FriendHosting vs HOSTKEY — which to choose for a VPS

Comparing VPS from the catalogue: 22 plans at FriendHosting and 21 plans at HOSTKEY. Prices come from the providers' price lists and are updated every day.

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FriendHosting

22 plans · from $3.34

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HOSTKEY HOSTKEY
HOSTKEY

21 plans · from $5.84

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In short

  • Cheaper — HOSTKEY on 5 of 6 comparable configurations, FriendHosting on 1.
  • More countries — FriendHosting: 15 vs 13. Only there: Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Latvia and 4 more.
  • Free server administration — only at FriendHosting (22 plans of 22).

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

Key facts

FriendHosting
HOSTKEY
VPS price from
$3.34 a month
$5.84 a month
VPS plans in the catalogue
22
21
Countries
Netherlands, Bulgaria, United States, Greece, Spain, Romania, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Czechia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Japan, Brazil
Netherlands, Finland, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Russia, United States, Türkiye, Iceland, United Kingdom, Germany
Free server administration
yes — 22 plans of 22
no
Trial period
no
not stated
Payment
International card, PayPal
Russian card / SBP, YooMoney, Invoice for companies
Refunds
Unused balance refunded
Unused balance refunded
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
not stated
not stated
In business
since 2009
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.

FriendHosting
HOSTKEY
1 core · 1 GB
$5.02 / mo

“Start NVMe” — 1 core, 1 GB, 10 GB

$5.84 / mo

“vm.pico” — 1 core, 1 GB, 40 GB

1 core · 2 GB
$9.49 / mo

“Plus NVMe” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 20 GB · nearest

$6.68 / mo

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

2 cores · 2 GB
$9.49 / mo

“Plus NVMe” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 20 GB

$6.68 / mo

“vm.nano” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 60 GB

2 cores · 4 GB
$19.00 / mo

“Storage 1 Tb” — 4 cores, 4 GB, 1024 GB · nearest

$9.90 / mo

“vm.v2-nano” — 2 cores, 4 GB, 60 GB

4 cores · 8 GB
$38.56 / mo

“Business NVMe” — 8 cores, 8 GB, 70 GB · nearest

$18.00 / mo

“vm.medium” — 6 cores, 12 GB, 160 GB · nearest

8 cores · 16 GB
$61.48 / mo

“Corporate NVMe” — 8 cores, 16 GB, 120 GB

$40.42 / mo

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

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper — FriendHosting or HOSTKEY?

FriendHosting — VPS from $3.34 a month, HOSTKEY — from $5.84. With 2 cores and 4 GB — $19.00 (“Storage 1 Tb”) vs $9.90 (“vm.v2-nano”). Prices are updated from the providers' price lists.

Where are the FriendHosting and HOSTKEY servers?

FriendHosting — Netherlands, Bulgaria, United States, Greece, Spain, Romania, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Czechia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Japan, Brazil. HOSTKEY — Netherlands, Finland, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Russia, United States, Türkiye, Iceland, United Kingdom, Germany.

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