VPS hosting in Johannesburg
Short answer
3 providers rent VPS servers in Johannesburg, South Africa. Prices start at $2.50 a month with Vultr. From Johannesburg, the nearest major hub is Dubai at roughly 99 ms round trip.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 3
- lowest monthly price
- $2.50
- median monthly price
- $5.52
- sell Windows
- 3
The list
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1
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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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
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute
Since 1977, based in United States; 25 locations in 21 countries, typically $3.38 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB
1 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 50 GB NVMe / 10 TB
$16.06/mo
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See these numbers as a table
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | $/month | $/GB RAM | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vultr | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $2.50 | $5.00 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 2 | UltaHost | VPS Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.52 | $5.52 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | 1 | 8 GB | 50 GB | $16.06 | $2.01 | 25 | 1.3 |
Price check
How far is Johannesburg from everywhere else?
Estimated round-trip time from Johannesburg to major internet hubs. The floor is the physical minimum over fibre along the shortest path; the typical figure allows for real-world routing.
| To | Distance | Floor | Typical | Good enough for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 6,419 km | 64 ms | 99 ms | websites, APIs, VPN |
| Mumbai | 6,983 km | 70 ms | 108 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Sao Paulo | 7,429 km | 74 ms | 114 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Singapore | 8,659 km | 87 ms | 133 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Frankfurt | 8,698 km | 87 ms | 133 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| London | 9,070 km | 91 ms | 139 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Sydney | 11,041 km | 110 ms | 169 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| New York | 12,840 km | 128 ms | 196 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Tokyo | 13,539 km | 135 ms | 206 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Los Angeles | 16,674 km | 167 ms | 253 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
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Questions
Which VPS providers are in Johannesburg?
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute, UltaHost and Vultr.
What is the cheapest VPS in Johannesburg?
Vultr at $2.50 a month for Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb).