Providers like Exoscale
Short answer
These 10 providers come closest to Exoscale on price, countries served, Windows support, billing and payment options. LikeVPS, Amazon Lightsail and Kamatera are the nearest matches. Each entry notes what is different from Exoscale.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 10
- lowest monthly price
- $3.50
- median monthly price
- $4.77
- sell Windows
- 10
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 Exoscale: pricier to start ($10.00 vs $5.32), 26 vs 7 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Lite [FR]
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB NVMe / unmetered
$10.00/mo
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2
Amazon Lightsail
Since 2006, based in United States; 19 locations in 17 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Exoscale: cheaper to start ($5.00 vs $5.32), 19 vs 7 locations.
Entry plan
Linux 512 MB
2 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
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3
Kamatera
Since 1995, based in United States; 21 locations in 14 countries, typically $11.12 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Exoscale: cheaper to start ($4.00 vs $5.32), 21 vs 7 locations.
Entry plan
Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 5 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.
Compared with Exoscale: cheaper to start ($3.50 vs $5.32), 14 vs 7 locations.
Entry plan
Starter 1xCPU-1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.50/mo
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5
Liquid Web VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.61 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Exoscale: cheaper to start ($5.00 vs $5.32), 3 vs 7 locations.
Entry plan
Cloud VPS Compute 1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
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6
IONOS VPS
Since 1988, based in Germany; 8 locations in 4 countries, typically $3.06 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Exoscale: pricier to start ($6.00 vs $5.32), 8 vs 7 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
VPS Linux S+
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 60 GB NVMe / unmetered
$6.00/mo
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7
OVHcloud VPS
Since 1999, based in France; 11 locations in 9 countries, typically $1.04 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Exoscale: cheaper to start ($4.54 vs $5.32), 11 vs 7 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
VPS-1
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB NVMe / unmetered
$4.54/mo
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8
Contabo
Since 2003, based in Germany; 10 locations in 7 countries, typically $0.70 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Exoscale: pricier to start ($6.16 vs $5.32), 10 vs 7 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Cloud VPS 4
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB SSD / unmetered
$6.16/mo
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9
Tencent Cloud Lighthouse
Since 2013, based in CN; 11 locations in 10 countries, typically $2.25 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Exoscale: cheaper to start ($4.20 vs $5.32), 11 vs 7 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Starter 2C2G 40GB
2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 40 GB SSD / 500 GB
$4.20/mo
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10
HOSTKEY
Since 2007, based in Netherlands; 7 locations in 7 countries, typically $1.33 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Exoscale: cheaper to start ($3.60 vs $5.32), 7 vs 7 locations.
Entry plan
Hourly VPS Basic
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.60/mo
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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 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 512 MB | 2 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $5.00 | $10.00 | 19 | 1.3 |
| 3 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |
| 4 | UpCloud | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.50 | $3.50 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Liquid Web VPS | Cloud VPS Compute 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 6 | IONOS VPS | VPS Linux S+ | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB | $6.00 | $3.00 | 8 | 4.6 |
| 7 | OVHcloud VPS | VPS-1 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB | $4.54 | $1.14 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 8 | Contabo | Cloud VPS 4 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $6.16 | $0.77 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 9 | Tencent Cloud Lighthouse | Starter 2C2G 40GB | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB | $4.20 | $2.10 | 11 | — |
| 10 | HOSTKEY | Hourly VPS Basic | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | $3.60 | $0.90 | 7 | 3.1 |