VPS Hosting · $17/mo (4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 120 GB SSD, 2000 GB transfer)
Liquid Web's $17/mo teaser price masks steep renewal costs and is significantly more expensive than comparable alternatives. Several providers offer 4GB RAM + 2 vCPU configurations at $6-10/mo with better or equal specs, though most require longer contract terms to hit advertised rates.
Matches Liquid Web's 4GB RAM and 1 vCPU at 62% lower intro price, includes 4TB transfer (vs 2TB), weekly backups, and AMD EPYC processors.
Caveat: Intro rate requires 12+ month prepay; renewal jumps to $11.99/mo (still cheaper than Liquid Web renewal); only weekly backups on base plan.
Exceeds Liquid Web with 4GB RAM, 2 vCPU (vs 1), 40GB SSD, and 20TB transfer at the same $6.49/mo intro price.
Caveat: Pricing excludes VAT; recent large price increases on other lines suggest future hikes possible; traffic overage billed per GB beyond 20TB pool.
Delivers 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU at 73% discount, includes daily backups and unlimited traffic (500 Mbps), with no long-term contract lock-in.
Caveat: Storage is only 40GB NVMe (vs 120GB); IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows licensing adds $0.039/vCore/hour surcharge.
Lowest price at $4.33/mo with 2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB NVMe, and unlimited traffic (up to 1 Gbit/s).
Caveat: Intro pricing is 3-month or 1-year promo on 1-year contract; renewal pricing is 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled allowance is metered at $0.036/GB.
Lowest headline price at $2.09/mo with unmetered bandwidth and root SSH access, though specs are lighter (2GB RAM, 50GB NVMe).
Caveat: Requires 36-month prepay to hit this rate; renewal jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo; free domain and privacy only year one; heavy upsell of add-ons at checkout.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 2 | $2.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS S | $4.33/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-1 | $4.54/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube XS | $5.76/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Sample: 1 vCPU / 2GB / 20GB | $6/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-1-2 | $6.15/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| 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 |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · DEV1-S | $6.55/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Pulsar | $6.88/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · d2-2 | $8.98/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB local disk | Visit |
| GoDaddy | VPS Hosting · 1 vCPU / 2 GB | $8.99/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | 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 |