HostKey vs Database Mart
A detailed comparison to help you choose between HostKey and Database Mart.
Quick Verdict
3.1/5
HostKey
0 reviews
3.3/5
Database Mart
0 reviews
Database Mart is rated higher (3.3 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. US host (since 2005) selling low-cost VPS, dedicated and NVIDIA GPU servers from its own US data centres. VPS from $2.99, GPU servers from $21 per month.
HostKey GPU-enabled dedicated servers in EU and US | Database Mart Dedicated & GPU server provider | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.1 (0 reviews) | 3.3 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $40/mo | From $2.99/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 | Budget-conscious US workloads: Windows/RDP desktops and MSSQL boxes, always-on GPU inference or rendering on flat monthly rates, and small businesses wanting whole dedicated machines without colocation contracts. |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 2 GB |
| Storage | — | 40 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | 1 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | — | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | — | 2 |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €2.99 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €1.50 |
| 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) | Dallas, Texas, United StatesKansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectiongpu availableeu datacenterus 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
Database Mart
Pros
- + Genuinely low published prices: VPS from $2.99/mo, bare metal from $49/mo, GPU VPS from $85/mo
- + Windows Server licensing included in plan price instead of a $16-$52/mo add-on
- + Flat-rate GPU servers with unmetered bandwidth and zero egress fees suit always-on inference
- + 99.9% uptime SLA with 3x downtime service credits, plus automated backups
- + Two decades in business (since 2005) with its own US data centres and 24/7 human support
Cons
- - US-only footprint — Dallas and Kansas City, no European or Asia-Pacific locations
- - Entry plans (1 vCPU, 2 GB) are too thin for production workloads
- - Promotional pricing rotates constantly, so headline rates need checking against list prices
- - Heavy affiliate-marketing ecosystem makes independent reviews hard to find; company claims (customer counts) are unverified
- - Windows Desktop VPS runs evaluation Windows images, not licensed production Windows
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