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VPS Hosting · $224/mo (16 GB RAM, 12 vCPU, 320 GB SSD, 6000 GB transfer)
Liquid Web's CPU 5 plan is significantly overpriced compared to comparable VPS offerings. Multiple providers deliver equal or superior specs (16GB RAM, 8-12 vCPU, 200-480GB NVMe) at 92-95% lower monthly cost, though most require longer prepay commitments or have renewal-price traps of their own.
Delivers 16GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 480GB NVMe, and unlimited traffic at 1/10th the cost with 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Intro pricing is a 1-year promotional rate; renewal can be 2-6x higher; outbound traffic beyond 2TB is metered at $0.036/GB.
Offers 16GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 260GB NVMe SSD, unlimited transfer, and DDoS protection at 1/11th the Liquid Web price.
Caveat: Price shown is 3-year contract rate; renewal pricing is 2-4x higher; requires upfront prepayment for lowest intro rate.
Provides 16GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 160GB SSD, and 20TB transfer allowance at 1/12th the cost with 99.9% SLA.
Caveat: Prices exclude VAT; traffic overages billed per GB beyond 20TB pool; recent large price increases on other product lines signal potential future hikes.
Delivers 12GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 300GB NVMe, and unlimited traffic at 1/13th the Liquid Web price with AMD EPYC processors.
Caveat: Price is effective rate for 24-month prepaid term; shorter terms cost significantly more; traffic is unlimited but subject to fair-use throttling policy.
Before you switch
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 16 | $17.67/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 450 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX43 | $18.49/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 160 GB SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 8 vCPU | $19.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 260 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS L+ | $21/mo | 8 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS XL | $22/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 480 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Magnetar | $24.88/mo | 12 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 240 GB SSD | Visit |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 8 | $25.99/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 400 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube L | $34.56/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 480 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS M | $39.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 320 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Namecheap | Dedicated Servers · Entry (Xeon E3 class) | $44.88/mo | 16 GB RAM, 480 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube L | $48.24/mo | 32 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 480 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-8-16 | $49.28/mo | 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
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