Best of
Cheapest VPS Hosting (2026)
Looking for cheap VPS hosting without trusting a random coupon site? We rank the lowest list-price plans we track across DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, Hetzner, Contabo, Hostinger, and OVHcloud — then explain what you actually give up for that sticker price. This is also our answer to 'cheap VPS hosting' — the cheapest usable box, not just the lowest number on a pricing page.
Prices checked 2026-08-22
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By entry list price
Cheapest plan we track per provider. Confirm live pricing before you buy — promos move.
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OVHcloud | VPS Starter | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB | $3.50/mo | Check pricing |
| 2 | Hetzner Cloud | CX22 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB | $4.49/mo | Check pricing |
| 3 | Linode (Akamai) | Nanode 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00/mo | Check pricing |
| 4 | Vultr | Cloud Compute 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00/mo | Check pricing |
| 5 | DigitalOcean Our pick | Basic Droplet 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $6.00/mo | Check pricing |
| 6 | Contabo | Cloud VPS 4 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $6.00/mo | Check pricing |
| 7 | Hostinger | KVM 1 | 1 | 4 GB | 50 GB | $6.49/mo | Check pricing |
What we'd do
Contabo, Hetzner, and OVHcloud usually win pure $/mo for European capacity. Hostinger promo KVM tiers look cheap at signup but renew higher — model renewal. Vultr and Linode compete hard on US entry tiers. DigitalOcean is rarely the cheapest, but often the fastest path from zero to a usable VPS. Cheap only matters if the machine can run your workload — check RAM before you chase a $3 plan.
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