Find the Cheapest VPS Hosting for Your Needs

Our VPS comparison list ranks plans based on value for money. We analyze the price relative to the resources you get (RAM, CPU cores, SSD storage, and bandwidth) to calculate which plans offer the best bang for your buck. All plans are sorted from cheapest to most expensive within each category.

The Best Value score is calculated by weighing the combined resources (RAM in GB, CPU cores, storage in GB, and bandwidth in TB) against the monthly price. Plans that offer more resources per dollar spent rank higher. This ensures you find plans with the optimal balance of all specifications.

All VPS plans listed on VPS Scouter are unmanaged VPS hosting plans. This means you have full root access and are responsible for server administration, security updates, and software installation. Unmanaged VPS offers more control and is typically more affordable than managed alternatives.

All VPS plans in our comparison are Linux-based servers. Most providers offer popular distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, AlmaLinux, and Rocky Linux. Some providers also offer additional options. Windows VPS plans are not included in this comparison.

No. While some providers may offer exclusive discount codes through our affiliate partnerships, we never rank providers higher because of this. Our rankings are based purely on the value (resources per dollar) that each plan provides. Discount offers are displayed separately and do not affect the ranking algorithm.

RAM (memory) determines how many applications can run simultaneously. CPU cores affect processing power for compute-heavy tasks. SSD storage is the disk space for your files and databases—SSDs are faster than traditional HDDs. Bandwidth is the monthly data transfer limit for traffic to and from your server.

To provide fair comparisons, all prices are normalized to monthly rates based on annual (12-month) billing cycles. Annual billing typically offers the best value, and showing monthly equivalents makes it easy to compare across providers. Some providers may offer different rates for monthly or multi-year commitments.