Contabo or HOSTKEY?
Short answer
Contabo wins 5 of 11 categories against HOSTKEY's 2. Contabo starts at $6.16 and HOSTKEY at $3.60 a month; both have servers in New York.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
| Category | Contabo | HOSTKEY |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $6.16 | $3.60 wins |
| Best price per GB RAM | $0.57 wins | $0.90 |
| Data-center footprint | 10 locations, 7 countries wins | 7 locations, 7 countries |
| Included features | 13 of 18 | 13 of 18 |
| Cheaper at equal RAM | 1 of 1 sizes wins | 0 of 1 sizes |
| Traffic on the entry plan | Unmetered wins | — |
| DDoS protection included | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server | Yes | Yes |
| Billing flexibility | monthly, 3-month, 6-month, annual, 24-month | hourly, monthly, yearly |
| Ways to pay | card, paypal, wire, other | card, paypal, crypto, alipay, wire wins |
| Customer reputation | 4.6 (11,470 reviews) wins | 3.1 (214 reviews) |
Same RAM, side by side
| RAM | Contabo | HOSTKEY |
|---|---|---|
| 4 GB | no plan at this size | Hourly VPS Basic: $3.60 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / traffic n/a |
| 8 GB | Cloud VPS 4: $6.16 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB SSD / unmetered | Hourly VPS Business: $7.20 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB SSD / traffic n/a |
| 16 GB | no plan at this size | Hourly VPS Enterprise: $14.40 8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB SSD / traffic n/a |
Choose HOSTKEY if
- the lowest monthly bill matters most
- you want hourly billing
- you want to pay in crypto
Cities both cover
New York.
Questions
Is Contabo or HOSTKEY cheaper?
HOSTKEY has the lower entry price; the size table compares equal-RAM plans.
Which has more locations, Contabo or HOSTKEY?
Contabo: 10; HOSTKEY: 7.