TechRadar Review Says Hostinger Reach Fits Small-Business Email Campaigns, Flags Free-Plan Limits

Hostinger Reach launched in June 2025 and manages email marketing campaigns end to end. It is separate from Hostinger's web hosting and business email, though it connects with the company's website tools, according to the review.

The review outlines three plans. Starter is free in the first year and supports 100 recipients a month and 200 emails a month. Grow costs $29.88 in the first year, or $2.49 a month, and supports 500 recipients and 3,500 emails a month. Pro, for 1,000 recipients, costs $47.88 in the first year, or $3.99 a month, and supports 1,000 recipients and 7,000 emails a month. The displayed monthly renewal rates are $1.49, $2.49 and $3.99, respectively.

TechRadar explains that 'recipients' means distinct addresses emailed during a calendar month, not new subscribers added each month. If a contact is deleted, that does not create an additional seat for a new contact, and the counter resets on the first day of each month rather than after a specific campaign. The review says two newsletters to 100 people would use all 200 free emails, and four newsletters to the same people would need 400, so Starter is better for learning the tool than for assuming it covers a weekly newsletter.

Starter includes 20 one-time AI credits. Grow provides 10 monthly credits and Pro provides 20. The review says these credits pay for generation tasks, not email delivery. Grow adds scheduling, personalization and automations, while Pro adds code editing, send-time optimization, custom fields and teammates.

For setup, users need a sending domain. A Hostinger-managed domain connects automatically, but an external domain requires DNS record changes. Contacts can be added manually, imported from a CSV file or collected through website forms. Hostinger's website builder syncs form submissions into Reach, and a WordPress plugin supports sites hosted elsewhere, with connections for WPForms Lite, Contact Form 7 and Elementor. The review says this is the most useful connection because a visitor can sign up on a website and reach the mailing list without another spreadsheet import.

The review also recommends enabling double opt-in for supported signup sources so people confirm their subscription by email before receiving campaigns. It notes that double opt-in does not apply automatically to CSV imports or manually added contacts, so imported addresses still need valid permission. Reach's default no-reply address can send without a paid mailbox, but receiving replies requires a working mailbox from Hostinger or another provider.

For creating emails, Reach's AI accepts a goal and supporting links, images and product details. It proposes a campaign plan and, after confirmation, creates a draft. TechRadar says the entire process counts as one AI credit, which it considers fair. The review lists AI drafts with manual editing controls, website forms feeding contacts into Reach, welcome emails and follow-up sequences, and fair AI credit allocation as reasons to buy. It lists free access ending after one year, and WhatsApp's inability to handle customer replies, as reasons to avoid.