Host profile · since 2007
HOSTKEY VPS: prices, locations and ping
HOSTKEY as a metro line
Every data-center city, west to east. Each station is a place you can deploy.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Line | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Traffic | USD / mo | $ / GB RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly VPS Basic | Hourly VPS (SSD) | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | — | $3.60 | $0.90 |
| Hourly VPS Business | Hourly VPS (SSD) | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | — | $7.20 | $0.90 |
| Hourly VPS Enterprise | Hourly VPS (SSD) | 8 | 16 GB | 200 GB | — | $14.40 | $0.90 |
| NVMe VPS Plan 1 | SSD/NVMe VPS (Xeon 3.2 GHz) | 4 | 4 GB | 30 GB | — | $9.85 | $2.46 |
| NVMe VPS Plan 2 | SSD/NVMe VPS (Xeon 3.2 GHz) | 8 | 8 GB | 60 GB | — | $14.10 | $1.76 |
| NVMe VPS Plan 3 | SSD/NVMe VPS (Xeon 3.2 GHz) | 8 | 16 GB | 120 GB | — | $28.19 | $1.76 |
| Dedicated resources VDS | Dedicated resources VDS | — | — | — | — | n/a | — |
List prices converted to USD per month; EUR→USD at 1.1188 (ECB reference rate for 2026-10-13 via api.frankfurter.dev, fetched 2026-10-14); USD-native hourly plans unconverted; site offers EUR and USD billing. Current pricing page ↗
Estimated ping from big markets
What’s included
- NVMe disks
- DDoS filtering
- Snapshots
- IPv6
- API
- Private networking
- Custom ISO
- Dedicated-CPU plans
- Unmetered traffic
- Windows images
- Backups
KVM · panel: Invapi (in-house panel with API, HTML5 console, ISO library)
Support, terms, payment
Pay with: card, paypal, crypto, alipay, wire.
Support: 24/7 technical support via ticket, chat and phone; paid SLA packages for faster response.
SLA: none published. Refund window: none stated.
Based in: Amsterdam, NL.
Strengths
- Hourly billing with unused time credited to the balance (refundable to the original payment method), and a 4 GB / 50 GB entry plan at $3.60/mo
- Seven European and US VPS locations including Helsinki, Istanbul and Paris, with Windows Server/10 images and IPv6 /64 per VPS
- Accepts cards, PayPal, BitPay crypto (BTC, ETH, LTC, DOGE, USDC, DAI and more), Alipay and SWIFT; free weekly backups and free basic DDoS filtering in Amsterdam
Trade-offs
- Public VPS pages are inconsistent and mostly show a dedicated-server table instead of VPS prices; most tariffs are only visible in the Invapi order panel
- VPN servers need prior approval, mining is banned on VPS, port scanning is forbidden, and PPS/bandwidth caps apply
- No uptime SLA percentage, no money-back guarantee, Windows licences are non-refundable, and Iceland VPS is currently unavailable
Moving to or from HOSTKEY
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Questions people ask
How much does HOSTKEY cost?
Its cheapest priced plan is $3.60 a month (Hourly VPS Basic). The median across its plans works out to $1.33 per GB of RAM. Check the provider’s page for current promotions.
Where are HOSTKEY’s servers?
Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Paris, London, Istanbul, New York — 7 countries across Europe, North America.
Does HOSTKEY accept crypto or PayPal?
Listed payment methods: card, paypal, crypto, alipay, wire.