A Hostinger KVM2 showed slowness and outages with over 90% CPU steal, with only a bot answering support, so they moved to netcup.
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A score out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews, so a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product many people like.
27% Positive15% Mixed58% Negative
Hostinger VPS draws praise for easy management and a low entry price, and many users run Docker projects without trouble.
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Customer reviews (38)
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On a Hostinger US VPS with idle resources, network performance was noticeably slower than AWS, which support attributed to less premium peering.
Their Hostinger KVM 8 was CPU-limited 13 times in 10 days with steal peaking at 69% whenever pushed hard.
A new Hostinger KVM8 showed 20-60% CPU steal after years of near zero on the old one, and support was dismissive.
A Hostinger VPS customer on a top-tier plan saw CPU steal near 100%; support stalled, then admitted they had limited the VPS without notice.
Says Hostinger's write speeds and network are slower than average, with the KVM 2 plan about 50% slower than other US providers.
On a Hostinger KVM 8 the CPU throttle starves the VM so SSH and Docker stop answering, making recovery hard.
A long-time Hostinger user says promised CPU and resources often fall short and is migrating away.
Common questions about Hostinger VPS
What do customers say about Hostinger VPS?
Hostinger VPS draws praise for easy management and a low entry price, and many users run Docker projects without trouble. The main complaints are CPU throttling and steal under load, slower performance than expected, and renewal prices that are much higher than the intro rate. Support was often described as unhelpful.
Is Hostinger VPS worth it?
Of the 33 reviews with a clear verdict, 27% are positive, 15% mixed and 58% negative. The praise mentioned most is easy to use. The most common complaint is poor support.
What do people like about Hostinger VPS?
The praise reviewers mention most: easy to use (5 reviews), reliable (5 reviews) and helpful support (1 review). For example: Bought a Hostinger KVM2 VPS to learn server basics; found it great for learning and very easy to use.
What are the most common complaints about Hostinger VPS?
The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (8 reviews), renewal price hike (7 reviews) and slow (7 reviews). For example: A new Hostinger KVM8 showed 20-60% CPU steal after years of near zero on the old one, and support was dismissive.
What does the signal score of 56 mean?
It's how well reviewed Hostinger VPS is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Hostinger VPS?
Category: VPS hosting.
Where do these Hostinger VPS reviews come from?
37 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. 1 was written by customers here. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.