Cheapest instance that never sleeps.
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eNano · 0.1 vCPU · 256 MB at Koyeb leads 46 plans at $1.61 a month, checked .
Top 10
all 62 plans- 1
eNano
Koyeb · 0.1 vCPU · 256 MB RAM · 1 TB transfer$1.61/mo - 2
shared-cpu-1x
Fly.io · 1 vCPU · 256 MB RAM · transfer metered$2.19/mo - 3
eMicro
Koyeb · 0.25 vCPU · 512 MB RAM · 1 TB transfer$2.68/mo - 4
Nano
Koyeb · 0.25 vCPU · 256 MB RAM · 1 TB transfer$2.68/mo - 5
shared-cpu-1x
Fly.io · 1 vCPU · 512 MB RAM · transfer metered$3.69/mo - 6
apps-s-1vcpu-0.5gb · 1 shared vCPU
DigitalOcean App Platform · 1 vCPU · 512 MB RAM · 50 GB transfer$5/mo - 7
eSmall
Koyeb · 0.5 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 1 TB transfer$5.36/mo - 8
Micro
Koyeb · 0.5 vCPU · 512 MB RAM · 1 TB transfer$5.36/mo - 9
shared-cpu-1x
Fly.io · 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · transfer metered$6.70/mo - 10
0.5c-512mb
Render · 0.5 vCPU · 512 MB RAM$7/mo
How we count
A plan that stops when nothing calls it makes the next visitor wait for the app to start again, which is the real price of the cheap end of this market. 46 instances are ones the provider states stay on, from $1.61/mo. A plan whose provider says nothing either way is not on this list: silence is not a promise. Prices are what one month costs in each provider's own currency converted to dollars, excluding tax. Outbound transfer, build minutes, disks and members are metered on top wherever the provider says so, and the provider page carries those rates.
The number beside each plan is what one month costs. Transfer, build minutes, disks and members are metered on top wherever a platform says so, and the platform's own page carries those rates.
Frequently asked
- What is the cheapest of the always-on instances right now?
- eNano · 0.1 vCPU · 256 MB at Koyeb, $1.61/mo. Read on 1 Nov 2026.
- Which platform shows up most in this ranking?
- Koyeb holds 5 of the top 10 places here.
- What does the price actually cover?
- One month of the plan, in the provider's own currency converted to dollars, excluding tax. Outbound transfer, build minutes, persistent disks and extra members are metered on top wherever the provider says so, and none of those rates is folded into the figure on the row: each platform's page carries them under "What the invoice adds".
- How is this ranked, and how current is it?
- Prices are read every 3 days from 9 platforms' own public pages and keyless APIs, and this list recomputes with them. A plan whose provider was last read more than three days ago, or that the provider shows as unavailable, keeps its place but cannot be first. Last refresh: 1 Nov 2026.