LinnStudio vs Hostinger.
Hostinger bundles hosting and an AI website builder at a very low price, if you pay for four years upfront. The AI gives you a starting point; the design, the words and the upkeep are still yours.
How Hostinger works, and what it costs.
Hostinger is a web host with its own drag-and-drop website builder, much like Wix, and AI tools. Plans include hosting, 400+ templates, and a domain and email free for the first year, with a small number of AI credits. The low price is for paying four years upfront, and building, writing and updating the site is yours to do.
- £2.99 a month, if you pay for 48 months upfront
- £10.99 a month when it renews
- 5 AI credits on Premium, 15 on Unlimited
Hostinger or LinnStudio? The facts, side by side.
| Do it yourself | Done for you | |
|---|---|---|
| Hostinger | LinnStudio | |
| Cost | £2.99 a month, then £10.99 £143.52 upfront for 48 months | £59–£129 a month No build fee |
| Design | An AI draft or a template Generic layouts, easy to spot as AI | Custom and premium Designed around your customers |
| Time you put in | Minutes to a draft, then hours of editing | Under 2 hours One call, then your Content Kit |
| Who writes the copy | AI drafts it, you fix it | We write every page From one call, so it sounds like you |
| PageSpeed guarantee | None | 95+ mobile score For as long as you’re with us |
| SEO and AI search optimisation | Basic settings, you do the rest | Set up for you Structured data, speed and clear answers |
| Changes after launch | You do them, with 5 AI credits on Premium | Unlimited, done for you Free, and done within 48 hours |
| Security and updates | Handled by Hostinger | Included Analytics, Meta pixel and conversions |
| Support | Help centre and chat | Direct and personal From the people who built it |
How the numbers were worked out
UK prices, checked in September 2026. Most dollar prices are converted at about $1.26 to the pound.
- Hostinger
- Premium £2.99 a month on a 48-month term (£143.52 upfront), renewing at £10.99; Unlimited £3.99 (£191.52 upfront), renewing at £13.99. Premium includes 5 AI credits and Unlimited 15.
- LinnStudio
- £59 or £129 a month, with no build fee. No minimum term. The price includes hosting, security, backups and unlimited changes done for you.
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Why LinnStudio over Hostinger? Three good reasons.
Cheap upfront, then the real price.
The £2.99 a month is for paying 48 months upfront; it renews at £10.99. With us it’s one monthly price, with no build fee and no minimum term.
A few AI credits, then it’s you.
Premium includes 5 AI credits; after that, the writing and the editing are yours. We write every page from one call, and your changes are done for you, as many as you need: simple ones in minutes, bigger ones within 48 hours.
Hosting, not a website team.
Hostinger looks after the servers, and you look after the site. We look after both: hosting, security, backups and the changes you need.
When Hostinger is the better choice
- You want the lowest possible price, and you’re happy to pay for four years upfront.
- You’re comfortable building and updating the site yourself, with AI to get you started.
Switching from Hostinger is simple. We move it for you.
We move your content across from Hostinger for free. Your domain and email can stay where they are: we connect the domain to your new site, and your email carries on as normal.
- Free, whoever built your site
- Your old site stays live until the new one is ready
- Your domain stays in your name, never ours: keep it where it is, or we move it to an easier provider
- Your email carries on as normal
- Old page addresses redirected, so Google can follow
Good questions, straight answers.
Something we haven’t covered? Email hello@linnstudio.co.uk and we’ll get back to you within two working days.
Can’t I just make a website with AI?
You can, and in minutes you’ll have something that looks fine. But an AI tool builds what you ask for, so the site is only as good as your instructions. If you don’t know what a good website needs, you can’t ask for it, and you can’t tell when it’s missing. That gap shows in the design, which looks like everyone else’s, and in the marketing, where the words could describe any business. It shows in conversion, with nothing planned to turn a visitor into an enquiry. And it shows in the tech behind it: search set-up, tracking, speed and security are all left for you to work out.
Why a monthly plan instead of one price?
Because it puts the risk on us, not on you. We design and build the whole site while you pay a month at a time, so you never hand over thousands before you’ve seen anything. And a website is never really finished: the same monthly price covers hosting, security, backups and the changes you need each month.
Can I keep my domain and email?
Yes, wherever they’re registered, including Squarespace. The one rule is that your domain is in your name, never ours. It can stay where it is: we connect it to your new site, and your email carries on as normal. Or, if you’d like it with an easier provider, we transfer it for you, to Cloudflare for example.
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