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Gcore g3a-standard-2-8 vs HOSTKEY vds.ryzen-8.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Gcore g3a-standard-2-8 and HOSTKEY vds.ryzen-8 split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

Gcore

g3a-standard-2-8 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

$31.90/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 0 MB

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HOSTKEY

vds.ryzen-8 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

$33.67/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 100 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$31.90/mo

$33.67/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$3.99

$4.21

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

2 ded.

Disk

0 MB

100 GB NVME

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

Value score

37/100

56/100

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 g3a-standard-2-8 or HOSTKEY vds.ryzen-8?
Gcore g3a-standard-2-8 at $31.90/mo (excl. VAT) versus $33.67/mo — a difference of $1.77/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Gcore g3a-standard-2-8: $3.99 per GB of RAM per month versus $4.21 for HOSTKEY vds.ryzen-8.
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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