Hostinger Immich Hosting vs DigitalOcean Immich

Hostinger Immich Hosting8.7Visit DIDigitalOcean Immich8.2Visit

Higher score Hostinger Immich Hosting #2 in Immich Hosting 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Hostinger

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DI DigitalOcean Immich #3 in Immich Hosting 8.2/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit DigitalOcean

• Hostinger Immich Hosting fits best

  People seeking an established VPS with an Immich template

• DigitalOcean Immich fits best

  DIY users wanting a mainstream Immich droplet

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Side by side

Feature	Hostinger Immich Hosting 8.7/10 Visit ↗	DIDigitalOcean Immich 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.2
Ranking	#2 in Immich Hosting	#3 in Immich Hosting
Best for	People seeking an established VPS with an Immich template	DIY users wanting a mainstream Immich droplet
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$11.99/mo (best)	$24/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	Not checked yet	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features Hostinger Immich Hosting 1/3 · DigitalOcean Immich 1/3
Managed updates	Not checked yet	—
Backups	✓ (best)	—
Custom domain + SSL	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Included storage	50 GB	80 GB (best)
Deployment	One-click	One-click
Scaling	Manual	Manual
Our review
Pros	Pre-installed Immich template opens from the VPS dashboard with one click. All listed plans include free automatic weekly backups and firewall management. Root access and four KVM plans allow VPS resource upgrades as needs grow.	Preconfigured one-click image includes Immich and Docker Compose Deploy through the control panel or API, with SSH server access Automatic TLS certificates when a domain points to the server
Cons	There is no free plan; KVM 1 starts at $11.99 per month. KVM 1 includes 50 GB of NVMe disk space, which may not suit a growing library. Customers manage their own self-hosted Immich environment.	Core Droplet service is unmanaged, so server administration is yours The $24/month base plan does not include backups Updates and scaling require your own administration
Our verdict	Hostinger Immich Hosting runs the open-source Immich photo and video library on a Hostinger KVM VPS. Its pre-installed template is aimed at people who want Immich on their own server without beginning from a blank VPS. The dashboard… Read the review →	DigitalOcean Immich is a cloud Droplet image for people who want to host their own Immich photo and video library rather than use a managed Immich service. The one-click image includes Immich and Docker Compose, while DigitalOcean supplies… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Hostinger Immich Hosting — where it wins

  • Pre-installed Immich template opens from the VPS dashboard with one click.
  • All listed plans include free automatic weekly backups and firewall management.
  • Root access and four KVM plans allow VPS resource upgrades as needs grow.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan; KVM 1 starts at $11.99 per month.
  • KVM 1 includes 50 GB of NVMe disk space, which may not suit a growing library.
  • Customers manage their own self-hosted Immich environment.

• DigitalOcean Immich — where it wins

  • Preconfigured one-click image includes Immich and Docker Compose
  • Deploy through the control panel or API, with SSH server access
  • Automatic TLS certificates when a domain points to the server

  Where it doesn't

  • Core Droplet service is unmanaged, so server administration is yours
  • The $24/month base plan does not include backups
  • Updates and scaling require your own administration

• Hostinger Immich Hosting8.7/10 · Paid

  A self-hosted Immich VPS with one-click access, root control and upgradeable resources.

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• DIDigitalOcean Immich8.2/10 · Paid

  A preconfigured Immich server for DIY users willing to manage the Droplet themselves.

  Visit DigitalOceanFull verdict →