WinHost

What WinHost does

WinHost, operated by Host Marketing Solutions, Inc., is a privately held Windows-specialist web hosting provider headquartered in Monrovia, California. Founded around 2009 and run with a 1-10 person team, the company sells tiered shared hosting plans (Basic at $4.95/month, Max at $9.95/month, Ultimate at $19.95/month, Power at $44.95/month) targeting SMBs, individual developers, and small e-commerce operators who specifically need Microsoft-stack hosting — ASP.NET, .NET Core (through version 10), Classic ASP, PHP, and SQL Server (2017/2019/2022) or MySQL.

The platform runs on Dell dual-quad-core servers with 32GB RAM and RAID 10 storage hosted in a Tier-4 Monrovia data center with N+6 cooling, dual UPS, Caterpillar generators, and OC48 redundant network connectivity. WinHost differentiates on a custom-built ASP.NET control panel, isolated application pools per site, and separate server roles (web, database, email, stats), alongside continued support for legacy technologies (Classic ASP, Microsoft Access) that most competitors have dropped. The product portfolio has expanded beyond shared hosting into managed WordPress ($49.90/month), Private SQL Server ($160-$220/month), Managed Hosting Services with SOC monitoring, SiteBackup, EmailBackup, M365Backup, SSL certificate reselling, SiteLock security scanning, SpamExperts spam filtering, domain registration, and an affiliate program paying 60% commissions.

WinHost operates a product-led, self-serve distribution model with no disclosed external funding and no management team bios available. Revenue is recurring subscription-based across hosting plans and add-ons, with global reach via the website, an interactive control panel demo, and a channel for managed-hosting consultations. The company continues to ship platform updates in line with Microsoft's release cadence, most recently adding .NET 10 support in November 2025 and revamping the SSL management system in May 2026.

Name

WinHost

Legal name

Host Marketing Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://winhost.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WinHost is a privately held, Windows-specialist web hosting provider (Host Marketing Solutions, Inc.) offering tiered shared ASP.NET/.NET Core hosting, Private SQL Server, managed WordPress, and security/backup add-ons to SMBs, developers, and small e-commerce operators globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Windows Web Hosting

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Cloud Platforms (On‑Prem Cloud Stacks) (HDABABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cloud Managed Services (M365/Azure/AWS/GCP) (BPAEABAE)

Keywords

• Windows web hosting
• ASP.NET hosting
• SQL Server hosting
• Managed WordPress hosting
• Private SQL server

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Shared Windows Hosting Plans: Primary revenue stream from four tiered shared Windows hosting plans (Basic, Max, Ultimate, Power) billed monthly, quarterly, or annually. Plans include ASP.NET, .NET Core, PHP hosting with SQL and MySQL databases.
2. Managed WordPress Hosting: Fully managed WordPress hosting with monthly maintenance, security hardening, and site backups at $49.90/month (annual) or $59.90/month (quarterly).
3. Private SQL Server: Dedicated virtual SQL server hosting with options starting at $160/month (Plan A: 4 cores, 4GB RAM, 200GB disk) and $220/month (Plan B: 8 cores, 4GB RAM, 200GB disk). Additional RAM at $25/GB and disk at $50/100GB.
4. Security Services: SSL certificates ($49-$489/year), SiteLock security scanning ($19.95-$199.95/year), SiteLock TrueShield CDN ($0-$400/year), and SpamExperts spam filtering ($3.45-$3.95/month).
5. Backup Services: SiteBackup for website/database backups ($2.95-$12.95/month for 10GB-60GB storage), EmailBackup ($1-$6/month), and Microsoft Office 365 Backup ($4-$5/month per user).
6. Affiliate Program: Pays affiliates 60% commission on total hosting plan fees paid at initial purchase. Estimated potential earnings up to $323 per sale for Power plan referrals.
7. Domain Name Registration: Domain registration services for various TLDs including .com ($17.87-$18.87/year), .net, .org, .biz, .cloud, .club, .info, .name, .pro, .store, .xyz.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

WinHost provides Windows-based shared web hosting through four tiered plans (Basic, Max, Ultimate, Power) supporting ASP.NET, .NET Core, Classic ASP, PHP, WordPress, and SQL Server/MySQL databases. The core offering is delivered via a custom ASP.NET control panel, isolated application pools, and physically separated web/database/email servers in a Tier-4 data center, with optional add-ons including Managed WordPress hosting, Private SQL Server, backups, security scanning, SSL certificates, and fully-managed hosting.

Product overview

WinHost is a Windows-focused web hosting provider offering four tiered shared hosting plans (Basic at $4.95, Max at $9.95, Ultimate at $19.95, and Power at $44.95 per month) alongside supplementary add-on services. The core shared hosting plans are differentiated by resources (disk space, bandwidth, SQL/MySQL allocations, memory) and support all major Microsoft technologies including ASP.NET 10.x, .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, Classic ASP, PHP, and databases (SQL Server 2022/2019/2017, MySQL, Access). The product portfolio also includes managed WordPress hosting ($49.90/month), Private SQL Server (from $160/month), SiteBackup ($2.95/month), EmailBackup ($1/month), M365Backup ($4/month), SiteLock Security ($19.95/year), SSL Certificates, SpamExperts Spam Filter ($3.45/month), Domain Privacy ($8.95/year), and Managed Hosting Services with SOC monitoring. A free one-click app installer supports WordPress, nopCommerce, Kentico, DotNetNuke, Drupal, Joomla, and other applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Basic Hosting Plan Entry-level shared Windows hosting plan at $4.95/month (annual) including 3 GB disk space, 50 GB bandwidth, 500 MB MS SQL, 500 MB MySQL, 100 MB memory allocation, 250 email boxes, and free site migration, aimed at small websites, blogs, and simple ASP.NET/PHP applications.
• Max Hosting Plan Mid-tier shared Windows hosting plan at $9.95/month (annual) with unlimited disk space and bandwidth, 2 GB MS SQL, 2 GB MySQL, 300 MB memory allocation, 500 email boxes, free SSL, and one-click app installer, designed for CMS, ASP.NET, and .NET Core applications.
• Ultimate Hosting Plan Premium shared Windows hosting plan at $19.95/month (annual) with unlimited disk space and bandwidth, 5 GB MS SQL, 5 GB MySQL, 500 MB memory allocation, unlimited email boxes, scheduled task tool, and a free year of SiteLock Basic Security Scan, targeted at active sites and e-commerce/shopping carts.
• Power Hosting Plan High-performance shared Windows hosting plan at $44.95/month (annual) with unlimited disk space and bandwidth, 10 GB MS SQL, 10 GB MySQL, 1 GB memory allocation, unlimited email boxes, free year of SiteLock Basic Security Scan, and a dedicated high-performance server environment with lower site density, designed for nopCommerce and resource-intensive applications.
• Managed WordPress Hosting Fully managed WordPress hosting service at $49.90/month (annual) that bundles the Max hosting plan with monthly WordPress core/plugin/theme updates, monthly security exams by an in-house security expert, WordPress hardening, installation, database setup, automatic backups, free migration, and WordPress-specific support.
• Private SQL Server Dedicated virtual SQL Server hosting service available from $160/month (Plan A: 4 cores, 4 GB RAM, 200 GB disk) or $220/month (Plan B: 8 cores, 4 GB RAM, 200 GB disk), with unlimited databases, expandable RAM up to 16 GB at $25/GB/month and disk up to 1000 GB at $50/100GB/month, supporting SQL 2022, 2019, and 2017.
• SiteBackup Automated backup service for website files, MS SQL databases, and MySQL databases with daily domain-level backups, easy download/restore capability, AES 256 encryption, and blacklist monitoring, priced from $2.95/month (10 GB) to $12.95/month (60 GB) billed annually.
• EmailBackup Automated email backup service for WinHost email servers or external providers including Office 365 and Gmail, with AES 256-bit encryption, TLS/SSL, and search and restore capability, priced from $1/month for 5 GB storage with a 30-day free trial.
• M365Backup Automated Microsoft Office 365 backup and archiving service with unlimited storage and retention covering Email, Attachments, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, OneDrive, SharePoint, Groups, and Teams, priced from $4/month (M365Backup) or $5/month (M365Backup + Archiving) with a 30-day free trial.
• SiteLock Security Website security scanning service in three tiers—Basic ($19.95/year), Premium ($59.95/year), and Enterprise ($199.95/year)—providing daily malware detection, SQL injection protection, application vulnerability scanning, PCI scanning, and TrueShield CDN and WAF capabilities.
• SSL Certificates SSL certificate reseller offering RapidSSL ($49/year), RapidSSL Wildcard ($229/year), GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium ($139/year), GeoTrust True BusinessID ($189/year), GeoTrust True BusinessID EV ($289/year), and GeoTrust True BusinessID Wildcard ($489/year), with warranties up to $1,500,000.
• SpamExperts Spam Filter

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% uptime guarantee across all shared hosting plans
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft is the foundational technology partner providing Windows Server, IIS, .NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET, SQL Server, and related Microsoft technologies that form the core of WinHost's hosting services. WinHost supports the full range of Microsoft web development technologies.
• SiteLockmajorTechnology or IntegrationSiteLock provides website security scanning, malware detection, PCI compliance scanning, and TrueShield CDN/WAF services integrated with WinHost's hosting plans. SiteLock Basic Security Scan is free for one year with Ultimate and Power plans.
• SpamExpertsmajorTechnology or IntegrationSpamExperts provides professional spam filtering services that protect customer email inboxes from spam, viruses, and phishing. Priced at $3.45-$3.95/month per domain, with daily quarantine reports and whitelist/blacklist controls.
• GeoTrust / RapidSSLmajorTechnology or IntegrationGeoTrust and RapidSSL provide SSL certificates that WinHost resells to customers at discounted rates. Certificates include RapidSSL ($49/year), GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium ($139/year), GeoTrust True BusinessID ($189/year), and Extended Validation certificates ($289/year).
• DellcoreOthersDell provides the server hardware (Dual Quad Core Servers with 32GB RAM) that powers WinHost's hosting infrastructure. WinHost exclusively uses Dell servers backed by Dell's service reputation.
• Domain Registrar PartnersmajorTechnology or IntegrationWinHost works with domain registrar partners (including OpenSRS mentioned in terms) to register domain names on behalf of customers. Supports extensions including .com, .net, .org, .biz, .cloud, .club, .info, .name, .pro, .store, and .xyz.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bluehost: Large SMB-focused shared hosting provider with broad Linux and WordPress offerings. Comparable on self-serve SMB hosting and one-click installers, though not Windows-specialized.
• SiteGround: Premium shared and managed hosting provider with strong SMB and WordPress positioning. Comparable on tiered plans, SMB target, and managed add-ons, though Linux-centric.
• Microsoft Azure App Service: Hyperscaler PaaS offering for hosting ASP.NET/.NET applications with autoscaling and integrated DevOps. Represents the upmarket graduation path for WinHost customers, competing on Windows/.NET hosting at enterprise scale.
• Hostinger: Large, low-cost shared hosting incumbent with a much broader portfolio across Linux and Windows stacks. Competes with WinHost on price-sensitive SMBs but lacks WinHost's Microsoft-stack depth.
• GoDaddy: Mass-market hosting and domain registration incumbent serving SMBs with shared, VPS, and managed WordPress products. Overlaps with WinHost on shared hosting, domain registration, and SMB segment.

Direct peers

• A2 Hosting: Developer-friendly shared and managed hosting provider with strong Windows/ASP.NET offerings alongside Linux plans. Comparable on tiered shared hosting pricing and SMB target market.
• SmarterASP.NET: Direct competitor offering ASP.NET and Windows shared hosting with similar tiered plans targeting SMBs and Microsoft-stack developers. Overlaps on ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, and Classic ASP support.
• Liquid Web: Managed hosting provider with dedicated Windows server and VPS offerings for SMB and mid-market customers. Comparable on managed hosting services, Windows specialization, and Private SQL / dedicated database tiers.
• ASPHostPortal: Windows-focused shared hosting provider selling ASP.NET and .NET Core plans to SMB developers with a tiered pricing structure similar to WinHost. Competes head-to-head for the same ASP.NET developer persona.

Others

• Plesk: Leading web hosting control panel software used by many SMB hosts. WinHost built its own custom ASP.NET control panel rather than licensing Plesk, making Plesk an adjacent ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WinHost
• Facebookfacebook.com/winhost

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about WinHost