Hostinger Website Builder vs Strikingly

Two website builder tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Hostinger Website BuilderHostinger	StrikinglyStrikingly
In one line	A cheap AI website builder if you pay four years up front	Simple sites from templates, with a free plan and built-in selling
Starting price	From $2.49/mo	Free
Six-person team	$2.49/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Premium $2.49/mo on a 48-month term ($119.52), renews $10.99/mo; Unlimited $3.49/mo (renews $16.99); Cloud Startup $7.99/mo (renews $25.99); 30-day money-back	Free (strikingly.com address, 1 product, 5% fee); Pro $16/mo billed yearly, $20 monthly (3 sites, 300 products, 2% fee); VIP $49 yearly, $59 monthly (5 sites, 0% fee, multi-language); domain $24.95/yr
Pricing model	Paid	Free tier
Free trial	—	—
Users	1	Not listed
Integrations	Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, WhatsApp	PayPal, Stripe, Square, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Instagram
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	VIP only
Live chat	Every paid plan	Every plan
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7, Priority 24/7 expert support (Unlimited and up)	Live chat: 24/7
Incidents posted	50+ incidents posted on Hostinger's status page, which covers all Hostinger products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 4 marked major or critical by Hostinger. Status page	We found no public status page for Strikingly.
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 657 reviews	4.3 / 5 from 13 reviews (few reviews)
Trustpilot score	4.6 / 5 from 73,509 reviews	1.5 / 5 from 108 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	55	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	60	60
Fit: Service business	72	72
Fit: Agency or studio	40	50
Fit: Trades or contractor	70	60
Fit: Online store	50	45
Why people pick it	Lowest upfront price Hosting and email included	Free plan to get a site up Pro covers 3 sites
Where it falls short	Price needs a 4-year prepay Renewal costs more than triple	Transaction fees of 5% on Free and 2% on Pro 0% fees and multi-language need VIP
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices