Strato vs HawkHost
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Strato and HawkHost.
Quick Verdict
3.3/5
Strato
0 reviews
4.1/5
HawkHost
0 reviews
HawkHost is rated higher (4.1 vs 3.3). German hosting provider founded 1997 in Berlin, part of United Internet's IONOS Group (Deutsche Telekom sold it in 2017). KVM VPS with NVMe and unmetered traffic from 4 euros/month, plus dedicated servers, managed servers, shared hosting, and HiDrive storage. Data centers in Germany. Seven locations: Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, Toronto, London, Singapore and Hong Kong
Strato German VPS from a Deutsche Telekom subsidiary | HawkHost Budget shared hosting with strong cPanel | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.3 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $4/mo | From $1.99/mo✓ |
| Best for | German small businesses and self-hosters who want a German data center, German-speaking support, and a trusted mainstream brand for their VPS, and will pay a premium over budget hosts for it. | Budget-conscious site owners, small businesses and resellers who want cPanel hosting in a nearby datacenter with a contractual uptime guarantee |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 1 vCPU | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB✓ | 15 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | — | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | — | 7 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €4.00 | €1.99✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €2.00 | €0.99✓ |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6backups includedeu datacentergdpr compliantwindows available | us datacenterapac datacenterwindows available |
| Visit Strato → | Visit HawkHost → | |
Strato
Pros
- + German data centers (ISO 27001 certified annually since 2004) — clean GDPR story
- + KVM with full root, NVMe storage, unmetered traffic on up to 1 Gbit/s
- + Long operating history since 1997 with 2M+ customer contracts
- + Broad ecosystem: domains, email, HiDrive storage, Acronis backup, managed servers
- + Rescue system, VNC console, upstream firewall, and basic monitoring included
Cons
- - Price-performance trails Hetzner and netcup at every tier (VPS M: 10 euros/mo)
- - Introductory prices (from 2 euros) jump 4–5x at renewal, plus a 9 euros setup fee
- - Backups not included and no snapshots on the VPS line; SLA is an optional paid add-on
- - German-first market: German-language docs and support, VAT-inclusive consumer pricing
- - No published CPU allocation policy (dedicated vs shared vCores) and no cloud-style API
HawkHost
Pros
- + Published 99.9% uptime SLA with a public credit ladder
- + Seven locations across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, each with a test IP
- + Real per-plan resources (CPU, RAM, NVMe) instead of vague visitor limits
- + cPanel, free migrations, unlimited SSL and malware scanning included
- + Operating since 2004 — long record in the budget segment
Cons
- - First-term discounts of 37–70% renew at higher list prices
- - 'Unlimited' bandwidth and email are subject to acceptable-use limits
- - Shared infrastructure means noisy-neighbor risk at this price
- - Support is 24/7 but triage-level, not engineering help
- - No hourly billing, object storage or developer platform features
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