Hostwinds review: the right web hosting solution for you?

In our Hostwinds review, we aim to help you decide if it’s the right web hosting solution for your website.

Hostwinds review
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Our Verdict

Hostwinds is a great, low-cost hosting option with plenty of features.

For

  • Includes at least one free domain
  • Can add extra security with a VPS service

Against

  • Could be confusing for beginners
  • Doesn’t have its own in-built website builder

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Creating your own website is an important part of kickstarting your personal brand, whether it’s for showcasing your creative work with an online portfolio or for opening your own store. To get started, you may need to invest in the right tools, such as the best cloud storage solution or a dedicated web hosting platform.

Web hosting is the service you’ll need to house all the files that make up your website, including images, videos, and the code that underpins everything. This data is stored on a server and may or may not be capped in terms of the amount you can store.

01. Bluehost – up to 65 per cent off  Deal ends 2 August
Best for beginners

01. Bluehost – up to 65 per cent off  
If you're a beginner, Bluehost is the best web hosting service to get you started, and until 2 August, it has a special birthday offer with up to 65 per cent off its shared hosting plans, taking the price as low as $2.75 / £1.99 / €2.32 per month.
Deal ends 2 August

02. Hostinger – up to 80% off
Best for beginners

02. Hostinger – up to 80% off
Hostinger's cloud hosting not only keeps your website safe, via data centres spread across the globe, it offers brilliant value for money, too. Right now, there's even up to 80 per cent off web hosting plans!

03. Hostgator – the best shared web hosting provider

03. Hostgator – the best shared web hosting provider
To keep costs low, you'll want shared hosting. And Hostgator is a great choice for this, providing you with strong support, a free domain name, unlimited email addresses and a website builder.

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The Verdict
8

out of 10

Hostwinds review: the right web hosting solution for you?

Hostwinds is a great, low-cost hosting option with plenty of features.

Catherine Miller

Catherine Miller is a freelance writer with expertise in tech, finance and education. She also works in business development for a fintech start-up and is passionate about the positive impact of technology.

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