Hostwinds Basic, $ 5.24/mo. on Linux Shared
Basic has been updated on (added ), Aggregate Rating (9.06 out of 10 from 89 reviews)

12101 Tukwila International Blvd #320
Seattle , WA 98168 US
☎ Phone (888) 404-1279
📧 support@h...| 🔌 Hosted domains : | 1 |
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| 📌 Dedicated IPs : | 1 |
| 💳 Payment Methods : | Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalAliPayBitcoin |
| 🔨 Control Panel : | CPanel |
| 🔧 Category : | BackupWordpressWebsite Builder |
| ✍️ Support Options : | Help DeskPhone / Toll-FreeLive ChatAvailable 24/7 |
| 🌏 Server Locations : | Netherlands United States |
| ⚑ Targeting : | BR CA CN FR DE IT KR NL PT RU ES AE UK US |

See also initial Basic plan location on their website!
*📜 Plan description
Entry shared plan designed for a single website that still expects fast response times and modern tooling. The tier advertises Unlimited Bandwidth and Unlimited Disk Space, includes a Free Dedicated IP even on shared hosting, and provides Free SSL, Latest cPanel, Softaculous one-click installs (WordPress, Joomla, etc.), Weebly Site Builder, Unlimited Email Accounts, Unlimited Databases, Unlimited Subdomains, Unlimited FTP Accounts, and Instant Setup. Managed support is included at no extra cost and 24/7 help is available via chat and tickets; a phone line is published. Optional add-ons highlighted on the page include Website Monitoring (automatically opens a ticket if your site has issues) and Nightly Backups you can enable for simple restore points. A free website migration is offered and you’ll receive login details immediately after order so you can start building right away. “Starting at” pricing is shown on the page and the plan can be upgraded in a few clicks if you later need more domains.
All Hostwinds Shared Hosting plans run on SSD storage with cPanel and Softaculous for quick app installs. Each plan lists a Free Dedicated IP, Free SSL, Instant Setup, and 24/7 Support. Extras presented include Website Monitoring, Nightly Backups, and free migration.
All Hostwinds Shared Hosting plans run on SSD storage with cPanel and Softaculous for quick app installs. Each plan lists a Free Dedicated IP, Free SSL, Instant Setup, and 24/7 Support. Extras presented include Website Monitoring, Nightly Backups, and free migration.
📄 Editorial Review
Hostwinds was founded in 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has positioned itself as a web hosting provider that emphasizes ownership of its infrastructure, competitive pricing, and direct client relationships. Unlike many competitors who rely heavily on third-party vendors, Hostwinds owns its hardware and services, which allows them to control costs and avoid unnecessary markups. This philosophy has been part of their foundation since the beginning and remains central to their operations.The company offers a wide range of products to suit different customer needs. Their Shared Hosting plans include essentials such as SSD storage, free SSL, cPanel, Softaculous one-click installer, unlimited email and databases, and the Weebly site builder. For higher performance, Business Hosting is available, offering LiteSpeed servers, Cloudflare CDN integration, and fewer clients per server to improve speed and reliability.
For resellers, Hostwinds provides Reseller Hosting and White Label Reseller solutions, which include cPanel/WHM, nightly backups, monitoring, and the option to rebrand services.
On the VPS side, they provide both Managed and Unmanaged VPS for Linux and Windows. These VPS plans include SSD storage, 1 Gbps ports, snapshots, instant scalability, and monitoring. The managed variants come with 24/7 professional support, while unmanaged options allow greater flexibility for experienced administrators.
Their Cloud Servers and Load Balancers offer scalable and customizable solutions, complemented by Block Storage and Object Storage for data expansion. Dedicated hosting is also a strong focus, with fully customizable Dedicated Servers offering RAID options, monitoring, nightly backups, and full management.
Additional services include SSL certificates, website migrations, and domain registration. Some services such as enterprise email and VPN are no longer actively offered.
While Hostwinds presents itself as a customer-centric provider with redundant and reliable infrastructure, its product lineup has remained largely unchanged since 2020, showing limited adaptation to newer technologies in the hosting market.
Hostwinds has localized its website into multiple languages, including Chinese, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Dutch, Korean, Italian, and Arabic, each provided through separate domain versions. This approach shows an effort to reach a global audience.
👪 Most Recent Customer Reviews
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-anonymous- (form@p...) / humza collier
😁 Unbelievable Speed.
I'm happy running my sites at Hostwinds servers! This web host runs an honest business that treats customers with respect, and this is the most important quality of a web host. Hostwinds is the host you can rely on in any situation. Unbelievable Speed and Great Uptime.
I'm happy running my sites at Hostwinds servers! This web host runs an honest business that treats customers with respect, and this is the most important quality of a web host. Hostwinds is the host you can rely on in any situation. Unbelievable Speed and Great Uptime.
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-anonymous- (casp@v...) / aarav parker
😁 My site is in good hands.
I made a notion of the hosting market specials and got to know that Hostwinds offered by 2 additional weeks of free hosting usage: I liked their facebook page, shared that post with my friends and sent the link to their support team. They have added 2 free weeks to my shared hosting account. Recommended.
I made a notion of the hosting market specials and got to know that Hostwinds offered by 2 additional weeks of free hosting usage: I liked their facebook page, shared that post with my friends and sent the link to their support team. They have added 2 free weeks to my shared hosting account. Recommended.
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-anonymous- (lolaley@h...) / shared account
😁 Very helpful communication.
After a bit of trouble navigating to the Live Chat session I was able to contact Hostwinds almost immediately. Very helpful communication with the support person, who was quick to reply to my queries and patiently helped me through all the settings for my Android outlook app. Still not able to set this up on my device. He helped with all the settings, allowed screengrab uploads. After that he has escalated the issue to a higher level for me.
After a bit of trouble navigating to the Live Chat session I was able to contact Hostwinds almost immediately. Very helpful communication with the support person, who was quick to reply to my queries and patiently helped me through all the settings for my Android outlook app. Still not able to set this up on my device. He helped with all the settings, allowed screengrab uploads. After that he has escalated the issue to a higher level for me.
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