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DreamHost Stack 32 vs HOSTKEY vm.v3-heavy.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DreamHost Stack 32 and HOSTKEY vm.v3-heavy split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

DreamHost

Stack 32 · 8 vCPU · 32 GB

$59.99/mo

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 450 GB NVME

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HOSTKEY

vm.v3-heavy · 8 vCPU · 32 GB

$42.45/mo

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 240 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$59.99/mo

$42.45/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$1.87

$1.33

RAM

32 GB

32 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 shared

Disk

450 GB NVME

240 GB NVME

Bandwidth

unmetered

3 TB/mo

Value score

81/100

83/100

Regions

1

1

Countries served by both · 0

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

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Add a third or fourth plan, or switch the workload weighting, in the interactive tool.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DreamHost Stack 32 or HOSTKEY vm.v3-heavy?
HOSTKEY vm.v3-heavy at $42.45/mo (excl. VAT) versus $59.99/mo — a difference of $17.54/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
HOSTKEY vm.v3-heavy: $1.33 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.87 for DreamHost Stack 32.
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.

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