Cheap VPS guides (45)
Each guide answers one question on this page. Across 25 tracked plans with a published price, here is what the provider pages themselves do not tell you.
Download the comparison table (CSV)
Every number on this page is published by the provider or computed from a published number with the formula shown. Nothing here is estimated. Source page and UTC read time are next to each figure.
Cheap VPS comparison table you can download (CSV, with per-GB RAM prices)
Download unit-price.csv: every tracked plan with a published price, plus the RAM and vCPU figures that were published next to it, and a computed price per GB of RAM and per vCPU.
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How to pick a cheap VPS plan, deploy it, and connect (numbered steps)
Pick by RAM per dollar and published bandwidth, deploy from the provider panel, then connect over SSH (Linux) or RDP (Windows). The whole sequence is eight steps below.
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How VPS pricing actually works: per-GB RAM, egress and the licence that is not in the headline price
Rank plans by price divided by published RAM in GB. Where RAM is not published next to the price, the per-GB figure is unknown — a headline price alone cannot rank two plans.
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Cheap VPS price table to download - IONOS plans, 2026-09-21 snapshot
5 tracked IONOS plans with a published price, 5 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is VPS XXL+ at 0.8333 USD/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: Hostwinds - 2026-09-22 ranking from 10 computable plans
Hostwinds: cheapest RAM per unit is Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting - 12 CPU / 64 GB RAM / 500 GB at 3.3592 USD per GB (214.99 USD / 64 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: Hostwinds plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-09-23
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. Hostwinds currently tracks 10 priced plan(s), cheapest at 4.99 USD (Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting - 1 CPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - IONOS plans, 2026-09-24 snapshot
5 tracked IONOS plans with a published price, 5 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is VPS XXL+ at 0.8333 USD/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: IONOS - 2026-09-25 ranking from 5 computable plans
IONOS: cheapest RAM per unit is VPS XXL+ at 0.8333 USD per GB (20.0 USD / 24 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: IONOS plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-09-26
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. IONOS currently tracks 5 priced plan(s), cheapest at 2.0 USD (VPS S+).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - OVHcloud plans, 2026-09-27 snapshot
4 tracked OVHcloud plans with a published price, 4 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is VPS-4 at 0.9738 USD/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: OVHcloud - 2026-09-28 ranking from 4 computable plans
OVHcloud: cheapest RAM per unit is VPS-4 at 0.9738 USD per GB (23.37 USD / 24 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: OVHcloud plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-09-29
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. OVHcloud currently tracks 4 priced plan(s), cheapest at 4.54 USD (VPS-1).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - netcup plans, 2026-09-30 snapshot
5 tracked netcup plans with a published price, 0 of them carry a per-GB figure. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: Hostwinds - 2026-10-01 ranking from 10 computable plans
Hostwinds: cheapest RAM per unit is Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting - 12 CPU / 64 GB RAM / 500 GB at 3.3592 USD per GB (214.99 USD / 64 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: netcup plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-10-02
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. netcup currently tracks 5 priced plan(s), cheapest at 8.26 EUR (VPS 500 G12.5).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - BuyVM plans, 2026-10-03 snapshot
1 tracked BuyVM plans with a published price, 1 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is HIGH VOLUME VPS at 3.7500 USD/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS disk per TB: vps storage - ranked from 25 plans that publish a disk size (2026-10-03)
vps storage: in the USD group the lowest price per TB is 27.7778 USD/TB (20.0 USD / 0.72 TB of disk), IONOS VPS XXL+. The EUR group (no exchange rate is applied) is led by 67.11 EUR / 1.024 = 65.5371 EUR/TB (netcup VPS 8000 G12.5). 25 of the 25 tracked plans that publish a price also publish a disk size, so those are the only rows eligible for the ranking — the rest get no row instead of an estimate. Across 5 provider(s).
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Cheapest tracked VPS plans: best cheap vps - every price recomputable from the provider page (2026-10-04)
best cheap vps: in the USD group the lowest published monthly price is 2.0 USD (IONOS VPS S+). The EUR group (no exchange rate is applied) is led by 8.26 EUR / 1 = 8.2600 EUR/month (netcup VPS 500 G12.5). All 25 tracked plans that publish a price are in the ranking, across 5 provider(s); nothing outside those published numbers is quoted.
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Cheapest tracked VPS plans: best vps - every price recomputable from the provider page (2026-10-05)
best vps: in the USD group the lowest published monthly price is 2.0 USD (IONOS VPS S+). The EUR group (no exchange rate is applied) is led by 8.26 EUR / 1 = 8.2600 EUR/month (netcup VPS 500 G12.5). All 25 tracked plans that publish a price are in the ranking, across 5 provider(s); nothing outside those published numbers is quoted.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: OVHcloud - 2026-10-06 ranking from 4 computable plans
OVHcloud: cheapest RAM per unit is VPS-4 at 0.9738 USD per GB (23.37 USD / 24 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: BuyVM plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-10-08
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. BuyVM currently tracks 1 priced plan(s), cheapest at 30.0 USD (HIGH VOLUME VPS).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - Hostwinds plans, 2026-10-09 snapshot
10 tracked Hostwinds plans with a published price, 10 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting - 12 CPU / 64 GB RAM / 500 GB at 3.3592 USD/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: OVHcloud - 2026-10-10 ranking from 4 computable plans
OVHcloud: cheapest RAM per unit is VPS-4 at 0.9738 USD per GB (23.37 USD / 24 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: Hostwinds plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-10-11
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. Hostwinds currently tracks 10 priced plan(s), cheapest at 4.99 USD (Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting - 1 CPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - IONOS plans, 2026-10-12 snapshot
5 tracked IONOS plans with a published price, 5 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is VPS XXL+ at 0.8333 USD/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: netcup - 2026-10-13 ranking from 5 computable plans
netcup: cheapest RAM per unit is VPS 8000 G12.5 at 1.0486 EUR per GB (67.11 EUR / 64 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: IONOS plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-10-14
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. IONOS currently tracks 5 priced plan(s), cheapest at 2.0 USD (VPS S+).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - OVHcloud plans, 2026-10-18 snapshot
4 tracked OVHcloud plans with a published price, 4 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is VPS-4 at 0.9738 USD/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: Hostwinds - 2026-10-19 ranking from 10 computable plans
Hostwinds: cheapest RAM per unit is Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting - 12 CPU / 64 GB RAM / 500 GB at 3.3592 USD per GB (214.99 USD / 64 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: OVHcloud plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-10-20
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. OVHcloud currently tracks 4 priced plan(s), cheapest at 4.54 USD (VPS-1).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - netcup plans, 2026-10-21 snapshot
5 tracked netcup plans with a published price, 5 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is VPS 8000 G12.5 at 1.0486 EUR/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: IONOS - 2026-10-22 ranking from 5 computable plans
IONOS: cheapest RAM per unit is VPS XXL+ at 0.8333 USD per GB (20.0 USD / 24 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: netcup plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-10-23
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. netcup currently tracks 5 priced plan(s), cheapest at 8.26 EUR (VPS 500 G12.5).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - BuyVM plans, 2026-10-24 snapshot
1 tracked BuyVM plans with a published price, 1 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is HIGH VOLUME VPS at 3.7500 USD/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: OVHcloud - 2026-10-25 ranking from 4 computable plans
OVHcloud: cheapest RAM per unit is VPS-4 at 0.9738 USD per GB (23.37 USD / 24 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: BuyVM plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-10-26
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. BuyVM currently tracks 1 priced plan(s), cheapest at 30.0 USD (HIGH VOLUME VPS).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - Hostwinds plans, 2026-10-27 snapshot
10 tracked Hostwinds plans with a published price, 10 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting - 12 CPU / 64 GB RAM / 500 GB at 3.3592 USD/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: netcup - 2026-10-28 ranking from 5 computable plans
netcup: cheapest RAM per unit is VPS 8000 G12.5 at 1.0486 EUR per GB (67.11 EUR / 64 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: Hostwinds plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-10-29
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. Hostwinds currently tracks 10 priced plan(s), cheapest at 4.99 USD (Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting - 1 CPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - IONOS plans, 2026-10-30 snapshot
5 tracked IONOS plans with a published price, 5 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is VPS XXL+ at 0.8333 USD/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: Hostwinds - 2026-10-31 ranking from 10 computable plans
Hostwinds: cheapest RAM per unit is Unmanaged Linux VPS Hosting - 12 CPU / 64 GB RAM / 500 GB at 3.3592 USD per GB (214.99 USD / 64 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: IONOS plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-11-01
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. IONOS currently tracks 5 priced plan(s), cheapest at 2.0 USD (VPS S+).
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Cheap VPS price table to download - OVHcloud plans, 2026-11-04 snapshot
4 tracked OVHcloud plans with a published price, 4 of them carry a per-GB figure; cheapest per GB is VPS-4 at 0.9738 USD/GB. The full 25-plan table is downloadable as CSV.
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Cheapest VPS per GB of RAM: IONOS - 2026-11-05 ranking from 5 computable plans
IONOS: cheapest RAM per unit is VPS XXL+ at 0.8333 USD per GB (20.0 USD / 24 GB), computed from the published price only.
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Cheap VPS setup and connection steps: OVHcloud plan - numbered walkthrough, 2026-11-06
Eight numbered steps from picking the plan to logging in. OVHcloud currently tracks 4 priced plan(s), cheapest at 4.54 USD (VPS-1).
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