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Gcore g1s-shared-2-2 vs HOSTKEY vm.nano.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Gcore g1s-shared-2-2 and HOSTKEY vm.nano split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

Gcore

g1s-shared-2-2 · 2 vCPU · 2 GB

$2.35/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 0 MB

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HOSTKEY

vm.nano · 2 vCPU · 2 GB

$3.59/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 60 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$2.35/mo

$3.59/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$1.18

$1.80

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 shared

Disk

0 MB

60 GB SSD

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

Value score

95/100

95/100

Regions

1

1

Countries served by both · 0

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

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gcore g1s-shared-2-2 or HOSTKEY vm.nano?
Gcore g1s-shared-2-2 at $2.35/mo (excl. VAT) versus $3.59/mo — a difference of $1.24/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Gcore g1s-shared-2-2: $1.18 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.80 for HOSTKEY vm.nano.
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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