# Hostwinds: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hostwinds

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cloud hosting](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/cloud-hosting/index.md) | 2% | 9 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "start with DreamHost or Hostwinds (under $5/month)" (Kimi K2, Cloud hosting)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Hostwinds, from 9 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- websitebuilder.org: 8
- atlantic.net: 5
- forbes.com: 5
- hostscore.net: 3
- cyfuture.cloud: 2
- digitalocean.com: 2
- docs.cloud.google.com: 2
- github.com: 2
- guideflow.com: 2
- hetzner.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://websitebuilder.org/best/cloud-hosting: 8
- https://atlantic.net/cloud-platform/best-cloud-hosting-providers-small-businesses: 4
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-cloud-hosting: 3
- https://forbes.com/advisor/uk/business/software/best-cloud-hosting: 3
- https://hostscore.net/choose/best-cloud-hosting: 3
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/docs/get-started/aws-azure-gcp-service-comparison: 2
- https://guideflow.com/blog/cloud-hosting: 2
- https://hetzner.com/cloud: 2

## In its own words

What Hostwinds's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Hostwinds provides reliable hosting solutions including Web Hosting, VPS Hosting, Cloud Servers, and Dedicated Servers. Fast, secure, and scalable infrastructure for businesses and developers. (https://www.hostwinds.com/)
- For: businesses and developers (https://www.hostwinds.com/)
- Price stated: 1 year SSL $ 75.00; 1 year WildCard SSL $ 150.00 (https://www.hostwinds.com/products/ssl)
- Starting price: 75.00 (https://www.hostwinds.com/products/ssl)
- Free plan or trial: Hostwinds enables AutoSSL for free on any Shared and Business Web Hosting accounts. (https://www.hostwinds.com/products/ssl)

## What it publishes

Every page hostwinds.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1217 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 75 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- webinar or virtual event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 31 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-01-11
- glossary or explainer: 51 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Best reseller hosting agencies https://www.hostwinds.com/blog/best-reseller-hosting-agencies
- Recent: 2026-09-17 glossary or explainer: What is cloud hostings https://www.hostwinds.com/blog/what-is-cloud-hostings
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Best vps hosting companies https://www.hostwinds.com/blog/best-vps-hosting-companies
- Recent: 2026-09-03 comparison: Managed vs unmanaged vps https://www.hostwinds.com/blog/managed-vs-unmanaged-vps
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: Hostwinds review https://www.hostwinds.com/blog/hostwinds-review
- Recent: 2026-08-21 blog: Best dedicated server hosting https://www.hostwinds.com/blog/best-dedicated-server-hosting

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.