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Compute Engine · $48.92/mo (8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU)
Google Cloud's e2-standard-2 at $48.92/mo is significantly more expensive than comparable VPS alternatives, even after accounting for renewal traps and hidden costs. Multiple providers offer 2-4 vCPU / 4-8GB RAM plans for $4-12/mo with flat or predictable pricing, making them 4-12x cheaper for equivalent workloads.
Unmetered bandwidth, 4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100GB NVMe SSD at 1/11th the price of Google Cloud with no per-GB egress charges.
Caveat: Renewal jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo after intro term; 36-month contract required for lowest price; domain and add-ons carry hidden upsells.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB NVMe, 500 Mbps bandwidth, daily backups, 99.99% SLA for under $5/mo.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026; Object Storage has retrieval fees and minimum retention.
8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100GB SSD, unlimited traffic for $5.94/mo on 24-month term - matches Google's RAM/vCPU at 1/8th the cost.
Caveat: Price is effective rate for 24-month prepaid; 1-12 month terms cost significantly more; fair usage policy can throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB SSD, 20TB transfer included, 99.9% SLA, no egress charges within EU region.
Caveat: Traffic overage billed per GB beyond 20TB EU pool (as little as 0.5-1TB in USA/Singapore); recent large price increases on CPX/CCX lines; VAT excluded from listed prices.
4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120GB NVMe, unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s, 99.99% SLA for under $7/mo.
Caveat: Intro pricing is promotional rate on 1-year contract; renewal pricing 2-6x higher; additional IPv4 addresses $6/mo each; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled allowance tiered at $0.036/GB.
Before you switch
| 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 |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS M | $6.67/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 1 OCPU / 6GB | $8.76/mo | 6 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · vCPU - per core | $9.36/mo | 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS XS | $9.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube S | $10.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS M+ | $11/mo | 4 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-2-4 | $12.32/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Quasar | $12.88/mo | 6 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB SSD | Visit |
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