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VPS Hosting · $11/mo (2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB SSD, 2000 GB transfer)
Liquid Web's $11/mo Compute 2 plan is significantly overpriced compared to direct equivalents or better-spec alternatives. Multiple providers offer 2GB RAM + 1-2 vCPU configurations for $2-6/mo with comparable or superior storage and bandwidth, though renewal pricing traps are common across the industry.
Exceeds Liquid Web's specs with 2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, and 90GB NVMe for $5/mo intro, plus unlimited traffic.
Caveat: Intro pricing is a 1-year promotional rate; renewal pricing is 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled is metered at $0.036/GB.
Superior specs: 4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB NVMe, unlimited traffic, and daily backups for $4.54/mo.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license adds $0.039/vCore/hour surcharge; APAC egress loses free status after mid-2026.
Matches Liquid Web's 2GB RAM and 60GB NVMe storage with 1 vCPU for $5.76/mo, with unlimited traffic.
Caveat: Intro pricing is a 1-year promotional rate; renewal pricing is 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled is metered.
Transparent pricing with no long-term contract required; 1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25GB SSD, 1TB transfer at $6/mo.
Caveat: Lower RAM and storage than Liquid Web; bandwidth overages at $0.01/GB; no promotional pricing trap, but also no discount.
Before you switch
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · Basic 1GB | $6/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
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