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Shared vCPU 1
Lowest effective rate1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB storage · 5 locations
- Due at checkout:
- $38.19
- Term:
- 12-month commitment
- Renewal:
- Not confirmed
- Price checked:
- 2026-06-01
Hostkey VPS review
Hostkey is worth shortlisting if its published VPS catalog matches the way your project buys infrastructure: 16 tracked plans, pricing from $3.18 to $1288.33/mo, and not clearly published in our profile virtualization in our current profile. Main tradeoff: Normalized monthly prices still need checkout and renewal confi…
$3.18/mo effective rate · 12-month commitment
- Best for
- Hostkey is for buyers who want its specific mix of price, plan shape, support channels, and region coverage: small production apps, self-hosted tools, agency staging, WordPress or ecommerce…
- Market position
- Below median entry price
- Management
- Not confirmed
- Locations
- 5 tracked
- Third-party rating
- 4.0 / 5
- Monthly visits
- 227K
Plan shortlist
Start with the plans that change the decision
Monthly figures are normalized from the lowest available commitment rate. We show the amount charged and required term so a long contract cannot masquerade as month-to-month pricing.
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Shared vCPU 4
Best RAM value6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 160 GB storage · 5 locations
- Due at checkout:
- $86.18
- Term:
- 12-month commitment
- Renewal:
- Not confirmed
- Price checked:
- 2026-06-01
Compare all 16 tracked plans
| Plan | Resources | Effective /mo | Commitment | Due now | Renewal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shared vCPU 1 | 1 vCPU · 1 GB · 40 GB | $3.18 | 12-month commitment | $38.19 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Shared vCPU 2 | 2 vCPU · 2 GB · 60 GB | $3.92 | 12-month commitment | $47.01 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Shared vCPU 3 | 4 vCPU · 6 GB · 120 GB | $4.41 | 12-month commitment | $52.89 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Shared vCPU 4 | 6 vCPU · 12 GB · 160 GB | $7.18 | 12-month commitment | $86.18 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Dedicated vCPU 1 | 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 100 GB | $15.42 | 12-month commitment | $185.10 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Dedicated vCPU 2 | 4 vCPU · 16 GB · 200 GB | $29.30 | 12-month commitment | $351.59 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Dedicated vCPU 3 | 4 vCPU · 32 GB · 960 GB | $34.28 | 12-month commitment | $411.33 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Dedicated vCPU 4 | 4 vCPU · 32 GB · 4000 GB | $41.62 | 12-month commitment | $499.47 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Dedicated vCPU 5 | 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 400 GB | $48.89 | 12-month commitment | $586.64 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Dedicated vCPU 6 | 4 vCPU · 32 GB · 18000 GB | $71.00 | 12-month commitment | $852.04 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| VDS GPU 1080Ti | 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 240 GB | $73.42 | 12-month commitment | $881.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| VDS GPU A4000 | 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 240 GB | $102.00 | 12-month commitment | $1224.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| VDS GPU A5000 | 8 vCPU · 32 GB · 240 GB | $146.08 | 12-month commitment | $1753.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| VDS GPU RTX 4090 | 8 vCPU · 64 GB · 240 GB | $244.00 | 12-month commitment | $2928.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| VDS GPU 2x RTX 4090 | 16 vCPU · 128 GB · 1500 GB | $611.25 | 12-month commitment | $7335.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| VDS GPU A100 | 16 vCPU · 224 GB · 960 GB | $1288.33 | 12-month commitment | $15460.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
Service facts
What is confirmed—and what is still a claim
Official provider statements are useful, but they are not presented as independent verification. Missing purchase-critical facts stay visible.
Verified
Provider stated
Not confirmed
- Management
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Virtualization
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Backups
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- DDoS protection
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Bandwidth
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Control panel
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Operating systems
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Support
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Money-back period
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Uptime SLA
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
Company context
- Domain registered
- 1999 · 27 years
Operational footprint
Where it runs and what customers report
Datacenter locations
FranceGermanyIcelandNetherlandsUnited States
Market context
Price is useful only when it has a baseline
Hostkey is compared with the median across the VPS plans currently tracked in our catalog.
Entry price
Hostkey$3.18
Catalog median$48.00
Its lowest tracked rate is below the catalog median.
Cost per GB of RAM
Hostkey$0.60
Catalog median$4.69
Its best RAM value beats the current catalog median.
Decision evidence
Why Hostkey earns this verdict
The strongest buying signals behind this recommendation.
Reasons to choose it
- +16 tracked VPS plans in the live dataset
- +Entry pricing starts at $3.18/mo in our normalized data
- +Best tracked RAM value is $0.60/GB
- +Technical profile includes infrastructure fields
- +Trustpilot profile renders 4 from 303 reviews
Editor-selected alternatives
What to compare before choosing Hostkey
These providers are selected for a relevant tradeoff—not because they have similar traffic.
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Hostinger
4.6/5 From $6.49/mo Primary alternative
Hostkey starts at $3.18 in our data, while Hostinger starts at $6.49. Hostkey's best RAM value is $0.60/GB; Hostinger's is $0.81/GB. Choose based on the operating model, regions, support boundary, and pricing shape rather than brand recognition alone.
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Hetzner
4.3/5 From $5.59/mo
Hostkey starts at $3.18 in our data, while Hetzner starts at $5.59. Hostkey's best RAM value is $0.60/GB; Hetzner's is $0.85/GB. Choose based on the operating model, regions, support boundary, and pricing shape rather than brand recognition alone.
Frequently asked questions
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Hostkey VPS plans in our production profile start at $3.18 and run up to $1288.33/mo. Always confirm renewal pricing, billing term, and add-ons at checkout.
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Hostkey offers VPS in 5 locations: France, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, United States.
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Hostkey is one of the VPS providers we track. Compare its plans and pricing above against the alternatives.
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The strongest RAM value in our current profile is Shared vCPU 4, at $7.18/mo and $0.60/GB RAM.
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Hostkey's profile currently lists France, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, and United States. Verify the selectable region during checkout before building production infrastructure.
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Our profile lists managed support as not clearly published in our profile. Read the provider's current support scope before assuming it includes application debugging, server hardening, migrations, or emergency sysadmin work.
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Hostkey can be production-suitable if its plan size, support boundary, backup model, and regions match your workload. Use independent backups, monitoring, security hardening, and a restore test before moving critical traffic.
Evidence policy
This brief uses 2 source groups. Official provider pages are labeled as provider statements; independent sources are labeled verified. Unknown renewal terms and missing service details remain visible rather than being inferred.
Latest source check: 2026-06-12
Decision ready
$3.18/mo effective rate · 12-month commitment