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Virtual Instances · $0.43/mo (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU)
The Scaleway STARDUST1-S is end-of-life and unavailable for new orders, making it a moot comparison. Among active alternatives, IONOS Cloud VPS XS at $2/mo offers identical specs with unlimited traffic and no renewal trap if you avoid their promo pricing cycle. However, most competitors in the $2-5/mo range impose steep renewal increases (2-6x) after intro terms, so total cost of ownership over 12-24 months often exceeds the headline price.
Matches 1GB RAM and 1 vCPU at less than 5x the Scaleway price, with unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s and no per-GB egress fees like Scaleway's Object Storage charges.
Caveat: Intro $2/mo rate is locked to a 1-year contract; renewal pricing jumps 2-6x higher after the contract ends, so true annual cost is closer to $12-24/mo.
Offers 2GB RAM (double Scaleway), 1 vCPU, 50GB NVMe, and unmetered bandwidth for $2.09/mo with 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Intro pricing requires a 36-month prepay commitment; renewal jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo, and free domain/privacy are first-year-only.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20GB SSD, 1TB transfer, and unmanaged root access; no per-GB egress charges like Scaleway.
Caveat: Renewal pricing is substantially higher; unmanaged by default (add $10-25/mo for management); no published SLA.
Matches 1GB RAM and 1 vCPU with 10GB SSD, 99.999% SLA (best-in-class), and no per-GB egress fees on standard data transfer.
Caveat: Backups are a percentage surcharge (10-60% depending on frequency); data transfer beyond Fair Transfer Policy may incur overages despite 'free egress' marketing.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU (shared), 25GB SSD, 1TB transfer, 99.99% SLA, and transparent per-GB overage pricing ($0.005/GB) with no surprise egress fees.
Caveat: Backups are a separate add-on (~$1/mo); outbound bandwidth overages charged at $0.005/GB after 1TB allowance.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS XS | $2/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 2 | $2.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | Shared Hosting · Core | $2.99/mo | 512 MB RAM, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Fly.io | Machines (Shared CPU) · shared-cpu-1x - 512MB | $3.32/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Alibaba Cloud | Simple Application Server · economy-e-2c-0.5g | $4.55/mo | 512 MB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | VPS Hosting · Compute 1 | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Shared CPU Compute · Nanode 1 GB | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
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