What is the cheapest of the value-for-money VPS plans right now?

VPS 500 G12 · 2 vCore · 4 GB from netcup at $5.78/month (excl. VAT), as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which provider dominates this ranking?

netcup currently holds 6 of the top 10 spots.

How is this ranking calculated, and how fresh is it?

Prices are fetched daily from 11 providers' own APIs and public price pages, normalized to USD with ECB rates, and re-ranked automatically. Last refresh: 5 Sept 2026. Prices exclude VAT; always confirm on the provider's site.

Best value VPS overall.

September 2026 · re-ranked daily · 265 qualifying plans

This is the raw value ranking: RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth per dollar, computed identically for all 280 tracked plans, filtered to serious boxes (2 GB RAM minimum — 265 qualify). The leader gets you 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 2048 GB NVME for $46.83/mo.

1
netcup
VPS 8000 G12 · 16 vCore · 64 GB
value 100/100 — 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 2048 GB NVME at $46.83/mo
$46.83/mo
2
Contabo
Cloud VPS 4 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB
value 99/100 — 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD at $6.39/mo
$6.39/mo
vs #1 →
3
Contabo
Cloud VPS 6 · 6 vCPU · 12 GB
value 99/100 — 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD at $8.72/mo
$8.72/mo
vs #1 →
4
Contabo
Cloud VPS 8 · 8 vCPU · 24 GB
value 99/100 — 8 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD at $16.27/mo
$16.27/mo
vs #1 →
5
Contabo
Cloud VPS 12 · 12 vCPU · 48 GB
value 98/100 — 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD at $29.05/mo
$29.05/mo
vs #1 →
6
netcup
VPS 4000 G12 · 12 vCore · 32 GB
value 98/100 — 12 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 1024 GB NVME at $31.66/mo
$31.66/mo
vs #1 →
7
netcup
VPS 500 G12 · 2 vCore · 4 GB
value 97/100 — 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 128 GB NVME at $5.78/mo
$5.78/mo
vs #1 →
8
netcup
VPS 1000 G12 · 4 vCore · 8 GB
value 97/100 — 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 256 GB NVME at $10.12/mo
$10.12/mo
vs #1 →
9
netcup
VPS 2000 G12 · 8 vCore · 16 GB
value 97/100 — 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 512 GB NVME at $18.80/mo
$18.80/mo
vs #1 →
10
netcup
RS 2000 G12 · 8 dedicated cores · 16 GB
value 96/100 — 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 512 GB NVME at $20.93/mo
$20.93/mo
vs #1 →

Frequently asked

What is the cheapest of the value-for-money VPS plans right now?: VPS 500 G12 · 2 vCore · 4 GB from netcup at $5.78/month (excl. VAT), as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which provider dominates this ranking?: netcup currently holds 6 of the top 10 spots.
How is this ranking calculated, and how fresh is it?: Prices are fetched daily from 11 providers' own APIs and public price pages, normalized to USD with ECB rates, and re-ranked automatically. Last refresh: 5 Sept 2026. Prices exclude VAT; always confirm on the provider's site.