Abu Ahmad ibn Adi al-Jurjani: I do not know of any Munkar (rejected) hadith from him, and he is Saduq (truthful), there is nothing wrong with him
Abu Hatim al-Razi: Saduq (truthful)
Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Busti: He mentioned him in al-Thiqat (the trustworthy)
Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili: He was asked about Hudbah and Shaiban, which of them is better? He said: Hudbah is better, more trustworthy, and narrates more hadith
Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i: Da'if (weak), and once: He strengthened him
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Al-Nasa'i weakened him without proof
Al-Dhahabi: The Haafidh, the Musnid, Saduq (truthful)
Abd al-Baqi ibn Qan' al-Baghdadi: Salih (righteous)
Muslim ibn al-Qasim al-Andalusi: Thiqah (trustworthy)
Yahya ibn Ma'in: Thiqah (trustworthy)