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Hostwinds has a rating of 4.1 stars from 681 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Hostwinds most frequently mention customer service, support team, and top notch. Hostwinds ranks 4th among Web Hosting sites.

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    303
  • Value
    548
  • Shipping
    104
  • Returns
    29
  • Quality
    559
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 88.9%
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Top Positive Review

“Hostwinds stands as a formidable force in the realm of web hosting, delivering an exceptional blend”

Palmar u.
4/5/24

Hostwinds stands as a formidable force in the realm of web hosting, delivering an exceptional blend of affordability and high-caliber service that is hard to match. Their commitment to offering top-notch solutions at competitive prices ensures that customers receive unparalleled value from the moment they engage with their services.

Top Critical Review

“Terrible value, decent support. Look elsewhere for low volume websites”

P A.
9/12/23

I operate a very low volume website on wordpress and with a near $20/m plan it wasn't even capable of using the wordpress control panel. Overloaded shared servers or terrible allocation. I've foolishly used them for nearly 4 years and am extremely glad to have switched. Cheaper and infinitely faster. Never use Hostwinds.

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Saudi Arabia
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March 2nd, 2021
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Very smooth, straight forward and streamlined server rent experience. All actions are automated and instance. Many OS options.

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March 2nd, 2021
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Very smooth, straight forward and streamlines. All is automated and instance.

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Smooth Purchase
March 2nd, 2021
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Very smooth and streamlines. All is automated and instance.

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Belgium
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September 12th, 2022
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I ordered a shared web hosting, no problem of configuration, all is perfect, the technical servic is efficient,...

Very good service

Reason I chose this business:

I was a client

Products used:
Web hosting

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IR
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November 30th, 2022
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I chose it because it accepts crypto payments. Many people worldwide don't have access to reputable bank accounts.

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Ohio
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April 30th, 2021
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So far so good, everything is as advertised. Would recommend because they set up the servers in timely manner and they offer a competitive price.

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Brazil
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September 27th, 2023
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I hope to continue using Hostwinds services for my adult websites for a long time. A better world is created when we have freedom.

Reason I chose this business:

I was having difficulty finding a hosting service that offers me security and speed and I found Hostwinds on the recommendation of The Porn Dude, who is a partner of our sites.

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Washington
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October 21st, 2023
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The purchase went relatively smoothly, but the important part is that I had someone on hand to help me whenever I needed them.

An agent showed up quickly, listened to me, checked things on their end quickly and efficiently, and got me sorted out.

Reason I chose this business:

24/7 live, courteous, and helpful customer service. Hostwinds cost more than my other option but I think this kind of service is well worth the price, especially for someone new to this.

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GB
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June 3rd, 2023
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I come from China and I love the IP fix service very much.But there are missing packages situation.Hope Hostwinds could improve the route better.

Reason I chose this business:

I am a royal customer of Hostwinds.

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June 1st, 2023
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November 29th, 2022
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Washington
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January 7th, 2020
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At first I was skeptical ordering a VPS but now I see that you guys have a good service quality.
Thanks for the support and easy set up.

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Peter H. – Hostwinds Rep

Our team is elated to know you are enjoying our hosting and support! Thank you for taking the time to write this review. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if you need help with anything in the future!

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Mexico
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November 1st, 2022
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I needed urgently to move a website so spinned up a hosting account with HostWinds and in no time all was setup ready for migration.

Migration requests are ultra fast and awesome.

Reason I chose this business:

I already worked with them a couple of years ago and I knew about their awesome customer service and quality.

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China
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March 15th, 2020
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As the title said.
Ipv4 takes a few hours to become effective. Before that I cannot login the vps via ssh, which makes me confused

Reason I chose this business:

Be promoted by chiness user

Reason I chose this product:

Build v2ray service to break the china goverment's internet censor

* Hostwinds attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

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Missouri
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March 6th, 2022

WARNING: There will be a plethora of unexplained additional charges outside of the contract. When I inquired about the charges outside of the annual contract I received no response.

Tip for consumers:
Speed is not stable. There is no way to contact anyone at Hostwinds outside of a the ticket process.

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Georgia
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February 20th, 2023
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Access to online chat and information available online about company

It was easy to reach Hostwinds Tech Support and the requested actions was timely.

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Virginia
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November 16th, 2022
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Everything went smooth. I didn't know that I couldn't "file-share" via FTP, though. No big deal, there are other ways.

Just normal stuff, picking the right package and then setup questions.

Reason I chose this business:

I was already a customer.

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Ireland
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February 3rd, 2020
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I bought a VPS plan and received my ordered server ready to use very quick. The control panel is intuitive. And the price seems be afordable as well.

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Peter H. – Hostwinds Rep

Our team is elated to know you are enjoying our services and pricing! Thank you for this review!

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Netherlands
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March 15th, 2018

Thank you Hostwinds for being such a helpful and courteous company. Please don't change that. I hope to be a customer for life.

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China
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January 18th, 2021
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My English is not good, I use the translation tool, HostWinds, I still can't find the DNS resolution binding, oh, it's too difficult, what should I do? Ha ha

Reason I chose this business:

See the Internet said, hostwinds. Internet speed is not bad I will try it

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Morocco
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January 2nd, 2023
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Speed ​​in service delivery
Support provides assistance and solutions as soon as possible
I love hostwinds

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TZ
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October 22nd, 2022
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It is great but cpanel needs improvement
Also try testing the products your self to see the experience it might help solving some issues

Hostwind support team is really helpful and available all the time to resolve any issues
When you run astray they are there to help

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RU
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January 30th, 2023
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I read a review on the Internet and noticed that the pricing policy has not changed, unlike a competitor, so I decided to buy from you

Reason I chose this business:

Price and convenience ui

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Viet Nam
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October 3rd, 2022
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Most ip are blaclisted, the recent one i just bought is also blacklisted, i believe you guys can do somtin about it

fantastic

Reason I chose this business:

I chose hostwind cos your vps is strong

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GB
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July 7th, 2023
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Good, but should probably start basic servers with more than 1Gb Ram. I have 12gb ram in my mobile phone.

Fast, cannot fault

Reason I chose this business:

Recommended by friend

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Colombia
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May 3rd, 2023
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Yesterday I made my first purchase of a hosting plan and I find it has everything as advertised, and so far, it is working fine.

Reason I chose this business:

Good pricing
Good set of services included

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Ghana
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April 25th, 2022
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So far so good. Everything works great as I expected. I really like how the server is working. Well done

Reason I chose this business:

Based on reviews of your customers.

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Switzerland
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June 15th, 2023
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For the price payed and since we are in 2023 I think that 15 a month for a 1 core 1 gb ram server is a bit much

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Tennessee
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April 28th, 2022
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I was showed by another client how they used your services. It was very easy to see how I could achieve the same outcomes that she showed me.

Alex quickly helped me overcome a technical hurdle - it was unrelated to the actual service that Hostwinds provides (I actually downloaded the Microsoft Remote Server app). I didn't realize that I already had it available in Windows 11. Alex quickly showed me where to find it in Windows 11.

Reason I chose this business:

I don't have as much time as I used to invest in product and service research - no need to reinvent the wheel when the wheel is already here to incorporate into my plans.

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Hostwinds is proud to be one of the best web and cloud hosting providers on the market. We stand out from the rest by providing reward-winning 24/7 support, fast hosting, dependable services, and affordable pricing worldwide. Our customers remain happy at Hostwinds, knowing their needs are cared for and in trustworthy hands.

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