HostDime review
Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
HostDime suits teams wanting both VPS and bare-metal under one provider, with hourly billing on Linux and Windows across the US, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. Entry pricing of $35.51 sits above the VPS median of €5.63, so the pull is coverage, certifications and DDoS protection.
Key facts
- Best for
- Buyers who need VPS and bare-metal capacity in the Americas with hourly billing.
- Entry price
- $35.51↗
- Bandwidth allowance
- 10 TB monthly↗
- Billing models
- Hourly↗
- Locations
- 4↗
- Regions
- US, BR, CO, MX↗
- DDoS protection
- Yes↗
- SLA uptime
- 99.9%↗
- Compliance certifications
- SOC 2 Type 2, PCI, HIPAA, Tier III, Tier IV↗
- Server types
- VPS, Bare-metal↗
- Operating systems
- Linux, Windows↗
- Legal entity
- HostDime.com, Inc↗
- Headquarters
- United States↗
- Founded
- 2003↗
- Support channels
- Email, Chat, Phone, Help-centre↗
- Pricing model
- Hourly billing
- Official website
- hostdime.com
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 7 sources
Apps and profiles
Pros and cons
Pros
- Hourly billing on hourly means a short test server costs only the hours it runs.
- One account covers vps and bare metal capacity, with Linux and Windows available.
- Data transfer of 10 TB monthly is generous for VPS workloads.
- Support runs on email, chat and phone, backed by a 99.9% uptime commitment.
Cons
- The entry price of $35.51 sits well above the VPS median of €5.63 for a first server.
- Coverage is 4 locations, below the VPS median of 5, so regional reach is limited.
- Billing runs on hourly terms only, so longer commitment pricing is not part of the entry offer.
Who it suits
- Teams that need VPS and bare-metal in the Americas, including Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
- Buyers whose procurement team asks for the certifications listed under SOC 2 Type 2, PCI and HIPAA.
- Anyone running Linux or Windows workloads that can be started and stopped by the hour.
Who should look elsewhere
- Aruba, whose entry price of €1.99 sits well below the HostDime entry price of $35.51.
- UCloud, which starts at $5.34 and keeps closer to the VPS median of €5.63.
- SberCloud, with an entry price of RUB 23.75 listed against HostDime at $35.51.
Who runs it
HostDime is run by HostDime.com, Inc, headquartered in the US and trading since 2003. Support runs on email, chat and phone, which means email, chat, phone and a help centre, so a stuck install can be sorted by phone as well as by ticket. For anyone weighing a US provider, the legal entity name and the head office country are both stated plainly.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does HostDime cost to get started?+
Entry pricing at HostDime starts at $35.51, which sits above the VPS median of €5.63 across the brands here. So it is not the cheapest route to a first server. What softens that is hourly billing: a box that runs briefly costs a fraction of a month.
How does billing work at HostDime?+
HostDime bills by the hour on hourly, so you pay for what runs rather than a fixed month. That suits short jobs, traffic spikes and test environments, and hourly billing is a common model in this category, at 40.8% of the VPS brands compared.
What is included with data transfer?+
Cloud plans carry 10 TB monthly of data transfer, which is generous next to VPS plans that meter outbound traffic in small increments. For a busy site, or a build pipeline that pulls packages all day, that allowance keeps network charges from becoming the surprise line item.
Where can I run servers with HostDime?+
HostDime runs 4 locations across US, BR and CO, so traffic stays short for users in North America and South America. The trade-off is reach: 4 is below the VPS median of 5 for brands running a wider network.
Is HostDime secure and compliant?+
HostDime lists SOC 2 Type 2, PCI and HIPAA among its certifications, and DDoS protection is included. That matters when a procurement team wants evidence before a workload moves. A 99.9% uptime commitment is also published in the service level agreement.
Can I reach a person when something breaks?+
Support runs on email, chat and phone. In practice that means you can call, chat, send email or work through a help centre, which matters most during the rebuilds and migrations that VPS hosting tends to produce.
Can I get Windows as well as Linux, and can I move to dedicated hardware?+
Linux and Windows are both available, and the same provider sells vps and bare metal machines. You can start on a VPS and step up to dedicated capacity without changing provider, with entry pricing of $35.51 on the smaller side of the range.
Sources
- hostdime.com checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Compliance certifications, DDoS protection, Entry price, Locations, Regions, Server types
“HIPPA, Tier IV, Tier III, SOC2 TYPE2 certified, PCI”
- hostdime.com/about/our-company checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters
“Founded in 2003, HostDime is a hyper edge global data center company”
- hostdime.com/affiliates checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“please feel free to contact us via live chat, email, or phone”
- hostdime.com/cloud checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Bandwidth allowance
“10TB monthly bandwidth”
- hostdime.com/cloud/faq checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Billing models, Pricing model, Operating systems
“All billing is done hourly, except for bandwidth.”
- hostdime.com/support/legal checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Legal entity
“Legal documents of HostDime.com, Inc”
- hostdime.com/support/legal/service-level-agreement checked September 26, 2026
Backs: SLA uptime
“HostDime endeavors to have network connectivity available by http access by third parties 99.9% of the time (Web Site Availability).”
Compiled from 7 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Entry plan.
HostDime
Buyers who need VPS and bare-metal capacity in the Americas with hourly billing.