Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS 4 or HOSTKEY vm.mini?

HOSTKEY vm.mini at $5.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $6.41/mo — a difference of $0.42/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Contabo Cloud VPS 4: $0.80 per GB of RAM per month versus $1 for HOSTKEY vm.mini.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

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

Contabo Cloud VPS 4 vs HOSTKEY vm.mini.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Contabo Cloud VPS 4 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against HOSTKEY vm.mini. HOSTKEY vm.mini counters on price: $0.42/mo less, for 6 GB RAM and 4 vCPU instead of 8 GB and 4.

Contabowins 3 rounds

Cloud VPS 4 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

$6.41/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 100 GB SSD

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HOSTKEY

vm.mini · 4 vCPU · 6 GB

$5.99/mo

4 vCPU shared · 6 GB · 120 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$6.41/mo

$5.99/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$0.80

RAM

8 GB

6 GB

vCPU

4 shared

Disk

100 GB SSD

120 GB SSD

Bandwidth

unmetered

3 TB/mo

Value score

99/100

98/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 0

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

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Contabo Cloud VPS 4 or HOSTKEY vm.mini?: HOSTKEY vm.mini at $5.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $6.41/mo — a difference of $0.42/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Contabo Cloud VPS 4: $0.80 per GB of RAM per month versus $1 for HOSTKEY vm.mini.
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.