Host Expert vs. Hostwinds 2019
Find out which one is the best for your needs
| Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3.33 / 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
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 | 9.3 / 10 |
| Pricing | 9.9 / 10 | 9.2 / 10 |
| User Friendly | 9.6 / 10 | 9.3 / 10 |
| Support | 9.9 / 10 | 9.3 / 10 |
| Features | 9.8 / 10 | 9.2 / 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. |
Good Services
Oct. 10, 2019
Fantastic Guys ... Happy with their 24x7 support and quick call and SMS update on my ticket.... Good and reliable Guys to Work.. Good Luck Team.
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| Latest negative review |
Hard to Cancel Account
Sep. 4, 2019
I had a reseller hosting and VPS with HostWinds and I still have. I've been trying to cancel my accounts for weeks. They make...
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it impossible to cancel your account and after more than 7 support tickets and they are still charging me,
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I got a better VPS and for a lower price with InterServer. When I tried HostWinds VPS, their CPanel and other software are way outdated. You will have to upgrade to a more expensive VPS in order to update CPanel and other applications.Their CPUs are very slow and unreliable. They are very bad at providing customer service. |
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| Server Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | N/A |
| Features | – | |
| Price | – | $4.50 |
| Plan Name | – | Advanced |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | – | |
| Price | – | $5.50 |
| Plan Name | – | Ultimate |
| Space | – | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Panel | – | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | – | |
| Price | – | $6.50 |
| See all Shared Hosting plans | ||
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| Space | – | – |
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| Panel | – | – |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | – | – |
| Price | – | – |
| VPS Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $6.63 | $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 | $11.95 | $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 | $19.92 | $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 | $10.63 | $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 | $15.94 | $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 | $26.57 | $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 |
| See all VPS plans | ||
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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 | $446.59 | $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 | $93.00 | – |
| 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 | $279.11 | – |
| 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 | $152.39 | – |
| 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 | $66.43 | – |
| 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 | – | – |
| CPU | – | – |
| RAM | – | – |
| Bandwidth | – | – |
| Price | – | – |
| 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 | ||
| Plan Name | – | – |
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| Warranty | – | – |
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| DDoS Protection Services Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | Anti DDOS protection for Dedicated Server / IP | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| CPU | - | – |
| RAM | 0 B | – |
| Price | $13.29 | – |
| Plan Name | Anti DDOS protection for VDS / IP | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| CPU | - | – |
| RAM | 0 B | – |
| Price | $3.33 | – |
| See all DDoS Protection Services plans | ||
| Plan Name | – | – |
| Space | – | – |
| CPU | – | – |
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| Price | – | – |
| Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
