Best VPS for blockchain nodes
Short answer
For blockchain nodes we look for at least 16 GB RAM and 4 vCPU. 35 providers sell a plan that meets it; the cheapest qualifying plan is Leaseweb VPS Leaseweb VPS 2 at $10.06 a month. LikeVPS, netcup and Contabo rank highest once features that matter here are weighed in.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 35
- lowest monthly price
- $10.06
- median monthly price
- $56.88
- sell Windows
- 22
Full nodes and validators are storage- and memory-heavy: an Ethereum execution plus consensus client wants 16–32 GB of RAM and 2 TB of fast disk. Mining is prohibited almost everywhere; running nodes is generally allowed.
Checklist
- 16 GB RAM or more
- Large NVMe disks or attachable volumes
- Unmetered or multi-TB traffic
- Terms that permit nodes
The list
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1
LikeVPS
Since 2020, based in United Kingdom; 26 locations in 26 countries, typically $4.25 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Like++ [FR]
32 vCPU / 64 GB RAM / 510 GB NVMe / unmetered
$270.00/mo
Go to LikeVPS -
2
netcup
Since 2008, based in Germany; 5 locations in 5 countries, typically $2.01 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
VPS 2000 G12.5
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 256 GB SSD / unmetered
$29.13/mo
Go to netcup -
3
Contabo
Since 2003, based in Germany; 10 locations in 7 countries, typically $0.70 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Cloud VPS 8
8 vCPU / 24 GB RAM / 300 GB SSD / unmetered
$15.68/mo
Go to Contabo -
4
HostHatch
Since 2011, based in United States; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $1.31 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
NVMe 16 GB
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 75 GB NVMe / 4 TB
$15.00/mo
Go to HostHatch -
5
UltaHost
Since 2018, based in United States; 29 locations in 25 countries, typically $4.71 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
POWER Premium
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 450 GB NVMe / unmetered
$68.43/mo
Go to UltaHost -
6
BuyVM
Since 2010, based in United Arab Emirates; 4 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Ryzen KVM 16GB
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 320 GB NVMe / unmetered
$75.00/mo
Go to BuyVM -
7
OVHcloud VPS
Since 1999, based in France; 11 locations in 9 countries, typically $1.04 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
VPS-4
8 vCPU / 24 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / unmetered
$23.37/mo
Go to OVHcloud -
8
HOSTKEY
Since 2007, based in Netherlands; 7 locations in 7 countries, typically $1.33 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Hourly VPS Enterprise
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$14.40/mo
Go to HOSTKEY -
9
Evolution Host
Since 2013, based in Ireland; 17 locations in 11 countries, typically $7.40 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Ultimate
16 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / 100 TB
$111.88/mo
Go to Evolution Host -
10
InterServer
Since 1999, based in United States; 3 locations in 1 country, typically $1.50 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Linux VPS 8 slices
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 240 GB SSD / 16 TB
$24.00/mo
Go to InterServer -
11
SSD Nodes
Since 2011, based in United States; 15 locations in 10 countries, typically $1.56 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
KVM / Medium
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 320 GB SSD / 8 TB
$28.00/mo
Go to SSD Nodes -
12
DigitalOcean
Since 2012, based in United States; 13 locations in 8 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Basic 16 GB (s-8vcpu-16gb)
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 320 GB SSD / 6 TB
$96.00/mo
Go to DigitalOcean -
13
IONOS VPS
Since 1988, based in Germany; 8 locations in 4 countries, typically $3.06 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
VPS Linux XL+
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 480 GB NVMe / unmetered
$47.00/mo
Go to IONOS -
14
Leaseweb VPS
Since 1997, based in Netherlands; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $0.64 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Leaseweb VPS 2
6 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / 30 TB
$10.06/mo
Go to Leaseweb -
15
Tencent Cloud Lighthouse
Since 2013, based in CN; 11 locations in 10 countries, typically $2.25 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
General 8C16G 300GB
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 300 GB SSD / 7 TB
$78.00/mo
Go to Tencent Cloud -
16
GreenCloudVPS
Since 2013, based in United States; 19 locations in 9 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
EPYCVDS-4
4 vCPU / 32 GB RAM / 320 GB NVMe / 16 TB
$40.00/mo
Go to GreenCloud -
17
Time4VPS
Since 2003, based in Lithuania; 1 location in 1 country, typically $3.64 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Linux 16
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB SSD / 32 TB
$39.19/mo
Go to Time4VPS -
18
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Since 2003, based in United States; 26 locations in 15 countries, typically $6.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Linode 16 GB
6 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 320 GB SSD / 8 TB
$96.00/mo
Go to Linode -
19
UpCloud
Since 2011, based in Finland; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Premium 8xCPU-16GB
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$164.00/mo
Go to UpCloud -
20
Hostinger VPS
Since 2004, based in Lithuania; 10 locations in 9 countries, typically $1.84 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
KVM 4
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / 16 TB
$28.99/mo
Go to Hostinger -
21
HostGator VPS
Since 2002, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $2.41 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Snappy 8000 - NVMe 16
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 450 GB NVMe / unmetered
$39.53/mo
Go to HostGator -
22
Bluehost VPS
Since 2003, based in United States; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $3.62 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
NVMe 16
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 450 GB NVMe / unmetered
$49.99/mo
Go to Bluehost -
23
Amazon Lightsail
Since 2006, based in United States; 19 locations in 17 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Linux 16 GB
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 320 GB SSD / 6 TB
$84.00/mo
Go to Lightsail -
24
Hetzner Cloud
Since 1997, based in Germany; 6 locations in 4 countries, typically $1.75 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
CX43
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 160 GB NVMe / 20 TB
$18.47/mo
Go to Hetzner -
25
Cloudways
Since 2012, based in MT; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $11.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
DigitalOcean 8XL
24 vCPU / 128 GB RAM / 2560 GB SSD / 11 TB
$342.00/mo
Go to Cloudways -
26
Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server
Since 2009, based in CN; 12 locations in 11 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Linux 4C/16G
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 320 GB SSD / 6 TB
$70.00/mo
Go to Alibaba Cloud -
27
Hosting.com
Since 2001, based in United States; 10 locations in 9 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
VPS M (16GB Cloud Server)
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 300 GB NVMe / unmetered
$79.99/mo
Go to Hosting.com -
28
Hostwinds
Since 2010, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $4.99 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Unmanaged Linux 8
8 vCPU / 32 GB RAM / 400 GB SSD / 6 TB
$124.99/mo
Go to Hostwinds -
29
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute
Since 1977, based in United States; 25 locations in 21 countries, typically $3.38 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
VM.Standard.E4.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 50 GB NVMe / 10 TB
$54.02/mo
Go to Oracle Cloud -
30
ScalaHosting
Since 2007, based in United States; 15 locations in 13 countries, typically $8.23 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Config #3
8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 160 GB NVMe / unmetered
$95.95/mo
Go to ScalaHosting -
31
Namecheap VPS
Since 2000, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $3.15 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Hypernova
12 vCPU / 24 GB RAM / 500 GB SSD / 10 TB
$56.88/mo
Go to Namecheap -
32
Liquid Web VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.61 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Cloud VPS Compute 16GB
6 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 440 GB SSD / 7 TB
$90.00/mo
Go to Liquid Web -
33
Exoscale
Since 2011, based in Switzerland; 7 locations in 5 countries, typically $9.58 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Standard Extra-Large
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 10 GB NVMe / 1 TB
$136.27/mo
Go to Exoscale -
34
DreamHost VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $6.79 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Stack 16
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 250 GB NVMe / unmetered
$34.99/mo
Go to DreamHost -
35
GoDaddy VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 3 locations in 3 countries, typically $7.50 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
4 vCPU / 16GB RAM
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / unmetered
$74.99/mo
Go to GoDaddy
See these numbers as a table
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | $/month | $/GB RAM | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LikeVPS | Like++ [FR] | 32 | 64 GB | 510 GB | $270.00 | $4.22 | 26 | — |
| 2 | netcup | VPS 2000 G12.5 | 8 | 16 GB | 256 GB | $29.13 | $1.82 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 3 | Contabo | Cloud VPS 8 | 8 | 24 GB | 300 GB | $15.68 | $0.65 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 4 | HostHatch | NVMe 16 GB | 4 | 16 GB | 75 GB | $15.00 | $0.94 | 14 | 2.7 |
| 5 | UltaHost | POWER Premium | 8 | 16 GB | 450 GB | $68.43 | $4.28 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 6 | BuyVM | Ryzen KVM 16GB | 4 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $75.00 | $4.69 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 7 | OVHcloud VPS | VPS-4 | 8 | 24 GB | 200 GB | $23.37 | $0.97 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 8 | HOSTKEY | Hourly VPS Enterprise | 8 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $14.40 | $0.90 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 9 | Evolution Host | Ultimate | 16 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $111.88 | $6.99 | 17 | 4.5 |
| 10 | InterServer | Linux VPS 8 slices | 4 | 16 GB | 240 GB | $24.00 | $1.50 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 11 | SSD Nodes | KVM / Medium | 4 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $28.00 | $1.75 | 15 | 3.0 |
| 12 | DigitalOcean | Basic 16 GB (s-8vcpu-16gb) | 8 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $96.00 | $6.00 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 13 | IONOS VPS | VPS Linux XL+ | 8 | 16 GB | 480 GB | $47.00 | $2.94 | 8 | 4.6 |
| 14 | Leaseweb VPS | Leaseweb VPS 2 | 6 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $10.06 | $0.63 | 9 | 3.4 |
| 15 | Tencent Cloud Lighthouse | General 8C16G 300GB | 8 | 16 GB | 300 GB | $78.00 | $4.88 | 11 | — |
| 16 | GreenCloudVPS | EPYCVDS-4 | 4 | 32 GB | 320 GB | $40.00 | $1.25 | 19 | 3.3 |
| 17 | Time4VPS | Linux 16 | 4 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $39.19 | $2.45 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 18 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Linode 16 GB | 6 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $96.00 | $6.00 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 19 | UpCloud | Premium 8xCPU-16GB | 8 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $164.00 | $10.25 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 20 | Hostinger VPS | KVM 4 | 4 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $28.99 | $1.81 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 21 | HostGator VPS | Snappy 8000 - NVMe 16 | 8 | 16 GB | 450 GB | $39.53 | $2.47 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 22 | Bluehost VPS | NVMe 16 | 8 | 16 GB | 450 GB | $49.99 | $3.12 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 23 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 16 GB | 4 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $84.00 | $5.25 | 19 | 1.3 |
| 24 | Hetzner Cloud | CX43 | 8 | 16 GB | 160 GB | $18.47 | $1.15 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Cloudways | DigitalOcean 8XL | 24 | 128 GB | 2560 GB | $342.00 | $2.67 | 9 | 4.6 |
| 26 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server | Linux 4C/16G | 4 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $70.00 | $4.38 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 27 | Hosting.com | VPS M (16GB Cloud Server) | 8 | 16 GB | 300 GB | $79.99 | $5.00 | 10 | 4.8 |
| 28 | Hostwinds | Unmanaged Linux 8 | 8 | 32 GB | 400 GB | $124.99 | $3.91 | 3 | 2.1 |
| 29 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute | VM.Standard.E4.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB | 4 | 16 GB | 50 GB | $54.02 | $3.38 | 25 | 1.3 |
| 30 | ScalaHosting | Config #3 | 8 | 16 GB | 160 GB | $95.95 | $6.00 | 15 | 4.9 |
| 31 | Namecheap VPS | Hypernova | 12 | 24 GB | 500 GB | $56.88 | $2.37 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 32 | Liquid Web VPS | Cloud VPS Compute 16GB | 6 | 16 GB | 440 GB | $90.00 | $5.62 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 33 | Exoscale | Standard Extra-Large | 4 | 16 GB | 10 GB | $136.27 | $8.52 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 34 | DreamHost VPS | Stack 16 | 4 | 16 GB | 250 GB | $34.99 | $2.19 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 35 | GoDaddy VPS | 4 vCPU / 16GB RAM | 4 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $74.99 | $4.69 | 3 | 4.4 |
Price check
Questions
Can I run a Bitcoin node on a cheap VPS?
A pruned Bitcoin Core node runs on 2 GB RAM and 20 GB of disk; a full archival node needs about 700 GB of storage, which pushes you to storage-heavy plans.