What is the cheapest of the value-for-money VPS plans right now?

VPS 500 G12 · 2 vCore · 4 GB from netcup at $5.73/month (excl. VAT), as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which provider dominates this ranking?

Contabo currently holds 4 of the top 10 spots.

How is this ranking calculated, and how fresh is it?

Prices are fetched daily from 26 providers' own APIs and public price pages, normalized to USD with ECB rates, and re-ranked automatically. Last refresh: 16 Sept 2026. Prices exclude VAT; always confirm on the provider's site.

Best value VPS overall.

prices as of 16 Sept 2026 · Contabo as of 6 Sept 2026 · re-ranked daily · 342 qualifying plans

This is the raw value ranking: RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth per dollar, computed the same way for all 524 tracked plans. It only counts plans with at least 2 GB of RAM and a disk included, and 342 qualify. The leader gets you 4 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 120 GB SSD for $5.93/mo.

Today's pick is HOSTKEY vm.mini · 4 vCPU · 6 GB at $5.93/mo, 4 vCPU and 6 GB of RAM, the best of 342 qualifying plans, checked 16 Sept 2026.

1
HOSTKEY
vm.mini · 4 vCPU · 6 GB
value 98/100, 4 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 120 GB SSD at $5.93/mo
$5.93/mo
View at HOSTKEY ↗
2
Contabo
Cloud VPS 4 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB
value 99/100, 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD at $6.35/mo
$6.35/mo
checked 10 days ago
Contabo ↗vs #1 →
3
Contabo
Cloud VPS 6 · 6 vCPU · 12 GB
value 99/100, 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD at $8.65/mo
$8.65/mo
checked 10 days ago
Contabo ↗vs #1 →
4
Contabo
Cloud VPS 8 · 8 vCPU · 24 GB
value 99/100, 8 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD at $16.15/mo
$16.15/mo
checked 10 days ago
Contabo ↗vs #1 →
5
netcup
VPS 1000 G12 · 4 vCore · 8 GB
value 98/100, 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 256 GB NVMe at $10.05/mo
$10.05/mo
netcup ↗vs #1 →
6
netcup
VPS 2000 G12 · 8 vCore · 16 GB
value 98/100, 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 512 GB NVMe at $18.67/mo
$18.67/mo
netcup ↗vs #1 →
7
Contabo
Cloud VPS 12 · 12 vCPU · 48 GB
value 98/100, 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD at $28.85/mo
$28.85/mo
checked 10 days ago
Contabo ↗vs #1 →
8
netcup
VPS 500 G12 · 2 vCore · 4 GB
value 97/100, 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 128 GB NVMe at $5.73/mo
$5.73/mo
netcup ↗vs #1 →
9
HOSTKEY
vm.v2-mini · 4 vCPU · 8 GB
value 97/100, 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 120 GB NVMe at $7.58/mo
$7.58/mo
HOSTKEY ↗vs #1 →
10
netcup
RS 2000 G12 · 8 dedicated cores · 16 GB
value 97/100, 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 512 GB NVMe at $20.78/mo
$20.78/mo
netcup ↗vs #1 →

Frequently asked

What is the cheapest of the value-for-money VPS plans right now?: VPS 500 G12 · 2 vCore · 4 GB from netcup at $5.73/month (excl. VAT), as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which provider dominates this ranking?: Contabo currently holds 4 of the top 10 spots.
How is this ranking calculated, and how fresh is it?: Prices are fetched daily from 26 providers' own APIs and public price pages, normalized to USD with ECB rates, and re-ranked automatically. Last refresh: 16 Sept 2026. Prices exclude VAT; always confirm on the provider's site.