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Cheapest VPS: DigitalOcean vs Hetzner vs Vultr vs Linode vs OVHcloud vs Contabo

The smallest Linux server at six cloud providers: price, CPU, RAM, disk, traffic, IPv4 and billing

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The entry plan at six providers people pick between for a first server. The lowest price isn't the most server: Vultr ($2.50, IPv6 only) and DigitalOcean ($4) are cheapest but come with 0.5 GB of RAM, while Contabo and OVHcloud give 4 to 8 GB for about five dollars or euros, on longer terms. Hetzner and Contabo price in euros; we don't convert. Not a ranking, and not a speed test.

  1. 1 D

    DigitalOcean

    DigitalOcean is a US cloud provider whose Basic Droplets are shared-CPU Linux VMs with bundled transfer and a monthly price cap.

    Developer cloud with simple flat-priced Droplets

  2. 2 H

    Hetzner Cloud

    Hetzner Cloud is a German provider offering shared and dedicated vCPU cloud servers billed hourly with a monthly cap, priced in euros.

    German cloud with low-cost shared vCPU servers

  3. 3 V

    Vultr

    Vultr is a US cloud provider whose Regular Performance Cloud Compute plans are shared-CPU VMs billed by the hour across many regions.

    Global cloud compute with very low entry plans

  4. 4 A

    Akamai Cloud (Linode)

    Akamai Cloud, formerly Linode, sells shared CPU compute instances starting with the Nanode, billed hourly up to a monthly cap.

    Linode cloud, now Akamai, with shared CPU Nanodes

  5. 5 O

    OVHcloud

    OVHcloud is a French hosting company whose VPS range bundles NVMe storage, unlimited traffic, IPv4 and daily backups at a low entry price.

    European host with high-spec budget VPS plans

  6. 6 C

    Contabo

    Contabo is a German hosting company whose Cloud VPS plans give large CPU, RAM and disk allowances at low monthly prices on term contracts.

    German host known for lots of RAM per euro

Comparer côte à côte

DigitalOceanHetzner CloudVultrAkamai Cloud (Linode)OVHcloudContabo
Smallest plan
Smallest planBasic Droplet (Regular, 512 MiB)CX23 (Cost-Optimized); shown as unavailable on 2026-10-21, Regular Performance starts at €6.49/moCloud Compute Regular Performance, 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (IPv6 only)Nanode 1 GB (Shared CPU)VPS-1 (VPS 2027 range)Cloud VPS 4
Price per month$4.00/mo ($0.00595/hr)€5.99/mo excl. VAT (€0.0096/hr); EUR only shown$2.50/mo ($0.004/hr); $3.50/mo with IPv4$5.00/mo ($0.0075/hr)Starting at $4.54/mo (US site; configure link defaults to 12-month upfront pricing)€5.50/mo incl. VAT (€4.40 excl. VAT), price for the first 24 months
vCPU12 (Intel/AMD, shared)112 vCores4
RAM512 MiB4 GB0.5 GB1 GB4 GB8 GB
Disk10 GiB SSD40 GB NVMe10 GB SSD25 GB40 GB NVMe SSD100 GB SSD
Traffic included500 GiB transfer20 TB (EU locations)0.5 TB1 TBUnlimited at 500 Mbps (1 TB/mo quota in Asia-Pacific)Unlimited (fair use), 200 Mbit/s port
Extras
IPv4 includedYes, included in bundled plansIncluded in the listed price; Primary IPv4 is a separately billed item, IPv6 freeExtra cost: $2.50 plan is IPv6 only; same spec with IPv4 is $3.50/moYes, one public IPv4 per instance per docs (additional IPv4s cost extra)Yes, dedicated IPv4 includedYes, dedicated IPv4 and IPv6 included
BillingPer-second (60-second minimum), capped at the monthly priceHourly, capped at the monthly priceHourly (monthly and hourly prices listed; some locations priced differently)Hourly (rounded up), capped at the monthly rateNot listed (price shown as "starting at"; no-commitment price not shown)Monthly; minimum term 1 month, longer terms optional; prepaid or postpaid
Free trial creditNot listed (page only says promotional credits are often offered)Not listedNot listedUS$100 promotional credit for new accountsNot listed for VPSNot listed
Data center regions13 regions / 16 datacenters6 locations (Falkenstein, Nuremberg, Helsinki, Ashburn, Hillsboro, Singapore); CX23 listed for EU only33 data center regions31 core compute regions listedNot listed ("many global locations")7 regions (EU, UK, US, Singapore, Japan, India, Australia)

Comment c'est mesuré

Read from each provider's own pricing pages and docs on the date in the references. Prices as each page shows them (US dollars, or euros for Hetzner and Contabo, with or without VAT as stated), smallest general-purpose shared-CPU plan.

Références

  1. Curated: smallest VPS plans (official pricing pages), shortlist20 research (facts from official pages). Checked 2026-10-21 09:01 UTC.
  2. DigitalOcean Droplet pricing, DigitalOcean, checked 2026-10-21.
  3. DigitalOcean regional availability, DigitalOcean, checked 2026-10-21.
  4. Hetzner Cloud Cost-Optimized plans, Hetzner, checked 2026-10-21.
  5. Hetzner Cloud billing FAQ, Hetzner, checked 2026-10-21.
  6. Hetzner Cloud locations, Hetzner, checked 2026-10-21.
  7. Vultr pricing, Vultr, checked 2026-10-21.
  8. Vultr data center locations, Vultr, checked 2026-10-21.
  9. Akamai Cloud CPU pricing, Akamai, checked 2026-10-21.
  10. Akamai Cloud pricing, Akamai, checked 2026-10-21.
  11. Akamai Cloud billing, Akamai, checked 2026-10-21.
  12. Managing IP addresses on a Compute Instance, Akamai, checked 2026-10-21.
  13. Akamai Cloud region availability, Akamai, checked 2026-10-21.
  14. OVHcloud VPS, OVHcloud, checked 2026-10-21.
  15. Contabo Cloud VPS, Contabo, checked 2026-10-21.

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