Which is cheaper, Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 9 or Vultr VX1 8C?

Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 9, at $214.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $233.60/mo, a difference of $18.61/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 9: $3.36 per GB of RAM per month versus $3.65 for Vultr VX1 8C.

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

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 9 takes 5 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr VX1 8C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $214.99/mo versus $233.60/mo.

Hostwindswins 5 rounds

$214.99/mo

12 vCPU shared · 64 GB · 500 GB SSD

Vultr

$233.60/mo

8 vCPU shared · 64 GB · no disk

Monthly price (lower wins)

$214.99/mo

$233.60/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$3.36

$3.65

RAM

64 GB

vCPU

12 shared

8 shared

Disk

500 GB SSD

none · volumes extra

Bandwidth

8 TB/mo

7.2 TB/mo

Value score

56/100

31/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 2

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Which is cheaper, Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 9 or Vultr VX1 8C?: Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 9, at $214.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $233.60/mo, a difference of $18.61/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 9: $3.36 per GB of RAM per month versus $3.65 for Vultr VX1 8C.
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.