Providers like HOSTKEY
Short answer
These 10 providers come closest to HOSTKEY on price, countries served, Windows support, billing and payment options. LikeVPS, Vultr and UltaHost are the nearest matches. Each entry notes what is different from HOSTKEY.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 10
- lowest monthly price
- $2.50
- median monthly price
- $4.50
- sell Windows
- 9
The list
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1
LikeVPS
Since 2020, based in United Kingdom; 26 locations in 26 countries, typically $4.25 per GB of RAM.
Compared with HOSTKEY: pricier to start ($10.00 vs $3.60), 26 vs 7 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Lite [FR]
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB NVMe / unmetered
$10.00/mo
Go to LikeVPS -
2
Vultr
Since 2014, based in United States; 32 locations in 19 countries, typically $5.50 per GB of RAM.
Compared with HOSTKEY: cheaper to start ($2.50 vs $3.60), 32 vs 7 locations.
Entry plan
Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb)
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 10 GB SSD / 500 GB
$2.50/mo
Go to Vultr -
3
UltaHost
Since 2018, based in United States; 29 locations in 25 countries, typically $4.71 per GB of RAM.
Compared with HOSTKEY: pricier to start ($5.52 vs $3.60), 29 vs 7 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
VPS Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB NVMe / traffic n/a
$5.52/mo
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4
Evolution Host
Since 2013, based in Ireland; 17 locations in 11 countries, typically $7.40 per GB of RAM.
Compared with HOSTKEY: pricier to start ($5.59 vs $3.60), 17 vs 7 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Starter
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 10 TB
$5.59/mo
Go to Evolution Host -
5
UpCloud
Since 2011, based in Finland; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Compared with HOSTKEY: cheaper to start ($3.50 vs $3.60), 14 vs 7 locations.
Entry plan
Starter 1xCPU-1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.50/mo
Go to UpCloud -
6
Kamatera
Since 1995, based in United States; 21 locations in 14 countries, typically $11.12 per GB of RAM.
Compared with HOSTKEY: pricier to start ($4.00 vs $3.60), 21 vs 7 locations.
Entry plan
Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 5 TB
$4.00/mo
Go to Kamatera -
7
Amazon Lightsail
Since 2006, based in United States; 19 locations in 17 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with HOSTKEY: pricier to start ($5.00 vs $3.60), 19 vs 7 locations.
Entry plan
Linux 512 MB
2 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
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8
Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server
Since 2009, based in CN; 12 locations in 11 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Compared with HOSTKEY: cheaper to start ($3.50 vs $3.60), 12 vs 7 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Linux 1C/0.5G
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$3.50/mo
Go to Alibaba Cloud -
9
GreenCloudVPS
Since 2013, based in United States; 19 locations in 9 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with HOSTKEY: pricier to start ($6.00 vs $3.60), 19 vs 7 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
SSDKVM-1
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 15 GB SSD / 1.5 TB
$6.00/mo
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10
DigitalOcean
Since 2012, based in United States; 13 locations in 8 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with HOSTKEY: pricier to start ($4.00 vs $3.60), 13 vs 7 locations, no Windows.
Entry plan
Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb)
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 10 GB SSD / 500 GB
$4.00/mo
Go to DigitalOcean
See these numbers as a table
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | $/month | $/GB RAM | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LikeVPS | Lite [FR] | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $10.00 | $10.00 | 26 | — |
| 2 | Vultr | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $2.50 | $5.00 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 3 | UltaHost | VPS Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.52 | $5.52 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Evolution Host | Starter | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $5.59 | $5.59 | 17 | 4.5 |
| 5 | UpCloud | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.50 | $3.50 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 6 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 512 MB | 2 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $5.00 | $10.00 | 19 | 1.3 |
| 8 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server | Linux 1C/0.5G | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $3.50 | $7.00 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 9 | GreenCloudVPS | SSDKVM-1 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB | $6.00 | $6.00 | 19 | 3.3 |
| 10 | DigitalOcean | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $4.00 | $8.00 | 13 | 4.5 |