Best cheap VPS plans.
prices as of · re-ranked daily · 31 qualifying plans
We track 524 VPS plans across 26 providers, and 31 of them cost $6/mo or less with a disk included. They're ranked by value score, meaning how much RAM, CPU, disk and bandwidth each dollar buys, not by sticker price alone. Today's winner costs $0.51/GB RAM, against a market median of $5.42/GB.
Today's pick is Scaleway STARDUST1-S at $0.51/mo, 1 vCPU and 1 GB of RAM, the best of 31 qualifying plans, checked 16 Sept 2026.
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$0.51/mo
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HOSTKEYvm.mini · 4 vCPU · 6 GB
$5.93/mo for 4 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 120 GB SSD, $0.99/GB RAM, value 98/100
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netcupVPS 500 G12 · 2 vCore · 4 GB
$5.73/mo for 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 128 GB NVMe, $1.43/GB RAM, value 97/100
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OVHcloudVPS-1 2027 · 2 vCPU / 4 GB · EU
$5.18/mo for 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe, $1.30/GB RAM, value 96/100
$5.18/mo
- 7HOSTKEY
vm.nano · 2 vCPU · 2 GB
$3.55/mo for 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD, $1.78/GB RAM, value 95/100
- 8OVHcloud
VPS-1 2027 · 2 vCPU / 4 GB · US
$5.35/mo for 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe, $1.34/GB RAM, value 95/100
$5.35/mo
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WebdockVPS Essential · 1 vCPU · 2 GB
$2.48/mo for 1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 15 GB NVMe, $1.24/GB RAM, value 92/100
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BuyVMSlice 1024 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB
$3.50/mo for 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD, $3.50/GB RAM, value 92/100
Frequently asked
- What is the cheapest of the cheap VPS plans right now?
- STARDUST1-S from Scaleway at $0.51/month (excl. VAT), as of 16 Sept 2026.
- Which provider dominates this ranking?
- BuyVM currently holds 2 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.