What is HOSTKEY?
HOSTKEY is a fast-growing hosting provider. For more than 10 years we have been providing services for hosting and renting servers, designing and implementing private clouds, leasing and maintaining equipment. We own a fleet of more than 4,000 servers. All of them are located in TIER III class data centers in the Netherlands and the USA. We work with the corporate sector, primarily with medium and small businesses as well as private clients in Europe, North America and Asia. Our clients value our individual approach, reliability, safety and the speed of our work. We offer both universal off-the-shelf products for a wide range of business needs, and unique, individual, custom-made solutions that meet customer requirements. Our employees are always ready to help, answer questions, and find or develop a suitable solution. We work with the world's leading telecom operators like Hurricane Electric, AMS-IX, SPEED-IX, DE-CIX, Global-IX, GTT Tinet, Level3, DE-CIX, TATA communications, NL-IX, RET, Opti9, Filanco, TTK among others. This ensures excellent connectivity with every corner of the world, and a high speed of data delivery anywhere. Our partners include companies such as AMD, DELL, FUJITSU, GIGABYTE. Thanks to them, we can offer the latest equipment at significant discounts, as well as assemble configurations that are unmatched on the market in terms of cost vs. performance. The high resiliency of our equipment, our flexible tariff plans, iron-clad security, excellent connectivity with the whole world and round-the-clock support make HOSTKEY an ideal partner for clients whose projects require significant computing power, uninterrupted operation, and our professional and prompt network infrastructure support. HOSTKEY is a member of Dutch Cloud Community. Dutch Cloud Community is the branch organisation for Dutch providers of hosting, cloud and internet services. In January 2021, the Dutch Cloud Community was founded from the merger of ISPConnect and DHPA, the two industry associations of the sector. More than a hundred prominent companies are members of DCC.
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HOSTKEY Reviews (96)
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Review Summary
Generated using AI from real user reviews
Hostkey receives overwhelmingly positive reviews, with 40 of 50 rated 5 stars and most users reporting strong satisfaction over months or years of use.
Users consistently praise stable performance and fast speeds, particularly for resource-intensive work like AI model training, CI/CD pipelines, and e-commerce sites handling traffic spikes. 24/7 support and quick response times are frequently cited as a major strength, with reviewers noting support staff resolve issues promptly. Competitive pricing and transparent billing with no hidden fees also feature prominently. Many appreciate the straightforward dashboard, free DDoS protection, and ability to scale resources on demand without surprise costs. Setup is typically fast, with servers ready within minutes to hours.
Three reviews raise serious concerns. One user reported a persistent 503 error with unresponsive support staff who declined to help troubleshoot. Two others left over geopolitical objections to Hostkey's continued operations in Russia, citing lack of migration options to European alternatives.
A small number of 4-star reviews mention minor quibblesβone user wished prices were lower, another noted DDoS protection on some tiers costs extraβbut these are isolated complaints in an otherwise strong dataset. For buyers prioritizing reliability, support responsiveness, and value, Hostkey's track record is compelling, though those with specific jurisdictional requirements should verify server locations upfront.
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Monday, July 26, 2021
βI have an online store selling auto parts. I switchedβ¦β
I have an online store selling auto parts. I switched to Hostkey a year ago, I'm happy with the work of this hosting. They have adequate prices, customer support is always in touch and responds instantly. The company provides quality services at normal prices. I like working with them.
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Monday, July 26, 2021
βThe optimal combination of price / power / convenience. Theβ¦β
The optimal combination of price / power / convenience. The main thing I like (besides stable work and speed) is a responsive support. Maybe you can find it faster and / or cheaper, but I have never seen such (prompt, competent, complete and free!) Support for VPS anywhere else.
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Thursday, July 22, 2021
βI have an online store selling auto parts. I switchedβ¦β
I have an online store selling auto parts. I switched to Hostkey a year ago, I'm happy with the work of this hosting. They have adequate prices, customer support is always in touch and responds instantly. The company provides quality services at normal prices. I like working with them.
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Monday, July 19, 2021
βI have been using it for half a year andβ¦β
I have been using it for half a year and during this time there have been no problems with connection and failures. The transmission speed is fast. I like that the Hostkey team will always help and advise, at any time of the day. The company's support team is always in touch and helps you solve any issues that arise. I recommend HOSTKEY to those who have a small business, you will definitely not regret it.
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Saturday, July 3, 2021
βI needed hosting for my site and I chose you.β¦β
I needed hosting for my site and I chose you. The hosting is pretty good and works great. Hostkey provides free DDoS attack, their servers are stable, There was only one problem with the server, but the tech support helped me quickly. Customer support is available 24/7. During the whole work there were no major glitches or problems with the GPU server, the speed is excellent. Good and fast connection to graphics servers from China and Europe. I'm not worried about my business anymore. Recommend!
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
βAs soon as our equipment trading company switched to hostkey,β¦β
As soon as our equipment trading company switched to hostkey, the speed of 5 sites was noticeable. There were no crashes or reboots. Therefore, hostkey has great speed and better value for money. It is convenient to work with support, provides solutions for requests, even if they are not on the sites. It can be seen that the service is introducing modern technologies.
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Friday, June 25, 2021
βI like using this hosting, there was not one majorβ¦β
I like using this hosting, there was not one major problem in a year. Chose it because of the normal service rates and responsive technical support. High-performance GPU servers work stably, the prices for their services are quite adequate. Stable flexible upgrade and free protection against DDoS attacks, in general there are no complaints about the company, it is indeed a very high-quality and reliable platform that I like to work with.
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Friday, June 25, 2021
βI am a professional in my field. Therefore, I wasβ¦β
I am a professional in my field. Therefore, I was looking for a server rental only from professionals. The company has established itself in the service market as teams of professionals with an individual approach to each client. For my money, I get stable communication, round-the-clock support and recommendations for developing my business.Hostkey team support with wired question and issues 24/7.
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Monday, June 21, 2021
βThe hosting is quite good. The price is very even.β¦β
The hosting is quite good. The price is very even. The quality is also good. Everything works fine, I did not observe any problems with the network. About DDoS. Protected servers are much more expensive. If someone is not familiar with the work of hosters, then I will say that in the event of an attack, many hosters block either the IP or the server itself is turned off.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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Our company has been using hostkey services for a long time, we like the individual approach. The hosting works perfectly, there were no connection problems during the entire time of cooperation (the speed is good, there are no failures). It's great that hostkey provides Free DDoS protrction, their servers are stable, their support responds instantly and fixes the problem quickly. The price of services is cheaper than that of competitors, and further in our work we will use hostkey.

