Alternatives · Web Hosting
Hostwinds alternatives
As of Nov 12, 2026, the highest-graded Hostwinds alternative is hosting.com (2.4 GPA).
Hostwinds compared with 3 alternatives: HostGator, hosting.com and Liquid Web.
Hostwinds is a paid product, starting at $4.99 per month (unmanaged Linux VPS); shared from $6.99 per month, annual. None of the alternatives has a free plan.
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At a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| HostwindsThis tool | From $4.99/mo | No | Web |
| HostGator | From $10.99/mo | No | Web |
| hosting.com | From $13.99/mo | No | Web |
| Liquid Web | From $17/mo | No | Web |
Price against what you get
Hostwinds starts at $4.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 3 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.
hosting.com and Liquid Web score higher without starting lower. HostGator starts lower without scoring higher.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from Hostwinds
HostGator
Shared and WordPress hosting with malware scanning and a free domain
- HostGator starts at $10.99 per month at renewal (Hatchling), after a first 36 months at $3.75 a month.
- HostGator also covers malware protection and managed WordPress.
- HostGator does not cover no-code, which Hostwinds does.
Suits: Small business and personal sites starting on shared hosting
hosting.com
Shared hosting from the former A2 Hosting, with an API and MCP server
- hosting.com starts at $13.99 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first 4 years for $95.49.
- hosting.com also covers malware protection.
- hosting.com does not cover no-code, which Hostwinds does.
Suits: Existing A2 Hosting customers weighing the renamed plans
Liquid Web
Managed WordPress, VPS and dedicated server hosting for businesses
- Liquid Web starts at $17 per month (self-managed VPS); managed WordPress $17.10 a month, billed annually.
- Liquid Web also covers malware protection and managed WordPress.
- Liquid Web does not cover no-code, which Hostwinds does.
Suits: Businesses that expect to move from WordPress hosting to their own server
Limits worth knowing in Hostwinds
- The shared-hosting page shows the annual plan price; the page's own meta description still says plans start from $3.29 a month, which is not shown on the page.
- Shared and business plans are listed only with annual billing on the pages read.
- Shared plans are capped by number of domains: 1 on Basic, 4 on Advanced.
- Cloud servers are billed per hour, starting at $0.006931 an hour for 1 CPU and 1 GB RAM.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to Hostwinds?
The alternatives to Hostwinds in this directory are HostGator, hosting.com and Liquid Web. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Hostwinds.
Is there a free alternative to Hostwinds?
None of the alternatives listed here has a free plan.
When were these prices checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 17, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.