Psychz Networks vs HostKey
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Psychz Networks and HostKey.
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
Psychz Networks
0 reviews
3.1/5
HostKey
0 reviews
Psychz Networks is rated higher (3.6 vs 3.1). 16 cities (US: Los Angeles, Ashburn, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta; EU: Amsterdam, London, Barcelona; plus Moscow, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg); DDoS mitigation packages up to 500 Gbps with 2-20 Gbps bundled free per dedicated server 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.
Psychz Networks DDoS-protected bare metal, VPS, and colocation in 16 cities across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia | HostKey GPU-enabled dedicated servers in EU and US | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.1 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $4/mo✓ | From $40/mo |
| Best for | Gaming, streaming, and media operators needing DDoS-heavy infrastructure or unusual reach (South America, Africa, South Asia), and anyone who wants a fully priced catalogue with hourly testing before committing. | 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 |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 2 vCPU | — |
| RAM | 4 GB | — |
| Storage | 50 GB | — |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | — |
| Data-center count | 16 | — |
| €/vCPU/mo | €2.00 | — |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €1.00 | — |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Los Angeles, Ashburn, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, Moscow, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg | Amsterdam NL, USA, Turkey, Finland (site also shows FR/DE/UK pickers and legacy RU listings) |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionus datacenterapac datacenterwindows available | nvme storageipv6ddos protectiongpu availableeu datacenterus datacenter |
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Psychz Networks
Pros
- + Sixteen cities on four continents — Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Mumbai, and Moscow on one account, which almost no competitor offers
- + DDoS mitigation is a core competency: bundled filtering on every dedicated server, tiers to 500 Gbps, fourteen scrubbing points, and remote protection via reverse proxy without needing an ASN
- + Public catalogue of 158 priced plans — no quote-form gate; VMs from $4/month and hourly from $0.0011
- + S3-compatible object storage with zero egress charges and immutable object lock included
- + Service commitment with real teeth: 99.9% network uptime and 5% credit per half hour of outage up to a full month's fee
- + Own facilities and network since 2014 (hosting since 2001) — an operating company, not a reseller shell
Cons
- - All payments non-refundable (continuous backup excepted); claims expire after one calendar year; Texas law with California arbitration
- - Usage policy reserves a discretionary takedown right over otherwise legal content; adult-content permission is a 2015 forum answer, not policy
- - Support and provisioning reviews are genuinely mixed despite the 15-minute response promise
- - Bandwidth is 'unmetered' under an unpublished fair-use threshold
- - EU footprint thinner than US/Asia; documentation and control panel are functional rather than polished
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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