BuyVM vs STRATO.

vps pricing compared · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

On today's data, STRATO undercuts BuyVM on memory pricing, with a median RAM price of $2.36/GB against $3.75/GB. The cheapest way in is BuyVM at $2/mo (Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB). BuyVM counters with broader reach: 3 locations vs 1.

At 4 GB of RAM the cheaper of the two is STRATO VPS M at $9.69/mo, against BuyVM at $15/mo, checked 16 Sept 2026.

BuyVMall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB

  1 vCPU · 512 MB · 10 GB SSD

  $2/moView at BuyVM ↗

STRATOall plans →

• Cheapest · best value

  VPS S · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

  1 vCPU · 2 GB · 60 GB NVMe

  $3.88/moView at STRATO ↗

compare the two best-value plans side by side →

MetricBuyVMSTRATO

Plans tracked105

Cheapest plan$2/mo$3.88/mo

Median $/GB RAM$3.75/GB$2.36/GB

Avg value score77/10089/100

Locations31

Dedicated-vCPU plans70

NVMe share0%100%

Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans100% of plans

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

≥ 2 GB RAM

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BuyVM

Slice 2048 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 40 GB SSD · $7/mo

STRATOwins

VPS S · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

1 vCPU · 2 GB · 60 GB NVMe · $3.88/mo

≥ 4 GB RAM

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BuyVM

Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GB

1 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD · $15/mo

STRATOwins

VPS M · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

2 vCPU · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe · $9.69/mo

≥ 8 GB RAM

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BuyVM

High Volume 2 core · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

2 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD · $30/mo

STRATOwins

VPS L · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

4 vCPU · 8 GB · 240 GB NVMe · $19.40/mo

Top value plans from each

BuyVM

• Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GBvalue 98/100$2
• Slice 1024 · 1 vCPU · 1 GBvalue 92/100$3.50
• Slice 2048 · 1 vCPU · 2 GBvalue 84/100$7
• Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GBvalue 76/100$15
• High Volume 2 core · 2 vCPU · 8 GBvalue 73/100$30

STRATO

• VPS S · 1 vCPU · 2 GBvalue 96/100$3.88
• VPS M · 2 vCPU · 4 GBvalue 89/100$9.69
• VPS L · 4 vCPU · 8 GBvalue 87/100$19.40
• VPS XL · 8 vCPU · 16 GBvalue 87/100$37.81
• VPS XXL · 12 vCPU · 24 GBvalue 85/100$54.30

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. BuyVM data: Live web · KVM Slice and High Volume plan text on buyvm.net (flat list prices). STRATO data: Live web · Linux V-Server table on strato.de (1-month term; net derived from 19 % VAT).