Gcore g3a-standard-2-8 vs Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4.

plan vs plan · prices as of

Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Gcore g3a-standard-2-8. It is also the cheaper plan, at $28.99/mo versus $31.59/mo.

Gcore

g3a-standard-2-8 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

$31.59/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · no disk

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Hostwindswins 3 rounds

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4 · 2 vCPU · 6 GB

$28.99/mo

2 vCPU shared · 6 GB · 100 GB SSD

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$31.59/mo

$28.99/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$3.95

$4.83

RAM

8 GB

6 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

2 shared

Disk

none · volumes extra

100 GB SSD

Bandwidth

not listed

2 TB/mo

Value score

46/100

52/100

Regions

1

3

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap. If location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gcore g3a-standard-2-8 or Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4?
Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4, at $28.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $31.59/mo, a difference of $2.60/mo as of 17 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Gcore g3a-standard-2-8: $3.95 per GB of RAM per month versus $4.83 for Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
No. The two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 17 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.

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