VPS Arena

Hetzner CX33 vs HOSTKEY vm.mini.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

HOSTKEY vm.mini takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CX33. It is also the cheaper plan, at $5.99/mo versus $9.89/mo.

Hetzner

CX33 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

$9.89/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 80 GB NVME

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HOSTKEYwins 4 rounds

vm.mini · 4 vCPU · 6 GB

$5.99/mo

4 vCPU shared · 6 GB · 120 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$9.89/mo

$5.99/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$1.24

$1

RAM

8 GB

6 GB

vCPU

4 shared

4 shared

Disk

80 GB NVME

120 GB SSD

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

Value score

90/100

98/100

Regions

3

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, Hetzner CX33 or HOSTKEY vm.mini?
HOSTKEY vm.mini at $5.99/mo (excl. VAT) versus $9.89/mo — a difference of $3.90/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
HOSTKEY vm.mini: $1 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.24 for Hetzner CX33.
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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