CoreWeave vs HostKey
A detailed comparison to help you choose between CoreWeave and HostKey.
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
CoreWeave
0 reviews
3.1/5
HostKey
0 reviews
CoreWeave is rated higher (3.6 vs 3.1). CoreWeave is a purpose-built GPU cloud for AI — 40,000+ NVIDIA GPUs including H100, A100, and RTX. Used by OpenAI, Mistral, and Cohere. Kubernetes-native and connected to NVIDIA. HostKey provides dedicated servers with GPU options in Netherlands and US. RTX and A100 GPU servers available for ML workloads. Custom hardware configurations and anti-DDoS.
CoreWeave Purpose-built cloud for AI and GPU workloads | HostKey GPU-enabled dedicated servers in EU and US | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.1 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | usage-based | paid |
| Starting price | Free tier available | From $40/mo |
| Best for | AI labs and ML teams running sustained training or high-throughput inference where dedicated GPUs, NVLink/InfiniBand and a real uptime SLA justify premium pricing | ML and rendering teams wanting dedicated GPU servers in the EU, and buyers who want bare metal with BYOIP and hourly billing at low cost |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ✓ | |
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | 50+ data centers across the United States and Europe | Amsterdam NL, USA, Turkey, Finland (site also shows FR/DE/UK pickers and legacy RU listings) |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billinggpu availableus datacenterapi accesskubernetes support | nvme storageipv6ddos protectiongpu availableeu datacenterus datacenter |
| Visit CoreWeave → | Visit HostKey → | |
CoreWeave
Pros
- + Published public pricing for the main GPU lines — H100 node $49.24/hr on-demand, $19.71/hr spot — which is more transparency than most GPU clouds offer
- + Broad NVIDIA catalog (L40 to GB300 NVL72) with managed Kubernetes and Slurm control planes included and InfiniBand at up to 3,200 Gbps
- + Contractual reliability: 99.9% cross-region SLA (99% single region) with service credits, plus SOC 2 and ISO posture
- + 50+ data centers across the US and Europe, and S3-compatible object storage for training data and checkpoints
Cons
- - Premium per-GPU rates versus spot resellers — often 2-3x higher per GPU-hour for comparable silicon
- - Whole 8-GPU nodes are the default unit of sale; some configurations still route through sales and component pricing (classic line) complicates the bill
- - No cheap entry tier and no general-purpose cloud story — the fit is poor for anything that is not GPU-bound
- - Counterparty concentration: heavy NVIDIA dependence plus the debt-financed build-out of a young public company
HostKey
Pros
- + GPU pricing is competitive: RTX-class bare metal from €118/mo, GPU VPS from €70/mo, A100/H100 available
- + Cheap bare-metal entry at €40/mo with IPMI/iDRAC and unmetered 1 Gbps on advanced NL servers
- + Hourly and monthly billing on instant servers — rare for dedicated hardware
- + BYOIP/AS announcement free on the instant EPYC line; custom builds up to 190 cores and 4.6TB DDR5
- + Amsterdam base with EU data residency plus US and Turkey options
Cons
- - No published uptime SLA percentage or credit schedule
- - Small provider: thin documentation, sales-led quotes, and listings that mix hardware eras
- - Footprint beyond Amsterdam is thin; no multi-region story
- - Mixed pricing currencies (euro lists, dollar tiers) and 'from' prices that require confirmation
- - Backups and snapshots are add-ons; no free tier
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