HOSTKEY vm.v2-pico vs Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1.

plan vs plan · prices as of

HOSTKEY vm.v2-pico and Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 split the 6 spec rounds evenly (price, price per GB of RAM, RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth), so the decision comes down to location and workload.

HOSTKEY

vm.v2-pico · 1 vCPU · 1 GB

$5.27/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 40 GB NVMe

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Hostwinds

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB

$4.99/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 30 GB SSD

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$5.27/mo

$4.99/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$5.27

$4.99

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

vCPU

1 shared

1 shared

Disk

40 GB NVMe

30 GB SSD

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

1 TB/mo

Value score

80/100

77/100

Regions

1

3

Countries served by both · 1

  • NL

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Add a third or fourth plan, or switch the workload weighting, in the interactive tool.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, HOSTKEY vm.v2-pico or Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1?
Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1, at $4.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $5.27/mo, a difference of $0.28/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1: $4.99 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.27 for HOSTKEY vm.v2-pico.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes. Both plans are offered in 1 country: NL.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 16 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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