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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 a basic 4vCPU/16GB VM compared to dedicated VPS providers. Multiple alternatives offer matching or superior specs at 85-95% lower cost, though you trade Azure's managed services, global regions, and enterprise SLAs for self-managed infrastructure.
Matches your 4vCPU and exceeds RAM (16GB vs 16GB) with 200GB NVMe SSD, 16TB transfer, and weekly backups at 1/11th the Azure price.
Caveat: Renewal jumps to $28.99/mo after intro term; requires 12-48 month prepay to get advertised rate; weekly (not daily) backups on base plan.
4 AMD EPYC vCPU, 8GB RAM, 150GB NVMe, unlimited traffic at 1/11th Azure cost with no per-vCPU surcharges or bandwidth overage fees.
Caveat: Only 8GB RAM vs your 16GB; quoted price is 24-month prepay rate (1-12 month terms cost more); fair usage policy can throttle sustained high bandwidth; ticket-only support on base tier.
4vCPU, 8GB RAM, 200GB NVMe SSD, unmetered bandwidth, plus $60 Amazon gift card promo brings effective cost to near-zero for first month.
Caveat: Only 8GB RAM vs your 16GB; renewal price jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo; requires 36-month prepay for lowest intro rate; aggressive upsell prompts during checkout for add-ons.
4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 80GB SSD, 20TB transfer, 99.9% SLA at 1/14th Azure cost with transparent per-GB overage pricing.
Caveat: Only 8GB RAM vs your 16GB; prices exclude VAT; traffic overage billed beyond 20TB EU pool (as little as 0.5-1TB in USA/Singapore); recent large price increases on CPX/CCX lines (up 2.4-2.75x in June 2026).
4vCPU, 8GB RAM, 240GB NVMe, unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s, 99.99% SLA at 1/12th Azure cost.
Caveat: Only 8GB RAM vs your 16GB; intro pricing is promotional (renewal 2-6x higher); additional IPv4 addresses cost $6/mo each; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled free tier is tiered at $0.036-0.018/GB.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contabo | Core VPS · Cloud VPS 4 | $5.94/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 8 | $8.36/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-2 | $8.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 75 GB NVMe | 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 |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 4 | $12.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube S | $13.68/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | 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 |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Magnetar | $24.88/mo | 12 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 240 GB SSD | Visit |
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