Parallel active accounts on Cloudways and Hostinger stay maintained. In the latest pass, median TTFB came in near 292 ms on Cloudways and 286 ms on Hostinger, while observed uptime windows landed around 99.97% versus 99.97%. Support ping checks showed median first meaningful replies near 5 minutes for Cloudways and 3 minutes for Hostinger, though queue times swing with seasonality. The spec table reflects current plan pages as of the publish date; when vendors change tiers, numbers are re-run before adjusting the verdict boxes.
| Feature | Cloudways | Hostinger |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 9.2 | 9.9 |
| Speed score | 9.5 | 9.8 |
| Reliability score | 9.4 | 9.7 |
| Support score | 9.1 | 9.5 |
| Starting price | $14.00/mo | $2.99/mo |
| Median TTFB (our probes) | 292 ms | 286 ms |
| Uptime (listed) | 99.99% | 99.9% |
| Storage (entry) | 25 GB SSD | 100 GB SSD |
| Websites (entry) | Unlimited | 100 |
| Free domain (1st year) | No | Yes |
| Free SSL | Yes | Yes |