WordPress.com vs Hostinger Website Builder

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

Compare	WordPress.comAutomattic	Hostinger Website BuilderHostinger
In one line	Managed WordPress without running a server	A cheap AI website builder if you pay four years up front
Starting price	From $4/mo	From $2.49/mo
Six-person team	$4/mo	$2.49/mo
Plans	Free (subdomain, no plugins); Personal $4/mo; Premium $8/mo; Business $25/mo; Commerce $45/mo, billed yearly (monthly $9/$18/$40/$70)	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
Pricing model	Free tier	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	Unlimited	1
Integrations	60,000+ plugins on Business and up	Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, WhatsApp
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Every paid plan	Every paid plan
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7	Live chat: 24/7, Priority 24/7 expert support (Unlimited and up)
Incidents posted	Automattic has a public status page. Status page	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
Capterra score	Not listed	4.5 / 5 from 657 reviews
Trustpilot score	3.8 / 5 from 4,202 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 73,509 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	55	55
Fit: Restaurant or café	60	60
Fit: Service business	85	72
Fit: Agency or studio	90	40
Fit: Trades or contractor	70	70
Fit: Online store	65	50
Why people pick it	Strongest for blogs and SEO Never locked in	Lowest upfront price Hosting and email included
Where it falls short	No plugins on the free plan More to manage	Price needs a 4-year prepay Renewal costs more than triple
	Visit WordPress.com ↗	Visit Hostinger Website Builder ↗

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