Hostinger Alternative: The Benefits of Choosing Kinsta

How Kinsta Compares to Hostinger in a Nutshell

This page will take a deep dive into what makes Kinsta the best managed WordPress hosting compared to Hostinger. Before this, let’s take an all-around look at the key differences.

Kinsta leverages the Google Cloud Platform, and was the first host to be exclusively powered by it. The platinum-level, premium-tier service offered by Google lets us maximize speed, security, and performance across each site on the network.

Leading software review and comparison site G2 have also placed Kinsta as the highest-rated managed WordPress host. We’re proud of the standing, and constantly strive to top the achievement through stellar service:

Enjoy a Blazing Fast Website by Moving to Kinsta

How is this possible? Our customers enjoy:

• The latest generation of virtual machines from Google’s Compute Engine general-purpose machine family C3D VMs and The fastest Compute-Optimized C2 VMs, available across all plans in supported regions.
• A stack that’s been fine-tuned for WordPress over the past 8 years.
• Google’s Premium Tier Network to deliver website data faster.
• Free CDN powered by Cloudflare’s global network of 260+ locations.
• Built-in Edge Caching that cuts the time needed to deliver the HTML of WordPress pages to browsers.

Migrate from Hostinger to Kinsta hassle free with our free expert migration service. With our 30-day money-back guarantee, you can test out the service and improved speeds completely risk-free. You only lose if you don’t give this a try!

Here are some other key difference between Kinsta and Hostinger:

• Kinsta is a specialized managed WordPress host, recommended by Google Cloud, using state of the art technology. There are ten plans suiting a range of budgets and use cases. In comparison, Hostinger offers four WordPress-specific plans, mostly focused on the needs of first-time site owners.
• You’re able to choose from seven different data centers with Hostinger. However, Kinsta lets you choose one of 37 regional data centers from the Google Cloud Platform.
• Kinsta offers a free Cloudflare integration. This means all sites on our infrastructure are protected by Cloudflare’s firewall with free DDoS protection at no additional cost.
• Kinsta provides Secure Shell (SSH) access on all plans, whereas Hostinger doesn’t offer this on its lowest tier. What’s more, Kinsta supports “secure tunneling” into your databases.
• Developers will have a smooth experience on Kinsta. Every plan is able to utilize Git, Composer, and WP-CLI to create the perfect development environment. Site staging is provided as standard with all plans, unlike Hostinger, which offers a WordPress Staging Tool that clones your production environment into a subfolder only on Business plans and above.
• Kinsta offers a Content Delivery Network (CDN) – called Kinsta CDN – powered by Cloudflare on all plans. However, Hostinger only provides a CDN on higher tiers.
• Kinsta is SOC2 compliant, which provides independent proof that we have established security procedures and adhered to those procedures over time. Hostinger is not SOC2 compliant. See Kinsta’s Trust Report for additional information.
• Kinsta’s Google Cloud infrastructure is fast and secure, either through its global-tier network, or cutting-edge Virtual Machines (VMs). Hostinger, on the other hand, doesn’t provide any public-facing information that provides detailed information about their hosting infrastructure.
• When it comes to bandwidth, Kinsta almost starts where Hostinger ends. Kinsta’s server architecture can support millions of site visits per month. Hostinger states it can handle roughly 300,000 visits per month on its highest tier.
• Kinsta’s databases are self-healing (through monitoring and resolving PHP issues), and self-optimizing. Hostinger offers no optimization of your database, or any PHP monitoring.
• Kinsta monitors your website 480 times a day to make sure it’s always up and running.
• All Kinsta plans offer automatic daily backups, along with the option to manually back up your data. On the other hand, Hostinger offers backup options based on the plan you’re choosing. Specifically, Hostinger offers weekly backups on their lower-tier plans and on all VPS hosting; daily backups are offered only if you choose Business plan, Business WordPress, WordPress Pro, Business Web Hosting, Cloud hosting, or Hostinger Pro plans. As for manual backups, Hostinger provides “manual live snapshots” only on their VPS hosting.
• Kinsta provides a plethora of tools to monitor the performance of your sites through the free Application Performance Manager (APM). Hostinger doesn’t offer this service, so you’d need to purchase a third-party solution.
• There are two levels of caching for all Kinsta sites: At the server-level and through a dedicated, in-house developed plugin. Hostinger only provides optimization for the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin.
• The MyKinsta dashboard is custom-made for your account, and lets you access practically all of the features you need to manage and monitor your network. 
• Kinsta provides a local development tool to help create your site and keep resource usage to a minimum. DevKinsta lets you connect to your Kinsta account and deploy your site within seconds. Hostinger offers no such solution or functionality.
• With Kinsta, you’re able to request human-driven site migrations from all manner of other hosts.
• Kinsta provides an SLA-backed 99.9% uptime guarantee on all plans.

What’s more, we also use the open source MariaDB database format, server-side custom caching, and HTTP/3 protocols for lightning-fast hosting. For sudden traffic spikes, Kinsta’s scalable infrastructure beats out practically all other hosting providers, including Hostinger.

MyKinsta: A Custom-Built Dashboard for Powerful Site Management

Hostinger uses a branded version of cPanel, the popular hosting dashboard found on many other hosts. At Kinsta, we have always wanted to provide a better solution for users, tailored to the service we provide. The MyKinsta dashboard ticks all of the boxes, and is custom-built for WordPress site management on our platform:

Here are just a few reasons why MyKinsta is a better option than cPanel, other open source platforms, or premium hosting dashboards:

• You can switch between PHP 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 to let you match or compare against deployment and production servers.
• There’s instant site restoration, with the ability to choose a previous backup from at least a two-week history.
• We offer a “one-click” CDN setup, to help serve your site across the globe, without a performance hit.
• Practically instant SSL certificate assignment, whether that’s using a free Cloudflare certificate or your own third-party solution.
• The ability to deploy one-click staging, and restore backups either to your live or staging environments.
• Access to our free APM tool, to keep tabs on your server performance.
• Slick site analytics and other metrics, direct to the dashboard with practically faultless accuracy. It covers resource usage, bandwidth, CDN usage, cache rates, and much more.
• MyKinsta includes database administration tools, such as phpMyAdmin for your entire network of sites.
• There are WordPress debugging tools available to help you pinpoint potential issues with your installation’s code.
• You can block IP addresses in a flash, direct from the dashboard.
• We provide an option to easily transfer sites between accounts.
• A choice of ten languages for non-English speakers – MyKinsta’s multilingual support is second to none.

We love getting feedback at Kinsta, even more so when we use it to improve our products and services. You’ll find regular innovations inspired by user feedback throughout the MyKinsta dashboard, and we’re always open to investigating new ways to make your experience better.

Free Performance Monitoring Tool

WordPress is a dynamic CMS, which means it’s constantly executing PHP code in the background. Depending on your theme and plugin configuration, it’s possible for your site to get bogged down with bloated and inefficient code.

That’s where APM (Application Performance Monitoring) tools can help. An APM monitors requests to your site, and tracks various metrics like external API requests, database queries, PHP execution time, and more. This information allows you to quickly debug and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks.

All Kinsta plans come with a free custom-built APM tool that can be easily accessed right in the MyKinsta dashboard. Kinsta APM provides you with key WordPress performance insights without the need for expensive third-party subscriptions to other APM services.

With Kinsta APM, you can debug the following and more:

• Slow WordPress plugins and themes.
• Long calls to external APIs and domains.
• Unoptimized MySQL database queries.

Hostinger plans do not come with a free APM tool, and there is no option to install a third-party monitoring tool like New Relic. This makes it very difficult to quickly troubleshoot performance issues on your WordPress site.

Kinsta Has a Global Presence

Hostinger offers seven data centers, but neglects to serve users in key areas such as Australasia and much of South Asia (such as India’s burgeoning market).

In comparison, Kinsta offers 37 different data centers (and counting!), powered by the stellar premium-tier Google Cloud Platform. Here is the full list of data centers you can choose from:

The expansive range of data centers means you can choose the right core location for your site. Of course, you can supplement this with our superb Kinsta CDN, powered by Cloudflare.

In addition, there are no extra charges, and the full range of data centers (and CDN coverage) is available across all Kinsta plans. You’re even able to use different data centers on multisite plans.

Optimized for WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads

An ecommerce site has many different needs compared to other types of websites. Because WordPress also has specific requirements, you’ll want a host that excels for both platforms.

Kinsta is of course a market-leader when it comes to WordPress hosting. However, our dedicated WooCommerce hosting is also a front-runner. Companies such as DARTDrones use Kinsta’s quality to keep income flowing through its site. The predicted ‘Shark Tank Effect’ after appearing on the program was non-existent thanks to Kinsta’s server infrastructure and technology.

We’ve already mentioned how Kinsta’s servers run on Google Cloud architecture, and that the Kinsta CDN makes sure your site loads globally. SSL certificates are free for every plan too, so you’re able to encrypt your customer’s sensitive data and keep them safe.

Even so, there are plenty of WooCommerce-specific implementations under the hood to benefit from:

• Specific caching rules in place to help stores stay online and active.
• A host of pages are excluded from caching to help the User Experience (UX).
• When certain cookies are detected (such as woocommerce_items_in_cart), caching is disabled to ensure the checkout process is smooth.

You’ll also be able to scale your WooCommerce store, given the high-traffic numbers Kinsta is able to accommodate. Our hosting will join you on your ecommerce journey, and never let you down.

Free WordPress Migrations

Once you realize that Kinsta’s performance and service is the best in the business, you’ll likely want to move all of your sites here. Regardless of whether you’re transferring one site or hundreds, we offer unlimited free migrations, handled by our WordPress experts.

All Kinsta plans come with unlimited free migrations. To get started, simply sign up for a Kinsta plan. From there, fill out the dedicated migration request form, and our team will contact you to arrange a time and date. What’s more, you can track the whole migration process from your MyKinsta dashboard.

Safe and Secure

While Hostinger monitors its servers for malware, this is arguably not enough to protect users and visitors from malicious intent.

At Kinsta, we implement a number of active and passive measures to ensure everyone is kept safe – along with the sensitive data that passes through. Here are just a few of the ways we’re keeping you safe:

• Automatic backups are made every day, and stored for at least two weeks.
• A secure Cloudflare firewall with free DDoS protection.
• We monitor your site every three minutes for downtime – that’s around 480 times per day – and get to work if there’s an issue.
• Only SFTP and SSH connections are supported – Kinsta doesn’t allow for insecure FTP connections.
• Free Cloudflare SSL certificates with wildcard support.
• Minor WordPress updates are applied automatically, as they usually deal with security bugs and vulnerabilities. Core updates are still applied manually by you.
• IPs that have six failed login attempts in a row are automatically banned.

All sites on Kinsta are automatically protected by Cloudflare’s firewall, which includes free DDoS protection. With our Cloudflare integration, you’ll get the benefits of enhanced security and performance without having to configure your own Cloudflare account.

We also provide security essentials that you’ll use daily. For example, you can implement strong passwords as standard and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) across your accounts. With Kinsta, you’ll have peace of mind that your customers and your sites are safe from malicious attacks.

Best Affiliate Program in the Industry

When it comes to client expectations, Kinsta is number one in the field, despite Hostinger’s successful affiliate program. This means our customers are happy to spread the word about our super managed WordPress hosting and excellent support. It’s why we’ve seen accelerated growth over the last few years.

This is also why we offer one of the highest-paying affiliate programs around. As a dedicated affiliate partner, you’ll earn up to $500 for every referral you make, and 10 percent monthly recurring lifetime commissions.

We use 60-day tracking cookies to make sure you’re paid for successful conversions. What’s more, you’re paid every month through PayPal. You can track all of these metrics through a dedicated affiliate dashboard; although, with our low customer churn rate – 4 percent – you’ll often only need to glance at how much passive income you’re earning from lifetime commissions.