RentServers
By the RentServers team at Wells Software Consulting LLC · Updated
VPS prices by size
| Size | Cheapest | Cheapest plan | Market median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB | $5.35/mo | OVHcloud VPS-1 | — |
| 4 vCPU / 8 GB class | $8.41/mo | Contabo Cloud VPS 6 (6 vCPU / 12 GB) | $63.77/mo |
| 8 vCPU / 16 GB class | $14.11/mo | Leaseweb VPS 3 (8 vCPU / 24 GB) | $146.35/mo |
Monthly USD. Source: GetDeploying compute price reference, updated October 15, 2026. The cheapest match for a size can have more resources than listed.
What the price differences mean
The spread is wide: the cheapest 8 vCPU plans cost a tenth of the market median. Low-cost providers often oversubscribe CPUs, so performance under sustained load can vary. Hyperscaler VMs cost more but come with managed networking, snapshots and an ecosystem of services.
When a VPS is the right choice
- Small web apps, APIs and bots with modest traffic.
- Staging and test environments.
- Self-hosted tools such as VPNs, n8n, Git servers or monitoring.
- Small game servers for a handful of players.
When to move to dedicated
If you're running several large VPS instances at steady load, or you need consistent CPU performance, a dedicated server is often cheaper and faster. See dedicated vs VPS vs cloud.
What to check
- CPU type: shared or dedicated vCPUs.
- Disk: NVMe, and whether backups or snapshots are included.
- Traffic: included transfer and overage price.
- Location: close to your users.