Providers like Hostwinds
Short answer
These 10 providers come closest to Hostwinds on price, countries served, Windows support, billing and payment options. LikeVPS, UltaHost and Evolution Host are the nearest matches. Each entry notes what is different from Hostwinds.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 10
- lowest monthly price
- $2.25
- median monthly price
- $4.30
- sell Windows
- 10
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 Hostwinds: pricier to start ($10.00 vs $4.99), 26 vs 3 locations.
Entry plan
Lite [FR]
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB NVMe / unmetered
$10.00/mo
Go to LikeVPS -
2
UltaHost
Since 2018, based in United States; 29 locations in 25 countries, typically $4.71 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hostwinds: pricier to start ($5.52 vs $4.99), 29 vs 3 locations.
Entry plan
VPS Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB NVMe / traffic n/a
$5.52/mo
Go to UltaHost -
3
Evolution Host
Since 2013, based in Ireland; 17 locations in 11 countries, typically $7.40 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hostwinds: pricier to start ($5.59 vs $4.99), 17 vs 3 locations.
Entry plan
Starter
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 10 TB
$5.59/mo
Go to Evolution Host -
4
GreenCloudVPS
Since 2013, based in United States; 19 locations in 9 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hostwinds: pricier to start ($6.00 vs $4.99), 19 vs 3 locations.
Entry plan
SSDKVM-1
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 15 GB SSD / 1.5 TB
$6.00/mo
Go to GreenCloud -
5
RackNerd
Since 2019, based in United States; 12 locations in 5 countries, typically $6.15 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hostwinds: cheaper to start ($2.25 vs $4.99), 12 vs 3 locations.
Entry plan
KVM VPS 512 MB
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 500 GB
$2.25/mo
Go to RackNerd -
6
HOSTKEY
Since 2007, based in Netherlands; 7 locations in 7 countries, typically $1.33 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hostwinds: cheaper to start ($3.60 vs $4.99), 7 vs 3 locations, hourly billing.
Entry plan
Hourly VPS Basic
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.60/mo
Go to HOSTKEY -
7
Vultr
Since 2014, based in United States; 32 locations in 19 countries, typically $5.50 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hostwinds: cheaper to start ($2.50 vs $4.99), 32 vs 3 locations, hourly billing.
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 -
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 Hostwinds: cheaper to start ($3.50 vs $4.99), 12 vs 3 locations.
Entry plan
Linux 1C/0.5G
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$3.50/mo
Go to Alibaba Cloud -
9
BuyVM
Since 2010, based in United Arab Emirates; 4 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hostwinds: cheaper to start ($3.00 vs $4.99), 4 vs 3 locations.
Entry plan
Ryzen KVM 512MB
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 10 GB NVMe / unmetered
$3.00/mo
Go to BuyVM -
10
Liquid Web VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.61 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Hostwinds: pricier to start ($5.00 vs $4.99), 3 vs 3 locations, hourly billing.
Entry plan
Cloud VPS Compute 1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Liquid Web
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 | UltaHost | VPS Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.52 | $5.52 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Evolution Host | Starter | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $5.59 | $5.59 | 17 | 4.5 |
| 4 | GreenCloudVPS | SSDKVM-1 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB | $6.00 | $6.00 | 19 | 3.3 |
| 5 | RackNerd | KVM VPS 512 MB | 1 | 512 MB | 30 GB | $2.25 | $4.50 | 12 | 4.3 |
| 6 | HOSTKEY | Hourly VPS Basic | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | $3.60 | $0.90 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 7 | Vultr | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $2.50 | $5.00 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 8 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server | Linux 1C/0.5G | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $3.50 | $7.00 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 9 | BuyVM | Ryzen KVM 512MB | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $3.00 | $6.00 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 10 | Liquid Web VPS | Cloud VPS Compute 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 3 | 3.8 |