Hostinger Pricing (September 2026): Intro vs. Renewal vs. Real 3-Year Cost
Prices checked on hostinger.com, September 26, 2026, USD: Premium is $2.99/mo intro, renewing at $10.99/mo (3 websites, 20 GB SSD). Unlimited is $3.99/mo intro, renewing at $16.99/mo (unlimited websites, 50 GB NVMe). Cloud Startup is $7.99/mo intro, renewing at $25.99/mo (unlimited websites, 100 GB NVMe). Every intro price requires prepaying a 48-month term — that's the detail Hostinger's own pricing page states in small print but doesn't total up for you.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest entry: Premium at $2.99/mo, but capped at 3 websites and 20 GB SSD storage.
- Best value if you'll add sites: Unlimited at $3.99/mo removes the site cap for $1/mo more during the intro term.
- The renewal jump is real: 2.5–3.6x the intro rate once your prepaid term ends, on every plan.
- The catch behind the headline price: the advertised rate requires a 48-month prepay. Hostinger's page doesn't show what that costs in total — we do, below.
How this page prices Hostinger
Every number on this page comes directly from hostinger.com's published shared hosting pricing, read live on September 26, 2026. We didn't average it with a review site's cached price, and we didn't use a promo email rate — this is the current storefront price in USD. Hostinger updates pricing periodically, so treat any date more than a few months old as stale and re-check at checkout before you buy.
The one thing the vendor page doesn't spell out is what the advertised rate actually costs you across a real ownership window, because the "$2.99/mo" headline is tied to a 48-month prepay, not a monthly bill. Below is the math Hostinger doesn't do for you.
Hostinger shared plans: intro, renewal, and total cost
| Plan | Intro price | Renewal price | Cost, first 36 months* | Sites | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium | $2.99/mo | $10.99/mo | $107.64 | 3 | 20 GB SSD |
| Unlimited | $3.99/mo | $16.99/mo | $143.64 | Unlimited | 50 GB NVMe |
| Cloud Startup | $7.99/mo | $25.99/mo | $287.64 | Unlimited | 100 GB NVMe |
*"Cost, first 36 months" assumes you buy the 48-month term at the intro rate and use the first 36 months of it — the realistic apples-to-apples 3-year number, computed from hostinger.com's own published intro rate (intro price × 36). It is not a Hostinger-stated figure. All prices checked on hostinger.com, September 26, 2026, USD, US storefront. Affiliate disclosure.
What happens after month 36 — and after month 48
Because the intro rate is locked to a 48-month purchase, you have two honest paths once you understand the math. Either you pay for the full 48 months up front — Premium totals $143.52, Unlimited $191.52, Cloud Startup $383.52 — and get 12 extra months of hosting beyond the 3-year mark for the same intro rate. Or your term ends (at 12, 24, or 48 months depending what you selected at checkout) and Hostinger renews you at the published renewal rate: $10.99/mo ($131.88/yr) on Premium, $16.99/mo ($203.88/yr) on Unlimited, or $25.99/mo ($311.88/yr) on Cloud Startup.
Hostinger's checkout also offers shorter commitment lengths (Hostinger has historically offered 1, 12, 24, and 48-month terms), but the shorter the term, the higher the monthly rate — the $2.99/$3.99/$7.99 headline numbers above are specifically the 48-month rate. We could not pull exact 12- and 24-month rates from the public pricing page without going through checkout with a real cart, so don't take the headline number as what a 12-month plan costs; confirm the exact per-term rate at checkout before paying.
What actually changes between Premium, Unlimited, and Cloud Startup
The plan names describe the ceiling, not the typical use. Premium is priced for someone running one to three small sites and is the cheapest way onto Hostinger's LiteSpeed shared stack. Unlimited removes the site cap and moves you from SSD to NVMe storage — worth the extra dollar a month the moment you're running more than three sites, or plan to. Cloud Startup is a different tier of hardware (Hostinger markets it as cloud hosting rather than shared), with more storage headroom and a materially higher renewal — it's the plan to pick if you expect real traffic growth, not a first small site.
All three plans, per hostinger.com's published feature list checked September 26, 2026, include a free domain for the first year, a free SSL certificate, a CDN, and Hostinger's AI tools (Premium: 5 credits; Unlimited and Cloud Startup: 15 credits). Backup frequency differs: Premium gets weekly backups, Unlimited and Cloud Startup get daily backups with restore.
How Hostinger's pricing compares
If you're deciding against a specific competitor, we've done the same live-checked pricing exercise head to head: see Hostinger vs. Bluehost, Hostinger vs. SiteGround, and Hostinger vs. HostGator. If you already know you want Hostinger and are past the pricing question, our best WordPress hosting guide covers setup and use cases in depth.
Hostinger pricing FAQ
How much does Hostinger cost per month?
As published on hostinger.com, checked September 26, 2026: Premium starts at $2.99/mo, Unlimited at $3.99/mo, and Cloud Startup at $7.99/mo. Every one of those requires prepaying a 48-month term in USD; a shorter commitment costs more per month.
What is Hostinger's renewal price?
Published renewal rates, checked September 26, 2026: $10.99/mo for Premium, $16.99/mo for Unlimited, and $25.99/mo for Cloud Startup — 2.5 to 3.6 times the intro rate once your prepaid term ends.
How much does Hostinger cost over 3 years?
Buying the 48-month term and using the first 36 months of it: $107.64 for Premium, $143.64 for Unlimited, $287.64 for Cloud Startup — the intro rate held for all three years. Computed from hostinger.com's published intro pricing, not a Hostinger-stated total.
Why does Hostinger's price go up after checkout?
It doesn't move after checkout. The advertised rate requires the 48-month prepay shown on hostinger.com; the increase people notice is the scheduled renewal once that term ends, disclosed at checkout before payment.
Which Hostinger plan is the best value?
Premium is cheapest for one to three sites. Unlimited removes the site cap and adds NVMe storage for $1/mo more during the intro term — better value the moment you run more than three sites.
Bottom line
Hostinger's headline prices are real, but they're 48-month prices, and the renewal jump that surprises people is disclosed, not hidden — it's just not totaled up anywhere on Hostinger's own page. If a small site is all you need, Premium at $2.99/mo intro ($10.99/mo renewal) is still one of the cheapest credible ways onto managed shared hosting. If you'll run more than 3 sites, spend the extra dollar on Unlimited from the start rather than migrating later.