Which is cheaper, BuyVM Slice 1024 or HOSTKEY vm.pico?

HOSTKEY vm.pico at $2.87/mo (excl. VAT) versus $3.50/mo — a difference of $0.63/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

HOSTKEY vm.pico: $2.87 per GB of RAM per month versus $3.50 for BuyVM Slice 1024.

No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

HOSTKEY vm.pico takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against BuyVM Slice 1024. It is also the cheaper plan, at $2.87/mo versus $3.50/mo.

BuyVM

$3.50/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 20 GB SSD

HOSTKEYwins 3 rounds

$2.87/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 40 GB SSD

Monthly price(lower wins)

$3.50/mo

$2.87/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$3.50

$2.87

RAM

1 GB

vCPU

1 shared

Disk

20 GB SSD

40 GB SSD

Bandwidth

unmetered

3 TB/mo

Value score

90/100

89/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap — if location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Which is cheaper, BuyVM Slice 1024 or HOSTKEY vm.pico?: HOSTKEY vm.pico at $2.87/mo (excl. VAT) versus $3.50/mo — a difference of $0.63/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: HOSTKEY vm.pico: $2.87 per GB of RAM per month versus $3.50 for BuyVM Slice 1024.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

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.