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Simple Application Server · $11.08/mo (2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD)
Alibaba Cloud's economy-e-2c-2g at $11.08/mo offers 2vCPU, 2GB RAM, and 40GB SSD at a price point that undercuts most direct 2vCPU/2GB RAM alternatives. While OVHcloud's VPS-1 ($4.54/mo) appears cheaper, it requires a significant spec downgrade (no direct comparison). No genuinely equivalent 2vCPU/2GB/40GB tier from other providers beats Alibaba's pricing when accounting for renewal traps and hidden costs.
Delivers 2vCPU, 4GB RAM, 40GB NVMe, and unlimited traffic for $4.54/mo, exceeding Alibaba's RAM and storage speed at less than half the price.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows licensing adds $0.039/vCore/hour; APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026; renewal pricing not disclosed but typically stable at OVHcloud.
Matches Alibaba's 2vCPU/2GB spec exactly, adds 90GB NVMe (vs 40GB SSD), and includes unlimited traffic for $5/mo intro pricing.
Caveat: Intro rate is 1-year promotional; renewal pricing jumps 2-6x higher after contract ends; $6/mo per additional IPv4; outbound data beyond 2TB free is tiered at $0.036/GB.
Before you switch
| UpCloud | Cloud Servers - Starter · STARTER-1xCPU-1GB | $3.5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB Standard SSD | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Spark | $3.88/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Type A base (Availability, 1 vCPU/1GB) | $4/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-1 | $4.54/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · Regular 1vCPU/1GB | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 1GB (Linux, IPv6) | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | VPS Hosting · Compute 1 | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Shared CPU Compute · Nanode 1 GB | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
| Civo | Compute Instances · xSmall | $5.43/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube XS | $5.76/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Fly.io | Machines (Shared CPU) · shared-cpu-1x - 1GB | $5.92/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
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