HostCram is a small provider based in the Netherlands. They offer very low prices, especially for European users. I've tested their €3.50/month plan for three months. Here's my review.
What HostCram Does Well
Very cheap. The €3.50/month plan gives 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, and 2 TB traffic. Yearly payment reduces cost to €2.90/month.
European location. Data center in Amsterdam. Low latency for European visitors (10‑30 ms). From US East: ~90 ms.
Modern control panel. They use Virtualizor. Not the prettiest, but functional and includes VNC access, ISO upload, and snapshots.
IPv6 included. Free IPv6 address with every VPS. /64 subnet available on request.
Good basic support. Ticket responses within 2‑4 hours. Live chat sometimes available.
Where HostCram Falls Short
Limited performance. UnixBench single‑core around 700. Disk I/O ~300 MB/s. Suitable for light workloads only.
No DDoS protection. You'll need Cloudflare or another service.
No backups included. You must set up your own backup solution.
Few locations. Only Amsterdam. High latency for Asian or Australian users.
Performance Benchmarks
I tested the €3.50 plan (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe) in Amsterdam running Ubuntu 24.04.
UnixBench single‑core: around 720. Disk I/O: 300 MB/s sequential read. Network latency from Europe: <20 ms, from US East: ~90 ms. Acceptable for small web servers, proxy, or VPN.
Uptime over 3 months was 99.8% – one short downtime.
Plans and Pricing (2026)
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAM1G | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 TB | €3.50 | Small blog, VPN |
| CRAM2G | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 4 TB | €5.50 | WordPress, e‑commerce |
| CRAM4G | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 8 TB | €9.50 | Medium traffic site |
All prices exclude VAT (21% for European customers). No setup fee.
Who Should Use HostCram?
European users on a tight budget. The low price and good latency for Europe make it a solid choice for personal projects.
Backup or monitoring node. Cheap enough to run secondary services like uptime monitoring or secondary DNS.
Developers needing a disposable test server. Low cost makes it easy to spin up for experiments.
Who Should Skip HostCram?
Production sites with high traffic. Performance is too low.
Users outside Europe. Latency from Asia or Australia will be high.
Mission‑critical applications. Uptime not guaranteed, support limited.
Final Verdict
HostCram is for users who need a cheap VPS in Europe and accept the limitations. For €3.50/month, it's hard to complain. Great for learning Linux, hosting a personal VPN, or running a low‑traffic blog. For anything serious, pay more elsewhere.
Score: 7/10
- Price: 9/10
- Performance: 5/10
- Support: 6/10
- Reliability: 6.5/10