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Hostinger vs WP Engine: which is more reliable? (2026)
Hostinger is more reliable than WP Engine, scoring 33.8 vs 30.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Hostinger reported 181 incidents and WP Engine reported 20, with effective uptime of 96.37% and 95.37% respectively. Hostinger resolves incidents faster on average (4h 36m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Hostinger | WP Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 33.8 | 30.5 |
| Rank (web hosts) | #8 | #11 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 96.37% | 95.37% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 181 | 20 |
| Partial / major outages | 9 | 5 |
| Avg time to resolve | 4h 36m | 21h 1m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Hostinger and WP Engine differ
- Hostinger reported 9.1× as many incidents as WP Engine over the last 90 days (181 vs 20).
- Hostinger had 9 partial or major outages, compared with 5 for WP Engine.
- Hostinger fixes problems faster: 4h 36m on average, against 21h 1m for WP Engine (4.6× quicker).
- Hostinger's longest outage on record lasted 1d 20h (Oct 16, 2026); WP Engine's lasted 3d (Oct 15, 2026).
90-day uptime
Hostinger
WP Engine
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Hostinger incidents
- InformationalNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 1h 4m
Emergency Server BOS-1335 Maintenance
Affected: Hostinger VPS API
- InformationalNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 9m
- MaintenanceNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- MaintenanceNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- InformationalOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 10m
- InformationalOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 16m
Recent WP Engine incidents
- MaintenanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 6h
Upcoming Server Maintenance
- MaintenanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 1h
Headless Platform Maintenance
- MaintenanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 5d 2h
Emergency WordPress Security Updates
- MaintenanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 6h
Upcoming Server Maintenance
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 6h 3m
Affected: User Portal
- MaintenanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 6h
Upcoming Server Maintenance
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