Figment vs HostMyServers: Mac Hosting Compared

HostMyServers (hostmyservers.fr/en/dedicated-servers/mac-mini) is a French hosting provider that lists dedicated Mac Mini plans from €64/month (excluding VAT) in models ranging from M1 to M4. On the date this page was verified, every Mac Mini configuration was shown as out of stock. If you need a Mac now, that availability gap is the first fact in this comparison.

Figment's M-series Mac rental starts at $95/month in USD and is taking configuration requests. The specific chip, RAM and disk at that entry price are confirmed in the quote — it is an entry-price position, not a verified M4/16 GB equivalent.

Verdict and the Figment option to pick

With HostMyServers Mac Mini plans out of stock across the catalogue, there is no live like-for-like comparison for a new buyer. If you need a Mac today, you need a provider with available inventory.

• M-series Mac from $95/month — Apple silicon rental, exact chip/RAM/disk confirmed in your quote. Choose this if you want a dedicated Mac.
• Managed Build Mac at $249/month — one M-series Mac with CI setup, backups, monitoring and 30 minutes of monthly support included. HostMyServers does not publish an equivalent managed service on its Mac Mini page.
• Virtual Intel macOS at $29/month — 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM, 80 GiB disk. Runs compatible Intel Mac toolchains and supported Xcode releases that still run on Intel macOS. It is a real Intel macOS environment accessed through a browser console. No GPU acceleration, no audio, not Apple silicon, and not suitable for Xcode releases that require Apple silicon or visionOS work.

Request a configuration quote at /mac-hosting/start.

HostMyServers published plans (all out of stock, 2026-11-10)

Prices below are from hostmyservers.fr/en/dedicated-servers/mac-mini. All exclude VAT. All configurations were out of stock on the verification date.

HostMyServers lists month-to-month billing with "automatic discounts on 6 and 12 months"; specific discount amounts are not published on that page, and no setup fee is listed. Available plans advertise full administrator access via SSH, an HTML5 PiKVM console, and native FileVault encryption. Hosting is in France.

Entry-price comparison (not equal hardware)

At the ECB reference rate on 2026-11-10 (1 EUR = 1.1214 USD), the HostMyServers M1 entry is approximately $71.77/month excluding VAT, before any card or bank fees. Figment's $95/month M-series is a higher entry price than HostMyServers' M1, but it is not an M1-equivalent configuration — the exact chip is set in the quote. Against the published €137.08 M4 (S), roughly $153.73/month ex-VAT, Figment's entry is lower, but again not a verified M4/16 GB match. Treat the $95 figure as entry price only, confirm hardware in the quote, and compare the specific machine you are offered, not the headline.

Access, toolchain and Intel fit

Both vendors publish Apple silicon Mac Minis for current Xcode. Exact Xcode/macOS pairs change frequently; check Apple's Xcode system requirements for the version you need. Xcode 27.x requires macOS Tahoe 26.6 or later on Apple silicon. visionOS development requires Apple silicon.

The Figment $29 virtual Intel macOS plan runs Intel-compatible toolchains, including Xcode releases that still run on Intel macOS. It cannot run Xcode versions that are Apple-silicon only. Use it for Intel-compatible legacy maintenance, command-line toolchains, or scripted builds — not for visionOS or for benchmarking Apple silicon output. Access is via the Figment browser console; outbound connections to CI services from the VM work normally. Choose Figment M-series for ARM execution or GPU work.

For HostMyServers available plans, the advertised SSH and PiKVM match a typical dedicated-Mac workflow for current Xcode releases.

A buyer test before you commit

The useful evidence for your workload is a build on the candidate machine before you cut over. No uptime SLA from HostMyServers was found on the page reviewed; Figment does not publish an uptime SLA either. Run your own project, three times, record the median of successful runs:

# Run on the candidate Mac. Substitute your project, scheme and destination.
set -euo pipefail

PROJECT="YourProject.xcodeproj"
SCHEME="YourSchemeName"
DESTINATION="platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 16"

echo "=== Build test started $(date) ==="
time xcodebuild \
  -project "$PROJECT" \
  -scheme "$SCHEME" \
  -destination "$DESTINATION" \
  clean build
echo "=== Build succeeded — record the elapsed time above ==="

set -euo pipefail stops the script if xcodebuild fails, so a failed build never gets recorded as a fast run. This is an unexecuted example, not a benchmark result.

Migration plan: HostMyServers to Figment

Use this if your HostMyServers Mac is live and you are moving (plan expiring, hardware end-of-life, or you want managed CI).

Before provisioning Figment

• Request a Figment M-series quote at /mac-hosting/start. Confirm chip, RAM, disk, billing term and USD price.
• Check your HostMyServers billing cycle and the notice period before cancelling.
• List required secrets by name (certificate identities, API key names, tokens, webhook secrets). Do not export secret values to a plaintext file.

Export from HostMyServers

• Export each signing certificate with its private key as an encrypted .p12 from Keychain Access. Keep the password in your secret manager.
• Download provisioning profiles as .mobileprovision files from the Apple Developer portal, not from Keychain.
• Commit CI configuration (.yml, Fastfile, scripts) to your repository.

Restore on Figment

• Install the matching Xcode before importing credentials.
• Import the .p12 into Keychain using its password.
• Place .mobileprovision files in ~/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning Profiles/.
• Restore secret values through your CI vault or secret manager, not from a plaintext export.
• Run a clean build and confirm code signing succeeds.
• Update any firewall, artifact-store or CI allowlists you control that were pinned to the old HostMyServers outbound IP.
• Run your full test suite on Figment before cancelling HostMyServers.

Choose your Figment plan

HostMyServers publishes a clear EUR catalogue with admin access, KVM and FileVault — when stock returns. Until it does, Figment is the live alternative, and Managed Build is the distinct offer: specific CI setup work, not just hardware. Start a configuration request at /mac-hosting/start.

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