Price9 of 22
Mailbox9 of 29
Security11 of 28
Reliability and support5 of 21
email hosting service · Hostinger International, Ltd.
Hostinger Business Email
Low-priced custom-domain mailboxes sold per mailbox on a 48-month term, with IMAP and POP3 access.
In short
- Starter costs $0.39 per mailbox a month at first and renews at $1.59, on a 48-month term1.
- At the renewal price, 5 Starter mailboxes come to $7.95 a month1.
- Starter gives each mailbox 5 GB, 5 aliases and 5 forwarding rules; Premium gives 50 GB1,2.
- Mail apps connect over IMAP and POP3; CalDAV and CardDAV are not mentioned3.
- Only a 48-month term is shown on the plans page, with a 30-day money-back guarantee1.
Hostinger Business Email suits small teams that want very low per-mailbox prices and accept a 48-month commitment1. Mailboxes are small on Starter at 5 GB, and the introductory price rises about fourfold at renewal1,2. Help pages cover IMAP, POP3, authenticator-app sign-in and SPF, DKIM and DMARC setup, but they describe no single sign-on or security keys3,4,5.
Best for: Small teams that want a low price per mailbox and can commit for years.
Where the points come from
Price 9 of 22 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Cost for a team of 5 | $7.95/moStarter regular (renewal) price $1.59 per mailbox a month, 5 mailboxes; only a 48-month term is shown1. | 9 / 12 |
| Free plan on your own domain | NoThe plans page lists only paid plans, and the limits article describes only time-limited trials and a deprecated legacy offer1,2. | 0 / 6 |
| Monthly billing | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's plans page, which shows only a 48-month term1. | 0 / 4 |
Mailbox 9 of 29 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Storage per mailbox | 5Business Starter: 5 GB per mailbox2. | 2 / 10 |
| Open mail and calendar protocols | IMAP, POP3Setup help lists IMAP and POP3 with SMTP; CalDAV and CardDAV are not mentioned3. | 4 / 8 |
| Shared calendar and contacts | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's webmail help; contacts are described, a calendar and sharing are not8. | 0 / 5 |
| More than one domain | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's limits page; it gives unlimited mailboxes per domain but no domain count per plan2. | 0 / 3 |
| Aliases and catch-all | YesStarter allows 5 aliases per mailbox; the plans page lists a catch-all for mistyped addresses on every plan1,2,6. | 3 / 3 |
Security 11 of 28 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Two-factor sign-in | YesWebmail help describes two-step sign-in with an authenticator app; no plan limit is stated4. | 7 / 7 |
| Passkeys or security keys | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's two-step sign-in help, which names authenticator apps only4. | 0 / 3 |
| Admins can require 2FA | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's two-step sign-in help4. | 0 / 3 |
| Single sign-on (SAML) | Not publishedNot found on the vendor's pages1. | 0 / 5 |
| SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 | Not publishedNot found on the vendor's pages1. | 0 / 6 |
| SPF, DKIM and DMARC guides | YesDomain setup help explains SPF, DKIM and DMARC records for the service5. | 4 / 4 |
Reliability and support 5 of 21 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Written uptime commitment | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's Business Email page1. | 0 / 9 |
| Public status page | YesPublic status page lists Hostinger Email and Webmail, with a past incidents list and incident history10. | 2 / 2 |
| Live support | Not publishedThe plans page lists 24/7 support but names no channel1. | 0 / 4 |
| Mail migration tool | YesAn Email Import tool copies mail from another provider over IMAP; no plan restriction is stated7. | 3 / 3 |
| Official phone apps | Not publishedNot found on the vendor's pages; webmail help mentions no phone app8. | 0 / 3 |
The rule behind each line: how we score email hosting services.
Plans and prices
As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.
| Plan | Price as listed | Per month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter1 mailbox | $0.39/mailbox/month at first, renews at $1.591,2 | $1.59 | Prepaid 48-month term; 5 GB, 5 aliases |
| Standard1 mailbox | $0.99/mailbox/month at first, renews at $2.791,2 | $2.79 | Prepaid 48-month term; 20 GB, 10 aliases |
| Premium1 mailbox | $1.99/mailbox/month at first, renews at $3.991,2 | $3.99 | Prepaid 48-month term; 50 GB |
Prices are for a 48-month term paid upfront; the first term is discounted and renewal prices are higher1. The page says the monthly rate is the plan price divided by the months in the plan, so we use the renewal price as the regular price1.
Strengths
- Starter renews at $1.59 per mailbox a month, so 5 mailboxes cost $7.95 a month1.
- Storage rises to 20 GB on Standard and 50 GB on Premium2.
- Help covers SPF, DKIM and DMARC records for the service5.
- An Email Import tool copies mail from another provider over IMAP7.
- Two-step sign-in with an authenticator app is documented4.
Limits
- Only a 48-month term appears on the plans page, with no yearly or monthly price shown1.
- The introductory price renews at roughly four times as much on Starter1.
- Starter mailboxes hold 5 GB2.
- The help pages describe no security keys, admin-enforced two-step sign-in or single sign-on4.
- In 2019 an attacker reached a Hostinger customer database; hosted email was reported untouched9.
Concerns on record
- BleepingComputer reported that on 23 August 2019 an unauthorized party used a server authorization token to reach a Hostinger customer table covering about 14 million users; Hostinger said hosted emails were unaffected and reset passwords9.
What Hostinger International, Ltd. says
Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.
- Hostinger says its filters stop 99.9% of malicious emails1.
Other email hosting services
- 1Google Workspace GmailSmall teams that want a written 99.9% uptime commitment and detailed sign-in options82/100$35/mocost for a team of 5
- 2
Zoho MailSmall teams that want a low price and are happy to pay a year at a time79/100$5/mocost for a team of 5 - 3
Infomaniak Mail ServiceSmall teams that want Swiss-hosted mail with calendars and a free way to start62/100Not publishedcost for a team of 5 - 4
FastmailSmall teams that want mail, calendar and contacts that work in any standard app51/100Not publishedcost for a team of 5
Sources
- Business Email, Hostinger. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Parameters and limits of Hostinger Mail, Hostinger. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Set up Hostinger Email on your applications and devices, Hostinger. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- How to set up two-factor authentication in Hostinger Webmail, Hostinger. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Set up a domain for Hostinger Email manually, Hostinger. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- How to set up a catch-all for Hostinger Email, Hostinger. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- How to import emails to Hostinger Email, Hostinger. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- How to access and use Hostinger Mail web app, Hostinger. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Up to 14 million Hostinger clients impacted by security incident, BleepingComputer. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Hostinger Status, Hostinger. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
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