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IONOS CLOUD Dedicated Core Servers · $5.11/mo
IONOS's per-GB RAM pricing ($5.11/mo per GB) is expensive for small instances and lacks transparency on total cost. Several cloud providers offer fixed-tier instances with 1GB RAM for $3.50-$4.00/mo, plus better-defined renewal pricing and included bandwidth allowances.
1GB RAM + 1 vCPU for $3.50/mo with 99.999% SLA and transparent pricing; no per-GB RAM surcharge.
Caveat: Backup add-ons are percentage surcharges (10-60% of server price); data transfer overages possible despite fair-use policy.
512MB RAM + 2 vCPU for $3.50/mo with 1000GB transfer included and 99.9% SLA; better CPU-to-RAM ratio.
Caveat: Data transfer overage rates vary by region ($0.09-$0.132/GB); Windows bundles cost 70-90% more.
512MB RAM + 1 vCPU + 10GB NVMe SSD for $3.50/mo with 512GB transfer and 100% network uptime SLA.
Caveat: Bandwidth overage rates vary by data center; Windows license cost not included in base price.
1GB RAM + 1 vCPU + 20GB NVMe + 5TB transfer for $4/mo with 99.95% SLA; generous bandwidth allowance.
Caveat: Non-dedicated CPU thread with no guaranteed resources; Windows/SQL licensing surcharges only shown at checkout; powered-off servers may still accrue charges.
512MB RAM + 1 vCPU + 10GB SSD + 500GB transfer for $4/mo with 99.99% SLA and straightforward pricing.
Caveat: Bandwidth overages billed at $0.01/GB; smaller RAM allocation than IONOS equivalent.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · STARDUST1-S | $0.43/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Namecheap | Shared Hosting · Stellar | $1.98/mo | 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Fly.io | Machines (Shared CPU) · shared-cpu-1x - 256MB | $2.02/mo | 256 MB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 2 | $2.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Shared Hosting · Starter | $2.99/mo | 15 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | Shared Hosting · Core | $2.99/mo | 512 MB RAM, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · Regular 1vCPU/0.5GB | $3.5/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 0.5GB (Linux, IPv6) | $3.5/mo | 512 MB RAM, 2 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| UpCloud | Cloud Servers - Starter · STARTER-1xCPU-1GB | $3.5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB Standard SSD | Visit |
| HostGator | Shared Hosting · Hatchling | $3.75/mo | 10 GB SSD | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Virtual Machines · B1ls | $3.8/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Spark | $3.88/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Bluehost | Shared Hosting · Starter | $3.99/mo | 10 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · Basic 512MB | $4/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 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 |
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