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VPS Hosting · $112/mo (12 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 240 GB SSD, 4000 GB transfer)
Liquid Web's $112/mo plan is significantly overpriced compared to feature-equivalent alternatives. Multiple providers offer 8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, and comparable or better storage at $5.94–$12.99/mo, with some including superior specs like NVMe storage or higher bandwidth. Even accounting for renewal price hikes at competitors, Liquid Web's base rate is 9–19x higher than the cheapest genuine alternatives.
Matches your 4 vCPU and 8GB RAM at 1/19th the price, with unlimited traffic (fair-use policy) and 100GB SSD; 24-month prepay term required but still dramatically cheaper.
Caveat: Shorter contract terms (1–12 months) cost more per month; ticket-only support on base tier; outgoing traffic subject to fair-use throttling on sustained high bandwidth.
4 vCPU, 8GB DDR5 RAM, 200GB NVMe (better than Liquid Web's SSD), unmetered bandwidth, plus $60 Amazon gift card; 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Renewal price jumps 2–4x after intro term (e.g. $9.99–$15.99/mo); requires 36-month prepay for lowest advertised rate; domain and privacy add-ons renew at full price after year one.
4 vCPU Intel, 8GB RAM, 160GB NVMe SSD, 5TB transfer, 1 Gbps port, and DDoS protection at 1/11th Liquid Web's price; 99.9% SLA.
Caveat: Renewal pricing is 2–4x higher (e.g. ~$11.99/mo); lowest intro rates require 24–36 month upfront prepay; free domain only for year one.
4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 80GB SSD, 20TB transfer (5x Liquid Web's allowance) at 1/11th the price; no long-term contract required; 99.9% SLA.
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 (June 2026); VAT excluded from listed prices.
4 vCPU AMD EPYC, 16GB RAM (2x Liquid Web), 200GB NVMe SSD, 16TB transfer (4x Liquid Web), 1 Gbps port, weekly backups at 1/8th the price.
Caveat: Renewal price jumps to $28.99/mo (2.2x intro); requires 12/24/48-month prepay for advertised rate; free domain only year one; weekly (not daily) backups on base plan.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contabo | Core VPS · Cloud VPS 4 | $5.94/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 8 | $8.36/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-2 | $8.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 75 GB NVMe | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX33 | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS L | $11.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | 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 |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 4 | $12.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube M | $18.72/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS S | $19.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS L+ | $21/mo | 8 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-4-8 | $24.64/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube M | $25.2/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Windows) · Windows VPS L | $30.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
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