Cheapest VPS per gigabyte of RAM
Short answer
Across 40 providers, the lowest price per gigabyte of RAM is $0.48 (Scaleway, STARDUST1-S). The median across every priced plan in the directory is $5.00 per GB.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 40
- lowest monthly price
- $0.48
- median monthly price
- $23.19
- sell Windows
- 26
RAM is the resource that most often forces an upgrade and the one that is comparable across providers, which makes price per GB the fairest single number for value.
The list
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1
LikeVPS
Since 2020, based in United Kingdom; 26 locations in 26 countries, typically $4.25 per GB of RAM.
$2.88 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Start [US]
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB NVMe / unmetered
$23.00/mo
Go to LikeVPS -
2
Scaleway
Since 1999, based in France; 4 locations in 4 countries, typically $5.78 per GB of RAM.
$0.48 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
STARDUST1-S
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / unmetered
$0.48/mo
Go to Scaleway -
3
Contabo
Since 2003, based in Germany; 10 locations in 7 countries, typically $0.70 per GB of RAM.
$0.57 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Cloud VPS 18
18 vCPU / 96 GB RAM / 600 GB SSD / unmetered
$54.88/mo
Go to Contabo -
4
Leaseweb VPS
Since 1997, based in Netherlands; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $0.64 per GB of RAM.
$0.59 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Leaseweb VPS 5
16 vCPU / 64 GB RAM / 500 GB NVMe / 30 TB
$38.03/mo
Go to Leaseweb -
5
HostHatch
Since 2011, based in United States; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $1.31 per GB of RAM.
$0.72 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
NVMe 96 GB
16 vCPU / 96 GB RAM / 250 GB NVMe / 20 TB
$69.00/mo
Go to HostHatch -
6
HOSTKEY
Since 2007, based in Netherlands; 7 locations in 7 countries, typically $1.33 per GB of RAM.
$0.90 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Hourly VPS Basic
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.60/mo
Go to HOSTKEY -
7
OVHcloud VPS
Since 1999, based in France; 11 locations in 9 countries, typically $1.04 per GB of RAM.
$0.97 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
VPS-4
8 vCPU / 24 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / unmetered
$23.37/mo
Go to OVHcloud -
8
SSD Nodes
Since 2011, based in United States; 15 locations in 10 countries, typically $1.56 per GB of RAM.
$1.03 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
KVM / 2X-Large
8 vCPU / 32 GB RAM / 480 GB SSD / 16 TB
$33.00/mo
Go to SSD Nodes -
9
netcup
Since 2008, based in Germany; 5 locations in 5 countries, typically $2.01 per GB of RAM.
$1.13 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
VPS 8000 G12.5
16 vCPU / 64 GB RAM / 1024 GB SSD / unmetered
$72.62/mo
Go to netcup -
10
Hetzner Cloud
Since 1997, based in Germany; 6 locations in 4 countries, typically $1.75 per GB of RAM.
$1.15 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
CX43
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 160 GB NVMe / 20 TB
$18.47/mo
Go to Hetzner -
11
Webdock
Since 2019, based in Denmark; 1 location in 1 country, typically $2.19 per GB of RAM.
$1.21 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
VPS Essential
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 15 GB NVMe / 1 TB
$2.41/mo
Go to Webdock -
12
GreenCloudVPS
Since 2013, based in United States; 19 locations in 9 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
$1.25 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
EPYCVDS-1
1 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 80 GB NVMe / 4 TB
$10.00/mo
Go to GreenCloud -
13
InterServer
Since 1999, based in United States; 3 locations in 1 country, typically $1.50 per GB of RAM.
$1.50 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Linux VPS 1 slice
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 2 TB
$3.00/mo
Go to InterServer -
14
Hostinger VPS
Since 2004, based in Lithuania; 10 locations in 9 countries, typically $1.84 per GB of RAM.
$1.56 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
KVM 8
8 vCPU / 32 GB RAM / 400 GB NVMe / 32 TB
$49.99/mo
Go to Hostinger -
15
Tencent Cloud Lighthouse
Since 2013, based in CN; 11 locations in 10 countries, typically $2.25 per GB of RAM.
$1.56 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Starter 2C8G 100GB
2 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB SSD / 3 TB
$12.50/mo
Go to Tencent Cloud -
16
DreamHost VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $6.79 per GB of RAM.
$1.87 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Stack 32
8 vCPU / 32 GB RAM / 450 GB NVMe / unmetered
$59.99/mo
Go to DreamHost -
17
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute
Since 1977, based in United States; 25 locations in 21 countries, typically $3.38 per GB of RAM.
$2.01 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB
1 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 50 GB NVMe / 10 TB
$16.06/mo
Go to Oracle Cloud -
18
HostGator VPS
Since 2002, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $2.41 per GB of RAM.
$2.34 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 50 GB NVMe / unmetered
$4.68/mo
Go to HostGator -
19
Namecheap VPS
Since 2000, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $3.15 per GB of RAM.
$2.37 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Hypernova
12 vCPU / 24 GB RAM / 500 GB SSD / 10 TB
$56.88/mo
Go to Namecheap -
20
Time4VPS
Since 2003, based in Lithuania; 1 location in 1 country, typically $3.64 per GB of RAM.
$2.45 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Linux 16
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB SSD / 32 TB
$39.19/mo
Go to Time4VPS -
21
Cloudways
Since 2012, based in MT; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $11.00 per GB of RAM.
$2.67 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
DigitalOcean 8XL
24 vCPU / 128 GB RAM / 2560 GB SSD / 11 TB
$342.00/mo
Go to Cloudways -
22
IONOS VPS
Since 1988, based in Germany; 8 locations in 4 countries, typically $3.06 per GB of RAM.
$2.83 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
VPS Linux XXL+
12 vCPU / 24 GB RAM / 720 GB NVMe / unmetered
$68.00/mo
Go to IONOS -
23
Bluehost VPS
Since 2003, based in United States; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $3.62 per GB of RAM.
$2.85 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
NVMe 2
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 50 GB NVMe / unmetered
$5.69/mo
Go to Bluehost -
24
UpCloud
Since 2011, based in Finland; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
$3.00 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Starter 4xCPU-8GB
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 40 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$24.00/mo
Go to UpCloud -
25
Hostwinds
Since 2010, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $4.99 per GB of RAM.
$3.43 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Unmanaged Linux 10
16 vCPU / 96 GB RAM / 750 GB SSD / 9 TB
$328.99/mo
Go to Hostwinds -
26
Hosting.com
Since 2001, based in United States; 10 locations in 9 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
$3.44 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
VPS L (32GB Cloud Server)
16 vCPU / 32 GB RAM / 400 GB NVMe / unmetered
$109.99/mo
Go to Hosting.com -
27
UltaHost
Since 2018, based in United States; 29 locations in 25 countries, typically $4.71 per GB of RAM.
$3.45 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
VPS Enterprise
4 vCPU / 6 GB RAM / 100 GB NVMe / unmetered
$20.69/mo
Go to UltaHost -
28
Kamatera
Since 1995, based in United States; 21 locations in 14 countries, typically $11.12 per GB of RAM.
$4.00 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 5 TB
$4.00/mo
Go to Kamatera -
29
Liquid Web VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.61 per GB of RAM.
$4.25 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Cloud VPS Compute 4GB
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 80 GB SSD / 3 TB
$17.00/mo
Go to Liquid Web -
30
Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server
Since 2009, based in CN; 12 locations in 11 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
$4.38 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Linux 2C/8G
2 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 160 GB SSD / 5 TB
$35.00/mo
Go to Alibaba Cloud -
31
RackNerd
Since 2019, based in United States; 12 locations in 5 countries, typically $6.15 per GB of RAM.
$4.50 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
KVM VPS 512 MB
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 500 GB
$2.25/mo
Go to RackNerd -
32
BuyVM
Since 2010, based in United Arab Emirates; 4 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
$4.53 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Ryzen KVM 32GB
8 vCPU / 32 GB RAM / 640 GB NVMe / unmetered
$145.00/mo
Go to BuyVM -
33
GoDaddy VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 3 locations in 3 countries, typically $7.50 per GB of RAM.
$4.69 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
4 vCPU / 16GB RAM
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / unmetered
$74.99/mo
Go to GoDaddy -
34
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Since 2003, based in United States; 26 locations in 15 countries, typically $6.00 per GB of RAM.
$5.00 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Nanode 1 GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Linode -
35
Vultr
Since 2014, based in United States; 32 locations in 19 countries, typically $5.50 per GB of RAM.
$5.00 per GB of RAM
Best-value 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
Go to Vultr -
36
Amazon Lightsail
Since 2006, based in United States; 19 locations in 17 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
$5.25 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Linux 16 GB
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 320 GB SSD / 6 TB
$84.00/mo
Go to Lightsail -
37
Evolution Host
Since 2013, based in Ireland; 17 locations in 11 countries, typically $7.40 per GB of RAM.
$5.59 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Starter
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 10 TB
$5.59/mo
Go to Evolution Host -
38
ScalaHosting
Since 2007, based in United States; 15 locations in 13 countries, typically $8.23 per GB of RAM.
$5.75 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Config #4
16 vCPU / 32 GB RAM / 240 GB NVMe / unmetered
$183.95/mo
Go to ScalaHosting -
39
DigitalOcean
Since 2012, based in United States; 13 locations in 8 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
$6.00 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Basic 1 GB (s-1vcpu-1gb)
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$6.00/mo
Go to DigitalOcean -
40
Exoscale
Since 2011, based in Switzerland; 7 locations in 5 countries, typically $9.58 per GB of RAM.
$8.52 per GB of RAM
Best-value plan
Standard Small
2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 10 GB NVMe / 1 TB
$17.03/mo
Go to Exoscale
See these numbers as a table
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | $/month | $/GB RAM | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LikeVPS | Start [US] | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $23.00 | $2.88 | 26 | — |
| 2 | Scaleway | STARDUST1-S | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $0.48 | $0.48 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Contabo | Cloud VPS 18 | 18 | 96 GB | 600 GB | $54.88 | $0.57 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 4 | Leaseweb VPS | Leaseweb VPS 5 | 16 | 64 GB | 500 GB | $38.03 | $0.59 | 9 | 3.4 |
| 5 | HostHatch | NVMe 96 GB | 16 | 96 GB | 250 GB | $69.00 | $0.72 | 14 | 2.7 |
| 6 | HOSTKEY | Hourly VPS Basic | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | $3.60 | $0.90 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 7 | OVHcloud VPS | VPS-4 | 8 | 24 GB | 200 GB | $23.37 | $0.97 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 8 | SSD Nodes | KVM / 2X-Large | 8 | 32 GB | 480 GB | $33.00 | $1.03 | 15 | 3.0 |
| 9 | netcup | VPS 8000 G12.5 | 16 | 64 GB | 1024 GB | $72.62 | $1.13 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 10 | Hetzner Cloud | CX43 | 8 | 16 GB | 160 GB | $18.47 | $1.15 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Webdock | VPS Essential | 1 | 2 GB | 15 GB | $2.41 | $1.21 | 1 | 4.9 |
| 12 | GreenCloudVPS | EPYCVDS-1 | 1 | 8 GB | 80 GB | $10.00 | $1.25 | 19 | 3.3 |
| 13 | InterServer | Linux VPS 1 slice | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB | $3.00 | $1.50 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 14 | Hostinger VPS | KVM 8 | 8 | 32 GB | 400 GB | $49.99 | $1.56 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 15 | Tencent Cloud Lighthouse | Starter 2C8G 100GB | 2 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $12.50 | $1.56 | 11 | — |
| 16 | DreamHost VPS | Stack 32 | 8 | 32 GB | 450 GB | $59.99 | $1.87 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 17 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | 1 | 8 GB | 50 GB | $16.06 | $2.01 | 25 | 1.3 |
| 18 | HostGator VPS | Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | $4.68 | $2.34 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 19 | Namecheap VPS | Hypernova | 12 | 24 GB | 500 GB | $56.88 | $2.37 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 20 | Time4VPS | Linux 16 | 4 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $39.19 | $2.45 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 21 | Cloudways | DigitalOcean 8XL | 24 | 128 GB | 2560 GB | $342.00 | $2.67 | 9 | 4.6 |
| 22 | IONOS VPS | VPS Linux XXL+ | 12 | 24 GB | 720 GB | $68.00 | $2.83 | 8 | 4.6 |
| 23 | Bluehost VPS | NVMe 2 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | $5.69 | $2.85 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 24 | UpCloud | Starter 4xCPU-8GB | 4 | 8 GB | 40 GB | $24.00 | $3.00 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Hostwinds | Unmanaged Linux 10 | 16 | 96 GB | 750 GB | $328.99 | $3.43 | 3 | 2.1 |
| 26 | Hosting.com | VPS L (32GB Cloud Server) | 16 | 32 GB | 400 GB | $109.99 | $3.44 | 10 | 4.8 |
| 27 | UltaHost | VPS Enterprise | 4 | 6 GB | 100 GB | $20.69 | $3.45 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 28 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |
| 29 | Liquid Web VPS | Cloud VPS Compute 4GB | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB | $17.00 | $4.25 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 30 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server | Linux 2C/8G | 2 | 8 GB | 160 GB | $35.00 | $4.38 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 31 | RackNerd | KVM VPS 512 MB | 1 | 512 MB | 30 GB | $2.25 | $4.50 | 12 | 4.3 |
| 32 | BuyVM | Ryzen KVM 32GB | 8 | 32 GB | 640 GB | $145.00 | $4.53 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 33 | GoDaddy VPS | 4 vCPU / 16GB RAM | 4 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $74.99 | $4.69 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 34 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Nanode 1 GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 35 | Vultr | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $2.50 | $5.00 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 36 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 16 GB | 4 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $84.00 | $5.25 | 19 | 1.3 |
| 37 | Evolution Host | Starter | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $5.59 | $5.59 | 17 | 4.5 |
| 38 | ScalaHosting | Config #4 | 16 | 32 GB | 240 GB | $183.95 | $5.75 | 15 | 4.9 |
| 39 | DigitalOcean | Basic 1 GB (s-1vcpu-1gb) | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $6.00 | $6.00 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 40 | Exoscale | Standard Small | 2 | 2 GB | 10 GB | $17.03 | $8.52 | 7 | 3.5 |