LAMBDANET vs HostKey
A detailed comparison to help you choose between LAMBDANET and HostKey.
Quick Verdict
2.4/5
LAMBDANET
0 reviews
3.1/5
HostKey
0 reviews
HostKey is rated higher (3.1 vs 2.4). LAMBDANET is a German carrier operating its own nationwide fiber network. Dedicated servers, colocation, and cloud services. Strong BGP routing and redundancy for German businesses needing carrier-grade infrastructure. 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.
LAMBDANET German carrier-grade dedicated servers | HostKey GPU-enabled dedicated servers in EU and US | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 2.4 (0 reviews) | 3.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | Free tier available | From $40/mo |
| Best for | German enterprises buying carrier-grade fiber, IP transit, or colocation in the metros euNetworks covers — not buyers of single dedicated servers. | 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 | [18 euNetworks colocation/interconnection sites across Germany, Amsterdam, Dublin] | Amsterdam NL, USA, Turkey, Finland (site also shows FR/DE/UK pickers and legacy RU listings) |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacentergdpr compliantprivate networking | nvme storageipv6ddos protectiongpu availableeu datacenterus datacenter |
| Visit LAMBDANET → | Visit HostKey → | |
LAMBDANET
Pros
- + Own German city fiber networks plus long-haul European backbone (AS13237)
- + Native IPv6 and transparent peering policy with a public looking glass
- + Continuous backbone operation since January 2000 through multiple ownership changes
- + Colocation in around 18 facilities across German metros, Amsterdam and Dublin
- + Carrier-grade contractual SLAs per circuit for bandwidth products
Cons
- - No self-serve dedicated servers or VPS — the listed hosting product is not sold anymore
- - No public pricing of any kind; everything is sales-quoted on contract
- - No published uptime SLA percentage or product documentation for hosting
- - Coverage concentrated in Germany; nothing in North America or Asia
- - Ownership changes (3U 2004, euNetworks 2011) require reading current entity terms
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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