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8 Cheapest VPS Hosting of 2026

By the Rankozo research desk · Updated November 9, 2026

Among the 10 tools in our best vps hosting ranking, IONOS VPS has the lowest verified paid starting price at $2 per month. Prices below are quoted from each vendor's US pricing page.

1. 01

   IONOS VPS

   Small businesses that want the lowest first-year bill and phone support, and can commit to a 1-year term.

   VPS S+ $2 per month for the first 3 months, then $6 per month, on a 1-year term; 1 vCore, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe

   Full entry, No. 9 overall

   Starts at

   $2

   Score 8.0

2. 02

   Vultr

   Developers who want many small plan sizes, hourly billing and newer AMD or Intel CPU options on the same account.

   From $2.50 per month for an IPv6-only 1 vCPU, 0.5 GB instance; $5 per month for 1 vCPU, 1 GB and 1 TB transfer

   Full entry, No. 2 overall

   Starts at

   $2.50

   Score 8.7

3. 03

   InterServer

   Budget buyers who want simple linear pricing and plenty of memory and transfer per dollar.

   1 slice $3 per month with 1 core, 2 GB memory, 40 GB SSD and 2 TB transfer; each extra slice adds $3

   Full entry, No. 5 overall

   Starts at

   $3

   Score 8.3

4. 04

   AWS Lightsail

   Teams already on AWS, or beginners who want fixed bundles with a path to the rest of Amazon's cloud.

   From $3.50 per month for an IPv6-only bundle with 512 MB, 2 vCPUs, 20 GB SSD and 1 TB transfer; $5 per month with a public IPv4 address

   Full entry, No. 6 overall

   Starts at

   $3.50

   Score 8.2

5. 05

   DigitalOcean

   Developers and small teams who value clear documentation, a simple console and predictable monthly caps.

   Basic Droplets from $4 per month for 512 MiB, 1 vCPU, 500 GiB transfer; billed per second up to the monthly cap

   Full entry, No. 1 overall

   Starts at

   $4

   Score 8.7

6. 06

   Kamatera

   Buyers who want to size each server exactly, including Windows servers, and test first on a free trial.

   From $4 per month for 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM and 20 GB NVMe; 30-day free trial worth up to $100

   Full entry, No. 10 overall

   Starts at

   $4

   Score 7.8

7. 07

   OVHcloud VPS

   Site owners who want the most CPU and memory per dollar with unlimited traffic and a daily backup included.

   VPS-1 from $4.54 per month with 2 vCores, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe and unlimited traffic

   Full entry, No. 4 overall

   Starts at

   $4.54

   Score 8.5

8. 08

   Hostinger VPS

   Site owners new to servers who want a guided panel and can prepay for a long term.

   KVM 1 $6.49 per month on a 24-month term ($155.76 up front), renews at $11.99 per month

   Full entry, No. 8 overall

   Starts at

   $6.49

   Score 8.0

Scores and prices come from our Best VPS Hosting ranking, which uses one method for every tool. Questions or corrections: editorial@rankozo.com