Using a free @gmail.com address for your business looks unprofessional next to a branded email like hello@yourbusiness.com. Here’s how Hostinger’s included email hosting works, and how to set it up in a few minutes.
Does Hostinger Include Free Email Hosting?
Yes — most Hostinger hosting plans include free email hosting tied to your domain, meaning you don’t need to pay separately for a service like Google Workspace just to get a professional email address.
👉 Get hosting + free email with Hostinger
What You Get With Hostinger’s Included Email
- Custom email addresses matching your domain (e.g., contact@yoursite.com)
- Webmail access through hPanel — no separate app required, though it also supports standard email clients
- Spam filtering
- Storage allocation that scales with your hosting plan tier
- IMAP/POP3/SMTP support for connecting to Outlook, Apple Mail, or Gmail’s “send mail as” feature
How to Set Up Your Email (Step-by-Step)
- Log into hPanel
- Navigate to Emails
- Click Create Email Account
- Choose your email address (e.g., info@yourdomain.com) and set a password
- Decide how much storage to allocate, if your plan allows adjustable limits
- Click Create
Your email is now live. From there, you can access it via Hostinger’s built-in webmail, or connect it to Gmail, Outlook, or any standard email client using the IMAP/SMTP details provided in hPanel.
Connecting Hostinger Email to Gmail (So You Can Use Gmail’s Interface)
A common setup: keep using Gmail’s familiar interface, but send and receive from your professional domain email.
- In Gmail, go to Settings → Accounts and Import
- Under “Check mail from other accounts,” add your Hostinger email using the IMAP details from hPanel
- Under “Send mail as,” add the same address using the SMTP details
- Verify via the confirmation email Gmail sends
This lets you manage a professional domain email entirely from Gmail’s inbox, without paying for Google Workspace.
Free Email vs. Paid Business Email (Google Workspace/Microsoft 365)
Hostinger’s included email is genuinely sufficient for most small businesses, freelancers, and bloggers. Where it makes sense to upgrade to a paid business email suite (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365) is if you specifically need advanced calendar sharing, larger team collaboration tools, or significantly higher storage limits across many team accounts.
For a solo business owner or small team, the included free email hosting typically covers everything needed without an added monthly cost.
Verdict
If you’re launching a business site and want to skip an extra Google Workspace subscription, Hostinger’s bundled email hosting is a genuinely useful included feature — not a stripped-down afterthought.