Hostinger vs Rocket.net
Both are WordPress hosts aimed at agencies, freelancers and growing sites. They differ most on performance, support and scalability.
At a glance
| Hostinger | Rocket.net | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 65/100 | 80/100 Higher |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Paid from | $2.99/mo 48 months upfront, $143.52 total; renews at $10.99/mo | $30/mo monthly; $1 first month |
| Positioning | budget | premium managed |
| Launched | 2004 | — |
| Best for | A first site, or a low-traffic site where cost matters more than headroom. | Site owners who want premium managed WordPress performance with pricing that does not jump at renewal. |
Where each one leads
| Dimension | Hostinger | Rocket.net | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staging environments | 2/5 | 3/5 | Rocket.net |
| Multi-site management | 4/5 | 3/5 | Hostinger |
| Support | 3/5 | 4/5 | Rocket.net |
| Performance | 3/5 | 5/5 | Rocket.net |
| Value for money | 5/5 | 4/5 | Hostinger |
| Ease of use | 4/5 | 4/5 | Tie |
| Scalability | 2/5 | 4/5 | Rocket.net |
Scores are 1–5 per dimension. Hostinger leads on 2 dimensions, Rocket.net on 4. The overall figure weights these for WordPress hosting generally — see methodology.
Pricing
Plans are listed per tool rather than paired row by row — tiers rarely line up, and putting one vendor's second plan beside another's implies an equivalence that is not there.
| Tool | Plan | Per month | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hostinger | Premium | $2.99 | 48 months upfront, $143.52 total; renews at $10.99/mo |
| Unlimited | $3.99 | 48 months upfront, $191.52 total; renews at $16.99/mo | |
| Cloud Startup | $7.99 | 48 months upfront, $383.52 total; renews at $25.99/mo | |
| Rocket.net | Starter | $30 | monthly; $1 first month |
| Pro | $60 | monthly; $1 first month | |
| Business | $100 | monthly; $1 first month | |
| Expert | $200 | monthly; $1 first month |
Pricing checked 23 September 2026 and 24 September 2026 against each vendor's own pricing page. Hostinger: Headline prices need a 48-month term paid upfront; the monthly figure is the total divided by 48. Renewal rates are much higher. Rocket.net: Billed in USD. Yearly billing gives two months free; Rocket.net states it never raises prices at renewal.
Verdict
Hostinger
- +By far the cheapest entry point in this comparison.
- +Email mailboxes are included (free for the first year) — neither Kinsta nor WP Engine offers email at all.
- +The Unlimited plan hosts unlimited sites, with daily backups, for under $4 a month on a long term.
- −The advertised price needs 48 months paid upfront, and renews at $10.99–$25.99 a month depending on plan.
- −The entry Premium plan runs on SSD storage with weekly, not daily, backups.
Rocket.net
- +No renewal price increases, and the first month costs $1.
- +Every plan includes an enterprise CDN, a web application firewall, malware protection and daily backups kept for 30 days.
- +Unlimited free migrations and a 99.99% uptime guarantee on every plan.
- −Starter is $30 a month for one WordPress site with 10 GB of storage.
- −Bandwidth is capped on every plan: 50 GB on Starter and 100 GB on Pro.
Common questions
Is Hostinger cheaper than Rocket.net?
Hostinger starts at $2.99/mo (48 months upfront, $143.52 total; renews at $10.99/mo), and Rocket.net starts at $30/mo (monthly; $1 first month) — so Hostinger is the cheaper entry point. Compare what each includes at that tier, and what it renews at, rather than the headline figure alone.
Which is better, Hostinger or Rocket.net?
On our weighted scoring across the use cases in this category, Rocket.net comes out ahead overall. The honest answer is that it depends on the use case — the tables above break the score down by dimension so you can weight it to your own priorities.
Other comparisons
Sources & verification
- rocket.net — checked 24 September 2026No free plan; the first month costs $1.
- hostinger.com — checked 23 September 2026No free plan; a 30-day money-back guarantee instead.