I’ve seen reviews of Hetzner, Linode, and DigitalOcean’s Droplets, but rarely come across anything about Hostinger.
Their pricing seems pretty affordable. Has anyone tried their VPS plans? What do you think about them?
I recently had a really bad experience with Hostinger.
I bought a one-year KVM 4 plan, which seemed like it included Plesk.
Turns out, after buying it, I found out I had to pay for the Plesk license separately, which was super misleading because the page didn’t mention that. Still, I bought the license since it was cheaper than getting it directly.
A few days in, my VPS slowed down a lot. It showed 100% CPU use in the hosting panel, but my Linux Host was only using around 5%.
Support was a nightmare. First, I was stuck talking to a chatbot, then finally, after hours, I got a real person who didn’t seem to know what they were doing. After providing evidence, they said I had exceeded the server’s limits, which then throttled my CPU. This was a fresh Plesk install with no websites, so that made no sense.
They reset the limit but told me they could only do it once a month. I asked for a refund because I couldn’t risk hosting live sites like this. They said I could only get a refund for the hosting plan, not the Plesk license, which wasn’t transferable. I argued with them for days, then finally went to my bank to get my money back.
Do yourself a favor and stay away from them. It’s not worth the hassle.
@Gavin
Could you share your VPS ID? I’d like to look into this situation, it shouldn’t have happened.
I stick with OVH. Hostinger’s bandwidth is too low for me.
I’ve got a dedicated server at OVH (6c/12t 64GB RAM, 2x 450GB NVMe) for about 35 EUR per month. I also used Contabo for VPS for a year—decent but had 3 outages that lasted hours.
@Corbin
I’m new to this. What’s a good amount of bandwidth to look for?
We’ve had the worst experience with them. Avoid Hostinger.
All VPS providers are more or less the same. What matters more is finding servers in the region you want to serve.
Walter said:
All VPS providers are more or less the same. What matters more is finding servers in the region you want to serve.
Not entirely true. Some providers overbook CPU cores more than others. Cheaper VPS usually means more overbooking.
@Braxton
Fair point. You get what you pay for, especially with those $1 VPS plans.
Walter said:
All VPS providers are more or less the same. What matters more is finding servers in the region you want to serve.
Thanks for the advice!
It’s not that cheap when you’re paying monthly.
Emily said:
It’s not that cheap when you’re paying monthly.
Compared to Hetzner, yeah, it’s not that cheap. But compared to DigitalOcean’s Droplet, it’s at least $5-10 cheaper.
Emily said:
It’s not that cheap when you’re paying monthly.
Compared to Hetzner, yeah, it’s not that cheap. But compared to DigitalOcean’s Droplet, it’s at least $5-10 cheaper.
True.
Emily said:
It’s not that cheap when you’re paying monthly.
Compared to Hetzner, yeah, it’s not that cheap. But compared to DigitalOcean’s Droplet, it’s at least $5-10 cheaper.
So why not just go with Hetzner then?
@Maverick
I’m just gathering info on different VPS providers. I understand why people choose Hetzner—it’s affordable. But for those who prefer Droplets or Linode over Hetzner, why not consider Hostinger?
@Barrett
The only real question is why not just choose Hetzner.
Maverick said:
@Barrett
The only real question is why not just choose Hetzner.
Maybe because of their limited server regions. That’s why I’m asking about other VPS providers. There might be something Hostinger offers that Hetzner doesn’t. That’s what I’m trying to figure out.
@Barrett
Hetzner covers Europe and the US. If you’re somewhere else and have poor connections to those regions, maybe check local forums for better options. As for other benefits, that might also be something worth asking about Hetzner directly.
Depends on your usage.
For most people, 4TB is enough (that’s their lowest tier). But keep in mind, it’s likely shared bandwidth, so speeds could drop from full gigabit to barely 100mbps depending on usage.
We use about 5-7TB per month for our webserver and 3-5TB for our app, serving a few thousand users.
@Corbin
Got it, thank you!