HOSTKEY vs IQHost — which to choose for a VPS
Comparing VPS from the catalogue: 21 plans at HOSTKEY and 6 plans at IQHost. Prices come from the providers' price lists and are updated every day.
In short
- Cheaper — IQHost on 4 of 5 comparable configurations, HOSTKEY on 1.
- More countries — HOSTKEY: 13 vs 2. Only there: France, Spain, Italy, Poland and 7 more.
- Dedicated cores — only at HOSTKEY (4 plans of 21).
- DDoS protection — only at IQHost (6 plans of 6).
- Free backups — only at IQHost (6 plans of 6).
These points are built from catalogue figures and change with the price lists.
Key facts
HOSTKEY
IQHost
VPS price from
$5.86 a month
$4.19 a month
VPS plans in the catalogue
21
6
Countries
Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Finland, Russia, United States, Germany, Iceland, Türkiye, United Kingdom
Russia, Netherlands
Dedicated cores
yes — 4 plans of 21
no
DDoS protection
no
yes — 6 plans of 6
Free backups
no
yes — 6 plans of 6
Trial period
not stated
no
Payment
Russian card / SBP, YooMoney, Invoice for companies
Russian card / SBP, YooMoney, Invoice for companies, Cryptocurrency
Refunds
Unused balance refunded
Unused balance refunded
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
not stated
99.96%
In business
not stated
not stated
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.
Need
HOSTKEY
IQHost
1 core · 1 GB
1 core · 2 GB
2 cores · 2 GB
2 cores · 4 GB
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper — HOSTKEY or IQHost?
HOSTKEY — VPS from $5.86 a month, IQHost — from $4.19. With 2 cores and 4 GB — $9.93 (“vm.v2-nano”) vs $5.98 (“Cloud VM 2-4-20”). Prices are updated from the providers' price lists.
Where are the HOSTKEY and IQHost servers?
HOSTKEY — Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Finland, Russia, United States, Germany, Iceland, Türkiye, United Kingdom. IQHost — Russia, Netherlands.