VPS providers with dedicated CPU cores
Short answer
17 of 41 providers in the directory (41%) offer dedicated CPU cores: Vultr, UltaHost, netcup, Contabo, HOSTKEY, DigitalOcean, Akamai Cloud (Linode), BuyVM and 9 more. A plan line where each vCPU is pinned to a reserved core or thread instead of being shared with other tenants.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 17
- lowest monthly price
- $0.48
- median monthly price
- $5.00
- sell Windows
- 12
Predictable performance under sustained load: builds, encoding, databases, busy game servers.
The list
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1
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 -
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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 -
3
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 -
4
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 -
5
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 -
6
DigitalOcean
Since 2012, based in United States; 13 locations in 8 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb)
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 10 GB SSD / 500 GB
$4.00/mo
Go to DigitalOcean -
7
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Since 2003, based in United States; 26 locations in 15 countries, typically $6.00 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Nanode 1 GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Linode -
8
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 -
9
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 -
10
Kamatera
Since 1995, based in United States; 21 locations in 14 countries, typically $11.12 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 5 TB
$4.00/mo
Go to Kamatera -
11
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 -
12
Evolution Host
Since 2013, based in Ireland; 17 locations in 11 countries, typically $7.40 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Starter
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 10 TB
$5.59/mo
Go to Evolution Host -
13
Amazon Lightsail
Since 2006, based in United States; 19 locations in 17 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Linux 512 MB
2 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
Go to Lightsail -
14
Scaleway
Since 1999, based in France; 4 locations in 4 countries, typically $5.78 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
STARDUST1-S
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / unmetered
$0.48/mo
Go to Scaleway -
15
Hosting.com
Since 2001, based in United States; 10 locations in 9 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
VPS XS (4GB Cloud Server)
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 100 GB NVMe / unmetered
$19.99/mo
Go to Hosting.com -
16
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 -
17
Cloudways
Since 2012, based in MT; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $11.00 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
DigitalOcean Micro
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / 2 TB
$11.00/mo
Go to Cloudways
See these numbers as a table
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | $/month | $/GB RAM | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vultr | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $2.50 | $5.00 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 2 | UltaHost | VPS Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.52 | $5.52 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 3 | netcup | VPS piko G11s | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $2.07 | $2.07 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Contabo | Cloud VPS 4 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $6.16 | $0.77 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 5 | HOSTKEY | Hourly VPS Basic | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | $3.60 | $0.90 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 6 | DigitalOcean | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $4.00 | $8.00 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Nanode 1 GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 8 | BuyVM | Ryzen KVM 512MB | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $3.00 | $6.00 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 9 | GreenCloudVPS | SSDKVM-1 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB | $6.00 | $6.00 | 19 | 3.3 |
| 10 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |
| 11 | Hetzner Cloud | CX23 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB | $6.71 | $1.68 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Evolution Host | Starter | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $5.59 | $5.59 | 17 | 4.5 |
| 13 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 512 MB | 2 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $5.00 | $10.00 | 19 | 1.3 |
| 14 | Scaleway | STARDUST1-S | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $0.48 | $0.48 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 15 | Hosting.com | VPS XS (4GB Cloud Server) | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB | $19.99 | $5.00 | 10 | 4.8 |
| 16 | Exoscale | Standard Micro | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $5.32 | $10.64 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 17 | Cloudways | DigitalOcean Micro | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | $11.00 | $5.50 | 9 | 4.6 |
Price check
Questions
Which VPS providers offer dedicated CPU cores?
Akamai Cloud (Linode), Amazon Lightsail, BuyVM, Cloudways, Contabo, DigitalOcean, Evolution Host, Exoscale, GreenCloudVPS, HOSTKEY, Hetzner Cloud, Hosting.com, Kamatera, Scaleway, UltaHost, Vultr and netcup.