• Hostwinds

2021 CUSTOMER CHOICE AWARD

Hostwinds

Overview

Hostwinds has a rating of 4.4 stars from 682 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 5th among Web Hosting sites.

  • Service
    303
  • Value
    548
  • Shipping
    104
  • Returns
    29
  • Quality
    559

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 84.8%
Positive
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Neutral
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8

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What reviewers want you to know

Positive highlights

  • Great customer service so far and currently having my websites migrated.
  • Hostwinds is a great web hosting provider with a fantastic customer support with supereasy interafce.
  • 2021 Customer Choice Winner

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How would you rate Hostwinds?
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

“I started with a chat about how to add cPanel to My...”

Bessette Z.
1/7/20

I started with a chat about how to add cPanel to My VPS... They redirected me to sales with a link and then, nothing. I finally found out how to do it myself.

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Thumbnail of user palmarufelmanxj287
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
April 5th, 2024

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.

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Thumbnail of user kaeoffmedcalfe6s8nc
1 review
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March 29th, 2024

I recently signed up with Hostwinds and I must say, the experience has been nothing short of fantastic. From the get-go, setting up my website was incredibly straightforward, thanks to their user-friendly interface.

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Thumbnail of user jacobt460
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 14th, 2023
Verified purchase
• Updated review

Am looking at needing hosting for more websites and registration of domain names and not sure if I'll stick with these guys just went with them cause they were recommended and they do adult xxx site hosting

Was simple and helpful and no delay

Reason I chose this business:

Was a recommendation from the wp script team

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Cheap adult hosting
September 13th, 2023
Verified site experience
• Previous review
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1 review
0 helpful votes
September 23rd, 2023
Verified purchase
• Updated review

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
Verified site experience
• Previous review
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1 review
0 helpful votes
June 9th, 2022
Verified purchase
• Updated review

I made a couple mistakes during the setup process of my Wordpress site. Hostwinds support assisted me with every request I had that day. I had probably 5 or 6 requests before I was finished and all setup on my blog.

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I googled "Unlimited Storage Wordpress Hosting" and...
June 9th, 2022
Verified site experience
• Previous review

I googled "Unlimited Storage Wordpress Hosting" and found this hosting plan on a website with a list of the best hosts.

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1 review
0 helpful votes
June 13th, 2022
Verified purchase
• Updated review

Super service and knowledgeable staff. I am always helped right away with accuracy.

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Great service so far!
May 14th, 2020
Verified site experience
• Previous review
Thumbnail of user rajeshc19
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
February 3rd, 2020

I bought their managed VPS Plans and asked them to set up WordPress with LEMP but they haven't installed NGINX due to which website was almost down for 24 hours then I decided to downgrade from Managed VPS to Unmanaged VPS lack of
Support expertise. I checked available upgrade options on their panel which generated an invoice which I haven't paid as I never wanted to make any other payment to them but they pulled the $109.33 without my permissions and when I asked the refund they said Refund is not possible.

Services are good enough you get a quick response from Level 1 Support but rest of other things are totally mess.

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

Thumbnail of user justinc360
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 7th, 2022
Verified purchase
• Updated review

Awesome service and great support! And I don't have to go through 8 phone menus, 3 waiver signatures and a blood test to get help that is helpful... you guys are great really appreciate it!

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Great consistent service
May 4th, 2022
Verified site experience
• Previous review
Was super easy
May 4th, 2020
Verified site experience
• Previous review
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1 review
0 helpful votes
February 25th, 2021
Verified purchase

I had trouble with my card, and I was charged for 4 different servers.

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Thumbnail of user mourada6
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 23rd, 2022
Verified purchase

Amazing service and cheap service
I like it and i will be long term client

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Thumbnail of user markl3002
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 31st, 2023
Verified purchase
• Updated review

Dylan was incredibly helpful and went to extremes to see that my issues were addressed. Asher was exceptional at answering my questions and overseeing the transfer.
It was a relatively painless experience, with no technical issues.

The only reason for 4 stars is the company's lack of phone or live chat support with technical services. This is the only company whom I researched that does not offer this as part of their higher-end offering.

As specified ad nauseum, I do not love a support ticket-only style of customer service. I prefer speaking to an educated and experienced tech support representative whenever possible; alternatively, live chat with such a representative is the second best solution. This is for speed and efficiency. Ticket-based solutions are just too slow and tend to draw out the process.
That said, the team was exemplary.

Reason I chose this business:

Frankly, Dylan's straight-forward and honest approach. He obviously knows the business and is not a pure-sales person, nor an uneducated customer service representative who bores you with scripted responses.
Second, the business appears to be well-run and technically savvy - something I cannot say about all shared hosting providers.
I believe this was a smart choice for my business and hope to have a long-term relationship with Hostwinds.

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Dylan was incredibly helpful
March 27th, 2023
Verified site experience
• Previous review
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1 review
0 helpful votes
November 25th, 2022
Verified purchase

Easy to navigate for beginners like me. Highly recommended.

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Thumbnail of user mamim4
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 8th, 2022
Verified purchase

Honest customer services, and fast server. Thank you

Honest customer services, and fast response. thank you

Reason I chose this business:

Honest customer services, and fast server. Thank you

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Thumbnail of user evgenyb7
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 30th, 2023
Verified purchase

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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Thumbnail of user moses14
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 9th, 2023
Verified purchase

A nice experience. I am enjoying it. And will purchase more services.

Nice

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Thumbnail of user frankl1068
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 25th, 2023
Verified purchase
• Updated review

Since I already have 3 other servers on Hostwinds, I am familiar with their great customer service. Any time that I need help, the chat attendant offers to create a ticket and the problem is solved by their top notch support staff.

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I have used hostwinds servers for about 4 years, even...
January 6th, 2023
Verified site experience
• Previous review

I have used hostwinds servers for about 4 years, even migrated a server from Amazon to Hostwinds. I am a happy customer.

Hostwinds is the perfect hosting company for a person...
July 20th, 2022
Verified site experience
• Previous review

Hostwinds is the perfect hosting company for a person with basic linux knowledge but not enough to manage a server.

Long Live Hostwinds
July 19th, 2022
Verified purchase
• Previous review

I signed up for a shared hosting account about a week ago, but did not get around to using it until yesterday. While exploring the various features, I noticed that the SSL was not working properly. I used the chat feature to inquire about it, the attendant got if fixed in a couple minutes. The interface is simple and has all the tools that I need and then some.

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I already have a linux and a windows vps with hostwinds...
July 13th, 2022
Verified site experience
• Previous review

I already have a linux and a windows vps with hostwinds and am very satisfied with the service

I am setting up a Linux server
August 29th, 2021
Verified site experience
• Previous review

I am setting up a Linux server. I already have a windows server on Hostwinds and have been very happy with the service.

Thumbnail of user danl1051
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 3rd, 2023
Verified purchase

Great service so far. Need to test more but looks everything fine until now.

Reason I chose this business:

Recommendation from tech website

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Thumbnail of user ramonl46
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 21st, 2020
Verified purchase

All good, I'm satisfied.

Reason I chose this business:

Online review

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Peter H. – Hostwinds Rep

Our team is so glad to know you are having a good hosting experience thus far. Please feel welcome to reach out to us anytime if you need any assistance at all moving forward. Have a good one!

Thumbnail of user honored
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
March 22nd, 2022
Verified purchase

This new experience started very well, with chat and email support always available and competent.

Reason I chose this business:

I reviewed a couple of providers and decided to work with Hostwinds.

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Thumbnail of user user8541
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 29th, 2023
Verified purchase

Very satisfied with the service.

The refund speed is also great.

I chose the wrong configuration when purchasing VPS products, which resulted in the purchase not being the desired product. After contacting to cancel, I quickly received a refund and repurchased my desired VPS.

Customer service is also great.

The service was excellent and answered all my questions.

Reason I chose this business:

Fast, stable, and allows for free IP replacement.

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Thumbnail of user jarrettc36
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 31st, 2023
Verified purchase

Great for smaller projects with minimal resources needed. Relatively competitive pricing.

Reason I chose this business:

Ordered in the past, good pricing and transparent with product details/specs.

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Thumbnail of user yogeshm30
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 10th, 2023
Verified purchase

I have rq for ptr record still not resolved, i want to cancel it and return my money

Reason I chose this business:

Bad services

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Thumbnail of user msta4
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 1st, 2023
Verified purchase

I really like Hostwinds service. Your service is very good

Reason I chose this business:

I found Hostwinds service better than other companies. So I bought Hostwinds

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Thumbnail of user tobiasn15
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 28th, 2021
Verified purchase

Decent price, decent time to get it all set up. Overall, no real complaints.

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Thumbnail of user feiy12
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 13th, 2023
Verified purchase

Very good. Very good. Very good.
Very good. Very good. Very good.

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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.

Join our incredible hosting family today!

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