Hetzner vs HostKey: 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.

Hetznerhetzner.com · since 1997

from 6.73 $per month

16VPS plans

4countries

6.7score, #246 in the rating

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HostKeyhostkey.ru

from 6.16 $per month

4VPS plans

6countries

5.7score, #778 in the rating

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In short

Entry priceHostKeythe cheapest plan

Cheaper 2 GB RAMHetznerthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more

More locationsHostKeycountries with servers

More plansHetznerVPS plans in the catalog

Higher in the ratingHetznerplace in the overall accsly rating

Like-for-like plans

RAM	Hetzner	HostKey
from 1 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	6.16 $ pico · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD
from 2 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	9.24 $ nano · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD
from 4 GB	6.73 $ CX23 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe	18.49 $ mini · 4 cores · 6 GB RAM · 120 GB SSD
from 8 GB	10.10 $ CX33 · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe	25.89 $ medium · 6 cores · 12 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD
from 16 GB	18.53 $ CX43 · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe	no such plan

Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.

Specs

	Hetzner	HostKey
Price from	6.73 $	6.16 $
Median plan price	29.48 $	13.87 $
VPS plans	16	4
Countries	🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA	🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇮🇸 Iceland
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), Invoice for companies, YooMoney
Plans on NVMe	100%	0%
IPv6	yes	yes
DDoS protection	yes	yes
Hourly billing	yes	yes
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	no data	no data
SLA	99.9%	—
Founded	1997	—
Country of registration	🇩🇪 Germany	🇷🇺 Russia

Server locations

Both: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇺🇸 USA

Only Hetzner: 🇸🇬 Singapore

Only HostKey: 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇮🇸 Iceland

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, Hetzner or HostKey?

HostKey has the cheapest plan: from 6.16 $ per month. Hetzner starts from 6.73 $.

Which one has more locations?

Hetzner — 4 countries, HostKey — 6 countries. Countries in common: Germany, Finland, USA.

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