Hostiko
vs
Vast.ai
What's good about each
- Datacenters in Sweden, Poland, and Ukraine
- RTX 5090 GPU servers in Stockholm
- Up to 10 Gbps networking, 5-150 TB included bandwidth
- DDoS protection included
- Crypto payments accepted
- Budget cards to Blackwell, including the RTX PRO 6000 and B200
- On-demand, interruptible and reserved rentals
- SOC 2 Type II certified, with vetted datacenter hosts in Secure Cloud
- Host reliability ratings and GPU performance benchmarks
- REST API, CLI, Python SDK and coding agent plugins
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hostiko | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $4.60 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (XS) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $17.09 /mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM (M) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $39.45 /mo 10 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (L) | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Hostiko offers 1 GPU model, while Vast.ai offers 63. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hostiko | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX 5090
14 configs · 158 configs
|
$0.90 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | 54% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
H100
23 configs
|
-- | $0.67 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
B300
2 configs
|
-- | $4.88 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $5.94 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
97 configs
|
-- | $0.19 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
H200
31 configs
|
-- | $0.47 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
A100
107 configs
|
-- | $0.14 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 4090
175 configs
|
-- | $0.19 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
L40S
28 configs
|
-- | $0.59 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 3090
88 configs
|
-- | $0.08 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
Hostiko bills on-demand and reserved (1 months); Vast.ai bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36 or 48 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Hostiko | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Hostiko | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II, platform only |
| HIPAA | -- | Secure Cloud tier only |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Hostiko | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Ukraine | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | hostiko.network | vast.ai |
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Our data for Hostiko was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 1, 2026.