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1. Plans and Pricing
Hostinger lets you save considerably while NameCheap isn’t that “cheap”
Both these providers offer shared, WordPress and email hosting along with VPS. Additionally, NameCheap offers reseller hosting and dedicated servers while Hostinger offers cloud VPS. Shared and WordPress hosting plans of both these providers are available in 3-tiered pricing. Hostinger’s WordPress plans are cheaper (with the 48-month term) than NameCheap’s managed WordPress plans. However, the monthly term is more expensive with Hostinger’s prices being 3-5x of NameCheap hosting renewal prices. Hostinger’s VPS prices are lower than NameCheap’s though you’ll have to make a long-term commitment (quadrennial) to get the cheapest rates. NameCheap offers domains at cheaper rates (especially TLDs like .com, net, etc.) than Hostinger. Both providers offer a 30-day money-back guarantee to let you try their plans risk-free. Hostinger Web Hosting
Plan NameStorageBandwidthFree SSLNumber of SitesPrice
More detailsA free domain name is included with some hosting plans from Hostinger
Namecheap Web Hosting
Plan NameStorageBandwidthNumber of SitesPrice
More detailsA free domain name is included with some hosting plans from Namecheap
2. Features
Hostinger edges past NameCheap due to its slightly better features
Hostinger’s shared plans offer CloudLinux OS, 1X-4X memory and processing power, hPanel (custom-developed control panel), LSCache, SSD disk space, Cloudflare protected nameservers, DNS management, WordPress acceleration (LSCWP), free SSL, free domain (for the first year with annual or longer-term of premium and business plans), 1-click installer with 100+ apps, and a website builder (free for 1 month). With NameCheap’s shared hosting, you’ll get one free domain (with the annual term), free automatic SSL installation (for the first year), auto-backup (for the 2 higher plans), free Softaculous app installer with 100+ apps, free website builder, free migration, and jailed SSH. With its 2 higher WordPress plans, NameCheap offers free CDN while all 3 WordPress plans of Hostinger offer free CDN. To answer the question- “Is Hostinger good for WordPress?” I’d say yes, it is. But if you need hand-holding, NameCheap’s managed plans would be better. For a quick side-by-side evaluation of Hostinger vs. NameCheap, compare them using this comparison table.Hostinger | NameCheap | |
Hosting Types | Shared hosting, WordPress hosting, email hosting, cloud hosting, and VPS | Shared, WordPress, email, and reseller hosting plus VPS and dedicated servers |
Free Domain | ✓(conditional) | ✓(conditional) |
Free SSL Certificate | ✓ | ✓ (for the first year) |
Disk Space | 30GB SSD-200GB SSD (shared plans) | 20GB SSD-50GB SSD |
Bandwidth | 100GB-unlimited | Unmetered |
Automatic Backups | Daily/Weekly (plan-dependent) | Daily/Weekly/Monthly (plan-dependent) |
Control Panel | hPanel | cPanel |
Email accounts | 1-unlimited | 30-unlimited |
Free CDN | ✓(all WordPress plans) | ✓(2 higher WordPress plans) |
Free Site Migration | ✓ | ✓ |
Money-Back Guarantee | 30 days | 30 days |
3. Performance
NameCheap turns the tables on Hostinger in this round
NameCheap storage uses SSDs as does Hostinger. While NameCheap lets you choose from 2 datacenters (in the U.K. and the U.S.), Hostinger has Tier-3 redundant datacenters across 7 different regions (including the U.K. and the U.S). To deliver enhanced performance, Hostinger uses LSCache plugins, Cloudflare CDN, dual uplinks with multiple ISPs for high availability, and GZIP compression. NameCheap uses fully redundant datacenters along with eAccelerator and xCache (to speed up the performance of PHP), CDN, and cloud storage (with U.S. datacenter and zero downtime).Hostinger gives you a credit-backed 99.9% uptime guarantee and performed extremely well in our performance tests. Check details at our expert Hostinger review.
NameCheap offers 100% and 99.9% uptime guarantees for its shared/business/dedicated servers and VPS/reseller hosting respectively. It offered blazing-fast page loading speeds in our tests, the details of which are available at our expert NameCheap review.
NameCheap has a slight edge over Hostinger due to its slightly better performance.
4. Security
Hostinger outshines its competitor easily
With Hostinger, you don’t need to worry about your website’s security as it employs comprehensive and robust security measures. It uses SSL certificate, CDN, RAID-10 for data redundancy, weekly/daily backups, LVE containers for account isolation, prognostic and proactive monitoring of server, Wanguard anti-DDoS protection, and Bitninja/Imunify360 (web application firewall). NameCheap’s basic security measures include account security measures (like custom security notifications, custom password recovery options, and dynamic support pin numbers), two-factor authentication, and DDoS protection. It also offers paid CDN and VPN but still falls short of Hostinger’s all-inclusive security. Hostinger’s robust security wins this round.5. Support
Hostinger’s lightning-fast support scores over NameCheap’s slow support
Getting help from Hostinger is easy, thanks to its 24/7 live chat, ticket, and email support (available for logged-in users). There’s a faster paid “Priority Support” too. My experience of using Hostinger’s live chat was impressive with lightning-fast replies.

Hostinger Takes the Winner’s Crown
Despite close competition in the performance round where NameCheap edges past it, Hostinger wins the overall competition, thanks to its better performance in all the other rounds namely features, pricing, security, and support. So, my vote goes to Hostinger. If you are still not sure why Hostinger is a good choice, know that it also sits at the top of our list of the best web hosting services.Comparison Table
Hostinger
NameCheap
Plans and Pricing
Budget-friendly and cheaper shared, WordPress, and VPS hosting along with email hosting and cloud hosting
Shared, WordPress, and VPS that cost slightly more (long-term) along with email and reseller hosting plus dedicated servers
Key Features
1X-4X memory and processing power, hPanel, LSCache, SSD, Cloudflare protected nameservers, DNS management, WordPress acceleration (LSCWP), free SSL, free domain (conditional), 1-click installer, website builder (free for a month), and free CDN (with WordPress)
Free domain (with the annual term), free automatic SSL installation (for the first year), auto-backup (plan-dependent), free Softaculous auto-installer, free website builder, free migration, jailed SSH, and free CDN (with 2 higher WordPress plans)
Performance
Credit-backed 99.9% uptime guarantee; uses SSDs, redundant datacenters, LSCache plugins, Cloudflare CDN, dual uplinks with multiple ISPs, and GZIP compression
100% and 99.9% uptime guarantee for its shared/business/dedicated servers and VPS/reseller hosting respectively; uses fully redundant datacenters, eAccelerator and xCache, CDN, and cloud storage
Security
SSL certificate, CDN, RAID-10, weekly/daily backups, LVE containers, prognostic and proactive monitoring of server, Wanguard anti-DDoS protection, and Bitninja/Imunify360
Basic account security measures, two-factor authentication, and DDoS protection plus paid CDN and VPN
Support
24/7 live chat, ticket, and email support plus paid Priority Support; tutorials, blog, and knowledgebase for self-help
Ticket and 24/7 live chat support; knowledgebase and a status update page for self-support