VPS Comparison Table

A VPS (virtual private server) gives you a slice of cloud compute to run sites, bots, game servers, or staging apps. This data-driven table lists popular entry and mid-tier plans by vCPU, RAM, storage, bandwidth, and monthly price. When Usual Deals has a matching live listing we show a See deal link; otherwise Visit site goes to the official provider (affiliate wrap applied only when configured). Specs and list prices change — confirm on the provider site, pick a region near your users, and snapshot often.

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Table columns: provider, plan, vCPU, RAM, storage, bandwidth, price/mo, and deal link. curated seed. Click a column header to sort. Specs reflect common entry plans — confirm current SKUs on the provider site. Asterisks (*) mean fair-use or region-dependent limits.

Provider	Plan	vCPU	RAM	Storage	Bandwidth	Price / mo	Deal
DigitalOcean	Basic Droplet	1 vCPU	1 GB	25 GB SSD	1 TB transfer	$6/mo	Visit site
DigitalOcean	Basic Droplet 2GB	1 vCPU	2 GB	50 GB SSD	2 TB transfer	$12/mo	Visit site
Linode (Akamai)	Shared Nanode 1GB	1 vCPU	1 GB	25 GB SSD	1 TB transfer	$5/mo	Visit site
Linode (Akamai)	Shared 4GB	2 vCPU	4 GB	80 GB SSD	4 TB transfer	$24/mo	Visit site
Vultr	Cloud Compute Regular	1 vCPU	1 GB	25 GB SSD	1 TB transfer	$5/mo	Visit site
Vultr	Cloud Compute 2GB	1 vCPU	2 GB	55 GB SSD	2 TB transfer	$10/mo	Visit site
Hetzner Cloud	CX22	2 vCPU	4 GB	40 GB SSD	20 TB (EU)	From ~€3.79 / ~$4.50/mo	Visit site
Hetzner Cloud	CX32	4 vCPU	8 GB	80 GB SSD	20 TB (EU)	From ~€6.49 / ~$7.60/mo	Visit site
Contabo	Cloud VPS 10	4 vCPU	8 GB	75 GB NVMe	Unlimited* (fair use)	From ~€4.50 / ~$5.50/mo	Visit site
Contabo	Cloud VPS 20	6 vCPU	12 GB	100 GB NVMe	Unlimited* (fair use)	From ~€7 / ~$8.50/mo	Visit site
OVHcloud	VPS Starter	1 vCPU	2 GB	40 GB SSD	250 Mbps unmetered*	From ~$3.50/mo (region varies)	Visit site
Amazon Lightsail	Entry Linux/Unix	2 vCPU	1 GB	40 GB SSD	2 TB transfer	$5/mo	Visit site
Google Cloud	e2-micro (free tier eligible*)	2 vCPU (shared)	1 GB	30 GB (separate)	Egress free-tier limits	Free tier* / pay-as-you-go	Visit site
Oracle Cloud	Always Free Ampere A1*	Up to 4 OCPU*	Up to 24 GB*	200 GB block*	10 TB egress*	Always Free* (subject to capacity)	Visit site
Kamatera	Availability 1GB	1 vCPU	1 GB	20 GB SSD	5 TB transfer	From ~$4/mo	Visit site

Buying tips

Hourly billing helps for experiments; watch bandwidth and snapshot storage fees.
Pick a region near your users; latency matters more than raw CPU for many web apps.
Managed Kubernetes or PaaS may be cheaper in ops time even if the VPS sticker price looks lower.
Harden SSH (keys only), enable firewalls, and automate backups before you put anything important on the box.