Hostkey review (2026): is it worth €50 a month?
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Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for dedicated and GPU servers
Hostkey rents dedicated and GPU servers in many locations, from €50 a month for a ready server. Every server is unmanaged, and administration is a paid add-on.
Who Hostkey is for
- Fits if you need a dedicated or GPU server in a chosen location
- Works for teams that administer their own servers
Who Hostkey is not for
- Pricey if you only need a website, as dedicated servers start at €50 a month
- Not for you if you want a managed server, as administration is a paid add-on
- Watch out: prices show in euros by default, and dollar prices were not read
- Skip it if you need VPS prices, as that page was not readable
Why Hostkey gets a 1.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyA ready dedicated server starts at €50 a month, above shared or VPS hosting, and EPYC servers start at €259.
- FFree plan and trialNothing free and no trial on the pages read, so you pay from day one.
- CFeaturesDedicated and GPU servers, many locations, a control panel and API, colocation and S3 storage. All unmanaged.
- DEase of useUnmanaged servers you set up and administer yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb panel and API, with one integration listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hostkey's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/hostkey#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/hostkey.svg" alt="Hostkey: 1.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Hostkey stands among web hosts
Hostkey's GPA of 1.2 is higher than 0 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (C, above 1 of 122) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $55.86 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 101 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. 96 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Hostkey’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 122, level with 12
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 122, level with 62
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122, level with 85
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 122, level with 39
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 122, level with 55
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 111 web hosts. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Hostkey, or make your own?
Your call
Hostkey sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $670.32 a year.
What you could make
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- Readings from inside the operating system.
- It plugs into other products, Terraform among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Hostkey’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Hostkey?
Hostkey rents dedicated servers, GPU servers, VPS and VDS, colocation and S3-compatible object storage from data centers in Europe, the US and Turkey. All its servers are unmanaged, with administration offered as a paid service. Prices on its pages default to euros, and a currency switch offers dollars.
Worth knowing
- Prices display in euros by default; a USD switch is offered but dollar prices were not read here.
- All servers are unmanaged, and administration is a paid add-on.
- The VPS page returned an access error, so VPS prices are not recorded.
- Hosting-provider and special offers on the site change often and carry their own terms.
Key features
- Dedicated servers
- Ready-to-order and custom dedicated servers range from single-CPU machines to high-RAM and 10 Gbps models.
- GPU servers
- GPU servers with NVIDIA and AMD cards are sold for AI, HPC and deep learning.
- Many locations
- Data centers are listed in the Netherlands, the UK, Spain, France, the US, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Turkey, Italy, Poland and Switzerland.
- Network and add-on services
- L3-L4 DDoS protection, VLANs, BYOIP, monitoring and SLA support packages are listed as services.
- Control panel and API
- A server control panel and API are listed, along with Terraform support.
- Colocation and S3 storage
- Colocation in the Netherlands and S3-compatible object storage are also offered.
Hostkey pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hostkey is a paid product, starting at €50 per month for a ready-to-order dedicated server.
- Starts at
- €50 per month for a ready-to-order dedicated server
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Ready server bm.v1-max | €50per month | 4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 960 GB SSD and a 1 Gbps port with 50 TB of traffic. |
| Ready server bm.ru-big | €60per month | 6 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 480 GB SSD and a 1 Gbps port with 30 TB of traffic. |
| 4th Gen EPYC servers | €259per month and up | EPYC 9354 with 32 cores, up to 1 TB RAM, NVMe storage, a 10 Gbps port and 100 TB of traffic. |
| Object storage | €2per month and up | S3-compatible cold and standard object storage with no extra charges for PUT, POST, COPY or LIST operations. |
Read from hostkey.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hostkey before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Hostkey have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Hostkey is listed for Web.
Does Hostkey have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Hostkey is listed for Web.
Is Hostkey open source?
Hostkey is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Hostkey have an API?
Yes. Hostkey offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.