Hostinger vs Kapsule
Hostinger's headline is USD$2.99/mo, requires a 4-year prepay to access. Renewal goes to USD$11.99/mo. Kapsule's month-1 price equals renewal price equals your year-5 price.
International
Hostinger
Premium
Entry price
USD$2.99/mo intro (48mo prepay)
Renewal: USD$11.99/mo
3-year cost: ~$430 over 3 years (NZD)
Kapsule Cloud
Web Hosting Start
Match for Hostinger
Entry price
NZ$5/mo
Renewal: NZ$5/mo (locked, clause 7.5)
3-year cost: ~NZ$180
Read the breakdown
The cost math
What you actually pay, year by year.
All bars normalised to NZD so length reflects real spend. USD prices show the NZD-equivalent in brackets.
Year 1
Hostinger
USD$3/mo
Kapsule
Year 2
Hostinger
USD$12/mo
Kapsule
Year 3
Hostinger
USD$12/mo
Kapsule
Hostinger 3-year cost
~NZ$535
~$430 over 3 years (NZD)
Kapsule 3-year cost
~NZ$180
Locked at signup, never increases
You save with Kapsule
~NZ$355 (66%) over 3 years
NZD totals calculated at 1 USD ≈ 1.65 NZD. Hostinger pricing snapshot 2026-06-07; check their current rate before signup. Kapsule renewal price guaranteed at signup price in Terms of Service clause 7.5.
Scorecard
Where Kapsule wins vs Hostinger.
Locked at signup price
Clause 7.5 of our Terms: your renewal price is locked to whatever you signed up at. Forever. Not a marketing claim, a contract clause.
No 48-month prepay required
Hostinger's headline rate needs a 4-year prepay. Kapsule's month-to-month is the same price as the annual plan minus the 20% loyalty discount. No multi-year lock-in needed.
NZD-billed, GST included
Invoiced in NZD with GST broken out. No USD-to-NZD surprise, no separate tax line.
NZ-based support
Every ticket lands with an NZ-based engineer. No outsourced overflow desk on the other side of the world.
Free white-glove migration
Our team migrates your site, database, email, and DNS for you. Zero downtime, scheduled with you. Free.
Spec sheet
Feature by feature.
Honest note
Where Hostinger legitimately wins.
Hostinger sticker price can be lower
Their absolute-cheapest "Single" tier (1 site, 50GB, weekly backup) undercuts our entry. If you genuinely need the lowest sticker number and don't mind the constraints, they may come out cheaper for one site.
Massive scale, broad geographic coverage
They run a much larger fleet with more global PoPs. For traffic spread very thin globally, their edge presence is broader.
When to pick Hostinger
If you need the absolute lowest USD-denominated sticker price and you're comfortable prepaying 4 years up front, Hostinger Premium is hard to beat on number alone.
Moving over
Free migration from Hostinger.
Free white-glove migration from Hostinger. We extract from their hPanel, mirror to Kapsule, cut DNS outside business hours. Migration is free even if you're mid-prepay.
Q + A
What buyers ask us about Hostinger.
How much is Hostinger really at year 2?
USD$11.99/mo on Premium, USD$13.99/mo on Business. That's NZD ~$20-24/mo. Compare to Kapsule Web Pro at $15 NZD/mo, never increases.
Can I cancel my 48-month prepay?
Hostinger pro-rates within 30 days. After that you forfeit the unused term. Our migration team can help you weigh whether the cancellation loss vs ongoing-cost savings net positive.
Does the 30-day backup actually cover me?
30 days included on Kapsule Web Hosting. Need more? Add Protect Backup tiers (90 days, 1 year, or 7 years) from $5-$49/mo separately.
Ready?
Start on Web Hosting Start.
NZ$5/mo, locked at signup. Free migration from Hostinger. Cancel any time.