VPS under $5 a month
Short answer
21 providers sell a plan for $5 a month or less. The most RAM within the budget is 4 GB (HOSTKEY Hourly VPS Basic, $3.60). For each provider we show the biggest plan that fits under $5.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 21
- lowest monthly price
- $0.48
- median monthly price
- $4.00
- sell Windows
- 15
Budget pages ask a simple question: what is the most server you can get from each provider without crossing $5? Plans are ordered by RAM, then price. Remember that some cheap plans exclude IPv4, require annual billing or are sold out in some locations; the provider profiles flag these.
The list
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1
HOSTKEY
Since 2007, based in Netherlands; 7 locations in 7 countries, typically $1.33 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Hourly VPS Basic
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.60/mo
Go to HOSTKEY -
2
OVHcloud VPS
Since 1999, based in France; 11 locations in 9 countries, typically $1.04 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
VPS-1
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB NVMe / unmetered
$4.54/mo
Go to OVHcloud -
3
Webdock
Since 2019, based in Denmark; 1 location in 1 country, typically $2.19 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
VPS Essential
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 15 GB NVMe / 1 TB
$2.41/mo
Go to Webdock -
4
InterServer
Since 1999, based in United States; 3 locations in 1 country, typically $1.50 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Linux VPS 1 slice
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 2 TB
$3.00/mo
Go to InterServer -
5
HostHatch
Since 2011, based in United States; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $1.31 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
NVMe 2 GB
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 10 GB NVMe / 1 TB
$4.00/mo
Go to HostHatch -
6
Tencent Cloud Lighthouse
Since 2013, based in CN; 11 locations in 10 countries, typically $2.25 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Starter 2C2G 40GB
2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 40 GB SSD / 500 GB
$4.20/mo
Go to Tencent Cloud -
7
HostGator VPS
Since 2002, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $2.41 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 50 GB NVMe / unmetered
$4.68/mo
Go to HostGator -
8
Scaleway
Since 1999, based in France; 4 locations in 4 countries, typically $5.78 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
STARDUST1-S
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / unmetered
$0.48/mo
Go to Scaleway -
9
netcup
Since 2008, based in Germany; 5 locations in 5 countries, typically $2.01 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
VPS piko G11s
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / unmetered
$2.07/mo
Go to netcup -
10
Time4VPS
Since 2003, based in Lithuania; 1 location in 1 country, typically $3.64 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Linux 1
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / 1 TB
$3.35/mo
Go to Time4VPS -
11
UpCloud
Since 2011, based in Finland; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Starter 1xCPU-1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.50/mo
Go to UpCloud -
12
Kamatera
Since 1995, based in United States; 21 locations in 14 countries, typically $11.12 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 5 TB
$4.00/mo
Go to Kamatera -
13
Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server
Since 2009, based in CN; 12 locations in 11 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Linux 1C/1G
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$4.50/mo
Go to Alibaba Cloud -
14
Hostwinds
Since 2010, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $4.99 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Unmanaged Linux 1
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 1 TB
$4.99/mo
Go to Hostwinds -
15
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Since 2003, based in United States; 26 locations in 15 countries, typically $6.00 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Nanode 1 GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Linode -
16
BuyVM
Since 2010, based in United Arab Emirates; 4 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Ryzen KVM 1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / unmetered
$5.00/mo
Go to BuyVM -
17
Liquid Web VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.61 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Cloud VPS Compute 1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Liquid Web -
18
Vultr
Since 2014, based in United States; 32 locations in 19 countries, typically $5.50 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb)
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Vultr -
19
RackNerd
Since 2019, based in United States; 12 locations in 5 countries, typically $6.15 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
KVM VPS 512 MB
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 500 GB
$2.25/mo
Go to RackNerd -
20
DigitalOcean
Since 2012, based in United States; 13 locations in 8 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb)
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 10 GB SSD / 500 GB
$4.00/mo
Go to DigitalOcean -
21
Amazon Lightsail
Since 2006, based in United States; 19 locations in 17 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Biggest plan under $5
Linux 512 MB
2 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Lightsail
See these numbers as a table
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | $/month | $/GB RAM | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOSTKEY | Hourly VPS Basic | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | $3.60 | $0.90 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 2 | OVHcloud VPS | VPS-1 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB | $4.54 | $1.14 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 3 | Webdock | VPS Essential | 1 | 2 GB | 15 GB | $2.41 | $1.21 | 1 | 4.9 |
| 4 | InterServer | Linux VPS 1 slice | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB | $3.00 | $1.50 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 5 | HostHatch | NVMe 2 GB | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB | $4.00 | $2.00 | 14 | 2.7 |
| 6 | Tencent Cloud Lighthouse | Starter 2C2G 40GB | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB | $4.20 | $2.10 | 11 | — |
| 7 | HostGator VPS | Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | $4.68 | $2.34 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 8 | Scaleway | STARDUST1-S | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $0.48 | $0.48 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 9 | netcup | VPS piko G11s | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $2.07 | $2.07 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 10 | Time4VPS | Linux 1 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.35 | $3.35 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 11 | UpCloud | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.50 | $3.50 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |
| 13 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server | Linux 1C/1G | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.50 | $4.50 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 14 | Hostwinds | Unmanaged Linux 1 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $4.99 | $4.99 | 3 | 2.1 |
| 15 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Nanode 1 GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 16 | BuyVM | Ryzen KVM 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 17 | Liquid Web VPS | Cloud VPS Compute 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 18 | Vultr | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb) | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 19 | RackNerd | KVM VPS 512 MB | 1 | 512 MB | 30 GB | $2.25 | $4.50 | 12 | 4.3 |
| 20 | DigitalOcean | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $4.00 | $8.00 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 21 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 512 MB | 2 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $5.00 | $10.00 | 19 | 1.3 |