Strato vs Winhost
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Strato and Winhost.
Strato German hosting from Deutsche Telekom subsidiary | Winhost US Windows ASP.NET hosting since 2003 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.4 (329 reviews)✓ | 4.3 (267 reviews) |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Best for | German businesses wanting VPS or shared hosting from a Deutsche Telekom subsidiary | ASP.NET developers needing affordable Windows hosting from a 20-year specialist |
| Pricing transparency | ||
| Intro price | $4.00/mo✓ | $4.95/mo |
| Renewal price | $8.00/mo | $7.95/mo✓ |
| Renewal hike | +100% | +61%✓ |
| Renewal transparency | moderate | good |
| Money-back days | 30 days | 30 days |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Hosting amenities | ||
| cPanel included | ||
| WordPress 1-click | ✓ | |
| Staging environment | ||
| Daily backups | ||
| Free SSL | ||
| Free domain | ✓ | |
| Free migration | ||
| Phone support | ✓ | |
| Live chat | ✓ | |
| LiteSpeed server | ||
| Green hosting | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Germany | United States |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free domainfree sslphone supporteu gdpr | free ssl |
| Visit Strato → | Visit Winhost → | |
Strato
Pros
- + Deutsche Telekom subsidiary — reliable brand
- + German GDPR compliance
- + Managed WordPress option available
Cons
- - 100% renewal price increase
- - German-market focus
Winhost
Pros
- + ASP.NET specialist since 2003
- + ASP.NET Core and Classic ASP
- + MSSQL and MySQL both supported
Cons
- - 61% renewal price increase
- - US-only datacenters
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