Hostman vs is*hosting: VPS prices and locations compared
At 2 GB Hostman is cheaper: Hostman Cloud 3 at $7 a month against is*hosting Start at $10.19 a month. Hostman is the cheaper choice per gigabyte in Europe and the USA, with NVMe and hourly billing; is*hosting costs more but offers servers in about 40 countries, including Dubai, Istanbul, Singapore and Tokyo. Entry plans: Hostman $7 a month, is*hosting $5.94 a month. Prices checked October 25, 2026.
Hostman and is*hosting on the same rows
Cheapest plan at each memory size, regions, features and billing, from checked prices. Below it, every plan of both providers, cheapest first
| # | Provider and plan | CPU × RAM | Disk | Where | Verified | Price / month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | is*hosting Lite | 1 × 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 40 countries incl. Germany, Netherlands, Istanbul, Singapore, Tokyo | October 25, 2026 | $5.94 | Go |
| 02 | Hostman Cloud 3 | 2 × 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Helsinki, Paris or New York | October 25, 2026 | $7 | Go |
| 03 | Hostman Cloud 4 | 2 × 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Helsinki, Paris or New York | October 25, 2026 | $10 | Go |
| 04 | is*hosting Start | 2 × 2 GB | 30 GB SSD | 40 countries incl. Europe, Istanbul, Singapore, Tokyo | October 25, 2026 | $10.19 | Go |
| 05 | is*hosting Lite · Dubai | 1 × 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | Dubai, UAE | October 25, 2026 | $10.19 | Go |
| 06 | is*hosting Start · Dubai | 2 × 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | Dubai, UAE | October 25, 2026 | $16.99 | Go |
| 07 | is*hosting Medium | 3 × 4 GB | 40 GB SSD | 40 countries incl. Europe, Istanbul, Singapore, Tokyo | October 25, 2026 | $21.24 | Go |
| 08 | Hostman Cloud 5 | 4 × 8 GB | 160 GB NVMe | Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Helsinki, Paris or New York | October 25, 2026 | $22 | Go |
| 09 | is*hosting Premium | 4 × 8 GB | 50 GB SSD | 40 countries incl. Europe, Istanbul, Singapore, Tokyo | October 25, 2026 | $33.99 | Go |
| 10 | Hostman Cloud 6 | 8 × 16 GB | 320 GB NVMe | Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Helsinki, Paris or New York | October 25, 2026 | $48 | Go |
| Hostman | is*hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $7 Cloud 3, 2 × 2 GB | $5.94 Lite, 1 × 1 GB |
| From 2 GB RAM | $7 Cloud 3, 2 × 2 GB | $10.19 Start, 2 × 2 GB |
| From 4 GB RAM | $10 Cloud 4, 2 × 4 GB | $21.24 Medium, 3 × 4 GB |
| From 8 GB RAM | $22 Cloud 5, 4 × 8 GB | $33.99 Premium, 4 × 8 GB |
| Plans with a fresh price | 4 | 6 |
| Regions with plans | Europe, USA | Europe, Asia, UAE |
| NVMe in at least one plan | yes | yes |
| Control panel | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | yes | yes |
| Backups | yes | yes |
| Hourly billing | yes | no |
| Trial | no | no |
| Prepayment | monthly billing | monthly billing |
| Go to Hostman | Go to is*hosting |
Hostman gives more memory per dollar in Europe and the USA
At 4 GB the gap is the clearest: Hostman Cloud 4 costs $10 a month, is*hosting Medium costs $21.24 a month. Hostman also runs NVMe on these plans and bills by the hour, so it suits a project that lives in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London or New York.
See all plans in the region on the cheap VPS in Europe page.
is*hosting wins when you need a specific country
Very broad geography: more than forty VPS locations plus a separate dedicated-server line. Handy when you need a specific host country rather than an abstract “Europe”.
For the Gulf, is*hosting Lite · Dubai at $10.19 a month puts the server in Dubai; see VPS in the UAE and VPS in Asia for alternatives.
Only Hostman bills by the hour
Neither provider requires a yearly prepayment on the plans we track, so you can leave after any month. Hostman also charges by the hour, which makes a one-day test or a temporary staging server cost cents rather than a month.
All providers with that option are on the hourly-billing page.
Hostman is a platform, is*hosting is a plain VPS
A managed cloud that deploys apps from your repository in a few clicks. A fit for teams without dedicated DevOps: updates, monitoring and load balancing are handled by the platform.
The is*hosting plans in our table are classic VPS: you get root access and run the stack yourself. If you have no one to run updates and backups, a platform saves time; if you need full control of the environment, a plain VPS is simpler.
Our guide managed vs unmanaged VPS explains where the line is.
A year at 4 GB: the totals
Hostman Cloud 4: $120.00 a year. is*hosting Medium: $254.88 a year. The difference, $134.88, is what the choice of location costs you over twelve months.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hostman cheaper than is*hosting?
At 2 GB Hostman is cheaper: Hostman Cloud 3 at $7 a month against is*hosting Start at $10.19 a month. At 4 GB Hostman is cheaper: Hostman Cloud 4 at $10 a month against is*hosting Medium at $21.24 a month. At 8 GB Hostman is cheaper: Hostman Cloud 5 at $22 a month against is*hosting Premium at $33.99 a month.
Which one has more locations?
is*hosting: 40 countries incl. Germany, Netherlands, Istanbul, Singapore, Tokyo. Hostman: Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Helsinki, Paris or New York. If you need a specific country, is*hosting is more likely to have it
Which has NVMe disks?
Hostman: NVMe on the plans we track. is*hosting: NVMe on some plans (for example Lite · Dubai, Start · Dubai), SSD on the base global line
Can I pay by the hour?
Hostman: yes, hourly billing is available. is*hosting: monthly billing, no hourly billing in our profile. For short tests that makes Hostman the more convenient of the two
Which is better for the Middle East?
is*hosting has a Dubai location: is*hosting Lite · Dubai at $10.19 a month. Hostman has no Middle East region in our base. For users in the Gulf a Dubai server answers much faster than one in Frankfurt