Hostwinds Dedicated
US provider offering fully managed and unmanaged dedicated servers with a build-to-order configuration model. Hostwinds includes free managed services on all plans, instant hardware replacement, and 24/7 support, with servers based in Seattle and Dallas.
Pricing Plans
| Plan | Price/mo | CPU | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Managed | $106.00 | Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 (4c/8t, 3.5GHz) | 16GB DDR3 ECC | 1TB HDD | 1TB | Entry dedicated, managed OS, IPMI, instant setup |
| Advanced Managed | $171.00 | Intel Xeon E-2136 (6c/12t, 3.3GHz) | 32GB DDR4 ECC | 2x500GB SSD | 3TB | Mid-range managed dedicated, dual SSD storage |
| Enterprise Managed | $340.00 | Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 (10c/20t, 3.0GHz) | 128GB DDR3 ECC | 4x1TB SSD | Unmetered (1Gbps) | High-memory, unmetered bandwidth, full management |
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Hostwinds stands out in the dedicated server market for including comprehensive managed services on all plans at no extra cost. Where most providers charge a significant premium for OS-level management (patching, monitoring, reboots, firewall setup), Hostwinds bundles it in.
Managed Services Included
Managed services cover OS updates and reinstallation, security hardening, performance troubleshooting, network connectivity diagnostics, boot failure recovery, hardware fault handling, DNS and firewall setup, and package installations. This is meaningful managed support, not just a marketing label.
Build-to-Order
Hostwinds uses a configurator model, you choose your CPU, RAM, storage type/size, bandwidth, and IP allocation. This flexibility is useful if standard tier configurations don’t match your workload requirements.
Hardware Replacement
Hostwinds guarantees hardware replacement within 1 hour of fault confirmation. IPMI out-of-band access is included on all servers, enabling remote console access and power cycling without support tickets.
Seattle & Dallas
Primary US datacenters are in Seattle (West Coast) and Dallas (Central). An Amsterdam datacenter serves European deployments. Both US locations are Tier III facilities with N+1 power redundancy.
Verdict
Best US managed dedicated option for teams that want genuine management included without paying Liquid Web prices. Hardware specs are slightly older generation in entry tiers, but the managed services value proposition is strong.