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DreamHost Stack 4 vs Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DreamHost Stack 4 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3. It is also the cheaper plan, at $15.99/mo versus $18.99/mo.

DreamHostwins 3 rounds

Stack 4 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

$15.99/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 75 GB NVME

provider ↗
Hostwinds

Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

$18.99/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 75 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$15.99/mo

$18.99/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$4

$4.75

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 shared

Disk

75 GB NVME

75 GB SSD

Bandwidth

unmetered

2 TB/mo

Value score

76/100

67/100

Regions

1

3

Countries served by both · 1

  • US

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DreamHost Stack 4 or Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3?
DreamHost Stack 4 at $15.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $18.99/mo — a difference of $3.00/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DreamHost Stack 4: $4 per GB of RAM per month versus $4.75 for Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 3.
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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