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Hostinger is the one host on my list that I pay every month, because gauravtiwari.org runs on a Hostinger KVM 4 VPS that I manage through xCloud. So when its Black Friday banner goes up in October, I read it the way a customer does, starting with the renewal line.
And the renewal line is the story. The 2026 sale opened on October 19 and runs until December 14. Premium drops to $2.49 a month on a 48-month term and renews at $10.99. Unlimited, the plan I would actually buy, goes from $3.49 to $16.99. The banner says 80% to 82% off, and that holds only for the first four years.
What the sale really changes is smaller and more useful: 50 cents a month off the everyday shared prices, double the AI credits, and a reason to lock 48 months before you need them. Most small client sites I set up these days go on Hostinger shared hosting for that last reason.
It has rough edges too. Support runs through live chat and email, not phone, and the KVM servers are unmanaged, so the server side is yours to look after.
Hostinger Black Friday Prices
Last Black Friday next to this one, on the same terms:
| Plan | Last Black Friday | This Black Friday | Renews at | Fits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium | $2.99/mo on 48 months, under $2 in the final week | $2.49/mo on 48 months | $10.99/mo | One small site |
| Unlimited | $3.99/mo on 48 months (79% off) | $3.49/mo on 48 months (82% off) | $16.99/mo | Most blogs and small businesses |
| Cloud Startup | $7.99/mo on 48 months | $7.99/mo on 48 months | $25.99/mo | Stores and busy sites |
| KVM 2 VPS | About $5.99/mo on 24 months | $8.79/mo on 24 months | $14.99/mo | Developers, several sites |
The shared rows start 50 cents under last year. The VPS row runs the other way: KVM 2 still sits well above the $5.99 it reached last November, so I would wait for the final week before buying a Hostinger server.
Where the Black Friday Value Actually Is
Hostinger runs the longest sale I follow. This year it opened on October 19 and runs until December 14. Last year it opened on October 13, held its Black Friday pricing until December 8, then added a Cyber Monday week until December 15. Inside that window, four things are worth having:
- The 48-month term at the promo price. Premium comes to $119.52 for four years, Unlimited $167.52 and Cloud Startup $383.52. No other big shared host I follow sells a 4-year term at its promotional rate.
- The final-week dip. In last year’s closing days, Premium went under $2 a month with a few extra months added.
- VPS pricing. KVM 2 fell to about $5.99 a month on 24 months in the US store, and some European stores stacked a code on top.
- Extras on the shared plans. A free domain and free mailboxes for the first year, AI email marketing on Unlimited and Cloud Startup, and double the AI credits on every plan during the sale.
No code was needed. Outside the sale, Hostinger’s own coupon page applies COUPONSPAGE, and the plan-specific codes still floating around deal sites (SINGLE7, PREMIUM8, BUSINESS10 and the VIRTUAL and CLOUD ones) belong to plans Hostinger no longer sells.
The Hostinger Plans
Hostinger sells more than these, but I would choose from 4 of them, starting with the one I recommend most.
Unlimited
Unlimited was called Business until this year, so older guides still use that name.
- $3.49/mo on 48 months ($167.52), renews at $16.99/mo
- Unlimited websites, 50 GB NVMe storage
- Daily and on-demand backups, free CDN
- Unlimited mailboxes for the first year, free domain, AI tools
A dollar more than Premium buys NVMe storage, daily backups and room for as many sites as the CPU will carry, and 50 GB is effectively unlimited for a blog or a small business. Four years for under $170 is less than one year at most managed hosts. I compared it with the cheapest rival in Hostinger vs Namecheap.
Premium
Premium is what most people click first, and I would only buy it for a single small blog or portfolio.
- $2.49/mo on 48 months ($119.52), renews at $10.99/mo
- 3 websites, 20 GB SSD storage
- Weekly backups, free SSL, free domain for a year
- 2 mailboxes free for the first year
The storage is fine. The weekly backups are what I would worry about: break something on a Thursday and your newest restore point may be 6 days old.
Cloud Startup
Cloud Startup suits a WooCommerce store, or any busy site whose owner wants one bill and no server to look after.
- $7.99/mo on 48 months ($383.52), renews at $25.99/mo
- Unlimited websites, 100 GB NVMe storage
- Dedicated resources and priority support
- Daily and on-demand backups
It sits on isolated resources, so a neighbor on the same machine cannot eat your PHP workers. If you can live with a server panel, though, a KVM gives you more for the same money.
KVM VPS
The KVM line is where Black Friday cuts the price, and it is where this site lives.
- KVM 1: $6.49/mo on 24 months, renews $11.99/mo, 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe
- KVM 2: $8.79/mo on 24 months, renews $14.99/mo, 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe
- KVM 4: $12.99/mo on 24 months, renews $28.99/mo, 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe
- KVM 8: $25.99/mo on 24 months, renews $49.99/mo, 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 400 GB NVMe
These are unmanaged servers. Hostinger hands you root access and hPanel, and you, or a tool like xCloud, run WordPress on top. My KVM 4 carries this site and several others. Hetzner vs Vultr vs RackNerd shows what the same money buys elsewhere.
Hostinger India Prices
The India store sells the same plans in rupees, with the same gap between promo and renewal. On 48 months during the October 19 to December 14 sale:
| Plan | Promo | 48-month total | Renews at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single | ₹69/mo | ₹3,312 | ₹289/mo |
| Premium | ₹139/mo | ₹6,672 | ₹449/mo |
| Unlimited | ₹199/mo | ₹9,552 | ₹649/mo |
| Cloud Startup | ₹599/mo | ₹28,752 | ₹1,599/mo |
Single at ₹69 is the cheapest plan I would still install WordPress on, though it is 1 site and 10 GB. For an Indian small business, Unlimited at ₹199 gets you four years for under ₹10,000 on an India data center close to your readers. Unlimited web hosting in India compares it with local hosts.
The Year After the Term Ends
Year five is where the Hostinger bill changes shape:
| Plan | Black Friday term | Each year after |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | $119.52 for 48 months | $131.88 |
| Unlimited | $167.52 for 48 months | $203.88 |
| Cloud Startup | $383.52 for 48 months | $311.88 |
| KVM 4 | $311.76 for 24 months | $347.88 |
A single renewal year of Unlimited costs more than the four years before it. I still think it is worth buying. Write the renewal date down the day you pay and decide a couple of months ahead whether to renew, move or buy another term in a later sale.
Hostinger Changes Since Last Year
Hostinger renames and resizes plans often, and deal pages copied from last year keep the old names. What moved:
- 2026: Business became Unlimited. Same tier, with unlimited sites and 50 GB NVMe, at $3.49 on 48 months during the sale.
- By 2026: Premium shrank. It once carried 100 GB and 100 sites. It is 20 GB SSD and 3 sites now, so older reviews oversell it.
- By 2026: Only the KVM servers are left. VPS Plan 1, 2 and 5 are gone, along with the coupon codes written for them.
- By 2026: More locations. A new Düsseldorf site plus expansions in Paris and Asheville put shared and cloud hosting in 13 locations across four continents.
- August 2026: AI Builder replaced Horizons and the Website Builder. The two products merged into one, so a single builder now handles both sites and prompt-built apps.
When Hostinger Is the Wrong Buy
- You want to call someone. Hostinger supports through live chat and email, not phone.
- The site may not exist in four years. Paying for 48 months upfront only makes sense if you will use them.
- You want WordPress looked after for you. A managed host costs more and does more; WPX is my usual comparison.
- You want the lowest 3-year bill for a few tiny sites. Namecheap tends to win that one.
For the wider view, the Black Friday web hosting roundup puts Hostinger next to 13 other hosts, and my Hostinger alternatives list covers where people go when they leave.
Hostinger Black Friday FAQs
When does the Hostinger Black Friday sale start?
It is already running. The 2026 sale opened on October 19 and runs until December 14. Last year the Black Friday pricing ran from October 13 to December 8, 2025, followed by a Cyber Monday week until December 15.
Is the Black Friday price lower than the normal Hostinger price?
Slightly. On 48 months, Premium drops from $2.99 to $2.49 and Unlimited from $3.99 to $3.49, and the AI credits double. Last year the bigger gains came in the final week, on extra months and VPS prices.
What does Hostinger cost after renewal?
Premium renews at $10.99 a month, Unlimited at $16.99, Cloud Startup at $25.99, KVM 2 at $14.99 and KVM 4 at $28.99. In India, Premium renews at ₹449 and Unlimited at ₹649.
Do I need a Hostinger coupon code?
Not during the sale. Outside it, Hostinger applies COUPONSPAGE from its own coupon page; the old plan-specific codes no longer work.
Which Hostinger plan should I buy?
Unlimited on 48 months for most blogs and small businesses, Cloud Startup for a store, a KVM if you can run a server panel. Premium only for one small site.
Is there a Hostinger refund window?
Yes, 30 days on hosting. Build and test the site inside it.
Is Hostinger good for WordPress?
For most sites, yes. It runs LiteSpeed with LSCache, includes staging and daily backups from Unlimited up, and WordPress.org lists it as a recommended host.
My Pick
Unlimited on a 48-month term, bought when the site is ready to go live, is the Hostinger purchase I would make this November. Add a KVM in the final week only if you are happy running a server. The four cheap years are the deal; year five is a separate decision you make later.