VPS hosting in San Jose
Short answer
9 providers rent VPS servers in San Jose, United States (some list the site as Fremont and Santa Clara). Prices start at $2.25 a month with RackNerd. From San Jose, the nearest major hub is Los Angeles at roughly 11 ms round trip.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 9
- lowest monthly price
- $2.25
- median monthly price
- $4.00
- 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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2
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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3
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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4
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
Go to Linode -
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
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6
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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7
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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8
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 -
9
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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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 | UpCloud | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.50 | $3.50 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 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 |
| 4 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Nanode 1 GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Tencent Cloud Lighthouse | Starter 2C2G 40GB | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB | $4.20 | $2.10 | 11 | — |
| 6 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |
| 7 | GreenCloudVPS | SSDKVM-1 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB | $6.00 | $6.00 | 19 | 3.3 |
| 8 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server | Linux 1C/0.5G | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $3.50 | $7.00 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 9 | RackNerd | KVM VPS 512 MB | 1 | 512 MB | 30 GB | $2.25 | $4.50 | 12 | 4.3 |
Price check
How far is San Jose from everywhere else?
Estimated round-trip time from San Jose 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 515 km | 5 ms | 11 ms | games, trading, remote desktop |
| New York | 4,102 km | 41 ms | 65 ms | websites, APIs, VPN |
| Tokyo | 8,317 km | 83 ms | 128 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| London | 8,617 km | 86 ms | 132 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Frankfurt | 9,137 km | 91 ms | 140 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Sao Paulo | 10,389 km | 104 ms | 159 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Sydney | 11,968 km | 120 ms | 183 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Dubai | 13,032 km | 130 ms | 198 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Mumbai | 13,529 km | 135 ms | 206 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Singapore | 13,628 km | 136 ms | 207 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
| Johannesburg | 16,935 km | 169 ms | 257 ms | backups, batch jobs, bots |
Nearest other VPS cities
- San FranciscoUnited States, 45 km
- Los AngelesUnited States, 515 km
- PortlandUnited States, 888 km
- PhoenixUnited States, 1,006 km
- SeattleUnited States, 1,119 km
- DallasUnited States, 2,343 km
Questions
Which VPS providers are in San Jose?
Akamai Cloud (Linode), Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server, GreenCloudVPS, Kamatera, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute, RackNerd, Tencent Cloud Lighthouse, UpCloud and Vultr.
What is the cheapest VPS in San Jose?
RackNerd at $2.25 a month for KVM VPS 512 MB.