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Hostwinds alternative: managed WordPress hosting, compared side by side
Looking for a Hostwinds alternative? Zinn Digital® managed WordPress hosting starts at $2.99 a month, and you can try it free for 14 days with no card. Below, entry plan against entry plan, read from Hostwinds's own public pages on November 1, 2026.
The short answer
Our Start plan costs $2.99 a month and renews at the same price. Hostwinds's Basic plan is advertised at $6.99 a month; Hostwinds does not publish what it renews at.
Choose Zinn Digital® for LiteSpeed Enterprise on NVMe storage, daily backups, malware protection, staging and a CDN on every plan, support in 58 languages, servers in the EU and a team that moves your site for you.
Hostwinds may still be the better fit if you already rely on its own tools, or need a plan larger than the entry plans compared here. Its current range is on its own pricing page. Hostwinds pricing
Side by side
Entry plan against entry plan. Every Hostwinds cell links to the page it was read from on November 1, 2026.
| Feature | Zinn Digital® | Hostwinds |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $2.99 a month | $6.99 a month1 |
| Renewal price | $2.99 a month | Not published |
| Web server | LiteSpeed Enterprise | Not published |
| Storage | NVMe | SSD1 |
| CDN included | Yes | Not published |
| Backups | Daily | Daily1 |
| Malware protection | Yes | Not published |
| Staging | Yes | Not published |
| Migration | Free, done for you | Free1 |
| Support languages | 58 languages | Not published |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | Not published |
| EU data centre | Yes | Not published |
“Not published” means we could not find it on Hostwinds's public pages on November 1, 2026. It does not mean Hostwinds lacks it.
Prices are shown in the currency each host's page showed us, before tax.
Sources
Read on November 1, 2026. Prices and features change, so check Hostwinds's current page before you decide.
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Questions about switching from Hostwinds
Is Zinn Digital® cheaper than Hostwinds?
Our Start plan costs $2.99 a month and renews at the same price. Hostwinds's Basic plan is advertised at $6.99 a month; Hostwinds does not publish what it renews at.
Will you move my site from Hostwinds?
Yes, free. Move them yourself in minutes from your dashboard on any plan, or on any paid plan choose AI Move: our AI moves them for you, overseen by our migration team, with no limit on how many sites.
Can I try Zinn Digital® before I leave Hostwinds?
Yes. Start a 14-day free trial with no card. Once you pay, a 30-day money-back guarantee applies.
Where are Zinn Digital® servers?
On our own server fleet, in the data centre you choose when you create your site. Each hosting page lists the cities it offers today.
How did you compare Zinn Digital® with Hostwinds?
We read Hostwinds's own public pricing and feature pages on November 1, 2026 and compared entry plan with entry plan. Every figure links to its source, and anything Hostwinds does not publish is marked “Not published” instead of guessed.
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