VPS hosting in Chicago
Short answer
11 providers rent VPS servers in Chicago, United States. Prices start at $2.25 a month with RackNerd. From Chicago, the nearest major hub is New York at roughly 20 ms round trip.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 11
- lowest monthly price
- $2.25
- median monthly price
- $4.50
- sell Windows
- 8
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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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
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4
UpCloud
Since 2011, based in Finland; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Starter 1xCPU-1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.50/mo
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5
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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6
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Since 2003, based in United States; 26 locations in 15 countries, typically $6.00 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Nanode 1 GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
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7
SSD Nodes
Since 2011, based in United States; 15 locations in 10 countries, typically $1.56 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
KVM / Small
2 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 160 GB SSD / 4 TB
$17.00/mo
Go to SSD Nodes -
8
Kamatera
Since 1995, based in United States; 21 locations in 14 countries, typically $11.12 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 5 TB
$4.00/mo
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9
GreenCloudVPS
Since 2013, based in United States; 19 locations in 9 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
SSDKVM-1
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 15 GB SSD / 1.5 TB
$6.00/mo
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10
RackNerd
Since 2019, based in United States; 12 locations in 5 countries, typically $6.15 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
KVM VPS 512 MB
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 500 GB
$2.25/mo
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11
BitLaunch
Since 2017, based in United Kingdom; 7 locations in 5 countries.
Entry plan
No public price
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 | HostHatch | NVMe 2 GB | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB | $4.00 | $2.00 | 14 | 2.7 |
| 4 | UpCloud | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.50 | $3.50 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | 1 | 8 GB | 50 GB | $16.06 | $2.01 | 25 | 1.3 |
| 6 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Nanode 1 GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 7 | SSD Nodes | KVM / Small | 2 | 8 GB | 160 GB | $17.00 | $2.12 | 15 | 3.0 |
| 8 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |
| 9 | GreenCloudVPS | SSDKVM-1 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB | $6.00 | $6.00 | 19 | 3.3 |
| 10 | RackNerd | KVM VPS 512 MB | 1 | 512 MB | 30 GB | $2.25 | $4.50 | 12 | 4.3 |
| 11 | BitLaunch | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2.8 |
Price check
How far is Chicago from everywhere else?
Estimated round-trip time from Chicago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1,144 km | 11 ms | 20 ms | games, trading, remote desktop |
| Los Angeles | 2,804 km | 28 ms | 45 ms | websites, APIs, VPN |
| London | 6,353 km | 64 ms | 98 ms | websites, APIs, VPN |
| Frankfurt | 6,964 km | 70 ms | 107 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Sao Paulo | 8,408 km | 84 ms | 129 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Tokyo | 10,139 km | 101 ms | 155 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Dubai | 11,638 km | 116 ms | 178 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Mumbai | 12,946 km | 129 ms | 197 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Johannesburg | 13,983 km | 140 ms | 213 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Sydney | 14,876 km | 149 ms | 226 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Singapore | 15,072 km | 151 ms | 229 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
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Questions
Which VPS providers are in Chicago?
Akamai Cloud (Linode), BitLaunch, GreenCloudVPS, HostHatch, Kamatera, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute, RackNerd, SSD Nodes, UltaHost, UpCloud and Vultr.
What is the cheapest VPS in Chicago?
RackNerd at $2.25 a month for KVM VPS 512 MB.