Hostwinds Shared Hosting

Paid#22 of 705 in Shared Web Hosting

Hostwinds Shared Hosting: A practical cPanel host for small sites, with monthly plans and flexible domain limits. Ranked #22 of 705 in Shared Web Hosting by our editors (7.0/10); pricing: Paid; best for small sites wanting cPanel and Weebly.

7.0/10★★★★☆Editor score

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At a glance

• Editor score
  7.0 / 10
• Pricing
  Paid
• Best for
  Small sites wanting cPanel and Weebly
• Paid from
  $6.99/mo
• Founded
  2010 · Seattle, Washington, USA
• Facts checked
  19 Sep 2026

• Where it wins

  • cPanel, Softaculous, Weebly, and free SSL are included.
  • Nightly backups, monitoring, migration, and 24/7 support are offered.
  • Unlimited bandwidth and disk space are advertised on every plan.

• Where it doesn't

  • The Basic plan supports only 1 domain.
  • The $6.99 monthly starting price is not the lowest-cost option.
  • Backup terms differ between the hosting page and Terms of Service.

Our verdict on Hostwinds Shared Hosting

Hostwinds Shared Hosting is designed for personal sites, portfolios, and small businesses that want a conventional web-hosting control panel. The service runs on the web and combines SSD storage with cPanel, free SSL certificates, Softaculous one-click application installation, email accounts, databases, website monitoring, nightly backups, and 24/7 support. It also includes a Weebly website builder and complimentary website migration handled by the support team. Domain capacity is the main plan distinction: Basic supports 1 domain, Advanced supports 4, and Ultimate supports unlimited domains.

Pricing is straightforward and billed monthly. Basic costs $6.99 per month and includes unlimited bandwidth, unlimited disk space, and 1 domain. Advanced costs $8.99 per month with the same advertised bandwidth and disk space plus 4 domains. Ultimate costs $10.99 per month and raises the domain allowance to unlimited domains. For a single small website, Basic covers the core hosting requirements, while Advanced and Ultimate make more sense for owners managing several sites. The Weebly, cPanel, and Softaculous integrations also give buyers a choice between a visual builder, a traditional hosting panel, and one-click application installation.

Backup language deserves careful attention before purchase. The shared-hosting page advertises nightly backups, while Hostwinds' Terms of Service state that it does not take customer-data backups of any kind and separately describe a backup service. Buyers should review how that distinction applies to their plan. Hostwinds is a reasonable fit for small sites that value cPanel, migration help, SSL, and multiple setup paths. It is less suitable for buyers who need one clearly defined backup policy or who want the lowest monthly entry price.

Questions about Hostwinds Shared Hosting

Does Hostwinds Shared Hosting have a free plan? No free plan is listed; paid plans start at $6.99/mo (Basic).

How much does Hostwinds Shared Hosting cost? Hostwinds Shared Hosting lists 3 paid plans; the lowest is Basic at $6.99/mo.

What does Hostwinds Shared Hosting run on? Web. It runs in the cloud.

What does Hostwinds Shared Hosting integrate with? 3 integrations: Weebly, Softaculous and cPanel.

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Hostwinds Shared Hosting integrations

Hostwinds Shared Hosting lists 3 integrations on its own site.

• Weebly
• Softaculous
• cPanel

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