HostKey vs Constant (Choopa)
A detailed comparison to help you choose between HostKey and Constant (Choopa).
Quick Verdict
3.1/5
HostKey
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3.6/5
Constant (Choopa)
0 reviews
Constant (Choopa) is rated higher (3.6 vs 3.1). 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. Constant provides dedicated servers with customizable hardware, DDoS protection, and 24/7 support. Built for applications requiring guaranteed resources and low latency.
HostKey GPU-enabled dedicated servers in EU and US | Constant (Choopa) Bare metal servers with full control and predictable performance | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.1 (0 reviews) | 3.6 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $40/mo✓ | From $120/mo |
| Best for | 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 | Teams wanting a single API and bill across global regions for mixed VM, bare metal, and GPU capacity, with an SLA strong enough for production |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | 4 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 32 GB |
| Storage | — | 480 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | 5 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | — | 100% |
| Data-center count | — | 33 |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €30.00 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €3.75 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Amsterdam NL, USA, Turkey, Finland (site also shows FR/DE/UK pickers and legacy RU listings) | 33 regions on six continents (list in specs) |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectiongpu availableeu datacenterus datacenter | nvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter |
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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
Constant (Choopa)
Pros
- + One platform across 33 regions: VMs, bare metal, GPU clusters, storage, managed databases, Kubernetes
- + Credit-backed 100% uptime SLA covering network and host node — stronger than most rivals on paper
- + Public, consistent pricing with hourly billing capped at 672 hours/month; mature API, CLI, Terraform support
- + Real bare metal range from 4-core E3 boxes to 128-core EPYC and 8-way H100/B200 GPU systems
- + BGP sessions with full tables, BYOIP, IPv6 in every region, free Anycast DNS
Cons
- - The brand in this listing is retired — Choopa was folded into Vultr in 2022 and no longer sells under its own name
- - Bare metal entry (~$120/mo) costs more than European specialists for comparable-era hardware
- - DDoS filtering beyond built-in mitigation is a $10/mo per-instance add-on; snapshots and backups also cost extra
- - Ticket-based big-platform support rather than the named-account service old Choopa customers knew
- - Billing edge cases: stopped instances can still bill on some lines, and percentage-based backups add up
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