Short answer: the Hostinger Single plan is the cheapest way to get one website online on Hostinger’s shared hosting — one site, 50 GB SSD storage, free SSL, and weekly backups. It is a good buy for a single personal project or a first website, but the one-site limit and the missing free domain mean most people outgrow it or should have started on Premium instead.
What the Single plan actually includes
Single is Hostinger’s entry-level shared hosting plan. You get a slice of a shared server managed through hPanel, Hostinger’s own control panel. Everything on the list below is included in the base price:
- 1 website — this is the hard limit that defines the plan
- 50 GB SSD storage — plenty for one WordPress site with images
- Free SSL certificate — installed with one click, auto-renews
- Weekly backups — automatic, restorable from hPanel
- 1 email account — a single address on your domain
- Managed WordPress features — 1-click installer, auto-updates, WordPress acceleration (LiteSpeed cache)
- Free CDN — Cloudflare-powered, included on all Hostinger plans
- DDoS protection and 99.9% uptime guarantee
- 24/7 live chat support — same support team as the expensive plans
For one website, that is a genuinely complete package. Nothing on the list is a trial or a teaser — the SSL, backups, and CDN are the real versions. The plan’s job is narrow — host one site well — and it does that job without upsell pressure inside hPanel.
Single’s place in the full lineup
The limits that matter
Every cheap hosting plan makes its money on limits, and Single’s are simple:
- One website only. The moment you want a second site — a portfolio plus a blog, a client site plus your own — you need Premium.
- No free domain. Premium and above include a free domain for the first year; Single does not. You buy the domain separately or bring one you own. For a first-year buyer this narrows the real price gap with Premium considerably.
- No staging or advanced WordPress tools. Premium adds a staging environment, on-demand backups, and WordPress multisite support. Single gives you the basics.
- Shared resources. Like all shared hosting, your site shares a server with others. Fine for normal traffic; not the plan for a traffic spike you are planning.
- Lower priority on some resource limits. Entry plans get tighter inode and process limits than Premium, though one normal site will never notice.
Single vs Premium: the decision table
| Single | Premium | |
|---|---|---|
| Websites | 1 | 100 |
| Storage | 50 GB SSD | 100 GB SSD |
| Free domain (1st year) | No | Yes |
| Email accounts | 1 | Free (unlimited mailboxes on higher tiers) |
| SSL / CDN / backups | Yes / Yes / Weekly | Yes / Yes / Weekly |
| Staging environment | No | Yes |
| WordPress multisite | No | Yes |
| Best for | Exactly one site, tightest budget | Everyone else |
Premium is Hostinger’s most popular plan for a reason: the free domain alone often erases the price difference in year one, and the 100-site limit means you never think about the plan again. Single only wins when you are certain — really certain — that you will only ever run one website.
Who the Single plan is actually for
- A first personal website or blog where the budget is the deciding factor and one site is genuinely all you need.
- A single landing page or portfolio for a freelancer — one domain, one site, done.
- A learning project: install WordPress, break things, learn. The 30-day money-back guarantee makes this risk-free.
- A placeholder or redirect site that just needs to exist cheaply.
Who should skip Single
- Anyone who might build a second site. A blog plus a store, your site plus a partner’s, experiments — the second site forces an upgrade, and upgrading mid-term is more annoying than starting on Premium.
- Freelancers and agencies. One client site fills the plan. Premium’s 100-site limit is the actual product you need.
- Anyone without a domain yet. Do the domain math above; Premium usually wins once the domain cost is included.
- Stores. WooCommerce runs on Single, but a store deserves the headroom and staging tools of Unlimited or Cloud. See our WooCommerce hosting guide.
Renewal prices: the part people miss
Like every Hostinger plan, Single is cheapest on the longest term and renews at the regular rate — which is noticeably higher than the intro price. Two rules keep you out of trouble:
- Read the cart total, not the monthly headline. The big monthly number assumes the 48-month term. The cart shows what you pay today and what renews.
- The 30-day money-back guarantee covers your first purchase if the plan is wrong for you — but it does not cover renewals, so set a calendar reminder before your term ends.
Exact current prices live in the card above and on our full pricing breakdown, which works the multi-year math with renewal rates included.
Single vs free hosting: why pay at all?
Free hosting exists, so the honest question is what Single buys you over it. Three things: your own domain without ads, real performance (free hosts throttle aggressively and often inject ads), and support that answers. Free hosting is fine for a weekend experiment; anything you care about — a portfolio employers will see, a blog you want indexed properly — deserves the few dollars a month Single costs. The 30-day money-back guarantee means the risk of trying is effectively zero.
What happens when you hit Single’s limits
Limits on Single are not punishments; they are upgrade prompts. Here is what each one feels like in practice:
- Wanting a second site: hPanel will simply not let you add another domain. The fix is upgrading to Premium, which unlocks 100 sites. Your existing site, files, and email carry over — nothing is rebuilt.
- Needing staging: without a staging environment, you test plugin updates on the live site (with a backup first). Premium’s one-click staging removes that anxiety.
- Outgrowing shared resources: rare on one normal site, but if it happens, the path is Premium → Unlimited → Cloud Startup, each a hPanel upgrade, not a migration project.
The practical takeaway: starting on Single never traps you. Every limit has a one-click upgrade path, and Hostinger prorates the difference. The only real cost of starting small is the few minutes the upgrade takes.
Single for WordPress: the performance reality
Single runs on the same LiteSpeed-powered shared infrastructure as Premium — the entry price does not buy slower servers. For one WordPress site with caching enabled (Hostinger’s LiteSpeed Cache plugin is pre-installed), expect load times competitive with any shared host at any price. Where Single differs from Premium in performance is headroom: tighter resource limits mean a traffic spike that Premium would absorb might throttle Single. For a new site, that spike is hypothetical; enable caching, keep plugins lean, and you will not feel the difference.
One specific WordPress note: Single supports everything a normal site needs — the block editor, WooCommerce (for a tiny store), contact forms, SEO plugins. What it lacks is WordPress multisite and WP-CLI staging workflows, which are Premium-and-up features. If those terms mean nothing to you, you do not need them yet.
Single — pros
- Cheapest entry to Hostinger’s shared hosting
- Complete basics: SSL, backups, CDN, 1-click WordPress
- Same 24/7 support as expensive plans
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Single — cons
- Hard 1-website limit
- No free domain — narrows the real price gap with Premium
- No staging environment or advanced WordPress tools
- Renews higher; best price needs a long term
FAQ
Is Hostinger Single plan good for WordPress?
Yes, for one WordPress site. You get the 1-click installer, LiteSpeed caching, auto-updates, free SSL, and weekly backups — everything a single blog or business site needs. It is not ideal for a network of sites or heavy WooCommerce stores.
Can I upgrade from Single to Premium later?
Yes. Hostinger lets you upgrade plans from hPanel, and you typically pay the prorated difference. It works, but it is smoother to start on Premium if you suspect you will need it within the year.
Does the Single plan include a free domain?
No. The free first-year domain starts with Premium. On Single you register the domain separately (roughly $10–20/yr for a .com) or point a domain you already own to Hostinger. See our domains guide for current registration prices.
How many email accounts do I get on Single?
One email account. If you need several addresses (info@, support@, your name@), Premium or a dedicated email plan is the better fit — see business email.
Is there a money-back guarantee on the Single plan?
Yes — 30 days on hosting plans, same as every other Hostinger shared plan. Domain registrations are not refundable, which is standard across the industry.
Single vs Premium: which should a beginner choose?
Premium, in most cases. The free domain and 100-site headroom remove the two limits beginners hit first, and the effective first-year cost is close once you add a domain to Single. Choose Single only when the budget is truly fixed and one site is truly enough. Our pricing page runs the exact numbers.