VPS providers with custom ISO support
Short answer
15 of 41 providers in the directory (37%) offer custom ISO support: LikeVPS, Contabo, HostHatch, netcup, Vultr, HOSTKEY, UltaHost, UpCloud and 7 more. You can boot your own installation image through a console.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 15
- lowest monthly price
- $2.07
- median monthly price
- $5.32
- sell Windows
- 12
Needed for BSDs, firewalls like pfSense or OPNsense, hardened distributions and bring-your-own-licence Windows.
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.
Entry plan
Lite [FR]
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB NVMe / unmetered
$10.00/mo
Go to LikeVPS -
2
Contabo
Since 2003, based in Germany; 10 locations in 7 countries, typically $0.70 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Cloud VPS 4
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB SSD / unmetered
$6.16/mo
Go to Contabo -
3
HostHatch
Since 2011, based in United States; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $1.31 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
NVMe 2 GB
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 10 GB NVMe / 1 TB
$4.00/mo
Go to HostHatch -
4
netcup
Since 2008, based in Germany; 5 locations in 5 countries, typically $2.01 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
VPS piko G11s
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / unmetered
$2.07/mo
Go to netcup -
5
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
Go to Vultr -
6
HOSTKEY
Since 2007, based in Netherlands; 7 locations in 7 countries, typically $1.33 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Hourly VPS Basic
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.60/mo
Go to HOSTKEY -
7
UltaHost
Since 2018, based in United States; 29 locations in 25 countries, typically $4.71 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
VPS Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB NVMe / traffic n/a
$5.52/mo
Go to UltaHost -
8
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
Go to UpCloud -
9
IONOS VPS
Since 1988, based in Germany; 8 locations in 4 countries, typically $3.06 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
VPS Linux S+
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 60 GB NVMe / unmetered
$6.00/mo
Go to IONOS -
10
Hetzner Cloud
Since 1997, based in Germany; 6 locations in 4 countries, typically $1.75 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
CX23
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB NVMe / 20 TB
$6.71/mo
Go to Hetzner -
11
BuyVM
Since 2010, based in United Arab Emirates; 4 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Ryzen KVM 512MB
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 10 GB NVMe / unmetered
$3.00/mo
Go to BuyVM -
12
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
Go to Oracle Cloud -
13
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
Go to GreenCloud -
14
Exoscale
Since 2011, based in Switzerland; 7 locations in 5 countries, typically $9.58 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Standard Micro
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 10 GB NVMe / 1 TB
$5.32/mo
Go to Exoscale -
15
Hostwinds
Since 2010, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $4.99 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Unmanaged Linux 1
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 1 TB
$4.99/mo
Go to Hostwinds
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 | Contabo | Cloud VPS 4 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $6.16 | $0.77 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 3 | HostHatch | NVMe 2 GB | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB | $4.00 | $2.00 | 14 | 2.7 |
| 4 | netcup | VPS piko G11s | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $2.07 | $2.07 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Vultr | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $2.50 | $5.00 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 6 | HOSTKEY | Hourly VPS Basic | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | $3.60 | $0.90 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 7 | UltaHost | VPS Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.52 | $5.52 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 8 | UpCloud | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.50 | $3.50 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 9 | IONOS VPS | VPS Linux S+ | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB | $6.00 | $3.00 | 8 | 4.6 |
| 10 | Hetzner Cloud | CX23 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB | $6.71 | $1.68 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 11 | BuyVM | Ryzen KVM 512MB | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $3.00 | $6.00 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 12 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | 1 | 8 GB | 50 GB | $16.06 | $2.01 | 25 | 1.3 |
| 13 | GreenCloudVPS | SSDKVM-1 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB | $6.00 | $6.00 | 19 | 3.3 |
| 14 | Exoscale | Standard Micro | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $5.32 | $10.64 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 15 | Hostwinds | Unmanaged Linux 1 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $4.99 | $4.99 | 3 | 2.1 |
Price check
Questions
Which VPS providers offer custom ISO support?
BuyVM, Contabo, Exoscale, GreenCloudVPS, HOSTKEY, Hetzner Cloud, HostHatch, Hostwinds, IONOS VPS, LikeVPS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute, UltaHost, UpCloud, Vultr and netcup.