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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.3

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I cannot recall how long I've been using Hostwinds, my best guess is about ten years. I am self taught because, back in the 1990's I realized that writing software would be useful for my business... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst servers, hosting, and customer support I have ever experienced. Several times a year their hosting breaks down, and then they claim they are not responsible for its performance if you haven’... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

PLEASE whatever you do don't use this company! They are fraudulent, unscrupulous and a complete rip off. They terminated my hosting and then deleted all my expensive website info. I have NOTHING now... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Finally just had them delete my account. Auto renewals, service fees that are unclear, terrible customer service. With how competetive the hosting market is, they could do better and so can you.

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  1. Web Hosting Company
  2. Business to Business Service

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Hostwinds specializes in web hosting and cloud services. Since 2010, our commitment has provided great hosting options at an affordable price around the globe. Additionally unmatched by our fantastic 24/7 support team and 99.9999% uptime guarantee. We consider our customer's family and provide them with all the excellent hosting services they deserve.

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2.3

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

721 reviews

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

False Promise

When I was talking to sales, he promised me to help in installing Glassfish and SSL, they after I bought it, they told me it is out of service scope !!

Until this date, I am not able to setup my environment with them, SSL is not working properly !

they are fast, but not that much skilled !

November 1, 2022
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I dont like the Verification Process

I dont like the Verification Process, because i ordered and the product was activated after that. a few minutes later it said pending again for manual verification.
After i did the Verification the Server credentials litteraly broke so i had to contact staff again.
Would be great if the system wouldn't break itself again, but i dont have more to say. its just the verification, which was broking my server.

October 30, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

do not buy any service from them i paid…

do not buy any service from them i paid for a year they set up server had an error straight away i couldnt even run wordpress n i asked them to fix up domain error n was told my limit was up it is very expensive for 12months and website didnt work.

October 17, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Finally found the Windows host of my dreams

I had been searching for a Windows hosting provider and before I chose to go with Hostwinds I spent a LOT of time using the online chat feature to get the information I needed. I normally prefer phone conversations but I was so impressed by the response, knowledge, and patience that I received from every representative that I worked with. And the chat feature allows them to interact with you in ways that are not possible on the phone. Extremely impressed and very happy that I decided to go with them. The tech support I have received since purchasing my plan has been absolutely phenomenal as well.

October 12, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I highly suggest you to not buy any of their windows VPS

I highly suggest you to not buy any windows vps here.
all ips are blacklisted.

ATTENTION: Every services is autorenewal, so even if you dont want that services you have to cancel before it expired.

YouTube has block their ip for unusual traffic as well.

Pay attention.
worst service ever.

October 7, 2022
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