead
Not a feature list. The places where the gap changes what you pay or what you have to do yourself.
The renewal is the same number
Hostinger opens at $2.99 and renews at $10.99. Ahosting opens at $2.79 and renews at $2.79. Over three years that is the difference between one predictable invoice and a bill that climbs on the second one.
A dedicated IP, at no extra cost
Hostinger keeps the dedicated IP for its $7.99 plan and up. Ahosting includes one on the entry plan, Bronze, at no extra cost.
cPanel, so the knowledge travels
Hostinger uses hPanel, its own interface. Ahosting uses cPanel. hPanel is pleasant to use, but the knowledge only works at Hostinger.
Migration we do, not a job you run
Ahosting moves the site for you: files, databases and email, with most migrations finished inside twenty minutes and nothing to pay for it. You do not schedule it, you do not test it, you ask and it is done.
Daily backups on the entry plan
Hostinger backs up its entry plan less often than we do, which is days of work at risk. Ahosting takes a daily offsite backup on every plan, including the cheapest one.
A staging site on every plan
Ahosting includes a staging environment on Bronze, Silver and Gold, so a plugin update or a theme change is tested somewhere that is not the live site. Hostinger does not offer that at this tier.
The other side
Where Hostinger is genuinely better
A comparison that only flatters the host who wrote it is worth nothing. These are real, and for some people they decide it.
Data centres close to more of the world
Hostinger runs facilities across Asia, Europe and the Americas. Ahosting is US-based. If most of your readers are in Singapore or Frankfurt, that physical distance is a real advantage and we will not pretend otherwise.
Storage on the entry plan
Hostinger Premium ships 20 GB against our 15 GB on Bronze, and it counts three sites where we count five. If your one site is media heavy and you will never add a second, that is the better shape.
A genuinely well-built panel
hPanel is clean, fast and easier for a first-time user than cPanel. The trade-off is portability, not quality. If you never intend to move hosts, that trade-off costs you nothing.
Straight recommendation
Which one should you actually buy?
Both run WordPress well. The honest split is about what you value in year two, and how much of the setup you want to do yourself.
Choose Ahosting if
- You care what the invoice says in year two, not just year one
- You want a dedicated IP and private nameservers without an add-on line
- You want LiteSpeed and LSCache doing the caching, not a plugin
- You would rather we moved the site than do it yourself
- You already know cPanel, or want to learn the panel that transfers
- You want daily backups and staging on the cheapest plan
Choose Hostinger if
- Your audience is mostly in Asia or Europe
- You want 20 GB on the entry plan rather than 15 GB
- You prefer a simpler panel and do not plan to move hosts
- A 48-month commitment is acceptable to you
If that is you, check the renewal figure on their order form before you commit. It is the number that decides the next three years, and it is not the one on the advert.
Straight answers
Ahosting or Hostinger?
The questions people actually ask before they switch, answered with the numbers rather than around them.
Hostinger is $2.99 a month on a 48-month term and renews at $10.99. Ahosting is $2.79 a month on a 36-month term and renews at $2.79, the price you signed up at. The gap on the first invoice is one thing; the gap on every invoice after it is the one that decides three years.
Not on this plan. Ahosting includes a dedicated IP on Bronze, Silver and Gold at no extra cost. A dedicated IP gives the site a stable address that is not shared with unrelated accounts on the same server.
Neither, meaningfully. Both run LiteSpeed Web Server with LSCache, so the caching layer is the same technology on both sides. Anyone claiming a large speed gap between the two is selling something. The differences here are price at renewal, the control panel, backup frequency and where the dedicated IP sits.
Only from its $7.99 plan upward. Ahosting includes a dedicated IP on the entry plan at $2.79, so you are not paying a tier upgrade to get one.
hPanel is Hostinger’s own interface and it is well designed. cPanel is the industry standard, used by most hosts and assumed by most tutorials and developer documentation. If you expect to stay put forever, hPanel is fine. If you might move, cPanel knowledge travels with you.
Our team does it. You give us access, we move files, databases and email accounts, and most migrations are finished inside twenty minutes. There is no charge, and nothing for you to schedule or test.
Yes. Ahosting offers a 30-day money-back period on the WordPress hosting plans. The terms are shown on the order form before you pay.
Comparing something else
Ahosting against another host
Same format, same billing data, one competitor at a time. The hub page puts all eight in a single table.
One price, first year and after
Move from Hostinger and keep the same price at renewal
Hostinger opens at $2.99 a month and renews at $10.99. WP Bronze opens at $2.79 and renews at $2.79, with a dedicated IP, LiteSpeed and cPanel included. We handle the migration ourselves, free, so moving costs you nothing but the time it takes to ask.
- Free dedicated IP included
- Free expert migration
- Daily backups and staging
- 30-day money-back period
WP Bronze starts from
$2.79 /month
36-month term. Renews at $2.79/mo, no increase and no setup fee.
Introductory pricing depends on the selected billing term. Renewal pricing and money-back eligibility are shown before checkout and governed by the applicable terms.