Cloud hosting · November 2026 Edition
Cloudways vs Hostinger
One of fourteen models named Cloudways first on the direct prompt; zero named Hostinger. Cloudways was named by eight of the fourteen models and Hostinger by nine and Cloudways carries 11 labels and Hostinger 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%24%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#7#8A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels1117A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Cloudways reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Amazon Web Services was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Azure vs Cloudways · Microsoft Azure vs Hostinger · Amazon Web Services vs Cloudways
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the cloud hosting page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CloudwaysFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHostinger
Direct10
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained011 against Hostinger
Scale-constrained00
Negative003 against Hostinger
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Cloudways and Hostinger were named in the same answer thirteen times, of the 28 answers naming Cloudways and the 40 naming Hostinger. In those answers Hostinger took the first choice one time and Cloudways zero.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Cloudways and Hostinger stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | |||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
Cloudways Hostinger first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cloudways on the left and Hostinger on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cloudways and Hostinger stood in it.
Cloudways first, Hostinger not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHostinger was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GLM 4.7 FlashXAkamai Connected Cloud, Atlantic.Net, Cloudways, DigitalOcean Droplets alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Atlantic.Net alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Cloudways, Hosting.com
Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
Gemini 3.5 FlashAmazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure alternatives: Cloudreach, Google Cloud, Mission Cloud, Rackspace Technology
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
Grok 4.20Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure alternatives: Akamai Connected Cloud, Atlantic.Net, DigitalOcean Droplets, Effectual, Expedient, Google Cloud, RapidScale
Mistral SmallAmazon Web Services alternatives: Akamai's Linode, DigitalOcean Droplets, Expedient, RapidScale
DeepSeek V4 FlashAmazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure alternatives: Akamai Connected Cloud, Atlantic.Net, DigitalOcean Droplets, Expedient, RapidScale
Llama 4 MaverickAmazon Web Services alternatives: DigitalOcean Droplets, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean Droplets, Google Cloud
Kimi K2Microsoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean Droplets, Google Cloud, Vultr
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Azure alternatives: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
GPT-6 LunaAmazon Web Services alternatives: Azure, Google Cloud
Muse Glimmer 30BAmazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure alternatives: Akamai's Linode, Atlantic.Net, DigitalOcean Droplets, RapidScale
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Cloudways2%#8 of 14Hostinger2%#9 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Cloudways2%#7 of 14Hostinger2%#8 of 14Enterprise
Cloudways is not named for this buyer.
Cloudways—not namedHostinger0%#– of 8What the models said about Cloudways
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“either a managed provider like Cloudways or Atlantic.Net” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Cloudways when ease of administration is more important than maximum infrastructure control.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
“Described as the best overall cloud provider starting from $14.00/month with managed services” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · alternative
What the models said about Hostinger
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“more "cloud-like shared hosting" than true IaaS—best for simple websites if you want minimal management” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Poor customer support with long response times... Hidden fees and price increases upon renewal” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“criticized for high renewal pricing, upselling, and occasional performance dips under load” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most small businesses: Hostinger — balances affordability, performance, and ease of use” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Other options include Hostinger, Hetzner, and Atlantic.Net, which offer affordable pricing and reliable services.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · alternative
“If you're non-technical or want managed hosting: → Hostinger (from $7.19/mo)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.