Best managed VPS: someone else runs the server
VPS plans where the host installs, patches and backs up the server for you, with what each costs per month, the term it needs and what it renews at.
Cloudways
Cloudways Flexible
Runs a managed hosting stack on a DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS or Google Cloud server you pick, from $14 a month for 1 GB on DigitalOcean, billed by the hour. There's a 3-day trial with no card.
All Cloudways facts- Cheapest, with IPv4
- $14.00/mo
- DigitalOcean 1GB, 1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB NVMe
- Hourly billing
- YesYes
- Same price on renewal
- YesYes
ScalaHosting
ScalaHosting Cloud VPS
Managed Build #1 (2 vCPU, 4 GB) is $29.95 a month on a 12-month term and renews at $54.95. It's managed with ScalaHosting's own SPanel and includes daily offsite backups.
All ScalaHosting facts- Cheapest, with IPv4
- $19.95/mo
- Self-managed Config #1, 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB NVMe
- Hourly billing
- NoNo
- Same price on renewal
- NoNo
InMotion Hosting
InMotion VPS Hosting
Managed VPS with 4 vCPU and 8 GB is $39.49 a month on a 24-month term, renewing at $46.49, with cPanel and WHM, patching and daily backups.
All InMotion Hosting facts- Cheapest, with IPv4
- $9.99/mo
- Self-Managed VPS 4 vCPU, 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 160 GB NVMe
- Hourly billing
- NoNo
- Same price on renewal
- NoNo
hosting.com
hosting.com Managed VPS
Managed cPanel 4GB from hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) is $23.20 a month on a 12-month term, then $58: the biggest renewal jump among these picks.
All hosting.com facts- Cheapest, with IPv4
- $23.20/mo
- Managed cPanel 4GB, 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 100 GB NVMe
- Hourly billing
- NoNo
- Same price on renewal
- NoNo
Every host that could fit, checked
8 hosts, grouped by the currency they bill in and cheapest first within each. Picks are outlined.
| Host | Cheapest with IPv4 | Hourly billing | Same price on renewal | IPv4 in the price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billed in US dollars | ||||
 UltaHost | $5.52/moVPS Basic, 1 vCPU, 1 GB, 30 GB NVMe | No | Not stated | Yes |
 GoDaddy | $8.99/mo1 vCPU / 2GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 2 GB, 40 GB NVMe | No | Not stated | Yes |
| InMotion Hosting | $9.99/moSelf-Managed VPS 4 vCPU, 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 160 GB NVMe | No | No | Yes |
 Liquid Web | $11.00/moCompute 2 GB, 1 vCPU, 2 GB, 60 GB SSD | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cloudways | $14.00/moDigitalOcean 1GB, 1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB NVMe | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ScalaHosting | $19.95/moSelf-managed Config #1, 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB NVMe | No | No | Yes |
| hosting.com | $23.20/moManaged cPanel 4GB, 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 100 GB NVMe | No | No | Yes |
| Billed in Swiss francs | ||||
 Infomaniak | CHF 2.70/moVPS Lite 1 vCPU / 2 GB, 1 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB NVMe | No | Yes | Yes |
Worth knowing. Managed plans cost several times a self-managed server of the same size, and most quote a first-term price. Compare what each one renews at, and whether the control panel licence is included.
