Cloud hosting plans
Entry plans by advertised monthly price. Egress overage is the column to watch: it varies by four orders of magnitude between providers, and it often outweighs the plan price.
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| Provider | Plan | From /mo | Spec | Included egress | Egress overage | Scale to zero | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaleway Cloud VPS |
STARDUST1-S | $0.51 | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM | included (unmetered; port capped at 100 Mbps) | $0/GB | no | ◐ src src2 ⓘ |
| AWS Lightsail Cloud VPS |
Linux bundle IPv6-only (USD 3.50) | $3.50 | 2 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 20 GB disk | 1 TB/mo (inbound + outbound counted) | $0.09/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| UpCloud Cloud VPS |
Starter 1 GB (replaces Developer plans) | $3.50 | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB disk | zero-cost egress (Fair Transfer Policy); 250 Mbit/s | $0/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Vultr Cloud VPS |
Cloud Compute Regular (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | $3.50 | 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 10 GB disk | 0.5 TB/mo per instance, pooled + 2 TB/mo free per account | $0.01/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| DigitalOcean Cloud VPS |
Basic Droplet 512MiB | $4 | 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 10 GB disk | 500 GiB | $0.01/GB | no | ◐ src ⓘ |
| Kamatera Cloud VPS |
Basic (1 vCPU Type A / 1GB) | $4 | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 20 GB disk | 5 TB/mo | $0.01/GB | no | ◐ src ⓘ |
| OVHcloud Cloud VPS |
VPS-1 (VPS 2027 range) | $4.54 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB disk | unlimited traffic (500 Mbps port); APAC (Mumbai/Singapore/Sydney): 1 TB/mo quota then throttled to 10 Mbps | $0/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| AWS Lightsail Cloud VPS |
Linux bundle with public IPv4 (USD 5) | $5 | 2 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 20 GB disk | 1 TB/mo (inbound + outbound counted) | $0.09/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Linode Cloud VPS |
Shared CPU Nanode 1GB | $5 | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB disk | 1 TB (pooled across account) | $0.005/GB | no | ✓ src src2 ⓘ |
| Vultr Cloud VPS |
Cloud Compute Regular (vc2-1c-1gb) | $5 | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB disk | 1 TB/mo per instance, pooled + 2 TB/mo free per account | $0.01/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Exoscale Cloud VPS |
Standard Micro (1 vCPU / 512MB) | $5.25 | 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · metered GB disk | 1 TiB/mo per instance (1.42 GiB/hr free tier, pooled across org instances) | $0.02/GB | no | ✓ src src2 ⓘ |
| Civo Cloud VPS |
Compute xSmall (1 core / 1GB) | $5.43 | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB disk | unlimited (data transfer free) | $0/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| IONOS Cloud Cloud VPS |
Cloud Cube Basic XS (1 vCPU / 2GB) | $5.76 | 1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB disk | 2 TB/mo outgoing free; national/local traffic free | $0.036/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Netcup Cloud VPS |
VPS 500 G12 (12-month) | $5.81 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 128 GB disk | traffic flatrate (throttled to 200 Mbit/s if 24h average exceeds 2 TB) | $0/GB | no | ◐ src ⓘ |
| DigitalOcean Cloud VPS |
Basic Droplet 1GiB | $6 | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB disk | 1000 GiB | $0.01/GB | no | ◐ src |
| Contabo Cloud VPS |
Cloud VPS 4 (Core) | $6.60 | 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB disk | unlimited (fair use; 200 Mbit/s port) | $0/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Hetzner Cloud Cloud VPS |
CX23 (Cost-Optimized, shared vCPU, EU only) | $7.09 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB disk | 20 TB/mo (EU: FSN1/NBG1/HEL1) | $0.0012/GB | no | ✓ src src2 ⓘ |
| Scaleway Cloud VPS |
DEV1-S | $7.67 | 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM | included (unmetered; port capped at 200 Mbps) | $0/GB | no | ◐ src src2 ⓘ |
| OVHcloud Cloud VPS |
VPS-2 (VPS 2027 range) | $8.50 | 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB disk | unlimited traffic (1 Gbps port); APAC: 1 TB/mo quota then throttled to 10 Mbps | $0/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Netcup Cloud VPS |
VPS 1000 G12 (12-month) | $10.19 | 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 256 GB disk | traffic flatrate (throttled to 200 Mbit/s if 24h average exceeds 2 TB) | $0/GB | no | ◐ src ⓘ |
| Exoscale Cloud VPS |
Standard Tiny (1 vCPU / 1GB) | $10.50 | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · metered GB disk | 1 TiB/mo per instance (1.42 GiB/hr free tier, pooled across org instances) | $0.02/GB | no | ✓ src src2 ⓘ |
| Linode Cloud VPS |
Shared CPU Linode 2GB | $12 | 1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB disk | 2 TB (pooled across account) | $0.005/GB | no | ✓ src src2 ⓘ |
| UpCloud Cloud VPS |
Starter 4 GB / 2 cores | $14 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 30 GB disk | zero-cost egress (Fair Transfer Policy); 500 Mbit/s | $0/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Contabo Cloud VPS |
Cloud VPS 8 (Core) | $16.80 | 8 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 300 GB disk | unlimited (fair use; 600 Mbit/s port) | $0/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Exoscale Cloud VPS |
Standard Small (2 vCPU / 2GB) | $16.80 | 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · metered GB disk | 1 TiB/mo per instance (1.42 GiB/hr free tier, pooled across org instances) | $0.02/GB | no | ✓ src src2 ⓘ |
| IONOS Cloud Cloud VPS |
Cloud Cube Basic M (4 vCPU / 8GB) | $18.72 | 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 240 GB disk | 2 TB/mo outgoing free; national/local traffic free | $0.036/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Netcup Cloud VPS |
VPS 2000 G12 (12-month) | $18.93 | 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 512 GB disk | traffic flatrate (throttled to 200 Mbit/s if 24h average exceeds 2 TB) | $0/GB | no | ◐ src ⓘ |
| Scaleway Cloud VPS |
BASIC2-A2C-4G (General Purpose) | $19.64 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM | included (unmetered; port capped at 200 Mbps) | $0/GB | no | ◐ src src2 ⓘ |
| Civo Cloud VPS |
Compute Medium (2 cores / 4GB) | $21.73 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB disk | unlimited (data transfer free) | $0/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Hetzner Cloud Cloud VPS |
CPX22 (Regular Performance, shared AMD vCPU) | $23.59 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB disk | 20 TB/mo EU; 1 TB/mo Singapore | $0.0012/GB | no | ✓ src src2 ⓘ |
| AWS Lightsail Cloud VPS |
Linux bundle with public IPv4 (USD 24) | $24 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB disk | 4 TB/mo (inbound + outbound counted) | $0.09/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Linode Cloud VPS |
Shared CPU Linode 4GB | $24 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB disk | 4 TB (pooled across account) | $0.005/GB | no | ✓ src src2 ⓘ |
| Vultr Cloud VPS |
High Performance AMD (vhp-2c-4gb-amd) | $24 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 100 GB disk | 5 TB/mo per instance, pooled + 2 TB/mo free per account | $0.01/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Kamatera Cloud VPS |
Standard (2 vCPU Type B / 2GB) | $25 | 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 20 GB disk | 5 TB/mo | $0.01/GB | no | ◐ src ⓘ |
| UpCloud Cloud VPS |
Premium 4 GB / 2 cores | $26 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB disk | zero-cost egress (Fair Transfer Policy); 1000 Mbps | $0/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Contabo Cloud VPS |
Cloud VPS 12 (Core) | $30 | 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 400 GB disk | unlimited (fair use; 800 Mbit/s port) | $0/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| IONOS Cloud Cloud VPS |
Compute Engine vCPU server (2 vCPU / 8GB suggested config) | $31.68 | 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · metered GB disk | 2 TB/mo outgoing free; national/local traffic free | $0.036/GB | no | ◐ src ⓘ |
| Exoscale Cloud VPS |
Standard Medium (2 vCPU / 4GB) | $33.60 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · metered GB disk | 1 TiB/mo per instance (1.42 GiB/hr free tier, pooled across org instances) | $0.02/GB | no | ✓ src src2 ⓘ |
| Linode Cloud VPS |
Dedicated CPU 4GB | $36 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB disk | 4 TB (pooled across account) | $0.005/GB | no | ✓ src src2 ⓘ |
| OVHcloud Cloud VPS |
Public Cloud b3-8 (General Purpose) | $37.54 | 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 50 GB disk | outbound traffic included in all locations except APAC (Singapore/Sydney/Mumbai): 1 TB/mo per project there, then per-GB charge | $0/GB | no | ◐ src ⓘ |
| Kamatera Cloud VPS |
Pro (2 vCPU Type B / 4GB) | $39 | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 20 GB disk | 5 TB/mo | $0.01/GB | no | ◐ src ⓘ |
| Civo Cloud VPS |
Compute Large (4 cores / 8GB) | $43.45 | 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB disk | unlimited (data transfer free) | $0/GB | no | ✓ src ⓘ |
| Hetzner Cloud Cloud VPS |
CCX13 (General Purpose, dedicated AMD vCPU) | $51.09 | 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB disk | 20 TB/mo EU; 1 TB/mo US; 0.5 TB/mo Singapore | $0.0012/GB | no | ✓ src src2 ⓘ |