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28 plans from seven providers we track — filter, sort by price, RAM, or included disk, pick up to three for a side-by-side diff. List prices only; confirm live before you buy. Included SSD is not object storage.
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Updated 2026-10-09. Price tracker · Methodology
Written head-to-heads
When you already know the pair — specs plus an editorial verdict.
- DigitalOcean vs Linode (Akamai) DigitalOcean wins when documentation, developer experience, and ecosystem polish matter most. Linode (Akamai) often edge…
- Vultr vs DigitalOcean Vultr typically undercuts DigitalOcean on comparable entry specs and offers more city-level regions for latency-sensitiv…
- Hetzner Cloud vs DigitalOcean Hetzner Cloud regularly delivers more CPU and RAM per euro than DigitalOcean, which makes it the default for EU-heavy si…
- Linode (Akamai) vs Vultr Both Linode and Vultr compete in the mid-market developer VPS space with APIs, hourly billing, and broad region maps. Vu…
- DigitalOcean vs Vultr This pairing is the classic UX-versus-price tradeoff. DigitalOcean sells a cleaner learning curve and ecosystem. Vultr s…
- Hetzner Cloud vs Vultr Hetzner wins on European price-performance; Vultr wins on global region flexibility and US presence. If your stack is EU…
- Linode (Akamai) vs Hetzner Cloud Linode gives you Akamai-backed regions and a familiar US/EU mix. Hetzner gives you more compute per euro in core Europea…
- OVHcloud vs Hetzner Cloud Both are European value plays. Hetzner Cloud usually feels simpler and more consistent for modern cloud VPS workflows. O…
- DigitalOcean vs Hetzner Cloud DigitalOcean versus Hetzner is the US developer cloud against the EU value cloud. Spec for spec, Hetzner often looks che…
- Vultr vs Linode (Akamai) Vultr versus Linode is a mid-market shootout where pricing, region count, and transfer packaging decide the winner more …
- Hostinger vs Contabo Hostinger versus Contabo is polish versus capacity. Hostinger KVM plans emphasize NVMe speed, panel UX, backups, and pro…
- Contabo vs DigitalOcean Contabo undercuts DigitalOcean hard on vCPU and RAM for the money. DigitalOcean wins on documentation, product polish, a…
- Hostinger vs DigitalOcean Hostinger competes on promo KVM pricing, NVMe, and a friendlier panel. DigitalOcean competes on clarity, docs, and a cle…
- Contabo vs Hetzner Cloud Both Contabo and Hetzner are European value VPS plays. Hetzner Cloud usually feels cleaner for modern cloud workflows an…
- Hostinger vs Hetzner Cloud Hostinger versus Hetzner is the EU buyer’s promo-panel choice against the EU value default. Hostinger KVM looks sharp on…
Quick picks
- Cheapest usable RAM — sort by $/GB RAM, ignore plans under 2 GB for real apps.
- EU audience — filter Region → EU-capable; read VPS Europe.
- First VPS — DigitalOcean or Linode for docs; Hetzner if you already know Linux.
- Promo trap — Hostinger/Contabo intro rates renew higher; use our price tracker.