VPS providers with a free trial or credit
Short answer
12 of 41 providers in the directory (29%) offer a free trial or credit: Vultr, Webdock, HOSTKEY, UpCloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute, Akamai Cloud (Linode), DigitalOcean, Kamatera and 4 more. A trial period, sign-up credit or permanently free small instance.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 12
- lowest monthly price
- $2.41
- median monthly price
- $4.00
- sell Windows
- 7
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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
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Webdock
Since 2019, based in Denmark; 1 location in 1 country, typically $2.19 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
VPS Essential
1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 15 GB NVMe / 1 TB
$2.41/mo
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3
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
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4
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
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5
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
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6
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
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7
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
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8
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
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9
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
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10
Namecheap VPS
Since 2000, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $3.15 per GB of RAM.
Entry plan
Spark
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.88/mo
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11
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
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12
BitLaunch
Since 2017, based in United Kingdom; 7 locations in 5 countries.
Entry plan
No public price
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 | Webdock | VPS Essential | 1 | 2 GB | 15 GB | $2.41 | $1.21 | 1 | 4.9 |
| 3 | HOSTKEY | Hourly VPS Basic | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | $3.60 | $0.90 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 4 | UpCloud | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.50 | $3.50 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | 1 | 8 GB | 50 GB | $16.06 | $2.01 | 25 | 1.3 |
| 6 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Nanode 1 GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | $5.00 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 7 | DigitalOcean | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $4.00 | $8.00 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 512 MB | 2 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $5.00 | $10.00 | 19 | 1.3 |
| 10 | Namecheap VPS | Spark | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $5.88 | $5.88 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 11 | Cloudways | DigitalOcean Micro | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | $11.00 | $5.50 | 9 | 4.6 |
| 12 | BitLaunch | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2.8 |
Price check
Questions
Which VPS providers offer a free trial or credit?
Akamai Cloud (Linode), Amazon Lightsail, BitLaunch, Cloudways, DigitalOcean, HOSTKEY, Kamatera, Namecheap VPS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute, UpCloud, Vultr and Webdock.