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Civo Standard xSmall vs Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Civo Standard xSmall. It is also the cheaper plan, at $4.99/mo versus $5.43/mo.

Civo

Standard xSmall · 1 vCPU · 1 GB

$5.43/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 25 GB NVME

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Hostwindswins 3 rounds

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB

$4.99/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 30 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$5.43/mo

$4.99/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.43

$4.99

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

vCPU

1 shared

1 shared

Disk

25 GB NVME

30 GB SSD

Bandwidth

unmetered

1 TB/mo

Value score

82/100

76/100

Regions

5

3

Countries served by both · 1

  • US

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Civo Standard xSmall or Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1?
Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1 at $4.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $5.43/mo — a difference of $0.44/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 1: $4.99 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.43 for Civo Standard xSmall.
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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