Hostens Reviews 796

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always friendly support. Fast response, my DNS issue was quickly fixed by Michail.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dear Support Team, I would like to sincerely thank **Leva** from the support team for her fast response and excellent assistance. Her professionalism and efficiency made the process smooth an... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am proud to say I am a Hostens client. Hosting is excellent and offers all services needed for each projects needs. The prices are allways the best in the market and the user interface is extremely... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Mostly delivers what they promise, great price, but watch out for IP reputation. I have a VPS with Hostens which I use for e-mail and web hosting. Reliability, latency, and other network and servic... See more

Company details

  1. Web Hosting Company
  2. DNS Provider
  3. Email Service Provider

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Hostens is a division of the leading hosting provider company in Lithuania 'Interneto vizija', Ltd. This company operates under such brands as Hostens, Time4VPS, and Serveriai.lt. All these divisions use a modern TIER III Data Center owned by ‘Interneto vizija’ and located in Vilnius, Lithuania. Hostens offers an affordable and high-quality hosting service to the global market. With a focus on individuals as well as small businesses, we aim to provide not only the best prices but totally clear and simple hosting packages without any hidden conditions and fees.

30 days money-back!

Hostens offers its customers a 30 day money-back guarantee.

This guarantee allows customer to order our services with full confidence and zero risk. Consequently, customers may request a full refund within 30 days of initial sign-up and be refunded all fees paid to-date. More details at our refund policy

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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They are very good!

They are very good. Michail really helped me with situation. Very fast response and help when you need it. All the best.

6 May 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

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I’ve been a loyal customer with Hosten for some time, but today’s experience was absolutely unacceptable. I reached out to them immediately after noticing an unexpected auto-charge on my account — a transaction that happened just minutes before I contacted them. Despite the timing, they refused to refund it.

What made things worse was the dishonesty and wordplay from customer service. I was told I was speaking to a “manager,” only to realize this person was operating remotely and giving me runarounds rather than real support. It felt like a deliberate attempt to confuse and avoid responsibility.

I’m genuinely disgusted by how this was handled. As someone who trusted their services, this experience has completely changed my view of the company. I’ll be making it a point to educate others about these kinds of practices so people can make informed choices before signing up. There is not reply to the service but piece of advice Teacher customer service not to lie to keep people entertain while they’re trying to do the work.

22 April 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from Hostens

Hello Jay Marcas,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear that you’re unhappy with your recent experience, and we’d like to take a moment to clarify the situation.

The domain in question was set to auto-renew in your account, and the renewal invoice was generated on February 14, 2025. Our system is designed to automatically renew services if credit cards are added to the account to prevent unintentional expiration, especially with domains.

As a customer, you have full access to manage your services in the Client Area, including the ability to disable auto-renewal or remove your saved payment methods. We also provide step-by-step instructions in our Knowledge Base on how to:

https://www.hostens.com/knowledgebase/how-to-cancel-an-invoice/
https://www.hostens.com/knowledgebase/how-to-disable-auto-renewal/

Unfortunately, we did not receive any communication from you before the charge was processed. As a 24/7 support provider, we’re always available to assist — had you reached out sooner, we could’ve helped you manage the renewal settings before the domain was renewed.

It’s also important to note that domains are third-party services, and once renewed, the registry processes them instantly — making the service non-refundable, as clearly outlined in our Refund Policy. This policy applies to all clients equally:

https://www.hostens.com/legal/refund-policy/

Regarding communication with our support team:

At no point did our staff lie or mislead you. You were correctly informed that Hostens manager is not available via live chat and that you could reach them via email. You did so, and our manager followed up with a clear explanation.

We always strive to be honest, transparent, and professional in every interaction, and we regret that this experience did not meet your expectations. That said, we hope this clears up any confusion, and we remain available to help with any future questions or needs.

Kind regards,
The Hostens Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Customer Service provided by human.

I have been using Hostens for long time. The services may fit or not your needs in terms of technology, but they have a lot of options and offer many resources such as e-mails panels and other easy auto installers for some cloud software, at a very reasonable price.
Regarding the customer service, it is the best I have seen in any of the Hosting Providers, with friendly people (no bots) who will help you even on a Sunday before 5 minutes.
Dmitrij did a great job helping with a suspended account I had.

23 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

came to a business compromise very quickly

My complaint was listened to with patience and understanding, also forwarded to the person in charge of decision - Ieva. Then the discussion was constructive with her and we came to a business compromise very quickly.
Thank you!

9 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointed with Hidden Limits and Poor Support

I recently purchased shared hosting from Hostens, thinking the 10GB disk space would be more than enough for my needs. I’ve only used around 2GB, but now I can't upload more files due to an unexpected inode limit capped at 100,000. This inode restriction was never mentioned upfront when I paid for the plan.

When I contacted support to request an increase in the inode limit, I was met with a rude response telling me to upgrade my plan. This was disappointing, especially because I’m only using less than 20% of my allocated disk space! Hostens is enforcing a custom rule that severely limits how customers can use the space they’ve paid for, which feels misleading and unfair.

If they’d disclosed this inode restriction before I signed up, I would have looked elsewhere. Hidden limits like this should be clearly stated upfront. Hostens needs to work on transparency with their customers and improve the professionalism of their support team.

Right now, I’m left with a hosting plan that isn’t functional for my needs unless I pay even more to upgrade. Very frustrating and definitely not the experience I was hoping for. I wouldn’t recommend this service unless you’re prepared to face limitations that aren’t made clear until after you’ve paid.

29 October 2024
Unprompted review
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Reply from Hostens

Hello Ali,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We’re sorry to hear about your frustration with the inode limit and that the experience did not meet your expectations.

To address your concern, the inode limit is indeed listed on our Shared Hosting Details page, as we aim to provide transparency around our service specifications. All the details and limits are provided, also, our support team works 24/7. So we are available anytime before making an order or after ordering the service.

Futhermore, the limits are explained on the order page, at 3rd step:

10 GB disk space
1 TB bandwidth
10 websites
10 databases
100 email accounts
More features...

More features link forwards to this page where all the limits are shown:

https://www.hostens.com/shared-hosting-details/

To solve the issue with the inode usage, clients have two options:

1) delete some files from the package, for example, unnecessary files or emails from the Email Inbox;
2) upgrade the plan to a bigger plan.

We’re also sorry to hear about your support experience. Our team is here to help, and we’ll work on improving both our communication style and support quality to better assist you in the future. Customer feedback like yours is invaluable in helping us enhance our service standards.

Thank you again for your review. We appreciate your insights and are committed to ensuring that our clients feel supported and well-informed at every step.

If you need any help, feel free to contact us.

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