Comparison
Macyou vs HostMyApple
HostMyApple sells two products: shared macOS virtual servers from $24.99 a month and dedicated Mac minis from Atlanta, Denver and Amsterdam, with no contract.
<1 min
Deploy time
17%
Cost savings
99.9%
Uptime SLA
24/7
Support
How much will you save?
1 month
$21
saved vs HostMyApple
$99
Macyou
vs
$120
HostMyApple
17% cheaper
12 months
$252
saved vs HostMyApple
$1,188
Macyou
vs
$1,440
HostMyApple
17% cheaper
36 months
$756
saved vs HostMyApple
$3,564
Macyou
vs
$4,320
HostMyApple
17% cheaper
HostMyApple strengths
- No contract, 14 day refund
- Dedicated Mac minis with full root access
- Data centers in Atlanta, Denver and Amsterdam
- Unmetered 1 Gbps port
HostMyApple limitations
- Cheapest plans are shared VMs with 3 to 6 GB of memory, not whole Macs
- Dedicated plans stop at 32 GB of memory and a 256 GB SSD
- M4 with 16 GB at $119.99/mo
- No AI stacks or inference API
- Billing on the first of the month, prorated
Why Macyou wins
- M4 with 16 GB at $99/mo against their $119.99/mo
- Every plan is a whole physical Mac, never a shared VM
- Memory up to 256 GB, with SSD upgrades in the configurator
- Ollama, MLX and an OpenAI compatible API preinstalled
- Annual billing saves 15 to 39%
Feature comparison
| Feature | HostMyApple | Macyou |
|---|---|---|
| Bare-metal M4 Pro | ||
| Deploy time | <1 min | |
| 24/7 support included | ||
| AI stack pre-installed | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Data center jurisdiction | 🇬🇪 GE / EU-adjacent | |
| Setup fee | $0 | |
| Contract lock-in | Cancel anytime |
Hidden costs of HostMyApple
Fine print you should know about before committing.
the Mac VPS plans are virtual machines on shared hardware
All dedicated plans come with a 256 GB SSD
No AI tooling preinstalled