# HOSTKEY

by HOSTKEY · checked 2 Nov 2026 · updated 2 Nov 2026

Website: [hostkey.com](https://hostkey.com)

## Facts

- HOSTKEY is not available to residents of Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan.
- Server types: VPS, VDS, storage VPS.
- Sign-up needs: a verified phone number.
- ID check: an ID check for everyone.
- Copyright complaints (DMCA): takedown on notice.
- Allowed uses: VPNs and proxies.
- Virtualisation: KVM, VMware.
- Hourly billing: Yes.
- Pay with: BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, DAI, DOGE, LTC, BCH, SHIB, BUSD, GUSD, USDP, WBTC.

## Basics

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Server types | VPS, VDS, storage VPS |  | hostkey.com (checked 2 Nov 2026 · verified 2 Nov 2026) |
| Virtualisation | KVM, VMware |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Operating systems | Linux, Windows, BSD |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Control panels | cPanel, an own panel |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Setup time | instant setup |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Hourly billing | Yes |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Free trial | unknown |  |  |
| Money-back guarantee (days) | not applicable |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Refund policy | Unused time refunded on early termination within 10 business days via the original payment gateway; automatic account-balance refund for standard VPS and instant/sale dedicated servers without OS/software licenses; no refunds for licenses, domains, SSL certificates, ToS violations or third parties; refunds to unverified clients are not possible. |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |

## Fees and variants

|  | All variants | tiny | ryzen-8 | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Status |  | available | available |  |
| Price |  | Price not published | Price not published |  |
| Score |  | 6.7 (Entry variant) | 5.9 |  |
| **Host** |  |  |  |  |
| Unmetered traffic |  | No | No | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Traffic (TB per month) |  | 1 | 3 | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| IPv4 addresses included |  | not published | not published | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| CPU family |  | not published | AMD Ryzen | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Host CPU |  | not published | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, 4.5 GHz or similar | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Dedicated cores |  | No | Yes | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| vCPU cores |  | 1 | 2 | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| RAM (GB) |  | unknown | 8 | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| RAM type |  | not published | not published | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Storage (GB) |  | 15 | 100 | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Storage type |  | SSD | NVMe | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| **Fees** |  |  |  |  |
| Price per month |  | 1.50 EUR | 28.90 EUR | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Price per year |  | 15.30 EUR | 242.76 EUR | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Price per hour |  | 0.00 EUR | 0.05 EUR | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Setup fee | unknown |  |  |  |
| Extra IPv4 per month | unknown |  |  |  |

## Availability

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Customer countries | Not available in: Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |

| Country | Available |
| --- | --- |
| United States | available |
| Germany | available |
| United Kingdom | available |

## Locations & network

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Data centre countries | Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom, United States |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Data centres | unknown |  |  |
| Infrastructure | own hardware |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| IPv6 | Yes |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| DDoS protection | Yes |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Private network | Yes |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Unmetered traffic | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan tiny | No |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| ↳ Plan ryzen-8 | No |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Traffic (TB per month) | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan tiny | 1 |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| ↳ Plan ryzen-8 | 3 |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Port speed (Mbit/s) | unknown |  |  |
| IPv4 addresses included | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan tiny | not published |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| ↳ Plan ryzen-8 | not published |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |

## Hardware

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CPU family | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan tiny | not published |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| ↳ Plan ryzen-8 | AMD Ryzen |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Host CPU | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan tiny | not published |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| ↳ Plan ryzen-8 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, 4.5 GHz or similar |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Dedicated cores | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan tiny | No |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| ↳ Plan ryzen-8 | Yes |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| vCPU cores | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan tiny | 1 |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| ↳ Plan ryzen-8 | 2 |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| RAM (GB) | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan ryzen-8 | 8 |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| RAM type | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan tiny | not published |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| ↳ Plan ryzen-8 | not published |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Storage (GB) | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan tiny | 15 |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| ↳ Plan ryzen-8 | 100 |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Storage type | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan tiny | SSD |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| ↳ Plan ryzen-8 | NVMe |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| API | Yes |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Snapshots & backups | Yes |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |

## Privacy

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sign-up needs | a verified phone number |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| ID check | an ID check for everyone |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Sign-up over Tor/VPN | unknown |  |  |
| Tor onion site | unknown |  |  |

## Rules & complaints

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Copyright complaints (DMCA) | takedown on notice |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Allowed uses | VPNs and proxies |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Warrant canary | unknown |  |  |

## Payment

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pay with | BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, DAI, DOGE, LTC, BCH, SHIB, BUSD, GUSD, USDP, WBTC |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Payment chains | Ethereum |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |
| Other payment methods | card, PayPal, bank transfer, local methods |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |

## Promotions

What HOSTKEY offers itself: referral bonus, welcome bonus, running promotions and partner programme. Values of the provider, with source; no affiliate link in it.

- Partner programme: yes (own programme): 10 % revenue share — hostkey.com

## Trust

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uptime guarantee | unknown |  |  |
| Support channels | email, ticket |  | hostkey.com (checked 1 Nov 2026 · verified 1 Nov 2026) |

## Company and trust

### Company

- Headquarters: Netherlands (Source: hostkey.com)
- Legal form: B.V. (Source: hostkey.com)
- Registered name: HOSTKEY B.V. (Source: hostkey.com)
- Register: Chamber of Commerce (Source: hostkey.com)
- Register number: 52751554 (Source: hostkey.com)
- Registered address: Willem Frederik Hermansstraat 91, 1011 DG Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Source: hostkey.com)

### Size

- Management: J.W. de Bie (Managing Director) (Source: hostkey.com)

### Transparency

- Transparency 67 %
- 0 of 9 key values not published
- Imprint / company details: yes
- Public fee schedule: no
- Terms and conditions: yes
- Terms with version or date: no
- Sources last checked 2026-11-01

## How the score is made up

6.7 of 10 · good. Weighted sum of the criteria, each 0 to 10 from proven values. A criterion without data is not scored and counts with the category median, not as 0.

| Criterion | Weight | Part (0–10) | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trust | 25 % | 8.7 | 2.2 |
| Features | 20 % | 9.7 | 1.9 |
| Anonymity | 20 % | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Costs | 10 % | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| Locations | 10 % | 7.5 | 0.7 |
| Freedom & due process | 10 % | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Community | 5 % | 0.8 | 0.0 |

## Apps and community

- [Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/hostkey.com): 2.9 / 5 (203 ratings, 1 Nov 2026)
- [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/hostkey/)

## What users report

Ratings on platforms are not representative and sometimes manipulated; they never count as evidence for facts. People mostly write when something goes wrong: hardly anyone posts “KYC was easy and worked right away”, but ten users with verification problems do, often because a step was missed. So we never weigh criticism on its own, only against other offers in the same category. Only the average ratings on App Store, Google Play and Trustpilot count towards our score, damped and compared within the category. Single reports and community posts do not, so the score cannot be swayed by bought reviews.

- Trustpilot: 2.9 / 5 (203 ratings, 2026-11-01)

### Experience reports

Quotes from original reviews, chosen by rule: short reviews in full, longer ones shortened (… marks cuts). Positive and negative in the ratio of the platform stars, without names; the full review is behind the link.

- Trustpilot · 5 of 5 stars · 22 Oct 2026: „…Big thanks to the supportteam for their quick support and professional help. I had an issue with my dedicated server in a Dutch DC and they sorted it out really fast. Great support!“ [Read on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6ada4ce3bfb19b6fa39c3547)
- Trustpilot · 5 of 5 stars · 16 Oct 2026: „Great price Great price, excellent customer support, reliable network performance and user friendly control panel. I have worked with them for nearly 6 years.“ [Read on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6ad1f4c0a11f13cbdd95e088)
- Trustpilot · 5 of 5 stars · 30 Sep 2026: „…The server was up and running within minutes, which is great when you need a VPS for short-term project or testing. Performance has been stable so far.“ [Read on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6abcd75ea19ad1158933d3af)
- Trustpilot · 1 of 5 stars · 15 Aug 2026: „Horrible hosting company For their vps hosting they use 15 year old e5 cpus Their network is oversold 35 mbps speeds Their refund policy is a scam 10 euro fee to refund and a 5 procent commission Their staff is based in russia , i would not put also sensitive data in such“ [Read on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6a806d5130ba7931de28f2a1)
- Trustpilot · 2 of 5 stars · 12 Aug 2026: „…Provisioning three virtual servers took more than six hours. Basic functionality such as opening a console, reinstalling the OS, or mounting an ISO fails about half the time. Their control panel is still running PHP 8.0, which reached end-of-life in November 2023.…“ [Read on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6a7c263e66e7c45534130775)

[See all 5 experience reports](https://cryptovpss.com/en/hostkey/reviews/)

## Locations

Data centre countries: Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom, United States

## Changelog

- 2 Nov 2026: Score changed from 69.01 to 66.91.
- 2 Nov 2026: Changed: Partner programme · Publishers.
- 2 Nov 2026: Score changed from 67.52 to 69.01.
- 1 Nov 2026: Score changed from 63.36 to 63.45.
- 1 Nov 2026: Score changed from 60.72 to 62.2.
- 1 Nov 2026: Score changed from 58.34 to 60.72.
- 1 Nov 2026: New: Partner programme · Publishers.
- 1 Nov 2026: Score changed from 56.91 to 58.34.
- 1 Nov 2026: Score changed from 55.39 to 56.91.
- 1 Nov 2026: Headquarters: Netherlands.
- 1 Nov 2026: Score changed from 57.89 to 55.39.
- 1 Nov 2026: Score changed from 55.23 to 57.89.

Found an error or a missing value? Report it with a source: https://cryptovpss.com/en/hostkey/report-an-error/

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- **As of:** 2 Nov 2026
- **Data licence:** CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Please cite: Source: cryptovpss.com (cryptovss), as of 2 Nov 2026, https://cryptovpss.com/en/hostkey/