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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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  • 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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Thumbnail of user richardj1362
Nigeria
1 review
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June 6th, 2022
Verified purchase

I had a bad experience, I chatted the support and enquire if port 25 is open, and they said it is open by default so I got a VPS to host email server for a client and discovered port 25 is closed. Then I chatted the customer care and they referred me to a team that claimed that because I have spam that my account is suspended, and I reply that I just got the VPS I haven't installed anything at all, and they claimed that the system automatically detect and flagged my server, funny, even their system detects spammers before they even begin to use their service. I demanded for a refund since I can't use the assistant, and the consultant was requesting for my credit card details that I used to purchase the server with an ID card before the port will be open, I refuse and demand refund I never got rather they were demanding for my credit card details and ID card.

The consultant is demanding for my credit card details and ID card which I refuse

Reason I chose this business:

When I was trying to test out hosting providers that has port 25 open since my client needs a mail server. And I contacted hostwind support and they assured me that day have port 25 open, surprisingly to me when I bought the server I saw something else. Tell me data server I just got is flag for sperm even when nothing is installed thats is total fraud

Reason I chose this product:

I needed to create a mail server and they claimed they have a 25 open that is why I use their products

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Denmark
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June 8th, 2020

Pretty good price - but excellent feature set. Fantastico has been a really easy way for me to build my website: blog, gallery, poll. Support is always helpful around the clock.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to write this thoughtful review! Please let us know if you need anything. Have a great week!

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Austria
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June 11th, 2019

Hostwinds is a great web hosting provider with a fantastic customer support with supereasy interafce. I am pretty much satisfied with their service till now.

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GB
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September 23rd, 2023
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Ive renewed one site and am not renewing the other. That will follow when i get my act together.
So far so good! Thanks for your attention.

Pretty good.

Reason I chose this business:

Recomended to be because you are not worried about morre “adult” sites.
Facematt isnt in that category but RDJcreation might.

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Recommended
October 27th, 2022
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Canada
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September 26th, 2023
Verified purchase

It's limited my usage to date. II can't base a review on services until things have been working for a month...

Primary domain wanted specific.

Reason I chose this business:

Competitor to a2 hosting

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Saudi Arabia
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July 30th, 2023
Verified purchase

I liked the way that very soon I registered and get started with my web site in no more than 15 minutes, that's great.

Reason I chose this business:

Recommended by my friend

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Belgium
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September 17th, 2023
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Excellent staff response and support and also your costs cant be matched anywhere else with such a good service.
Thanks

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Excellent and flawless transfer process
July 4th, 2023
Verified site experience
• Previous review
Well The offers were better than the rest i have gone...
April 1st, 2023
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• Previous review

Well The offers were better than the rest i have gone thru or recommended by Techradar and services looks appealing by far. Let me give it a try with the 1st domain and then i can move the rest (4 in total)

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South Africa
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June 3rd, 2023
Verified purchase

Hi. My VPS won't connect again. It did connect in the first place but now I don't know what is happening.
It's stressing me out.

Reason I chose this business:

It was recommended by sometimes.

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TT
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May 29th, 2021
Verified purchase

Someone advised me to buy 1 of their servers(Hostwinds'), I thought that the price was too good too be true but they were better than expected.

Reason I chose this business:

A business partner suggested ya'll.

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GB
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March 15th, 2018

Awesome top-notch hosting is available from them.
Support has to be one of the best around. You can get someone on the line almost immediately.

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California
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June 24th, 2022
Verified purchase

Though l don't known where my coupon from, it help me save about $4 per month. Hope hostwinds could provide more coupon for consumer.

Reason I chose this business:

A tutorial on GitHub help me construct myself vps service, l just fellow the tutorial’s step.

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Washington
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April 20th, 2022
Verified purchase

It's nice, just hope cheaper. That would be better if you can set different prices for different countries, It will mean a lot.

Reason I chose this business:

Because of a regular price for a good reputation and a little better hardware.

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Colorado
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May 6th, 2021
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Decent and responsive tech support (chat) - while I was shopping around different sites, I had good feedback (instant response to my questions).

easy. just typed in the chat window. They helped, and I was on my way again.

Reason I chose this business:

Same as above.

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Dedent and responsive tech support (chat)
May 5th, 2021
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South Africa
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November 3rd, 2022
Verified purchase

The Best experience i have every gotten from all sites that have been on your service is very simple and swift

it was mind blowing and quick

Reason I chose this business:

A friend recommended it to me

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Thumbnail of user bruces631
California
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November 16th, 2022
Verified purchase
• Updated review

I am upgrading to a new system to become PCI compliant. The team from Hostwinds has always provided excellent customer service.

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We are already using your service
July 26th, 2021
Verified site experience
• Previous review
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Georgia
3 reviews
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December 2nd, 2023
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Excellent service, as always. Also, the Hostwinds technical service responds quickly and has always been able to resolve any issue we have had.

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Your service has been excellent, from day one
October 3rd, 2023
Verified site experience
• Previous review
Excellent service
September 15th, 2023
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• Previous review
Click on the button, enter my card code, click submit...
July 1st, 2023
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• Previous review

Click on the button, enter my card code, click submit button; all done. Couldn't be easier.

Great service and support
June 1st, 2023
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• Previous review
New domain purchased and setup
January 19th, 2023
Verified purchase
• Previous review

Purchasing the domain was easy, and support was very helpful with any technical issues we had.

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Switching our website server to Hostwinds has been...
November 21st, 2022
Verified site experience
• Previous review

Switching our website server to Hostwinds has been a excellent decision. We just renewed for another 3 years.

Always inform of pending domain renewals and very easy...
September 21st, 2022
Verified site experience
• Previous review

Always inform of pending domain renewals and very easy to process the renewal.

Easy to use domain renewal option
July 7th, 2022
Verified site experience
• Previous review
Domain and Hosting services
June 2nd, 2022
Verified purchase
• Previous review

Great service at a great price

We chose Hostwinds initially for the price, but quickly realized the service was far superior to the previous company we used.

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Excellent
March 2nd, 2022
Verified purchase
• Previous review

Great server response time, availability, and support.

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There service is the best
December 18th, 2021
Verified site experience
• Previous review
Hostwinds is great
November 21st, 2021
Verified site experience
• Previous review

Hostwinds is great. Making the move to Hostwinds was definitely the right decision.

Service is exceellent
June 26th, 2020
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New York
1 review
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March 28th, 2017

As usual every question was answered, I never feel that I have to hurry and finish my support requests. Well done!

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Libya
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January 26th, 2022
Verified purchase

The plan and subscription experience was ok, however due to some reasons hostwinds asked for further confirmation and credit card verification.

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Thumbnail of user andiswad
South Africa
1 review
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April 29th, 2023
Verified purchase

The window works but at some point it's fails to work proper as it's should be. Connections are not quite okay

Reason I chose this business:

Because i needed a window

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Thumbnail of user julieg632
Virginia
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April 22nd, 2021
Verified purchase

The site is very intuitive and easy to use. I had enough information to make a decision based on my needs.

Reason I chose this business:

I was referred to this solution.

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Thumbnail of user amplifyr
California
1 review
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December 1st, 2020

I purchased ddos protection for my dedicated server thru the upgrade option on the dedicated server panel, 3 months ago. I was then ddos attacked on the night of 10/25 and did NOT receive any type of resolution for over 12 hours and was also sent a reply that was intended for another customer while being ignored. I requested a refund for the 3 months of ddos protection in which i was denied due to the protection being applied to a different block of ip addresses but not the block that i purchased. Thats not my fault as i purchased ddos protection specifically thru the dedicated server upgrades/addons section. Why would it not be applied to the block of ips that the dedi server is on? Then act like its my fault. Thats just really really really bad customer service. When you need them most they turn their back on you and youre just another dollar sign. Shame that a small company cant make a long time paying customer happy with a simple refund of $150 when they were clearly in the wrong. And not even offer half a refund or anything. I get nothing. No soup for me, only ddos attacks and my money taken from hostwinds. I have taken my dedicated server business elsewhere to a company with real ddos protection and support and i will be cancelling my web hosting with them soon as well.

Also have something in their terms and conditions that says youre not allowed to file chargebacks against them, what company does that? Super scummy business practices

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Australia
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November 2nd, 2022
Verified purchase

Their support is top-notch, and very quick replies hopefully stay the same in the future. Will definitely recommend to others

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Thumbnail of user davidm7391
GB
1 review
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May 6th, 2022
Verified purchase

Works perfectly fine leaving the pc on, however when i turn it off the bot stops working. Not sure why

Not had a reply

Reason I chose this business:

Recommended

Reason I chose this product:

Recommended

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Thumbnail of user humphreyp7
Florida
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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July 16th, 2018

Two things are featured on the Hostwinds home page, and throughout the web site. First prominently shouted is 60 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE; also loudly proclaimed is 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE. In my experience neither is true. The boldness of Hostwinds makes me wonder from which orifice the wind breaks.

I was lured into signing up with Hostwinds, and within a few hours, it was clear that the plan I subscribed to could not provide the PHP version I craved. So I requested that Hostwinds cancel and refund.

Here is where Hostwinds gets weird. The response I received was that unless I spake the words "I confirm the cancellation of: Product: Basic Reseller and more descriptive information. Hostwinds would not cancel or refund. Mind you, the words please and cancel have not meaning or significance. One must chant the mantra of cancelation verbatim according to the dogma of Hostwinds, or the great host of wind will not smile upon you. How silly. My reply was then and remains I accept and adopt the dialog provided, without reservation or omission.

Not good enough the great Hostwind spake! Be cast out of our presence. Well thats effectively what they said after I disputed the charge upon the basis of Hostwinds offer of refund and satisfaction. Sad one must go to extremes when a business prefers to hold a pittance hostage instead of exercising the promise they held out.

Thumbnail of user crisr18
South Dakota
1 review
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December 22nd, 2019
Verified purchase
• Updated review

Initial VPS hosting order when smoothly. The Chat person didn't know how to add 2nd IP address to order, but it was in the on-line form (I just hadn't noticed).

Reason I chose this business:

Looking for unmanaged VPS linux hosting. Seems to be a reasonable deal.

Reason I chose this product:

I am a long-time Unix/Linux admin... looking for VPS hosting provider who doesn't get in the way.

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Initial VPS hosting order when smoothly
December 21st, 2019
Verified site experience
• Previous review

Initial VPS hosting order when smoothly. The Chat person didn't know how to add 2nd IP address to order, but it was in the on-line form (I just hadn't noticed).

Reason I chose this business:

Looking for unmanaged VPS linux hosting. Seems to be a reasonable deal.

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