{
  "slug": "hostinger",
  "category": "server-hosting",
  "name": "Hostinger",
  "description": "Lithuanian provider of web hosting, VPS and website building services. Port 25 is open on VPS plans, limited to 5 messages per minute.",
  "website": "https://www.hostinger.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "LT",
    "name": "Lithuania",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 30,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Hostinger scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the server hosting criteria. It meets 5 of 12 criteria: TLS configuration, mail-friendly (port 25), Reverse DNS, IPv6 and anonymous payment. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in Lithuania: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade F.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/hostinger/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/hostinger/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The home page loads Amplitude and Google Tag Manager (automated test)."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.hostinger.com/legal/privacy-policy",
      "note": "The privacy policy describes targeted advertising with Facebook, Google and other ad tools."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or dedicated government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.hostinger.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.hostinger.com",
      "note": "Grade F (0/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "port_25": {
      "title": "Mail-friendly (port 25)",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.hostinger.com/support/7854530-is-smtp-port-25-blocked-on-hostinger-vps/",
      "note": "Port 25 is not blocked, with a limit of 5 messages per minute."
    },
    "reverse_dns": {
      "title": "Reverse DNS",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.hostinger.com/support/4805528-how-to-setup-reverse-dns-on-vps/",
      "note": "PTR records for the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are set in the VPS settings."
    },
    "ipv6": {
      "title": "IPv6",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.hostinger.com/support/4805528-how-to-setup-reverse-dns-on-vps/",
      "note": "Each VPS has an IPv6 address alongside its IPv4 address."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.hostinger.com/payments",
      "note": "A range of cryptocurrencies is accepted."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "F",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Amplitude",
        "host": "cdn.amplitude.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Cloudflare Web Analytics",
        "host": "static.cloudflareinsights.com",
        "effect": "partial"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.googleapis.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:35.910Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}