VPS Pricing Comparison 2026
Review the current plan set across major VPS providers, then jump into stack-specific pages once price alone stops being enough.
$1.15
Scaleway
Scaleway
CPU score vs monthly price
$13.49
Across the current dataset
6
Budget entry points
All Plans by Price
| Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Monthly | Hourly | CPU Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaleway | STARDUST1-S | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB nvme | 0.1 TB | $1.15 | $0.00 | 1,100 |
| Fly.io | shared-cpu-1x | 1 | 0.256 GB | 1 GB nvme | 0.16 TB | $1.94 | $0.00 | 1,280 |
| Fly.io | shared-cpu-2x | 2 | 0.5 GB | 1 GB nvme | 0.16 TB | $3.88 | $0.01 | 1,280 |
| OVH | Starter | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB ssd | 0.25 TB | $4.20 | N/A | 1,050 |
| Hetzner | CX22 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB nvme | 20 TB | $4.51 | $0.01 | 1,245 |
| Scaleway | DEV1-S | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB nvme | 0.2 TB | $4.99 | $0.01 | 1,100 |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB ssd | 1 TB | $5.00 | $0.01 | 1,180 |
| Linode (Akamai) | Nanode 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB ssd | 1 TB | $5.00 | $0.01 | 1,150 |
| UpCloud | 1xCPU-1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB nvme | 1 TB | $5.00 | $0.01 | 1,200 |
| Contabo | Cloud VPS S | 4 | 8 GB | 50 GB nvme | 32 TB | $5.50 | N/A | 980 |
| Hostinger | KVM 1 | 1 | 4 GB | 50 GB nvme | 1 TB | $5.99 | N/A | 1,080 |
| DigitalOcean | Basic 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB ssd | 1 TB | $6.00 | $0.01 | 1,120 |
| Vultr | High Frequency 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 32 GB nvme | 1 TB | $6.00 | $0.01 | 1,180 |
| DigitalOcean | Premium 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB nvme | 1 TB | $7.00 | $0.01 | 1,120 |
| Hetzner | CX32 | 4 | 8 GB | 80 GB nvme | 20 TB | $8.09 | $0.01 | 1,245 |
| OVH | Value | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB ssd | 0.5 TB | $8.40 | N/A | 1,050 |
| Hostinger | KVM 2 | 2 | 8 GB | 100 GB nvme | 2 TB | $9.99 | N/A | 1,080 |
| Scaleway | DEV1-M | 3 | 4 GB | 40 GB nvme | 0.3 TB | $9.99 | $0.02 | 1,100 |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 55 GB ssd | 2 TB | $10.00 | $0.02 | 1,180 |
| Linode (Akamai) | Linode 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB ssd | 2 TB | $10.00 | $0.02 | 1,150 |
| UpCloud | 1xCPU-2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB nvme | 2 TB | $10.00 | $0.02 | 1,200 |
| Contabo | Cloud VPS M | 6 | 16 GB | 100 GB nvme | 32 TB | $10.50 | N/A | 980 |
| DigitalOcean | Basic 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB ssd | 2 TB | $12.00 | $0.02 | 1,120 |
| Vultr | High Frequency 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 64 GB nvme | 2 TB | $12.00 | $0.02 | 1,180 |
| Hetzner | CCX13 | 2 | 8 GB | 80 GB nvme | 20 TB | $13.49 | $0.02 | 1,245 |
| DigitalOcean | Premium 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB nvme | 2 TB | $14.00 | $0.02 | 1,120 |
| OVH | Essential | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB ssd | 1 TB | $15.60 | N/A | 1,050 |
| Hetzner | CX42 | 8 | 16 GB | 160 GB nvme | 20 TB | $16.18 | $0.03 | 1,245 |
| Hostinger | KVM 4 | 4 | 16 GB | 200 GB nvme | 4 TB | $16.99 | N/A | 1,080 |
| Contabo | Cloud VPS L | 8 | 30 GB | 200 GB nvme | 32 TB | $17.50 | N/A | 980 |
| Scaleway | DEV1-L | 4 | 8 GB | 80 GB nvme | 0.4 TB | $19.99 | $0.03 | 1,100 |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute 4GB | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB ssd | 3 TB | $20.00 | $0.03 | 1,180 |
| Linode (Akamai) | Linode 4GB | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB ssd | 4 TB | $20.00 | $0.03 | 1,150 |
| UpCloud | 2xCPU-4GB | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB nvme | 4 TB | $20.00 | $0.03 | 1,200 |
| DigitalOcean | Basic 4GB | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB ssd | 4 TB | $24.00 | $0.04 | 1,120 |
| Hetzner | CCX23 | 4 | 16 GB | 160 GB nvme | 20 TB | $26.98 | $0.04 | 1,245 |
| Hostinger | KVM 8 | 8 | 32 GB | 400 GB nvme | 8 TB | $29.99 | N/A | 1,080 |
| Fly.io | performance-1x | 1 | 2 GB | 1 GB nvme | 0.16 TB | $30.30 | $0.05 | 1,280 |
| OVH | Comfort | 8 | 16 GB | 320 GB ssd | 2 TB | $31.20 | N/A | 1,050 |
| Contabo | Cloud VPS XL | 10 | 60 GB | 400 GB nvme | 32 TB | $31.50 | N/A | 980 |
| Hetzner | CX52 | 16 | 32 GB | 320 GB nvme | 20 TB | $32.35 | $0.05 | 1,245 |
| Linode (Akamai) | Dedicated 4GB | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB ssd | 4 TB | $36.00 | $0.05 | 1,150 |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute 8GB | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB ssd | 4 TB | $40.00 | $0.06 | 1,180 |
| Linode (Akamai) | Linode 8GB | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB ssd | 5 TB | $40.00 | $0.06 | 1,150 |
| UpCloud | 4xCPU-8GB | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB nvme | 5 TB | $40.00 | $0.06 | 1,200 |
| DigitalOcean | Basic 8GB | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB ssd | 5 TB | $48.00 | $0.07 | 1,120 |
| Fly.io | performance-2x | 2 | 4 GB | 1 GB nvme | 0.16 TB | $60.61 | $0.09 | 1,280 |
| Linode (Akamai) | Dedicated 8GB | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB ssd | 5 TB | $72.00 | $0.11 | 1,150 |
Price Tiers
Under $5
6
Scaleway from $1.15
$5 to $10
12
Vultr from $5.00
$10 to $20
13
Vultr from $10.00
$20+
17
Vultr from $20.00
Where pricing gets misleading
The cheapest overall plan is not always the cheapest usable plan for your workload. Small differences in RAM, storage, and disk performance turn a low sticker price into a false economy quickly.
Regional reality
Providers with more regions or better local performance often charge more than the absolute budget players. Price should be filtered by where your users are.
Cheapest VPS by Stack
What is the cheapest VPS in 2026?
Scaleway currently has the lowest entry price in this dataset at $1.15 per month.
Why do VPS prices vary so much?
Entry pricing reflects a mix of CPU allocation, storage type, regional footprint, support model, and whether the provider optimizes for raw value or a broader developer platform.
Are cheap VPS plans good enough for production?
Sometimes. Small production apps can run well on entry plans, but the right answer depends on RAM, storage, workload spikes, backups, and whether the provider’s performance is consistent under load.
Should I compare price alone?
No. Price only becomes useful once you filter for the specs you actually need. That is why the pricing hub links into stack-specific and workload-specific pages.
Need more than a price table?
Compare providers side by side or go straight into workload-specific pages.