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Virtual Machines · $140.16/mo (16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU)
Azure D4s_v5 at $140.16/mo is significantly overpriced for basic VM workloads. Multiple providers offer 4 vCPU / 8GB RAM configurations for $5.94-$12.39/mo with comparable or better specs, though you'll need to watch for renewal price traps and contract lock-ins that are common in the VPS market.
Cheapest option by far at $5.94/mo for 4 vCPU / 8GB RAM / 100GB SSD with unlimited traffic, saving you $134/mo vs Azure.
Caveat: Price locks in only on 24-month prepaid terms; shorter contracts cost significantly more per month, and fair usage policy can throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage.
4 vCPU / 8GB DDR5 RAM / 200GB NVMe at $8.36/mo intro with unmetered bandwidth and 99.99% SLA, plus $60 Amazon gift card.
Caveat: Renewal jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo after intro term, and 36-month prepay required to lock in lowest price; domain and privacy add-ons renew at full price after year one.
4 vCPU / 8GB RAM / 75GB NVMe at $8.50/mo with 1 Gbps bandwidth, daily backups, and 99.99% SLA across most regions.
Caveat: Windows license adds $0.039/vCore/hr (~$11/mo extra); APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026; early-deletion penalties on cold storage tiers.
2 vCPU / 8GB RAM / 100GB NVMe at $8.79/mo intro on AMD EPYC with 8TB transfer and weekly backups, though only 2 vCPU vs Azure's 4.
Caveat: Renewal jumps to $14.99/mo (70% increase); intro price requires 12/24/48-month prepay; monthly billing available but at much higher per-month rate.
4 vCPU / 8GB RAM / 80GB SSD at $9.99/mo with 20TB transfer, 99.9% SLA, and no long-term contract required for this price.
Caveat: Traffic overage billed per GB beyond 20TB pool (much lower in USA/Singapore); recent large price increases on CPX/CCX lines (2.4-2.75x in June 2026); VAT not included in listed price.
Before you switch
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 2 | $8.79/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX33 | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS L | $11.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube S | $13.68/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 2 OCPU / 12GB | $17.52/mo | 12 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube M | $18.72/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS S | $19.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS L+ | $21/mo | 8 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| DreamHost | Self-Managed VPS · Stack 8 | $21.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-4-8 | $24.64/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
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