What is the cheapest of the cheap VPS plans right now?

STARDUST1-S from Scaleway at $0.51/month (excl. VAT), as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which provider dominates this ranking?

Vultr currently holds 5 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 cheap VPS plans.

September 2026 · re-ranked daily · 13 qualifying plans

We track 280 VPS plans across 11 providers; 13 of them cost $6/mo or less. They're ranked here by value score — how much RAM, CPU, disk and bandwidth each dollar buys — not just sticker price. Today's winner delivers $0.51/GB RAM against a market median of $6/GB.

1
Scaleway
STARDUST1-S
$0.51/mo for 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD — $0.51/GB RAM, value 100/100
$0.51/mo
2
netcup
VPS 500 G12 · 2 vCore · 4 GB
$5.78/mo for 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 128 GB NVME — $1.45/GB RAM, value 97/100
$5.78/mo
vs #1 →
3
OVHcloud
VPS-1 2027 · 2 vCPU / 4 GB
$5.35/mo for 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVME — $1.34/GB RAM, value 95/100
$5.35/mo
vs #1 →
4
Vultr
Cloud Compute 1C · 0.5 GB
$2.50/mo for 1 vCPU · 512 MB RAM · 10 GB SSD — $5/GB RAM, value 85/100
$2.50/mo
vs #1 →
5
AWS Lightsail
General Purpose 2C · 0.5 GB
$5/mo for 2 vCPU · 512 MB RAM · 20 GB SSD — $10/GB RAM, value 85/100
$5/mo
vs #1 →
6
Vultr
Cloud Compute 1C · 1 GB
$5/mo for 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD — $5/GB RAM, value 84/100
$5/mo
vs #1 →
7
Vultr
Cloud Compute 1C · 0.5 GB
$3.50/mo for 1 vCPU · 512 MB RAM · 10 GB SSD — $7/GB RAM, value 83/100
$3.50/mo
vs #1 →
8
Linode
Nanode 1GB
$5/mo for 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD — $5/GB RAM, value 83/100
$5/mo
vs #1 →
9
Vultr
High Frequency 1C · 1 GB
$6/mo for 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 32 GB NVME — $6/GB RAM, value 81/100
$6/mo
vs #1 →
10
Vultr
High Performance 1C · 1 GB
$6/mo for 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB NVME — $6/GB RAM, value 81/100
$6/mo
vs #1 →

Frequently asked

What is the cheapest of the cheap VPS plans right now?: STARDUST1-S from Scaleway at $0.51/month (excl. VAT), as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which provider dominates this ranking?: Vultr currently holds 5 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.