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DigitalOcean Servers (Flexible) · $28/mo (2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD, 2000 GB transfer)
Cloudways' $28/mo DigitalOcean plan is significantly overpriced for the specs. Several providers offer 2GB RAM + 1 vCPU + 50GB NVMe storage for $2-6/mo with lower hidden-cost exposure, though you'll need to watch renewal pricing traps and bandwidth overages carefully.
Identical specs (2GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50GB NVMe) at 1/13th the price, with unmetered bandwidth and root SSH access included.
Caveat: Intro pricing renews at $9.99-15.99/mo after contract; requires 36-month term for lowest rate; domain and privacy free only year one.
2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90GB NVMe, unlimited traffic at $5/mo - better CPU and storage than Cloudways for 82% less.
Caveat: Renewal pricing jumps 2-6x after promo period; $2/mo intro is 1-year contract only; additional IPv4 addresses cost $6/mo each.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB NVMe, daily backups, unlimited traffic for $4.54/mo - best value per resource.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license adds $0.039/vCore/hour; APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10GB NVMe, unlimited traffic at $2/mo - cheapest entry point with no bandwidth overage risk.
Caveat: Renewal pricing 2-6x higher after 1-year contract; only 10GB storage vs Cloudways' 50GB; additional IPv4 addresses $6/mo.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25GB SSD, 1TB transfer at $5/mo with transparent $0.005/GB overage rate and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Backups are a separate add-on (~$1/mo); shared CPU not dedicated; bandwidth overages charged at $0.005/GB after 1TB.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · STARDUST1-S | $0.43/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS XS | $2/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 2 | $2.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| 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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