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Host Expert vs Hostwinds 2021
Find out which one is the best for your needs
| Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3.51 / month | $4.99 / month |
| Free domain | No | Yes |
| User Ratings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 9.9 / 10 | 9.3 / 10 |
| Pricing | 9.9 / 10 | 9.3 / 10 |
| User Friendly | 9.6 / 10 | 9.3 / 10 |
| Support | 10 / 10 | 9.3 / 10 |
| Features | 9.8 / 10 | 9.3 / 10 |
| User Reviews | ||
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| Latest positive review |
Great hosting service
Apr. 6, 2021
Excellent customer support!
Fast and reliable service! |
I don't think I will e...
Apr. 22, 2021
The tickets I've raised are questions more than issues, to be honest, but it's always dealt with quickly They recently sorted...
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out my SSL for me as well. I moved my web hosting to Hostwinds from another provider, I build websites for other people and host them here. The support is 2nd to none that I have encountered anywhere.
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| Latest negative review |
STAY AWAY FROM THESE GUYS
Apr. 13, 2021
I ordered a server for 3 Months with hostwinds. After those 3 Months even though I cancelled they still charged me for anothe...
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r 3 Months when I asked for a refund they denied to send me back my money. I asked paypal for a charged back to no avail, now they have collected payment and have also cancelled my Server and tagged the transaction as collections because I disagreed about them charging my for another quarter.
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| Server Locations | ||
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| North America | No | Yes |
| Europe | Yes | No |
| Asia | No | No |
| Oceania | No | No |
| South America | No | No |
| Africa & Middle East | No | No |
| Shared Hosting Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | – | Basic |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | 1 |
| Features | – | |
| Price | – | $5.24 |
| Plan Name | – | Advanced |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | 4 |
| Features | – | |
| Price | – | $6.74 |
| Plan Name | – | Ultimate |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | – | |
| Price | – | $8.24 |
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| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
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| VPS Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 2vCPU 2GB RAM 80GB | Fully Managed Linux VPS Hosting 1 |
| Space | 80 GB | 30 GB |
| CPU | 2 x 2.60GHz | 1 core |
| RAM | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | Linux |
| Price | $7.00 | $8.24 |
| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 4vCPU 4GB RAM 160GB | Fully Managed Linux VPS Hosting 2 |
| Space | 160 GB | 50 GB |
| CPU | 4 x 2.60GHz | 1 core |
| RAM | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | |
| Price | $12.60 | $16.49 |
| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 8vCPU 8GB RAM 240GB | Fully Managed Linux VPS Hosting 3 |
| Space | 240 GB | 75 GB |
| CPU | 8 x 2.60GHz | 1 core |
| RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | Linux |
| Price | $21.02 | $29.99 |
| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 2vCPU 2GB RAM 20GB SSD | Fully Managed Linux VPS Hosting 4 |
| Space | 20 GB | 100 GB |
| CPU | 2 x 2.60GHz | 1 core |
| RAM | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | Linux |
| Price | $11.21 | $38.24 |
| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 4vCPU 8GB RAM 40GB SSD | Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting 1 |
| Space | 40 GB | 30 GB |
| CPU | 4 x 2.60GHz | 1 core |
| RAM | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | |
| Price | $16.82 | $4.99 |
| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 8vCPU 16GB RAM 100GB SSD | Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting 2 |
| Space | 100 GB | 50 GB |
| CPU | 8 x 2.60GHz | 1 core |
| RAM | 16 GB | 2 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | Linux |
| Price | $28.04 | $9.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting 3 |
| Space | – | 75 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 cores |
| RAM | – | 4 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $18.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting 4 |
| Space | – | 100 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 cores |
| RAM | – | 6 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $28.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Fully Managed Windows VPS 1 |
| Space | – | 30 GB |
| CPU | – | 1 core |
| RAM | – | 1 GB |
| OS | – | Windows |
| Price | – | $12.74 |
| Plan Name | – | Fully Managed Windows VPS 2 |
| Space | – | 50 GB |
| CPU | – | 1 core |
| RAM | – | 2 GB |
| OS | – | Windows |
| Price | – | $20.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Fully Managed Windows VPS 3 |
| Space | – | 75 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 cores |
| RAM | – | 4 GB |
| OS | – | Windows |
| Price | – | $34.49 |
| Plan Name | – | Fully Managed Windows VPS 4 |
| Space | – | 100 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 cores |
| RAM | – | 6 GB |
| OS | – | Windows |
| Price | – | $42.74 |
| Plan Name | – | Unmanaged Windows VPS Hosting 1 |
| Space | – | 30 GB |
| CPU | – | 1 core |
| RAM | – | 1 GB |
| OS | – | Windows |
| Price | – | $10.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Unmanaged Windows VPS Hosting 2 |
| Space | – | 50 GB |
| CPU | – | 1 core |
| RAM | – | 2 GB |
| OS | – | Windows |
| Price | – | $15.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Unmanaged Windows VPS Hosting 3 |
| Space | – | 75 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 cores |
| RAM | – | 4 GB |
| OS | – | Windows |
| Price | – | $24.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Unmanaged Windows VPS Hosting 4 |
| Space | – | 100 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 cores |
| RAM | – | 6 GB |
| OS | – | Windows |
| Price | – | $34.99 |
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| Dedicated Server Plans | ||
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| Plan Name | Server dedicat HP DL380 Gen9 15LFF, 2 x E5-2690v4, 4 x 16GB 2Rx4 PC4-2400T-R, 2 x 500W | Dedicated Servers |
| Space | Unlimited | 1 TB |
| CPU | 28 x 2.60GHz | 4 x 2.00GHz |
| RAM | 128 GB | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | Linux |
| Price | $280.36 | $106.00 |
| Plan Name | Server dedicat HP DL160 Gen9 4LFF, 1 x E5-2620v4, 4 x 8GB 2Rx4 PC4-24000P-R, 2 x 900W | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| CPU | 8 x 2.10GHz | – |
| RAM | 32 GB | – |
| OS | Windows Linux | – |
| Price | $98.13 | – |
| Plan Name | Server dedicat HP DL160 Gen9 4LFF, 2 x E5-2680v4, 8 x 8GB 2Rx4 PC4-24000P-R, 2 x 900W | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| CPU | 28 x 2.40GHz | – |
| RAM | 64 GB | – |
| OS | Windows Linux | – |
| Price | $168.22 | – |
| Plan Name | Server dedicat HP DL160 Gen9 4LFF, 2 x E5-2620v4, 8 x 8GB 2Rx4 PC4-24000P-R, 2 x 900W | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| CPU | 16 x 2.10GHz | – |
| RAM | 64 GB | – |
| OS | Windows Linux | – |
| Price | $160.79 | – |
| Plan Name | Dedicated server HP DL360 Gen7 4SFF, 2 x Intel Xeon-5620, 24GB PC3-10600R, 2 x 460W | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| CPU | 4 x 2.13GHz | – |
| RAM | 24 GB | – |
| OS | Windows Linux | – |
| Price | $70.09 | – |
| See all Dedicated Server plans | ||
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| Cloud Hosting Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | – | Premium VPS |
| Space | – | 50 GB |
| CPU | – | 1 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 1 GB |
| Bandwidth | – | 2 TB |
| Price | – | $9.99 |
| Plan Name | – | – |
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| Resellers Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | – | Basic |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Price | – | $5.24 |
| Plan Name | – | Advanced |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Price | – | $6.74 |
| Plan Name | – | Ultimate |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Price | – | $8.24 |
| See all Resellers plans | ||
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| SSL Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | – | 1 YEAR |
| Features | – | |
| Warranty | – | $0.00 |
| Price | – | $75.00 |
| Plan Name | – | 2 YEARS |
| Features | – | |
| Warranty | – | $0.00 |
| Price | – | $140.00 |
| See all SSL plans | ||
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| DDoS Protection Services Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | Anti DDOS protection for Dedicated Server / IP | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| CPU | - | – |
| RAM | 0 B | – |
| Price | $14.02 | – |
| Plan Name | Anti DDOS protection for VDS / IP | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| CPU | - | – |
| RAM | 0 B | – |
| Price | $3.51 | – |
| See all DDoS Protection Services plans | ||
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| Features | ||
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| Support Services | ||
| Live Chat | Yes | Yes |
| Phone Support | Yes | Yes |
| Email Support | Yes | Yes |
| Forum Support | No | No |
| Video guides | No | No |
| Knowledgebase | Yes | Yes |
| CMS Support | ||
| Wordpress | Yes | Yes |
| Managed Wordpress | Yes | No |
| Joomla | Yes | Yes |
| Drupal | Yes | Yes |
| Magento | Yes | Yes |
| Fantastico | Yes | No |
| Presta Shop | Yes | No |
| ZenCart | Yes | No |
| OS Support | ||
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Language Support | ||
| PHP | Yes | Yes |
| Java | No | No |
| Python | No | No |
| NodeJS | No | No |
| Django | No | No |
| Perl | No | No |
| Ruby on Rails | No | No |
| Database Support | ||
| MongoDB | No | No |
| MySQL | Yes | Yes |
| PostgreSQL | No | No |
| Payment Types Support | ||
| PayPal | Yes | Yes |
| Credit Card | Yes | Yes |
| MoneyBookers | No | Yes |
| Wire Transfer | Yes | No |
| Webmoney | No | No |
| Bitcoin | No | Yes |
