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DigitalOcean vs Hostwinds: VPS comparison 2026
We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.
DigitalOceandigitalocean.com · since 2012
from 4.00 $per month
38VPS plans
8countries
6.1score, #519 in the rating
Hostwindswww.hostwinds.com · since 2010
from 4.99 $per month
40VPS plans
2countries
6.2score, #480 in the rating
In short
Entry priceDigitalOceanthe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMHostwindsthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsDigitalOceancountries with servers
More plansHostwindsVPS plans in the catalog
Higher in the ratingHostwindsplace in the overall accsly rating
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | DigitalOcean | Hostwinds |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.00 $ Basic Regular 1GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD |
4.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 1CPU/1GB · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 30 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 12.00 $ Basic Regular 2GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
10.00 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 1CPU/2GB · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 24.00 $ Basic Regular 4GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
18.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 2CPU/4GB · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 75 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 47.99 $ Basic Regular 8GiB/4vCPU · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
38.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 4CPU/8GB · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 84.01 $ Memory-Optimized 16GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe |
76.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 6CPU/16GB · 6 cores · 16 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| DigitalOcean | Hostwinds | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 4.00 $ | 4.99 $ |
| Median plan price | 420 $ | 51.33 $ |
| VPS plans | 38 | 40 |
| Countries | 🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇺🇸 USA, 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal |
| Plans on NVMe | 50% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | yes |
| Trial period | no | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | 99.99% | 99.9999% |
| Founded | 2012 | 2010 |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | — |
Server locations
Both: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Only DigitalOcean: 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean or Hostwinds?
DigitalOcean has the cheapest plan: from 4.00 $ per month. Hostwinds starts from 4.99 $.
Which one has more locations?
DigitalOcean — 8 countries, Hostwinds — 2 countries. Countries in common: USA, Netherlands.
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