1 GB RAM VPS plans compared
Short answer
23 providers sell a plan with exactly 1 GB of RAM. Prices range from $0.48 (Scaleway) to $17.99, with a median of $5.00. vCPU count and storage vary a lot at the same RAM, so compare the spec line under each provider.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 23
- lowest monthly price
- $0.48
- median monthly price
- $5.00
- sell Windows
- 17
The list
-
1
LikeVPS
Since 2020, based in United Kingdom; 26 locations in 26 countries, typically $4.25 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Lite [FR]
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB NVMe / unmetered
$10.00/mo
Go to LikeVPS -
2
Scaleway
Since 1999, based in France; 4 locations in 4 countries, typically $5.78 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
STARDUST1-S
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / unmetered
$0.48/mo
Go to Scaleway -
3
netcup
Since 2008, based in Germany; 5 locations in 5 countries, typically $2.01 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
VPS piko G11s
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / unmetered
$2.07/mo
Go to netcup -
4
Time4VPS
Since 2003, based in Lithuania; 1 location in 1 country, typically $3.64 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Linux 1
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / 1 TB
$3.35/mo
Go to Time4VPS -
5
UpCloud
Since 2011, based in Finland; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Starter 1xCPU-1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.50/mo
Go to UpCloud -
6
Kamatera
Since 1995, based in United States; 21 locations in 14 countries, typically $11.12 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 5 TB
$4.00/mo
Go to Kamatera -
7
Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server
Since 2009, based in CN; 12 locations in 11 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Linux 1C/1G
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$4.50/mo
Go to Alibaba Cloud -
8
Hostwinds
Since 2010, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $4.99 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Unmanaged Linux 1
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 1 TB
$4.99/mo
Go to Hostwinds -
9
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Since 2003, based in United States; 26 locations in 15 countries, typically $6.00 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Nanode 1 GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Linode -
10
BuyVM
Since 2010, based in United Arab Emirates; 4 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Ryzen KVM 1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / unmetered
$5.00/mo
Go to BuyVM -
11
HostHatch
Since 2011, based in United States; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $1.31 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Storage 1 TB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 1000 GB HDD / 2.5 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to HostHatch -
12
Liquid Web VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.61 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Cloud VPS Compute 1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Liquid Web -
13
Tencent Cloud Lighthouse
Since 2013, based in CN; 11 locations in 10 countries, typically $2.25 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Razor Speed 2C1G 40GB
2 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 40 GB SSD / unmetered
$5.00/mo
Go to Tencent Cloud -
14
Vultr
Since 2014, based in United States; 32 locations in 19 countries, typically $5.50 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb)
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Vultr -
15
UltaHost
Since 2018, based in United States; 29 locations in 25 countries, typically $4.71 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
VPS Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB NVMe / traffic n/a
$5.52/mo
Go to UltaHost -
16
Evolution Host
Since 2013, based in Ireland; 17 locations in 11 countries, typically $7.40 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Starter
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 10 TB
$5.59/mo
Go to Evolution Host -
17
Namecheap VPS
Since 2000, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $3.15 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Spark
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.88/mo
Go to Namecheap -
18
DigitalOcean
Since 2012, based in United States; 13 locations in 8 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Basic 1 GB (s-1vcpu-1gb)
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$6.00/mo
Go to DigitalOcean -
19
GreenCloudVPS
Since 2013, based in United States; 19 locations in 9 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
SSDKVM-1
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 15 GB SSD / 1.5 TB
$6.00/mo
Go to GreenCloud -
20
Amazon Lightsail
Since 2006, based in United States; 19 locations in 17 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Linux 1 GB
2 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 40 GB SSD / 2 TB
$7.00/mo
Go to Lightsail -
21
Exoscale
Since 2011, based in Switzerland; 7 locations in 5 countries, typically $9.58 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Standard Tiny
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB NVMe / 1 TB
$10.64/mo
Go to Exoscale -
22
Cloudways
Since 2012, based in MT; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $11.00 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
Linode 1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$14.00/mo
Go to Cloudways -
23
RackNerd
Since 2019, based in United States; 12 locations in 5 countries, typically $6.15 per GB of RAM.
Cheapest 1 GB plan
KVM VPS 1 GB
2 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / 1 TB
$17.99/mo
Go to RackNerd
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 | Scaleway | STARDUST1-S | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $0.48 | $0.48 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 3 | netcup | VPS piko G11s | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $2.07 | $2.07 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Time4VPS | Linux 1 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.35 | $3.35 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 5 | UpCloud | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.50 | $3.50 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 6 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server | Linux 1C/1G | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.50 | $4.50 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 8 | Hostwinds | Unmanaged Linux 1 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $4.99 | $4.99 | 3 | 2.1 |
| 9 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Nanode 1 GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 10 | BuyVM | Ryzen KVM 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 11 | HostHatch | Storage 1 TB | 1 | 1 GB | 1000 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 14 | 2.7 |
| 12 | Liquid Web VPS | Cloud VPS Compute 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 13 | Tencent Cloud Lighthouse | Razor Speed 2C1G 40GB | 2 | 1 GB | 40 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 11 | — |
| 14 | Vultr | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb) | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 15 | UltaHost | VPS Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.52 | $5.52 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 16 | Evolution Host | Starter | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $5.59 | $5.59 | 17 | 4.5 |
| 17 | Namecheap VPS | Spark | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $5.88 | $5.88 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 18 | DigitalOcean | Basic 1 GB (s-1vcpu-1gb) | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $6.00 | $6.00 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 19 | GreenCloudVPS | SSDKVM-1 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB | $6.00 | $6.00 | 19 | 3.3 |
| 20 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 1 GB | 2 | 1 GB | 40 GB | $7.00 | $7.00 | 19 | 1.3 |
| 21 | Exoscale | Standard Tiny | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $10.64 | $10.64 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 22 | Cloudways | Linode 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $14.00 | $14.00 | 9 | 4.6 |
| 23 | RackNerd | KVM VPS 1 GB | 2 | 1 GB | 50 GB | $17.99 | $17.99 | 12 | 4.3 |