HostKey vs DataPacket
A detailed comparison to help you choose between HostKey and DataPacket.
Quick Verdict
3.1/5
HostKey
0 reviews
3.9/5
DataPacket
0 reviews
DataPacket is rated higher (3.9 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. DataPacket offers dedicated servers and bare metal across 35 datacenter locations globally. Custom hardware, BGP sessions available, and 100Gbps uplinks on premium servers.
HostKey GPU-enabled dedicated servers in EU and US | DataPacket Global bare metal with 67 datacenter locations | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.1 (0 reviews) | 3.9 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $40/mo✓ | From $240/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 | Network-intensive operators — CDNs, video and streaming platforms, VPN providers, game-traffic and mirror hosts — whose costs are driven by bandwidth volume |
| 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) | — |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectiongpu availableeu datacenterus datacenter | nvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter |
| Visit HostKey → | Visit DataPacket → | |
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
DataPacket
Pros
- + Unshared 50-200 Gbps uplinks with unmetered traffic and no egress billing
- + 67 data centre locations on six continents on a private 330+ Tbps backbone
- + Current-generation AMD EPYC + NVMe + DDR5 hardware, in-stock machines deploy in about a day
- + DDoS Shield included, one IPv4 free per server, free /64 IPv6 blocks
- + Network-heavy reference customers (Discord, bunny.net, Nodecraft, Livepeer) validate traffic-spike resilience
Cons
- - $240/mo entry price excludes small and hobby workloads entirely
- - No cloud platform services: no snapshots, managed databases or autoscaling groups
- - Custom hardware, BYO IP and top uplink tiers are quote-only through sales
- - Thin third-party documentation and community content outside the company's own support
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