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Droplets · $24/mo (4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB SSD, 4000 GB transfer)
DigitalOcean's $24/mo Basic 4GB is fairly priced for its specs, but several competitors offer better value when you factor in renewal costs and bandwidth allowances. Contabo and Hetzner deliver significantly more compute and RAM for similar or lower monthly costs, though with longer contract commitments or regional pricing variations.
Double the RAM (8GB vs 4GB), double the vCPU (4 vs 2), 25% more storage (100GB vs 80GB), and unlimited traffic for $5.94/mo on a 24-month term.
Caveat: Requires 24-month prepaid contract; shorter 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month, and SLA is 99.90% vs DigitalOcean's implied higher standard.
Matches your 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU, adds 40GB SSD storage, and includes 20TB transfer (vs 4TB) for $6.49/mo with no long-term lock-in.
Caveat: Price excludes VAT; traffic overage rates vary by region (EU gets 20TB free, USA/Singapore as low as 0.5-1TB); recent price increases on some lines suggest future hikes possible.
Matches your 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU, includes daily backups and 500 Mbps bandwidth, with unlimited traffic for $4.54/mo.
Caveat: Storage is only 40GB NVMe (half of DigitalOcean); IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license adds $0.039/vCore/hour surcharge if needed.
Lowest advertised price at $4.33/mo with 2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB NVMe, and unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s.
Caveat: Only 2GB RAM vs your 4GB; renewal pricing after promo period is 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB free allowance costs $0.036/GB (2-10TB tier).
Matches your 4GB RAM and adds 1 vCPU (total 1 vCPU vs your 2), 50GB NVMe, 4TB transfer, and weekly backups for $6.49/mo intro.
Caveat: Intro price requires 12/24/48-month prepay; renewal jumps to $11.99/mo (85% increase); only 1 vCPU vs your 2; weekly (not daily) backups on base plan.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 2 | $2.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS S | $4.33/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-1 | $4.54/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube XS | $5.76/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Core VPS · Cloud VPS 4 | $5.94/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Sample: 1 vCPU / 2GB / 20GB | $6/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-1-2 | $6.15/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 1 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX23 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · DEV1-S | $6.55/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Pulsar | $6.88/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · d2-2 | $8.98/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB local disk | Visit |
| GoDaddy | VPS Hosting · 1 vCPU / 2 GB | $8.99/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · vCPU - per core | $9.36/mo | 1 vCPU | Visit |
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