VPS Arena

HOSTKEY vm.v3-nano vs STRATO VPS M.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

STRATO VPS M takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against HOSTKEY vm.v3-nano. It is also the cheaper plan, at $9.76/mo versus $10.12/mo.

HOSTKEY

vm.v3-nano · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

$10.12/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 60 GB NVME

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STRATOwins 4 rounds

VPS M · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

$9.76/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 120 GB NVME · $1.93 on 11 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$10.12/mo

$9.76/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$2.53

$2.44

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 shared

Disk

60 GB NVME

120 GB NVME

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

80/100

87/100

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, HOSTKEY vm.v3-nano or STRATO VPS M?
STRATO VPS M at $9.76/mo (excl. VAT) versus $10.12/mo — a difference of $0.36/mo, as of 11 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
STRATO VPS M: $2.44 per GB of RAM per month versus $2.53 for HOSTKEY vm.v3-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 11 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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