Yes — but “work with” covers two very different setups, and mixing them up is how people waste a month. You can either export a Webflow design and host the static files on Hostinger, or keep the site on Webflow’s own hosting and only use Hostinger for the domain. The first gives you cheaper hosting and full file control. The second keeps Webflow’s CMS, forms and visual editor working. Only one of them keeps the designer.
This page answers the question the way it actually gets asked — “can I host my Webflow site on Hostinger?” — then sets out what breaks in the export, and how to point a Hostinger-registered domain at Webflow instead if that is what you really want.
The short answer
| What you want | Possible? | Where the site lives |
|---|---|---|
| Upload a Webflow-exported static site to Hostinger | Yes | Hostinger (files you upload) |
| Keep editing in the Webflow Designer and publish to Hostinger | No | Webflow hosts it, not Hostinger |
| Use Webflow CMS collections on Hostinger | No | CMS content only renders on Webflow hosting |
| Use Webflow’s native forms on Hostinger | No | Forms post to Webflow’s servers |
| Host a domain at Hostinger, site at Webflow | Yes | Webflow, with DNS pointed from Hostinger |
| Run Webflow Ecommerce on Hostinger | No | Ecommerce requires Webflow hosting |
Webflow is a visual builder whose hosting is part of the product. Exporting gives you a snapshot of what the design produced — HTML, CSS, JavaScript and your assets — and a snapshot has no editor attached. That is not a Hostinger limitation; the same is true on any host, including a VPS you administer yourself.
Option 1: Host an exported Webflow site on Hostinger
This is the route for a brochure site, a landing page, a portfolio, or a marketing site that rarely changes. It is genuinely cheap: Hostinger’s Premium plan carries a promotional $1.99/mo on a 48-month term (list $12.99/mo, renewing at $10.99/mo), with 20 GB of SSD storage, a free domain for the first year, free weekly backups, CDN and a free SSL certificate. For a static export that is far more than you need.
Prerequisites: a paid Webflow Site plan. Export is not available on the free Starter plan, and it is not available on any plan for a site that uses Webflow Ecommerce. Export also does not include CMS collection items — the template renders, the content does not.
- In Webflow, open the project, go to Site settings, then the Export code tab, and download the ZIP.
- In Hostinger hPanel, open Files, then File Manager, and go to
public_html. - Upload the ZIP and use the extract action so the contents land directly in
public_html— not in a nested folder, or your homepage will 404 at the root. - Check that
index.htmlsits at the top level ofpublic_html. That single file is what the domain serves. - Turn on the free SSL certificate for the domain in hPanel, and force HTTPS once it is issued.
- Open the domain and click through every page. Export rewrites paths, and a broken asset path is the most common post-migration bug.
FTP works too if you prefer a real client: create an FTP account in hPanel and upload the extracted contents to public_html the same way. The file manager route needs no extra software, which is why it is the one to try first.
Before you move anything: check the current Hostinger plans — Premium at $1.99/mo on a 48-month term covers three websites, and every hosting plan carries the 30-day money-back guarantee, so a migration that goes wrong is recoverable.
What you lose in the export
This is the part that decides whether the export is worth doing. Everything below stops working the moment the site is off Webflow hosting:
- Webflow CMS. Blog posts, job listings, team members, portfolio items — all of it is server-rendered on Webflow. The exported page is a template with the markup frozen at export time. Adding a post means editing HTML by hand.
- Webflow forms. Form submissions post to Webflow’s endpoint. On Hostinger they fail silently, which is the worst failure mode: visitors think they contacted you. You need Formspree, a PHP handler, or a third-party form service.
- Webflow Ecommerce. Not exportable at all.
- Interactions on dynamic content. Designer interactions still run in the exported JavaScript, but anything bound to CMS items is bound to items that no longer exist.
- The Designer itself. Client edits now go through you and a text editor. If a client asked for “the ability to update it themselves”, the export removed that ability.
- Webflow’s CDN and image pipeline. Hostinger’s CDN covers the hosting side, but the responsive image variants Webflow generated are just files now.
If any of those is load-bearing, stop: the site should stay on Webflow, and Hostinger’s job is only the domain. That is option 2.
Option 2: Keep the site on Webflow, use Hostinger for the domain
This is the setup most people actually want when they ask whether the two “work together”. You register or keep the domain at Hostinger, leave the site on Webflow, and point DNS at Webflow’s servers. Nothing is exported, nothing breaks, and the Designer keeps working.
- In Webflow, open Project settings, then Hosting, and add your domain. Webflow will show the records you need — typically an A record for the root and a CNAME for
www. - In Hostinger hPanel, open Domains, then DNS / Nameservers, and go to the DNS records tab.
- Replace the existing A record for
@with the IP Webflow gives you, and the CNAME forwwwwith the value Webflow shows. Keep the TTL at the default unless you have a reason — the Hostinger DNS guide covers what each record type does if you need to add mail or verification records later. - Wait for propagation — up to 24 hours, though it is often faster — then confirm the domain shows as connected in Webflow.
- Leave the nameservers alone. Hostinger’s own pair only needs to stay in place if you want Hostinger to manage the zone, which is exactly what you are doing here.
One warning worth stating plainly: if you switch the domain’s nameservers away from Hostinger to Webflow’s, the DNS zone moves with them and the records you see in hPanel stop being the live ones. Changing individual A and CNAME records is the safer edit, and it is reversible.
Registering the domain at Hostinger and hosting at Webflow works fine — the two are independent decisions. What does not work is expecting Hostinger support to troubleshoot a Webflow-side problem, or the reverse.
Which option fits which site
| Your situation | Right choice | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Five-page brochure site, changes twice a year | Export to Hostinger | Cheapest, and nothing dynamic to break |
| Blog with regular posts | Stay on Webflow | CMS does not survive export |
| Lead-gen page with a contact form | Either — wire the form first | Native Webflow forms die on export |
| Online store | Stay on Webflow, or rebuild | Ecommerce is not exportable |
| Client needs to edit content themselves | Stay on Webflow | The export removes the editor |
| You want WordPress, not Webflow | Hostinger, rebuilt | The export is static HTML, not a theme |
Common mistakes, and what they look like
Uploading the ZIP without extracting it. The domain serves a download link instead of a homepage. Extract in place, then delete the ZIP — it is publicly reachable at /site.zip until you do.
Extracting into a subfolder. The site works at /mysite/ and the root stays on the Hostinger default page. Move the contents up into public_html.
Case sensitivity. macOS treats About.html and about.html as the same file; Linux servers do not. Webflow export filenames are lowercase, but hand-edited links are not always. A page that worked locally will 404 live.
Forms that appear to submit. They do submit — to an endpoint that no longer exists. Add a real handler and test it from an incognito window before the site goes live.
Publishing in Webflow after the move. Any change made in the Designer lands on Webflow’s servers, not yours. You now have two versions of the site and no automated way to reconcile them. Pick one and freeze the other.
Going static? Hostinger’s Premium plan is $1.99/mo on a 48-month term for three websites, with a free domain and weekly backups — and the 30-day money-back guarantee means a migration you regret is not a loss.
Frequently asked questions
Can I upload a Webflow site to Hostinger?
Yes. Export the code from a paid Webflow Site plan, upload the ZIP to public_html through Hostinger’s File Manager or FTP, and extract it there. The result is a static site: HTML, CSS, JavaScript and assets, with no Webflow backend behind it.
Does Webflow have to be hosted by Webflow?
Only if you want the Designer, CMS, native forms or Ecommerce to keep working. A static export can be hosted anywhere, including Hostinger. Webflow’s own hosting is part of the product, not a separate purchase you can opt out of while keeping the CMS.
Can I use Hostinger’s WordPress hosting for a Webflow design?
Not directly. A Webflow export is static HTML, not a WordPress theme — uploading it to a WordPress install does nothing. If you want WordPress, the design has to be rebuilt as a theme — or run it on a Hostinger VPS instead of shared hosting,; the export is only useful as a reference for markup and styling.
Will my Webflow CMS content appear on Hostinger?
No. CMS collections are rendered server-side by Webflow. Exports include the collection templates but not the items, so blog posts, listings and any other dynamic content are missing and each one needs to be hand-created as a page.
Is Hostinger cheaper than Webflow hosting?
For static sites, yes — a Hostinger Premium plan is $1.99/mo on a 48-month term against a Webflow Site plan, and it includes a free domain for the first year, weekly backups, CDN and SSL. The comparison is not like-for-like, though: Webflow’s price includes the CMS, the Designer and form handling.
If the site is static and finished, export it and host it on Hostinger — you will pay less and own the files. If it is still being edited, or anything on it is dynamic, keep it on Webflow and use Hostinger only for the domain. The expensive mistake is exporting a site that still needs its CMS.