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BuyVM High Volume 3 core vs DreamHost Stack 16.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DreamHost Stack 16 takes 5 of 6 spec rounds against BuyVM High Volume 3 core. It is also the cheaper plan, at $34.99/mo versus $45/mo.

BuyVM

High Volume 3 core · 3 vCPU · 12 GB

$45/mo

3 vCPU dedicated · 12 GB · 240 GB SSD

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DreamHostwins 5 rounds

Stack 16 · 4 vCPU · 16 GB

$34.99/mo

4 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 250 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$45/mo

$34.99/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$3.75

$2.19

RAM

12 GB

16 GB

vCPU

3 ded.

4 shared

Disk

240 GB SSD

250 GB NVME

Bandwidth

unmetered

unmetered

Value score

72/100

80/100

Regions

3

1

Countries served by both · 1

  • US

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, BuyVM High Volume 3 core or DreamHost Stack 16?
DreamHost Stack 16 at $34.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $45/mo — a difference of $10.01/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DreamHost Stack 16: $2.19 per GB of RAM per month versus $3.75 for BuyVM High Volume 3 core.
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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