Which is cheaper, Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 or Vultr Cloud Compute 2C?

Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3, at $18.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $20/mo, a difference of $1.01/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3: $4.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $5 for Vultr Cloud Compute 2C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes. Both plans are offered in 2 countries: NL, US.

Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 vs Vultr Cloud Compute 2C.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 and Vultr Cloud Compute 2C 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.

Hostwinds

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

$18.99/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 75 GB SSD

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Vultr

Cloud Compute 2C · 4 GB

$20/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$18.99/mo

$20/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$4.75

RAM

4 GB

vCPU

2 shared

Disk

75 GB SSD

80 GB SSD

Bandwidth

2 TB/mo

3.1 TB/mo

Value score

64/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 2

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 or Vultr Cloud Compute 2C?: Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3, at $18.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $20/mo, a difference of $1.01/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3: $4.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $5 for Vultr Cloud Compute 2C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes. Both plans are offered in 2 countries: NL, US.

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.