Providers like DigitalOcean
Short answer
These 10 providers come closest to DigitalOcean on price, countries served, Windows support, billing and payment options. LikeVPS, Akamai Cloud (Linode) and Vultr are the nearest matches. Each entry notes what is different from DigitalOcean.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 10
- lowest monthly price
- $2.07
- median monthly price
- $5.55
- sell Windows
- 5
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.
Compared with DigitalOcean: pricier to start ($10.00 vs $4.00), 26 vs 13 locations, has Windows, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Lite [FR]
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB NVMe / unmetered
$10.00/mo
Go to LikeVPS -
2
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Since 2003, based in United States; 26 locations in 15 countries, typically $6.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with DigitalOcean: pricier to start ($5.00 vs $4.00), 26 vs 13 locations.
Entry plan
Nanode 1 GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Linode -
3
Vultr
Since 2014, based in United States; 32 locations in 19 countries, typically $5.50 per GB of RAM.
Compared with DigitalOcean: cheaper to start ($2.50 vs $4.00), 32 vs 13 locations, has Windows.
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 -
4
Bluehost VPS
Since 2003, based in United States; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $3.62 per GB of RAM.
Compared with DigitalOcean: pricier to start ($5.69 vs $4.00), 9 vs 13 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
NVMe 2
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 50 GB NVMe / unmetered
$5.69/mo
Go to Bluehost -
5
Cloudways
Since 2012, based in MT; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $11.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with DigitalOcean: pricier to start ($11.00 vs $4.00), 9 vs 13 locations.
Entry plan
DigitalOcean Micro
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / 2 TB
$11.00/mo
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6
Leaseweb VPS
Since 1997, based in Netherlands; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $0.64 per GB of RAM.
Compared with DigitalOcean: pricier to start ($5.58 vs $4.00), 9 vs 13 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Leaseweb VPS 1
4 vCPU / 6 GB RAM / 100 GB NVMe / 30 TB
$5.58/mo
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7
UltaHost
Since 2018, based in United States; 29 locations in 25 countries, typically $4.71 per GB of RAM.
Compared with DigitalOcean: pricier to start ($5.52 vs $4.00), 29 vs 13 locations, has Windows, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
VPS Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB NVMe / traffic n/a
$5.52/mo
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8
Evolution Host
Since 2013, based in Ireland; 17 locations in 11 countries, typically $7.40 per GB of RAM.
Compared with DigitalOcean: pricier to start ($5.59 vs $4.00), 17 vs 13 locations, has Windows, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Starter
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 10 TB
$5.59/mo
Go to Evolution Host -
9
Kamatera
Since 1995, based in United States; 21 locations in 14 countries, typically $11.12 per GB of RAM.
Compared with DigitalOcean: same entry price, 21 vs 13 locations, has Windows.
Entry plan
Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 5 TB
$4.00/mo
Go to Kamatera -
10
netcup
Since 2008, based in Germany; 5 locations in 5 countries, typically $2.01 per GB of RAM.
Compared with DigitalOcean: cheaper to start ($2.07 vs $4.00), 5 vs 13 locations.
Entry plan
VPS piko G11s
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / unmetered
$2.07/mo
Go to netcup
See these numbers as a table
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | $/month | $/GB RAM | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LikeVPS | Lite [FR] | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $10.00 | $10.00 | 26 | — |
| 2 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Nanode 1 GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Vultr | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $2.50 | $5.00 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 4 | Bluehost VPS | NVMe 2 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | $5.69 | $2.85 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Cloudways | DigitalOcean Micro | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | $11.00 | $5.50 | 9 | 4.6 |
| 6 | Leaseweb VPS | Leaseweb VPS 1 | 4 | 6 GB | 100 GB | $5.58 | $0.93 | 9 | 3.4 |
| 7 | UltaHost | VPS Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.52 | $5.52 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Evolution Host | Starter | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $5.59 | $5.59 | 17 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |
| 10 | netcup | VPS piko G11s | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $2.07 | $2.07 | 5 | 3.8 |