VPS hosting in Seoul
Short answer
6 providers rent VPS servers in Seoul, South Korea. Prices start at $2.50 a month with Vultr. From Seoul, the nearest major hub is Tokyo at roughly 20 ms round trip.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 6
- lowest monthly price
- $2.50
- median monthly price
- $4.10
- sell Windows
- 5
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
Go to Vultr -
2
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
Go to HostHatch -
3
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 -
4
Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server
Since 2009, based in CN; 12 locations in 11 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Linux 1C/0.5G
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$3.50/mo
Go to Alibaba Cloud -
5
Tencent Cloud Lighthouse
Since 2013, based in CN; 11 locations in 10 countries, typically $2.25 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Starter 2C2G 40GB
2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 40 GB SSD / 500 GB
$4.20/mo
Go to Tencent Cloud -
6
Amazon Lightsail
Since 2006, based in United States; 19 locations in 17 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
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 | 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 | HostHatch | NVMe 2 GB | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB | $4.00 | $2.00 | 14 | 2.7 |
| 3 | UltaHost | VPS Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.52 | $5.52 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server | Linux 1C/0.5G | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $3.50 | $7.00 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 5 | Tencent Cloud Lighthouse | Starter 2C2G 40GB | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB | $4.20 | $2.10 | 11 | — |
| 6 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 512 MB | 2 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $5.00 | $10.00 | 19 | 1.3 |
Price check
How far is Seoul from everywhere else?
Estimated round-trip time from Seoul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 1,153 km | 12 ms | 20 ms | games, trading, remote desktop |
| Singapore | 4,673 km | 47 ms | 73 ms | websites, APIs, VPN |
| Mumbai | 5,595 km | 56 ms | 87 ms | websites, APIs, VPN |
| Dubai | 6,784 km | 68 ms | 105 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Sydney | 8,330 km | 83 ms | 128 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Frankfurt | 8,550 km | 85 ms | 131 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| London | 8,857 km | 89 ms | 136 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Los Angeles | 9,586 km | 96 ms | 147 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| New York | 11,052 km | 111 ms | 169 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Johannesburg | 12,488 km | 125 ms | 190 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Sao Paulo | 18,342 km | 183 ms | 278 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
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Questions
Which VPS providers are in Seoul?
Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server, Amazon Lightsail, HostHatch, Tencent Cloud Lighthouse, UltaHost and Vultr.
What is the cheapest VPS in Seoul?
Vultr at $2.50 a month for Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb).