FastComet vs Hostwinds
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Performance
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4.3
Customer Support
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4.7
Value for Money
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4.2
Features
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4.4
FastComet
Hostwinds
About the Providers
FastComet
Fast Hosting with NVMe, LiteSpeed, and Cloudflare CDN
FastComet offers shared Hosting, managed VPS, and dedicated servers with transparent pricing (promo vs. regular), plus a speed-focused stack with LiteSpeed and NVMe.
Founded
2013
Uptime
99.9%
HQ
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Employees
100-200
Data Center
Dallas TX (USA), Newark NJ (USA), Fremont CA (USA), Toronto (Canada), London (UK), Frankfurt (Germany), Milan (Italy), Singapore, Tokyo (Japan), Mumbai (India), Sydney (Australia), São Paulo (Brazil)
Hostwinds
Enterprise hosting solutions with 24/7 personal support.
Hostwinds is a US-based Hosting Provider founded in 2010 in Seattle, Washington, that fully owns and operates its own infrastructure. It offers shared, reseller, VPS, cloud, and dedicated servers, with a 99.9999% uptime guarantee and award-winning support recognized as PCMag Editors' Choice.
Founded
2010
Uptime
99.9%
HQ
Seattle, Washington, USA
Employees
51-200
Data Center
Seattle (USA), Dallas (USA), Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Pros & Cons
FastComet
Pros
12 data centers across 4 continents — users pick the server location for free
Award-winning 24/7 tech support — 83% first-contact resolution, 4.9/5 TrustPilot, #1 HostAdvice
High-performance stack — LiteSpeed Enterprise, NVMe SSD, AMD EPYC, Brotli, HTTP/3, Cloudflare CDN
All the free essentials — SSL, migration, daily backups (30 copies), CDN, domain transfer
Rock-solid security — Imunify360, ModSecurity WAF, CloudLinux, SpamExperts, DDoS protection
Cons
Promo prices apply only to the first term — renewal costs 4-5x more
Limited storage on the base plan — Starter only includes 10 GB NVMe
No standalone reseller hosting product
Hostwinds
Pros
Exceptional 99.9999% uptime guarantee, one of the highest in the industry
Award-winning PCMag Editors' Choice tech support, available 24/7/365
Fully owned infrastructure — no middlemen, lower costs
Full range from shared to fully customizable dedicated servers
Three data centers (Seattle, Dallas, Amsterdam) with 2N redundancy
Cons
No data centers in Eastern Europe or Asia
The dedicated interface can be confusing, with prices not clearly shown on the site
Promo pricing only for the first billing period
Price Comparison
| Hosting Type | FastComet | Hostwinds | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared | 1,79 USD/mo | 4,54 USD/mo | FastComet |
| WordPress | 1,79 USD/mo | — | — |
| VPS | 53,87 USD/mo | 7,14 USD/mo | Hostwinds |
| Reseller | — | 4,54 USD/mo | — |
| Dedicated | 107,06 USD/mo | 106,00 USD/mo | Hostwinds |
| 2,39 USD/mo | — | — |
Support Channels
FastComet
Live Chat
Email / Ticket
Phone
AI Assistance
Hostwinds
Live Chat
Email / Ticket
Phone
AI Assistance
HostsPedia Verdict 2026
It's a perfect tie
4.4/5
FastComet
4.4/5
Hostwinds
FastComet
Score: 4.4/5
From: 1,79 USD/mo
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