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HostGator vs Hostinger

HostGatorNewfold
5.7/ 10
Higher score
HostingerIndie
8.9/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: HostGator wins 1, Hostinger wins 3
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricHostGatorHostinger
Score
Winner: right
5.78.9
Δ 90 days
Winner: right
↓ 0.2↑ 0.3
Parent & badge
Winner: right
Newfold DigitalNewfold
IndependentIndie
Founded
20022004
Best for
Hard pass for mostStarter sites / budget
Year-1 price
Winner: left
$30$36
Renewal multiplier
Winner: right
4.8×2×
Tagline
Same parent as BluehostShared / VPS · budget pricing
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
HostGator2 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Cheap intro pricing
  • ✓Some legacy goodwill from pre-EIG era
– Cons
  • ✗Owned by Newfold Digital
  • ✗Performance / uptime worse than parent (Bluehost)
  • ✗Forced upsells throughout
  • ✗Renewal price spikes
Hostinger4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Honest renewal pricing (most budget hosts double on renewal)
  • ✓hPanel is genuinely good
  • ✓LiteSpeed servers across the fleet
  • ✓Frequent legit promos
– Cons
  • ✗Phone support is paid-tier only
  • ✗Limited US/EU data centers vs giants
  • ✗Custom control panel means lock-in
Make the call

Pick one and go.

Both links are affiliate. Score doesn't move because of it.

VisitHostGator ↗Score 5.7VisitHostinger ↗Score 8.9
← Read full HostGator review·Read full Hostinger review →
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