Compare 43 VPS hosts by the real monthly price
The plan, the IPv4 address you need to reach it and, if you want them, backups. Pick where your users are and how much memory you need; the list below re-sorts.
PlanIPv4Backups
RackNerd1 GB KVM VPS (special)12-month term$1.83/mo
IONOSVPS S+3-month termthen $6.00excl. VAT$2.00/mo
InterServer1 slice$3.00/mo
NamecheapSpark12-month termthen $4.88$3.88/mo
HostHatchNVMe 2 GB$4.00/mo
KamateraBasic$4.00/mo
Tencent CloudStarter 2 GB$4.20/mo
Alibaba Cloud1 vCPU / 1 GB$4.50/mo
OVHcloudVPS-112-month termrenewal not statedexcl. VAT$4.54/mo
BluehostNVMe 224-month termthen $5.69excl. VAT$4.69/mo
Servers.comSSD.30excl. VAT$4.97/mo
HostwindsUnmanaged 1 GBexcl. VAT$4.99/mo
LinodeNanode 1 GBexcl. VAT$5.00/mo
VultrRegular Performance 1 GBexcl. VAT$5.00/mo
CivoxSmallexcl. VAT$5.43/mo
UltaHostVPS Basic24-month termrenewal not stated$5.52/mo
DigitalOceanBasic 1 GiBexcl. VAT$6.00/mo
GreenCloudSSDKVM-1$6.00/mo
HostingerKVM 124-month termthen $11.99$6.49/mo
Amazon LightsailMicro-1GB Linux with public IPv4$7.00/mo
SSD NodesKVM SMALL36-month termrenewal not statedexcl. VAT$7.00/mo
DreamHostStack 43-month termthen $15.99excl. VAT$8.99/mo
GoDaddy1 vCPU / 2GB RAM36-month termrenewal not stated$8.99/mo
Google Cloude2-micro$9.76/mo
InMotion HostingSelf-Managed VPS 4 vCPU24-month termthen $16.99excl. VAT$9.99/mo
Hivelocitypro.sm.amdexcl. VAT$10.00/mo
Liquid WebCompute 2 GBexcl. VAT$11.00/mo
Microsoft AzureB1sexcl. VAT$11.24/mo
Oracle CloudVM.Standard.A1.Flex, 1 OCPU, 6 GB$13.87/mo
CloudwaysDigitalOcean 1GBexcl. VAT$14.00/mo
ScalaHostingSelf-managed Config #112-month termthen $24.95$19.95/mo
hosting.comManaged cPanel 4GB12-month termthen $58.00$23.20/mo
Popular comparisons
Head to head, with the same size of server priced on both.
vsHetzner vs DigitalOcean
Hetzner's CX23 gives 2 vCPU and 4 GB for €5.99 a month with IPv4, excluding VAT; DigitalOcean starts at $4.00 for 512 MiB and charges $12.00 for 2 GB. Both bill by the hour. DigitalOcean adds managed databases and Kubernetes; Hetzner has neither.
vsDigitalOcean vs Vultr
Two hourly-billed clouds in dollars with managed databases and Kubernetes. Vultr's smallest server with IPv4 is $3.50 a month against DigitalOcean's $4.00, and Vultr lists 33 datacenters, including South America, Africa and the Middle East, to DigitalOcean's 13.
vsDigitalOcean vs Linode
Both are hourly clouds in dollars with managed databases and Kubernetes, and both charge $12.00 a month for 2 GB. DigitalOcean's smallest server is $4.00 for 512 MiB; Linode's Nanode is $5.00 for 1 GB. Linode, now Akamai's cloud, lists 25 datacenters to DigitalOcean's 13 and also sells dedicated-CPU plans.
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Hetzner vs Contabo
Two German hosts at the low end of the market. Contabo's Cloud VPS 4 has 4 vCPU and 8 GB for €4.40 a month with IPv4 on a 24-month term, renewing at €5.50, billed monthly. Hetzner's CX23 has 2 vCPU and 4 GB for €5.99 with IPv4, billed by the hour with no term.
vsLinode vs Vultr
Two hourly-billed clouds in dollars with managed databases and Kubernetes. Vultr's cheapest server with IPv4 is $3.50 a month for 0.5 GB; Linode's is $5.00 for 1 GB. Vultr lists 33 datacenters on every inhabited continent, Linode 25 on five.
vsHetzner vs OVHcloud
Two European hosts. Hetzner's CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB) is €5.99 a month with IPv4 and billed by the hour; OVHcloud's VPS-1 (2 vCPU, 4 GB) is $4.54 with IPv4 on a 12-month term on its US store, with no renewal price stated. OVHcloud adds managed databases and Kubernetes.
The price on the front page isn't the bill
Three things that change what a server costs, counted across all 43 hosts.
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hosts charge extra for the IPv4 address
From €0.50 a month at Hetzner to $3.65 at Google Cloud and Azure.
11 of 43
hosts raise the price after the first term
The jump, host by host, and three years of each plan.
17 of 43
hosts need a term for their lowest price
From 3 to 24 months, against hourly billing elsewhere.
587 datacenters on one map
Bigger dots mean more hosts in that city. Pick a host on the map page to light up its own locations.
Start from what you're running
Each shortlist states its reasons, taken from the facts on this site.
Cheapest in Europe
What's the least I can pay for a server in Europe?
Billed by the hour
Where can I spin up a server for a few hours and delete it?
Free tiers
Can I run a small server for free?
4 GB for self-hosting
What's the cheapest 4 GB server I can run my apps on?
Room to grow
Which host can I grow with when one server isn't enough?
Managed VPS
Who will look after the server for me?
Datacenters in Asia
Which host has a server close to my users in Asia?
How every price here is checked
1From the host's own pages
Price lists, docs, terms and SLAs. Never reviews, deal sites or resellers.
2One currency per host
Euros and dollars sit in separate sections and are never ranked against each other.
3Silence stays "Not stated"
A renewal or IPv4 price the host doesn't give is never guessed.
