ExpressHost vs HOSTKEY: VPS comparison
Facts from public pages only: prices, CPU, port, traffic, payment, locations. Every fact about HOSTKEY links to its source with the check date. Where HOSTKEY is ahead, we say so too.
Data from the providers' sites as of 26.10.2026Who each one suits
The conclusions come only from the numbers and facts in the table below.
ExpressHost suits you if you need:
- a cheaper entry plan: $3.14 vs $6.08 a month
- a faster port: 25 Gbps vs 1 Gbps
- Ryzen 9950x / Ryzen 9950x3d in Germany, DDR5 and NVMe in every plan
- ordering, paying for and managing the server in the @ExpressHost_bot bot
- payment: direct crypto payment, SBP, CryptoBot, xRocket
HOSTKEY suits you if you need:
- more locations: 3 vs 2 on sale with us
- hourly billing (ours starts at 24 hours)
- paying by bank card
- the mini plan is cheaper than our nearest one: $13.78 vs $19.95 a month
Comparison by facts
Our data comes from the bot's catalog. HOSTKEY data comes from their site as of 26.10.2026, linked under every fact.
| What we compare | ExpressHost | HOSTKEY |
|---|---|---|
| Entry VPS price | ExpressHost: $3.14/mo · 1 vCPU · 2 GB · 10 GB NVMe · Frankfurt | HOSTKEY: $6.08/mo (RUB 490) · 1 vCPU · 1 GB · 40 GB SSD · Frankfurtsource: hostkey.ru · 26.10.2026 |
| CPU | ExpressHost: Ryzen 9950x / Ryzen 9950x3d | HOSTKEY: “Economy CPU”, model not statedsource: hostkey.ru · 26.10.2026 |
| Port | ExpressHost: 25 Gbps | HOSTKEY: 1 Gbpssource: hostkey.ru · 26.10.2026 |
| Traffic | ExpressHost: unlimited | HOSTKEY: 3 TB a month at 1 Gbpssource: hostkey.ru · 26.10.2026 |
| Billing step | ExpressHost: 24 hours, 7 or 30 days; 24 hours from the 4 vCPU · 4 GB · 100 GB plan | HOSTKEY: hourlysource: hostkey.ru · 26.10.2026 |
| Payment methods | ExpressHost: direct crypto payment, SBP, CryptoBot, xRocket | HOSTKEY: Visa, Mastercard and MIR cards, YooMoney, bank transfer, cashsource: hostkey.ru · 25.10.2026 |
| Order in Telegram | ExpressHost: yes, the @ExpressHost_bot bot | HOSTKEY: not found on the provider's site |
| Locations | ExpressHost: on sale: Germany, Poland (4 locations in total) | HOSTKEY: 3: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Moscowsource: hostkey.ru · 25.10.2026 |
Plans side by side
HOSTKEY plans (Frankfurt) and our nearest plan in Germany (Frankfurt): ours has at least their vCPU and memory.
- HOSTKEY · pico1 vCPU · 1 GB · 40 GB SSD
They offer more: disk
$6.08/moExpressHost1 vCPU · 2 GB · 10 GB NVMe$3.14/moOur plan is cheaper by $2.94 a month, or 48%
Ordersource: hostkey.ru · 26.10.2026Frankfurton their site RUB 490/mo
- HOSTKEY · nano2 vCPU · 2 GB · 60 GB SSD
They offer more: disk
$6.95/moExpressHost2 vCPU · 3 GB · 45 GB NVMe$6.50/moOur plan is cheaper by $0.45 a month, or 6%
Ordersource: hostkey.ru · 26.10.2026Frankfurton their site RUB 560/mo
- HOSTKEY · mini4 vCPU · 6 GB · 120 GB SSD$13.78/moExpressHost4 vCPU · 8 GB · 150 GB NVMe$19.95/mo
Our plan is more expensive by $6.17 a month, or 45%
Ordersource: hostkey.ru · 26.10.2026Frankfurton their site RUB 1,110/mo
Prices are per month without prepayment discounts; rubles are converted to US dollars at the Central Bank of Russia rate and euros at the ECB rate on the check date. Providers change their prices: the current price is on their site, linked in each row.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: ExpressHost or HOSTKEY?
Can I pay by the hour or by the day?
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Where does the data about HOSTKEY come from?
Four locations in Europe, order in 4 steps — and your whole server in one Telegram chat.