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Estonia
1 review
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Exceptional customer service. Whenever I have a query they quickly respond by email or even phone me to discuss the issue in depth. I'm very glad that I went with them and would recommend Hostwinds ssd host to anyone looking for hosting. I'm new to blogging and they are always happy to help me with my site.

Date of experience: March 27, 2018
Germany
1 review
1 helpful vote
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It is a real pleasure dealing with a support who understands how to manage hosting, not just an online secretary. I don't know what is downtime with my host because my website is always up. For affordable prices with Hostwinds you will get epic support and perfect customer care level.

Date of experience: June 16, 2016
Cyprus
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Agree with previous comments! Most terrible & most unprofessional company I have even come across. Con people name Gus. No money-back-guarantee is available! It's all lies. They con you to sign in to the Hosting by saying all will be done with their help but actually help you with just taking your money. The server is crap, no space at all and they asking you immediately to pay extra. If you cancel within 3 days, you get no money back although live chat promising 90 days! Pack of lies. Stay away if you don't want to get involve Police and the Bank fraud department!

Date of experience: October 19, 2019
Japan
1 review
20 helpful votes
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Really glad to run my new website with Hostwinds - their shared hosting service is really stable and professional. I tend to place fairly technical support calls. In over 20 support calls (almost never for a problem, almost always for an implementation or coding question) I have never had worse than 15 mins first response, usually with an appropriate resolution. Calls that took longer clearly needed to take longer.

Date of experience: May 11, 2020
Peter H. Hostwinds Rep
over a year old

Wow, thank you very much for taking the time to write this wonderful review! We are absolutely delighted to know you are enjoying our support and hosting. Please feel encouraged to reach out to our team anytime 24/7/365 if you need assistance with anything at all moving forward. We are always here for you and always happy to help. Have a great day!

France
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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This company
July 13, 2020

This company is absolute rubbish according to service and management. No support manager knows nothing. You always have to put a ticket even if you are using a managed server. They got no pieces of information about anything and will cost you from various hidden charges.

Hostwinds attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: June 13, 2020
New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Great and reliable service
February 9, 2023

I love the easy to use and well organized website of Hostwinds. The prices are some of the most competitive on the market.

*Cons:
1. I don't see Shoutcast being offered anymore.
2. The option to renew a domain for more than one year is not longer available. I dislike this in particular.

Date of experience: February 9, 2023
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I can honestly say that they offer the best service, hands down, that I've ever experienced. There really isn't anything not to like.
The price is right, the customer service is lightning fast and they actually have people that know what they're talking about. Think you should try them.

Date of experience: January 22, 2020
Peter H. Hostwinds Rep
over a year old

Wow, thank you for this amazing review! We appreciate you so much, and we appreciate you taking the time to write this review. Please feel welcome to reach out to our support team anytime 24/7/365 if you need help with anything at all moving forward. Have a phenomenal week!

Montana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great Team. Great Performance of the service.
March 31, 2023
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.

Date of experience: March 31, 2023

Dylan was incredibly helpful
March 27, 2023
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Dylan was incredibly helpful

Date of experience: March 27, 2023
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great, thanks for all their help! SSH is indeed working now. I'm going to keep an eye on the webmail panel for both IP addresses. I am very pleased with the service and the technical support is awesome; timely, polite, and comprehension is amazing!... As I expand my business I will definitely be using Hostwinds!
Thank you for such great service!

Date of experience: January 25, 2018
GB
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Hostwinds didn't work for me. I had problems connecting with the FTP. So I cancelled the order within a few hours of purchase (and well within its supposed "60 day money back guarantee"). However, when you cancel the order it does NOT automatically generate a refund. You have to contact the billing team separately and chase them for a refund!. They took payment immediately but I am still waiting (over a week) for a refund.

Date of experience: May 1, 2019
Netherlands
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Balanced services
June 9, 2016

Sure, we all want highest quality and lowest prices, but it is impossible to reach and I have used such hosts that are offering cheapest packages but slowest servers. Hostwinds is not that kind of host. Their prices are totally reasonable and acceptable, but service is much better: solid hardware, stable network and available support. All that I get 24/7 and don't want to move anywhere else. Hope they will keep improving their solutions. Outstanding job, Hostwinds!

Date of experience: June 9, 2016
Panama
1 review
13 helpful votes
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To start with, Hostwinds have a smart and easy to navigate website of their own. I have read many customer hosting reviews about various web hosting providers before I chose this reliable web hosting service. It has lots of positive reviews written by satisfied customers. So, I decided to give them a try as the price was very cheap and they offered FREE website transfer. Good web host.

Date of experience: March 13, 2020
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My experience about hostwinds
May 24, 2023

I've heard from hostwinds from my friends before,he introduced many features of hostwinds to me.
I have also used other product before, and I finally chose this host through comparison, which is more suitable for me.

Date of experience: May 24, 2023
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Shared hosting with strong history and high customer satisfaction
September 7, 2021
Updated review

It took just two screens to get started (account and payment), then I got the email, opened a migration ticket that was easy to find and straightforward, and migrated was ready for me to check in less than 24 hours from start to finish.

Date of experience: September 7, 2021

Lots of research
September 6, 2021
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Lots of research.

Date of experience: September 6, 2021
Mississippi
1 review
2 helpful votes
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RUN FROM THIS COMPANY
October 15, 2019

They will not give me back my money. (3 years paid) They did not give me the 3 domains they promised as they only provide one. There ticket system is worthless for getting any repairs done. My sites are almost always down or hacked. And when you chat with people they have no power to do anything. All they can do is refer you to self help. When everything is THEIR FAULT. The site goes down all the time with zero changes on our parts. And then you have to fill out Tickets where they get back to you in their own sweet time. The Tickets will say its fixed when nobody can log in to simple websites. Run from this company people. You may be avoiding the biggest nightmare of your life. Before I had Bluehost. You could call them and they would fix it fast the few problems they had in 10 years. HOSTWINDS has been a nightmare now for a year. And they do not give money back since I have been asking from the beginning!

Date of experience: October 15, 2019
Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Frankly speaking, it was very hard for me to find a good web host with stable servers. I browsed many US web hosting discussion boards and finally found this host. I bought one of Hostwinds VPS hosting account - they helped me to choose the best fit. Lots of features, very knowledgeable fast and friendly support and the price is reasonable. I expect to remain a loyal customer for many more years.

Date of experience: September 10, 2019
Netherlands
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great service, domain price is a little high.
August 3, 2021
Updated review

Despite the price of domains being high, the service is amazing! I could of gotten the domain somewhere else for cheaper but Hostwinds customer service inspired me to just pay the 4 dollars extra per year. Looking back I have no regret and I would recommend you to use them!

Date of experience: August 3, 2021

Good customer service
August 2, 2021
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Good customer service

Date of experience: August 2, 2021
Norway
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I'm trying to learn website design and at the same time use the website for sharing game objects that I and others make. Your set up is so easy to use and so efficient. Thanks Hostwinds Hosting! Now more than ever, I recommend their ssd web hosting solutions to all people looking for professional web host to host wordpress, Joomla, Mambo, e-commerce, phpBB forum, etc. I like them.

Date of experience: April 11, 2019
Texas
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Semi satisfied
February 17, 2021
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After I paid for my order I thought I could use my code straight away, but a verification had to be completed. I paid with a virtual bank card, so when they asked for a picture of it, I contacted support. Support was surprisingly good: they replied In under a minute and their reply was helpful. I submitted a screenshot of my bank app and a photo of my international passport. I still did not receive any follow up on the documents, though. But I am very satisfied that my money was refunded today

Date of experience: January 18, 2021

I was looking for a vps provider
January 17, 2021
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I was looking for a vps provider

Date of experience: January 17, 2021
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I like hostwinds service. They have given us support for every problem in less than an hour and have gone so far our of their way to ensure we are satisfied with their services. We have been with many other web hosting companies in the past and their services don't even compare to these guys!

Date of experience: September 28, 2018

Overview

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 5th among Web Hosting sites.

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