Which is cheaper, Hetzner CAX21 or HOSTKEY vm.v3-mini?

Hetzner CAX21 at $12.22/mo (excl. VAT) versus $14.15/mo — a difference of $1.93/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Hetzner CAX21: $1.53 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.77 for HOSTKEY vm.v3-mini.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

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

Hetzner CAX21 vs HOSTKEY vm.v3-mini.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Hetzner CAX21 and HOSTKEY vm.v3-mini split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

Hetzner

CAX21 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

$12.22/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 80 GB NVME

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HOSTKEY

vm.v3-mini · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

$14.15/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 120 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$12.22/mo

$14.15/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$1.53

$1.77

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

4 shared

Disk

80 GB NVME

120 GB NVME

Bandwidth

—

3 TB/mo

Value score

86/100

85/100

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, Hetzner CAX21 or HOSTKEY vm.v3-mini?: Hetzner CAX21 at $12.22/mo (excl. VAT) versus $14.15/mo — a difference of $1.93/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Hetzner CAX21: $1.53 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.77 for HOSTKEY vm.v3-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.