More than hosting: a tool built to sell.
Hostinger has the lowest starting price, but it's mostly hosting you have to set up yourself, and the rate climbs once you renew. Vivlab is a dedicated tool with a stable price and French-language support.
HostingerThe comparison in detail
Vivlab vs Hostinger, line by line
The criteria that really matter when you want to launch and sell online, with no blind spots. Hostinger has its strengths, and we point those out too.
| Criterion | All included, no code | Hostinger Host + builder |
|---|---|---|
| Costs & commissions | ||
| Commission on sales | ✓0%. You keep 100% of every sale. | ✓0% commission on sales. |
| Starting price | ✓Fixed prices, announced upfront: store, analytics and SEO included from the start. | ✓Very low starting price (~€2.99 |
| Transaction / payment fees | ✓No Vivlab fees. Payments through Stripe (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Klarna, SEPA): only their fees apply. | ✓0% on Hostinger's side. |
| Extra costs | ✓Everything is included: e-commerce, analytics, translation, SEO and blog, with no apps or add-ons to buy. | ✕The rate jumps sharply at renewal. |
| Setup & technical | ||
| No-code building | ✓Visual block editor or AI page generation: mobile and desktop preview, publishing history. | ✓No-code AI builder included. |
| Hosting, HTTPS & backups | ✓Hosting and backups included; SSL certificate (HTTPS) generated and renewed automatically. | ✓Hosting included (it's their core business). |
| Maintenance & updates | ✓Automatic. You have nothing to update. | ~Managed builder, but hosting settings are on you. |
| E-commerce store | ✓Included: physical and digital products, events and subscriptions, with variants, cross-sells and Click & Collect or Mondial Relay pickup. | ~E-commerce features are there but generic. |
| Day to day | ||
| Multilingual | ✓AI translation of all your content (pages, products, blog, emails), with a dedicated URL per language. | ~Limited multilingual support. |
| Analytics | ✓Sales, average basket, conversion rate, sources and countries, no cookie banner, GDPR-compliant. | ~Basic statistics. |
| Search ranking (SEO) | ✓Fast pages, sitemap and robots.txt generated automatically, social previews for every page. | ~Basic SEO tools. |
| Support in French | ✓Real people supporting you in French: tracked support requests, email and video tutorials. | ~24/7 support, French-speaking on some channels. |
| Data hosting & GDPR | ✓French editor, data hosted in the EU. | ✓European company (Lithuania), GDPR-compliant. |
Vivlab or Hostinger, made clear
Hostinger is really cheap, why pay more?
Hostinger's starting price is unbeatable, but it's a promo rate: it climbs sharply at renewal. And it's mostly hosting you have to set up. Vivlab offers a stable price and a dedicated tool, with support in French.
What's the difference with a web host?
Hostinger provides hosting and a general-purpose builder. Vivlab is a site and store editor designed for French entrepreneurs, with e-commerce, stats, SEO and translation included.
Will I have to handle the technical side?
Very little. Vivlab handles hosting, HTTPS, backups and updates for you. With a web host, some settings stay on your end.
Is support in French?
Yes, Vivlab offers human support in French, from setup to your first sale.
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