Cloud4box vs HOSTKEY — which to choose for a VPS

Comparing VPS from the catalogue: 36 plans at Cloud4box and 18 plans at HOSTKEY. Prices come from the hosts' price lists and are updated every day.

Cloud4box Cloud4box
Cloud4box

36 plans · from $4.33

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HOSTKEY HOSTKEY
HOSTKEY

18 plans · from $5.77

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In short

  • Cheaper — Cloud4box on 5 of 6 comparable configurations, HOSTKEY on 1.
  • More countries — HOSTKEY: 13 vs 11. Only there: Italy, Türkiye, Iceland, Switzerland.
  • DDoS protection — only at Cloud4box (27 plans of 36).
  • Unlimited traffic — only at Cloud4box (36 plans of 36).
  • IPv6 support — only at Cloud4box (27 plans of 36).

These points are built from catalogue figures and change with the price lists.

Key facts

Cloud4box
HOSTKEY
VPS price from
$4.33 a month
$5.77 a month
VPS plans in the catalogue
36
18
Countries
Russia, France, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Poland, Spain, Hong Kong, Israel
Netherlands, United States, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Finland, Russia, Türkiye, United Kingdom, Iceland, Switzerland
DDoS protection
yes — 27 plans of 36
no
Unlimited traffic
yes — 36 plans of 36
no
IPv6 support
yes — 27 plans of 36
no
Trial period
no
not stated
Payment
Russian card / SBP, YooMoney, Invoice for companies
Russian card / SBP, YooMoney, Invoice for companies
Refunds
Unused balance refunded
Unused balance refunded
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
99.98%
not stated
In business
since 2016
not stated
Customer rating
no reviews yet · leave a review
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Same configuration — where it is cheaper

The cheapest plan with at least as many cores and as much memory. No exact match — we take the nearest larger one.

Cloud4box
HOSTKEY
1 core · 1 GB
$4.33 / mo

“Big Disk” — 1 core, 1 GB, 80 GB

$5.77 / mo

“vm.pico” — 1 core, 1 GB, 40 GB

1 core · 2 GB
$6.53 / mo

“Big Disk” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 120 GB · nearest

$6.59 / mo

“vm.nano” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 60 GB · nearest

2 cores · 2 GB
$6.53 / mo

“Big Disk” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 120 GB

$6.59 / mo

“vm.nano” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 60 GB

2 cores · 4 GB
$7.89 / mo

“Big Disk” — 2 cores, 4 GB, 150 GB

$8.48 / mo

“vm.v2-nano” — 2 cores, 4 GB, 60 GB

4 cores · 8 GB
$13.55 / mo

“Big Disk” — 4 cores, 8 GB, 250 GB

$16.37 / mo

“vm.storage-2000” — 4 cores, 8 GB, 2048 GB

8 cores · 16 GB
$40.23 / mo

“Big Disk” — 16 cores, 16 GB, 1000 GB · nearest

$34.26 / mo

“vm.v2-medium” — 8 cores, 16 GB, 160 GB

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper — Cloud4box or HOSTKEY?

Cloud4box — VPS from $4.33 a month, HOSTKEY — from $5.77. With 2 cores and 4 GB — $7.89 (“Big Disk”) vs $8.48 (“vm.v2-nano”). Prices are updated from the hosts' price lists.

Where are the Cloud4box and HOSTKEY servers?

Cloud4box — Russia, France, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Poland, Spain, Hong Kong, Israel. HOSTKEY — Netherlands, United States, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Finland, Russia, Türkiye, United Kingdom, Iceland, Switzerland.

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