hosttech review

The entry plan is priced at CHF 12.90 a month and covers 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe. Billing runs monthly, so that figure is the recurring charge for the plan rather than a limited introductory rate. The same plan carries the traffic terms Hosttech publishes for its virtual servers.

The allowance is Unlimited traffic, 1000 Mbit/s port (fair use), so a busy server does not run into a monthly traffic cap. The fair use qualifier is worth reading before you commit, since sustained heavy transfer is what the port speed and that wording are there to cover.

Regions listed for Hosttech are CH, and the location count is 1, so every machine sits in the same market. That suits buyers with Swiss users and data that should stay in the country, and it narrows the choice for anyone wanting more than one region.

Hosttech supports linux and windows, so open source stacks and licensed Windows workloads run on the same provider. That matters for game servers and for any team that needs a Windows service alongside Linux boxes without moving to a second vendor.

Support runs on phone, email and help centre, which pairs a phone line and email with a help centre for self service. For a Swiss provider a direct number matters when a server is down during working hours and the person who can act is reachable in the same time zone.

The published availability target is 99.9%. For game servers that need to stay reachable for players, a commitment at that level keeps the plan in contention, though it is the contractual figure to weigh against your own tolerance for short outages.

The compliance list covers ISO 27001 and PCI DSS, which includes an information security certification and the payment card standard. That is useful when a customer asks for evidence before storing personal data or handling card details on a hosted machine.

Game servers are a listed use case for Hosttech, and the Unlimited traffic, 1000 Mbit/s port (fair use) allowance suits the transfer a busy server sees. The catch is reach: with 1 location in Switzerland, players outside that market see higher latency on any plan.