Host Expert vs. Hostwinds 2019
Find out which one is the best for your needs
| Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3.30 / month | $3.29 / month |
| Free domain | No | Yes |
| Coupons |
5 coupons
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We have a super promotion where you benefit from a 2 month reduction (month 6 and 12) throughout the contract period at the servers below:
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We have a super promotion where you benefit from a 2 month reduction (month 6 and 12) throughout the contract period at the servers below:
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We have a super promotion where you benefit from a 2 month reduction (month 6 and 12) throughout the contract period at the servers below:
20% off
We have a super promotion where you benefit 20% discount for 6 months prepayment at all the servers.
30% off
We have a super promotion where you benefit 30% discount for 12 months prepayment at all the servers. |
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99% off First Month on Hostwinds
We were impressed to see Hostwinds offer such a massive discount with their exclusive coupon. This Hostwinds coupon is reserved for our loyal HostAdvice users, and it grants you a whopping 99% discount on any of the company’s hosting plans for the first month, including: • Shared Hosting as low as $3.29 monthly Get started with your first month of hosting and give yourself room to plan and grow.
50% Auto-applied discount
One of the things we appreciate the most about a deal is ease of use, and this Hostwinds deal doesn’t disappoint. An exclusive offering for our HostAdvice users, this 50% discount is automatically applied to your Hostwinds purchase when you visit the company’s website from HostAdvice, including: • Shared hosting starting at $3.29 monthly Take advantage of this Hostwinds deal to save big on your first year of hosting. |
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| User Ratings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 9.9 / 10 | 9.2 / 10 |
| Pricing | 9.9 / 10 | 9.1 / 10 |
| User Friendly | 9.6 / 10 | 9.2 / 10 |
| Support | 9.9 / 10 | 9.3 / 10 |
| Features | 9.8 / 10 | 9.1 / 10 |
| User Reviews | ||
|---|---|---|
| Latest positive review |
Excellent quality, and...
Oct. 11, 2019
After many years using other VPS companies, I was lucky enought to find Host Experts, since then I'm moving all my servers wi...
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th them (purchased 3 already). The decision was easy, as Host Experts offer great products for a very affordable price, also they customer support is 10/10 beating many other companies in those 3 fields.
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I only have good words for them! Many thanks! Looking forward to do many more business with you. |
Ultra responsive support
Nov. 30, 2019
I really love how they have a chat window open and ready to go everywhere on the client area. I have been able to ask quick q...
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uestions and get a response very quickly. It's a huge difference to have them available like that. Our previous hosts had chat available too, but that extra click to launch a chat window feels like a drag now in comparison.
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| Latest negative review |
Charged Card Illegally
Nov. 23, 2019
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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 | – | $3.29 |
| Plan Name | – | Advanced |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | 4 |
| Features | – | |
| Price | – | $4.23 |
| Plan Name | – | Ultimate |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | – | |
| Price | – | $5.17 |
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| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | – | – |
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| VPS Plans | ||
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| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 2vCPU 2GB RAM 80GB | Budget VPS Tier 1 |
| Space | 80 GB | 25 GB |
| CPU | 2 x 2.60GHz | 1 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | Linux |
| Price | $6.58 | $7.50 |
| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 4vCPU 4GB RAM 160GB | VPS Tier 1 |
| Space | 160 GB | 50 GB |
| CPU | 4 x 2.60GHz | 1 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | Windows Linux |
| Price | $11.84 | $13.50 |
| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 8vCPU 8GB RAM 240GB | SSD VPS Tier 1 |
| Space | 240 GB | 25 GB |
| CPU | 8 x 2.60GHz | 1 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | Windows Linux |
| Price | $19.75 | $13.50 |
| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 2vCPU 2GB RAM 20GB SSD | Budget VPS Tier 2 |
| Space | 20 GB | 50 GB |
| CPU | 2 x 2.60GHz | 1 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | Linux |
| Price | $10.54 | $17.50 |
| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 4vCPU 8GB RAM 40GB SSD | VPS Tier 2 |
| Space | 40 GB | 70 GB |
| CPU | 4 x 2.60GHz | 1 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | Windows Linux |
| Price | $15.81 | $21.50 |
| Plan Name | Server virtual dedicat(VDS) 8vCPU 16GB RAM 100GB SSD | SSD VPS Tier 2 |
| Space | 100 GB | 30 GB |
| CPU | 8 x 2.60GHz | 1 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | 16 GB | 2 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | Windows Linux |
| Price | $26.35 | $21.50 |
| Plan Name | – | Budget VPS Tier 3 |
| Space | – | 75 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 3 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $25.50 |
| Plan Name | – | VPS Tier 3 |
| Space | – | 80 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 3 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $31.50 |
| Plan Name | – | SSD VPS Tier 3 |
| Space | – | 40 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 3 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $31.50 |
| Plan Name | – | Budget VPS Tier 4 |
| Space | – | 100 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 4.5 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $30.50 |
| Plan Name | – | VPS Tier 4 |
| Space | – | 90 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 4.5 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $41.50 |
| Plan Name | – | SSD VPS TierS 4 |
| Space | – | 50 GB |
| CPU | – | 2 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 4.5 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $41.50 |
| Plan Name | – | Budget VPS Tier 5 |
| Space | – | 125 GB |
| CPU | – | 3 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 5 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $37.50 |
| Plan Name | – | VPS Tier 5 |
| Space | – | 100 GB |
| CPU | – | 3 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 5 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $47.50 |
| Plan Name | – | SSD VPS Tier 5 |
| Space | – | 60 GB |
| CPU | – | 3 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 5 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $47.50 |
| Plan Name | – | Budget VPS Tier 6 |
| Space | – | 150 GB |
| CPU | – | 3 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 6 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $44.50 |
| Plan Name | – | VPS Tier 6 |
| Space | – | 120 GB |
| CPU | – | 3 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 6 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $55.50 |
| Plan Name | – | SSD VPS Tier 6 |
| Space | – | 60 GB |
| CPU | – | 3 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 6 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $55.50 |
| Plan Name | – | Budget VPS Tier 7 |
| Space | – | 175 GB |
| CPU | – | 4 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 8 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $54.50 |
| Plan Name | – | VPS Tier 7 |
| Space | – | 140 GB |
| CPU | – | 4 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 8 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $65.50 |
| Plan Name | – | SSD VPS Tier 7 |
| Space | – | 80 GB |
| CPU | – | 4 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 8 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $65.50 |
| Plan Name | – | Budget VPS Tier 8 |
| Space | – | 200 GB |
| CPU | – | 4 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 9.5 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $64.50 |
| Plan Name | – | VPS Tier 8 |
| Space | – | 160 GB |
| CPU | – | 4 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 9.5 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $75.50 |
| Plan Name | – | SSD VPS Tier 8 |
| Space | – | 90 GB |
| CPU | – | 4 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 9.5 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $75.50 |
| Plan Name | – | Budget VPS Tier 9 |
| Space | – | 250 GB |
| CPU | – | 5 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 10.25 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $74.50 |
| Plan Name | – | VPS Tier 9 |
| Space | – | 180 GB |
| CPU | – | 5 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 11.5 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $93.50 |
| Plan Name | – | SSD VPS Tier 9 |
| Space | – | 100 GB |
| CPU | – | 5 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 11.5 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $93.50 |
| Plan Name | – | Budget VPS Tier 10 |
| Space | – | 300 GB |
| CPU | – | 5 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 12 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $88.50 |
| Plan Name | – | VPS Tier 10 |
| Space | – | 200 GB |
| CPU | – | 5 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 15 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $105.50 |
| Plan Name | – | SSD VPS Tier 10 |
| Space | – | 110 GB |
| CPU | – | 5 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 15 GB |
| OS | – | Windows Linux |
| Price | – | $105.50 |
| Plan Name | – | SSD VPS Tier 11 |
| Space | – | 120 GB |
| CPU | – | 6 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 16.5 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $117.50 |
| Plan Name | – | SSD VPS Tier 12 |
| Space | – | 130 GB |
| CPU | – | 6 x 3.00GHz |
| RAM | – | 18.5 GB |
| OS | – | Linux |
| Price | – | $129.50 |
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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 | 2 TB |
| CPU | 28 x 2.60GHz | 4 x 2.00GHz |
| RAM | 128 GB | 16 GB |
| OS | Windows Linux | |
| Price | $442.79 | $99.00 |
| 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 | $92.21 | – |
| 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 | $276.74 | – |
| 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 | $151.09 | – |
| 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 MB | – |
| OS | Windows Linux | – |
| Price | $65.87 | – |
| 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 | – | Unlimited |
| Price | – | $13.50 |
| Plan Name | – | – |
| Space | – | – |
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| Resellers Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | – | Basic |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Price | – | $3.29 |
| Plan Name | – | Advanced |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Price | – | $4.23 |
| Plan Name | – | Ultimate |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Price | – | $5.17 |
| 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 |
| Plan Name | – | 3 YEARS |
| Features | – | |
| Warranty | – | $0.00 |
| Price | – | $200.00 |
| 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 | $13.17 | – |
| Plan Name | Anti DDOS protection for VDS / IP | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| CPU | - | – |
| RAM | 0 B | – |
| Price | $3.30 | – |
| 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 |
