VPS providers, compared plan by plan
41 VPS providers, 291 priced plans, servers in 103 cities. The cheapest plan in the directory costs $0.48 a month (Scaleway); the typical entry plan costs $5.00 and the typical gigabyte of RAM $5.00. 27 providers sell Windows, 15 bill by the hour and 15 take crypto.
- providers
- 41
- priced plans
- 291
- cities
- 103
- median entry plan
- $5.00
Where should the server be?
All countriesWhat will it run?
- Minecraft server
- Game servers (CS2, Rust, Valheim)
- WordPress sites
- Personal VPN (WireGuard, OpenVPN)
- Private proxy servers
- Web scraping and crawlers
- MetaTrader 4/5 and forex
- Docker and self-hosted apps
- Bots, n8n and automation
Where providers have servers
Our top providers right now
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1
LikeVPS
Since 2020, based in United Kingdom; 26 locations in 26 countries, typically $4.25 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Lite [FR]
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB NVMe / unmetered
$10.00/mo
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2
OVHcloud VPS
Since 1999, based in France; 11 locations in 9 countries, typically $1.04 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
VPS-1
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB NVMe / unmetered
$4.54/mo
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3
HostHatch
Since 2011, based in United States; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $1.31 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
NVMe 2 GB
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 10 GB NVMe / 1 TB
$4.00/mo
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4
netcup
Since 2008, based in Germany; 5 locations in 5 countries, typically $2.01 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
VPS piko G11s
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / unmetered
$2.07/mo
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5
Vultr
Since 2014, based in United States; 32 locations in 19 countries, typically $5.50 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb)
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 10 GB SSD / 500 GB
$2.50/mo
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6
Contabo
Since 2003, based in Germany; 10 locations in 7 countries, typically $0.70 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Cloud VPS 4
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB SSD / unmetered
$6.16/mo
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7
HOSTKEY
Since 2007, based in Netherlands; 7 locations in 7 countries, typically $1.33 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Hourly VPS Basic
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.60/mo
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8
UltaHost
Since 2018, based in United States; 29 locations in 25 countries, typically $4.71 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
VPS Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB NVMe / traffic n/a
$5.52/mo
Go to UltaHost
See these numbers as a table
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | $/month | $/GB RAM | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LikeVPS | Lite [FR] | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $10.00 | $10.00 | 26 | — |
| 2 | OVHcloud VPS | VPS-1 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB | $4.54 | $1.14 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 3 | HostHatch | NVMe 2 GB | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB | $4.00 | $2.00 | 14 | 2.7 |
| 4 | netcup | VPS piko G11s | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $2.07 | $2.07 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Vultr | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $2.50 | $5.00 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 6 | Contabo | Cloud VPS 4 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $6.16 | $0.77 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 7 | HOSTKEY | Hourly VPS Basic | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | $3.60 | $0.90 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 8 | UltaHost | VPS Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.52 | $5.52 | 29 | 3.5 |
Questions
Which VPS provider is the cheapest?
Scaleway has the lowest published plan at $0.48 a month. The cheapest per GB of RAM is on the value page.
How do I choose a VPS provider?
Start from location (latency to your users), then the plan size your workload needs, then must-haves such as Windows, hourly billing or DDoS filtering. The plan finder applies all three at once.
How current are the prices?
All plans were checked against provider websites on October 14, 2026.