Hetzner CX43 vs HOSTKEY vm.v2-medium.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
HOSTKEY vm.v2-medium takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CX43. It is also the cheaper plan, at $16.31/mo versus $18.63/mo.
Monthly price(lower wins)
$18.63/mo
$16.31/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$1.16
$1.02
RAM
16 GB
16 GB
vCPU
8 shared
8 shared
Disk
160 GB NVME
160 GB NVME
Bandwidth
—
3 TB/mo
Value score
90/100
94/100
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 CX43 or HOSTKEY vm.v2-medium?
- HOSTKEY vm.v2-medium at $16.31/mo (excl. VAT) versus $18.63/mo — a difference of $2.32/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- HOSTKEY vm.v2-medium: $1.02 per GB of RAM per month versus $1.16 for Hetzner CX43.
- 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.