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BuyVM High Volume 2 core vs Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

BuyVM High Volume 2 core takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4. Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4 counters on price: $1.01/mo less, for 6 GB RAM and 2 vCPU instead of 8 GB and 2.

BuyVMwins 4 rounds

High Volume 2 core · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

$30/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

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Hostwinds

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4 · 2 vCPU · 6 GB

$28.99/mo

2 vCPU shared · 6 GB · 100 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$30/mo

$28.99/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$3.75

$4.83

RAM

8 GB

6 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

2 shared

Disk

160 GB SSD

100 GB SSD

Bandwidth

unmetered

2 TB/mo

Value score

73/100

56/100

Regions

3

3

Countries served by both · 1

  • US

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, BuyVM High Volume 2 core or Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4?
Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4 at $28.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $30/mo — a difference of $1.01/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
BuyVM High Volume 2 core: $3.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $4.83 for Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 4.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: US.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.

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