BuyVM vs Hostwinds.

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BuyVM is cheaper at every one of the 5 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, BuyVM Slice 4096 costs you $15 a month against $18.99 at Hostwinds, checked .

Size for size

1 GB of RAM

BuyVM is $1.49 a month less (30%). compare the two

  1. BuyVM · 1C, 1 GB · 20 GB SSD

    $3.50/mo
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  2. Hostwinds · 1C, 1 GB · 30 GB SSD

    $4.99/mo
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2 GB of RAM

BuyVM is $2.99 a month less (30%). compare the two

  1. BuyVM · 1C, 2 GB · 40 GB SSD

    $7/mo
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  2. Hostwinds · 1C, 2 GB · 50 GB SSD

    $9.99/mo
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4 GB of RAM

BuyVM is $3.99 a month less (21%). compare the two

  1. BuyVM · 1C, 4 GB · 80 GB SSD

    $15/mo
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  2. Hostwinds · 2C, 4 GB · 75 GB SSD

    $18.99/mo
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8 GB of RAM

BuyVM is $8.99 a month less (23%). compare the two

  1. BuyVM · 2C, 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

    $30/mo
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  2. Hostwinds · 4C, 8 GB · 150 GB SSD

    $38.99/mo
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16 GB of RAM

BuyVM is $16.99 a month less (22%). compare the two

  1. BuyVM · 4C, 16 GB · 320 GB SSD

    $60/mo
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  2. Hostwinds · 6C, 16 GB · 300 GB SSD

    $76.99/mo
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  1. Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB

    Cheapest, best value

    1C · 512 MB · Value 96/100

    $2/mo
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Hostwinds

all 9 plans

  1. 1C · 1 GB · Value 77/100

    $4.99/mo
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At a glance

MeasureBuyVMHostwinds
Plans tracked109
Cheapest plan$2/mo$4.99/mo
Typical price per GB of RAM$3.75/mo$4.81/mo
Average value76/10061/100
Locations33
Dedicated vCPU plans70
Plans on NVMe0%0%
Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans0% of plans

No city has servers from both.

Best value from each

BuyVM

  1. 1

    1C · 512 MB · Value 96/100

    $2/mo
  2. 2

    1C · 1 GB · Value 90/100

    $3.50/mo
  3. 3

    1C · 2 GB · Value 84/100

    $7/mo
  4. 4

    1C · 4 GB · Value 76/100

    $15/mo
  5. 5

    2C · 8 GB · Value 72/100

    $30/mo

Hostwinds

  1. 1

    1C · 1 GB · Value 77/100

    $4.99/mo
  2. 2

    1C · 2 GB · Value 68/100

    $9.99/mo
  3. 3

    2C · 4 GB · Value 63/100

    $18.99/mo
  4. 4

    4C · 12 GB · Value 61/100

    $49.99/mo
  5. 5

    4C · 8 GB · Value 60/100

    $38.99/mo
How we count

On today's data, BuyVM undercuts Hostwinds on memory, at a typical $3.75 per GB of RAM a month against $4.81. The cheapest way in is BuyVM at $2 a month (Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB). Both providers cover a similar number of locations (3).

Value is hardware per dollar: RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth for the price, scored out of 100 the same way for every plan in the index. The typical price per GB of RAM is the middle one of each provider's plans.

Each size is the cheapest plan with at least that much RAM and less than twice as much, so the two sides compare like with like; a provider with no plan in that range has no row there. Only a size where both plans include a disk names a cheaper side. A plan whose provider was last read more than three days ago, or that is sold out, is not a pick.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. How each one is read is on the data health page.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, BuyVM or Hostwinds?
BuyVM is cheaper at every one of the 5 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, BuyVM Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GB costs $15/mo against $18.99/mo for Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB, excl. VAT, as of 31 Oct 2026. The cheapest plan overall is BuyVM's at $2/mo.
Which has more locations, BuyVM or Hostwinds?
Both list 3 locations for their plans.
Where do these prices come from?
From each provider's own API or public price page, read and last refreshed 31 Oct 2026. Prices exclude VAT.

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