HostDime review (2026): is it worth $129 a month?
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HostDime report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for dedicated and bare-metal servers
HostDime rents dedicated servers, bare metal and cloud servers from its own data centers, from $129 a month. The entry servers are older hardware, and cloud prices are not published.
Who HostDime is for
- Fits if you need your own dedicated server in a US data center
- Works for teams that run their own server stack
Who HostDime is not for
- Pricey if you only need a website, as servers start at $129 a month
- Skip it if you want a published cloud price, as none was read
- Watch out: the entry servers are older generations of Xeon
- Not for you if you want help running the server, as managed plans cost $160 to $190 more
Why HostDime gets a 1.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyA self-managed dedicated server is $129 a month, far above shared hosting, and managed is $160 to $190 more.
- FFree plan and trialNothing free and no trial on the pages read, so you pay from day one.
- CFeaturesDedicated and bare-metal servers, cloud, colocation, license sales and backups. Entry hardware is older and several terms are not stated.
- DEase of useSelf-managed servers mean you run the operating system yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb panel for servers, with no apps listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from HostDime's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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HostDime's GPA of 1.2 is higher than 0 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (C, above 1 of 122) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $129 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 104 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. 98 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. HostDime’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 122, level with 12
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 122, level with 62
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122, level with 85
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 122, level with 39
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 122, level with 55
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 111 web hosts. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep HostDime, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace HostDime you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 121 of the 122 other web hosts grade higher. It costs $1,548 a year.
What you could not
- An engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
- Readings from inside the operating system.
- It plugs into other products, cPanel, InterWorx and WHMCS among them.
What this rests on. HostDime’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is HostDime?
HostDime is a data center company that sells bare-metal and dedicated servers, elastic cloud servers and colocation from facilities it operates in the US, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, the UK and India. Dedicated servers come self-managed or managed with a control panel included, and the site's company page says it was founded in 2003.
Worth knowing
- Cloud server prices were not published on the pages we read; the cloud page points to a login or a consultation.
- The entry servers are older generations (Xeon E3 V5 and E5 V3/V4), and the plans listed are monthly dedicated servers rather than shared hosting.
- Self-managed plans mean you handle the operating system yourself, while managed plans cost about $160 to $190 a month more for comparable hardware.
- Setup fees, term discounts and bandwidth overage rules were not stated on the pages read.
Key features
- Dedicated and bare-metal servers
- Self-managed and managed dedicated servers are offered in several configurations, with regional lines for Brazil, Mexico, the UK, Colombia and India.
- Elastic cloud servers
- Cloud servers scale CPU, RAM and disk without a reboot, and the cloud page lists no data egress fees and 10 TB of monthly bandwidth.
- Colocation
- Customers can place their own hardware in the company's data centers, from 1U to full racks and private suites.
- Control panel licenses
- Licenses for cPanel, InterWorx, WHMCS and Softaculous are sold alongside servers.
- Own data centers
- The company says it operates purpose-built facilities, including an Orlando flagship, with Mexico and Colombia sites among others.
- Backup and security services
- Backup as a Service, disaster recovery, DDoS protection, SSL certificates and Sucuri security are listed as extras.
HostDime pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, HostDime is a paid product, starting at $129 per month for a self-managed dedicated server.
- Starts at
- $129 per month for a self-managed dedicated server
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Self-managed, Xeon E3-1230 V5 | $129per month | 4 cores and 8 threads, 16 GB RAM, 480 GB SSD or 1 TB HDD, about 25 TB monthly bandwidth on a 1 Gb/s port, AlmaLinux, 4 usable IPs. |
| Self-managed, 2x6-core Xeon E5-2620 | $309per month | 12 cores and 24 threads, 32 GB RAM, 480 GB SSD or 1 TB HDD, about 25 TB monthly bandwidth, 4 usable IPs. |
| Managed, Xeon E3-1230 V5 | $289per month | The same 4-core, 16 GB RAM server as the entry self-managed plan, with a control panel and a managed tier included. |
| Managed, 2x6-core Xeon E5-2620 | $455per month | 12 cores, 32 GB RAM and 480 GB SSD or 1 TB HDD, with a control panel and a managed tier included. |
Read from hostdime.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with HostDime before you buy.
Works with
- cPanel
- InterWorx
- WHMCS
- Softaculous
- Sucuri
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Common questions
Does HostDime have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. HostDime is listed for Web.
Does HostDime have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. HostDime is listed for Web.
Is HostDime open source?
HostDime is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.