Hostinger vs SiteGround
A comparison of Hostinger and SiteGround built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
- Pick Hostinger if
- Small sites where the recurring cost matters most and a control panel is preferred to a command line. Cron jobs are available through hPanel.
- Pick SiteGround if
- Shared hosting with Git available over SSH and a visual interface on top, across eleven data centre locations. Cron jobs are configured in Site Tools.
7 sourced criteria separate them:
- Entry paid plan
- Hostinger: $10.99/month on renewal (Premium plan)
- SiteGround: $17.99/month on renewal ($3.99/mo intro, prepaid 12 months)
- When you exceed a cap
- Hostinger: Throttled or errored rather than billed: exceeding CPU slows the site, exceeding RAM or process limits returns 503 errors, and exceeding the inode limit blocks new file creation
- SiteGround: Access to the website may be limited after early warnings, rather than billed as an overage
- Storage (entry plan)
- Hostinger: 20 GB SSD storage on the Premium plan (cheapest paid shared web hosting plan)
- SiteGround: 10 GB Premium Google storage on the StartUp plan (cheapest paid shared hosting plan)
- Memory (entry plan)
- Hostinger: 2 GB memory (RAM) and a PHP memory limit of 1536 MB on the Premium web hosting plan
- SiteGround: Up to 768MB RAM per process on SiteGround shared web hosting, which includes the StartUp plan
- Sites or apps included
- Hostinger: 3 websites on the Premium plan (cheapest paid shared web hosting plan)
- SiteGround: 1 website on the StartUp plan (cheapest paid shared hosting plan)
- File or inode limit
- Hostinger: 400 000 inodes on the Premium web hosting plan
- SiteGround: 200000 inodes per account on the StartUp plan
- Regions
- Hostinger: Europe: France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom; Asia: India, Indonesia, Malaysia; North America: USA (Phoenix, Boston, Asheville); South America: Brazil
- SiteGround: 11 locations: Ashburn (Virginia, US), Council Bluffs (Iowa, US), Dallas (Texas, US), Los Angeles (California, US), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Eemshaven (Netherlands), Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France), Sydney (Australia), Singapore (Singapore)
At a glance.
| Criterion | Hostinger | SiteGround |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Entry paid plan | $10.99/month on renewal (Premium plan) | $17.99/month on renewal ($3.99/mo intro, prepaid 12 months) |
| When you exceed a cap | Throttled or errored rather than billed: exceeding CPU slows the site, exceeding RAM or process limits returns 503 errors, and exceeding the inode limit blocks new file creation | Access to the website may be limited after early warnings, rather than billed as an overage |
| Limits | ||
| Storage (entry plan) | 20 GB SSD storage on the Premium plan (cheapest paid shared web hosting plan) | 10 GB Premium Google storage on the StartUp plan (cheapest paid shared hosting plan) |
| Memory (entry plan) | 2 GB memory (RAM) and a PHP memory limit of 1536 MB on the Premium web hosting plan | Up to 768MB RAM per process on SiteGround shared web hosting, which includes the StartUp plan |
| Sites or apps included | 3 websites on the Premium plan (cheapest paid shared web hosting plan) | 1 website on the StartUp plan (cheapest paid shared hosting plan) |
| File or inode limit | 400 000 inodes on the Premium web hosting plan | 200000 inodes per account on the StartUp plan |
| Deployment | ||
| Scheduled jobs | Supported | Supported |
| Infrastructure | ||
| Regions | Europe: France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom; Asia: India, Indonesia, Malaysia; North America: USA (Phoenix, Boston, Asheville); South America: Brazil | 11 locations: Ashburn (Virginia, US), Council Bluffs (Iowa, US), Dallas (Texas, US), Los Angeles (California, US), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Eemshaven (Netherlands), Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France), Sydney (Australia), Singapore (Singapore) |
Where they differ.
Entry paid plan
- Hostinger
- $10.99/month on renewal (Premium plan)
- SiteGround
- $17.99/month on renewal ($3.99/mo intro, prepaid 12 months)
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Web Hosting — Fast, Secure & Affordable | Hostinger ↗
“Renews at $10.99/mo.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- Web Hosting Crafted For Top Website Performance & Speed - SiteGround ↗
“$3.99/mo. Renews at $17.99/mo. Prepaid for 12 months.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
When you exceed a cap
- Hostinger
- Throttled or errored rather than billed: exceeding CPU slows the site, exceeding RAM or process limits returns 503 errors, and exceeding the inode limit blocks new file creation
- SiteGround
- Access to the website may be limited after early warnings, rather than billed as an overage
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- What to do if your hosting plan limits are reached in Hostinger ↗
“When your hosting plan reaches the limit of processes or RAM, your website visitors may encounter the 503 Service Unavailable error.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
- What is a "Fair Use" of SiteGround Web Hosting Services? - SiteGround KB ↗
“in case of an extreme or repetitive over-usage, we may need to limit the access to your website until you take action”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Storage (entry plan)
20 GB SSD storage on the Premium plan (cheapest paid shared web hosting plan)
10 GB Premium Google storage on the StartUp plan (cheapest paid shared hosting plan)
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Web Hosting - Hostinger ↗
“20 GB SSD storage”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- Web Hosting - SiteGround ↗
“10 GB Premium Google storage”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
Memory (entry plan)
- Hostinger
- 2 GB memory (RAM) and a PHP memory limit of 1536 MB on the Premium web hosting plan
- SiteGround
- Up to 768MB RAM per process on SiteGround shared web hosting, which includes the StartUp plan
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Parameters and limits of hosting plans in Hostinger ↗
“Memory (RAM): 2 GB / PHP memory limit (MB): 1536”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
- What is a "Fair Use" of SiteGround Web Hosting Services? - SiteGround KB ↗
“we are allocating up to 768MB RAM per process”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Sites or apps included
3 websites on the Premium plan (cheapest paid shared web hosting plan)
1 website on the StartUp plan (cheapest paid shared hosting plan)
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Web Hosting - Hostinger ↗
“3 websites”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- Web Hosting - SiteGround ↗
“Host 1 website with unlimited traffic”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
File or inode limit
400 000 inodes on the Premium web hosting plan
200000 inodes per account on the StartUp plan
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Parameters and limits of hosting plans in Hostinger ↗
“Inodes: 400 000”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
- What is a "Fair Use" of SiteGround Web Hosting Services? - SiteGround KB ↗
“On StartUp plans: 200000 inodes per account”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Regions
- Hostinger
- Europe: France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom; Asia: India, Indonesia, Malaysia; North America: USA (Phoenix, Boston, Asheville); South America: Brazil
- SiteGround
- 11 locations: Ashburn (Virginia, US), Council Bluffs (Iowa, US), Dallas (Texas, US), Los Angeles (California, US), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Eemshaven (Netherlands), Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France), Sydney (Australia), Singapore (Singapore)
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Hostinger server locations ↗
“These locations are available for web and cloud hosting plans: Europe: France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom; Asia: India, Indonesia and Malaysia; North America: USA (Phoenix, Boston, and Asheville); South America: Brazil”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
- Where are SiteGround's servers? ↗
“Currently, SiteGround uses the following data center locations: Ashburn (Virginia, US); Council Bluffs (Iowa, US); Dallas (Texas, US); Los Angeles (California, US); London (UK); Madrid (Spain); Eemshaven (Netherlands); Frankfurt (Germany); Paris (France); Sydney (Australia); Singapore (Singapore)”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
Which should you choose?
Choose Hostinger if…
Small sites where the recurring cost matters most and a control panel is preferred to a command line. Cron jobs are available through hPanel.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose SiteGround if…
Shared hosting with Git available over SSH and a visual interface on top, across eleven data centre locations. Cron jobs are configured in Site Tools.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- Hostinger: The advertised price is introductory. Compare the renewal rate, and note the plan is prepaid across a multi-year term.
- SiteGround: Dynamic page caching on the CDN requires the paid Premium tier, and the advertised price is introductory on a prepaid annual term.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.