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Hostwinds vs RackNerd
Two hosting providers side by side for SMM businesses — on the facts each one publishes and our team checks. Checked September 26, 2026.
Where they differ
- Entry plan Hostwinds from $7.14 per month vs RackNerd from $2.24 per month
- Hosting types only Hostwinds: Cloud; only RackNerd: Shared and Dedicated
- Data centres Hostwinds US (Seattle, Dallas) vs RackNerd US, CA, UK, NL, FR, IE, SG
- DDoS protection Hostwinds Paid add-on vs RackNerd Included
| 2 hosting providers | Visit site | Visit site |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Entry plan | from $7.14 per month Managed Linux VPS entry tier; unmanaged plans run up to 50% cheaper per vendor docs but an exact unmanaged figure was not confirmed. | from $2.24 per month KVM VPS entry tier; 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 30 GB SSD RAID-10, 500 GB bandwidth. |
| Hosting types | ||
| Shared | No | Yes |
| VPS | Yes | Yes |
| Dedicated | No | Yes |
| Cloud | Yes | No |
| Infrastructure | ||
| Data centres | US (Seattle, Dallas) | US, CA, UK, NL, FR, IE, SG |
| DDoS protection | Paid add-on | Included |
| Track record | ||
| Trust Score | 40 / 100 · Guarded | 40 / 100 · Guarded |
| On the market since | 2010 | 2015 |
| Reviews on smm.guide | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Owner | Not claimed yet | Not claimed yet |
the better figure in the row— not confirmed yet · facts from each hosting provider's own site and our team
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Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Hostwinds or RackNerd?
Hostwinds: from $7.14 per month. RackNerd: from $2.24 per month.
Do Hostwinds and RackNerd include DDoS protection?
Hostwinds: Paid add-on. RackNerd: Included.
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