Gandi vs Hostwinds.

vps pricing compared · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

On today's data, Gandi undercuts Hostwinds on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $4.72/GB against $4.81/GB. The cheapest way in is Hostwinds at $4.99/mo (Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB). Hostwinds counters with broader reach: 3 locations vs 1.

At 4 GB of RAM the cheaper of the two is Gandi V-R4 at $17.31/mo, against Hostwinds at $18.99/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.

Gandiall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  V-R1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB

  1 vCPU · 1 GB · 25 GB SSD

  $5.77/moView at Gandi ↗

Hostwindsall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB

  1 vCPU · 1 GB · 30 GB SSD

  $4.99/moView at Hostwinds ↗

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MetricGandiHostwinds

Plans tracked69

Cheapest plan$5.77/mo$4.99/mo

Median $/GB RAM$4.72/GB$4.81/GB

Avg value score55/10062/100

Locations13

Dedicated-vCPU plans00

NVMe share0%0%

Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans0% of plans

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

≥ 2 GB RAM

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Gandiwins

V-R2 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 25 GB SSD · $9.23/mo

Hostwinds

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 2 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 50 GB SSD · $9.99/mo

≥ 4 GB RAM

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Gandiwins

V-R4 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 25 GB SSD · $17.31/mo

Hostwinds

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 75 GB SSD · $18.99/mo

≥ 8 GB RAM

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Gandiwins

V-R8 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 25 GB SSD · $34.62/mo

Hostwinds

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 5 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 150 GB SSD · $38.99/mo

Top value plans from each

Gandi

• V-R1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GBvalue 76/100$5.77
• V-R2 · 1 vCPU · 2 GBvalue 69/100$9.23
• V-R4 · 2 vCPU · 4 GBvalue 61/100$17.31
• V-R8 · 4 vCPU · 8 GBvalue 55/100$34.62
• V-R12 · 6 vCPU · 12 GBvalue 43/100$57.69

Hostwinds

• Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GBvalue 77/100$4.99
• Unmanaged SSD Cloud 2 · 1 vCPU · 2 GBvalue 69/100$9.99
• Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 · 2 vCPU · 4 GBvalue 64/100$18.99
• Unmanaged SSD Cloud 6 · 4 vCPU · 12 GBvalue 62/100$49.99
• Unmanaged SSD Cloud 5 · 4 vCPU · 8 GBvalue 61/100$38.99

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Gandi data: Live web · Cloud VPS comparison table on gandi.net (taxes excl.). Hostwinds data: Live web · plan JSON embedded in hostwinds.com/vps/unmanaged-linux (standard monthly rate).