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Shared, cloud or VPS hosting: which to choose
Choose shared hosting if you have one or a few websites and don't want to touch a server; cloud hosting if your site has serious traffic and you still don't want to administer anything; and a VPS if you need to install your own software or host many projects and you know (or want to learn) how to look after a server.
Updated 2026-11-10 · By Rómulo Felizola · Leer en español
Hostinger's plans, side by side
| Plan | Offer ($/mo) | Term of the offer | Websites | Storage | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium (shared) | $1.99 | 48 months | 3 | 20 GB SSD | — |
| Unlimited (shared) | $2.79 | 48 months | Unlimited | 50 GB NVMe | — |
| Cloud Startup | $7.99 | 48 months | Unlimited | 100 GB NVMe | 4 GB RAM, 4 CPU |
| VPS KVM 1 | $6.49 | 24 months | As many as fit | 50 GB NVMe | 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM |
| VPS KVM 2 | $8.79 | 24 months | As many as fit | 100 GB NVMe | 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM |
US prices from hostinger.com and Hostinger's referral panel, checked November 10, 2026. Shared hosting is shown with a 48-month offer and VPS with a 24-month one. All prices rise on renewal, by a lot: see the real price over the full term.
The rule for choosing
- A business site, WordPress or similar, with nobody technical? Premium or Unlimited. It is the cheapest and there is no server to look after.
- A store or a site with growing traffic, and you don't want to administer a server? Cloud Startup or a larger Cloud plan.
- Custom applications (Node, Python), several projects, automations or a test server? A VPS.
- An agency whose clients want their own access? See agency hosting.
One observation: the cheapest VPS costs more than shared hosting, but a single KVM 2 can host dozens of sites. If you have six or more small sites of your own, the VPS usually comes out cheaper per site; if you have one, it doesn't.
If speed matters for SEO
Our guides on SEOClave cover it: what a hosting needs for SEO and TTFB: what it is and how to reduce it.
What it really costs
The table shows the offer price. After the term it rises, sometimes five-fold on shared hosting. Before deciding on price, read the real price of hosting over the full term.
To start cheap:Shared web hosting at Hostinger
For a site with traffic:Cloud hosting at Hostinger
For custom projects:KVM 2 VPS at Hostinger
Frequently asked questions
What does “unlimited websites” mean?
That the plan puts no cap on the number of websites, but it does cap resources (storage, processes, files). Many heavy sites on a shared plan end up hitting those limits.
How many visitors can each plan handle?
Hostinger gives estimates in some places, but what decides it is how heavy each visit is: a site with caching and few queries handles far more than an unoptimized store.
Can I start on shared and move to a VPS later?
Yes. Moving a site from one host to another is common. If you don't want to do it yourself, it is one of the things our maintenance service (in Spanish) covers, with the move at no extra cost.