Virtual Private Servers
A rented Linux machine you manage yourself. Cheapest per unit of power, but you handle updates, security and backups.
Monthly cost as you grow
For a commercial project, using the cheapest plan that fits at each size and our default usage averages. How we estimate
| Provider | 100 users | 1,000 users | 10,000 users | 100,000 users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean Droplets | $6.00Basic 1 GiB (1 vCPU, 25 GiB disk) | $6.00Basic 1 GiB (1 vCPU, 25 GiB disk) | $6.00Basic 1 GiB (1 vCPU, 25 GiB disk) | $12.00Basic 2 GiB (1 vCPU, 50 GiB disk) |
| Hetzner Cloud | $6.49CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB disk) | $6.49CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB disk) | $6.49CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB disk) | $6.49CX23 (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB disk) |
| Linode (Akamai) | $5.00Nanode 1 GB (1 vCPU, 25 GB disk) | $5.00Nanode 1 GB (1 vCPU, 25 GB disk) | $5.00Nanode 1 GB (1 vCPU, 25 GB disk) | $10.00Nanode 1 GB (1 vCPU, 25 GB disk) |
| Vultr Cloud Compute | $5.00Regular 1 GB (1 vCPU, 25 GB disk) | $5.00Regular 1 GB (1 vCPU, 25 GB disk) | $5.00Regular 1 GB (1 vCPU, 25 GB disk) | $5.00Regular 1 GB (1 vCPU, 25 GB disk) |
Free tiers and their catches
DigitalOcean Droplets
No free plan.
Hetzner Cloud
No free plan.
Linode (Akamai)
No free plan.
Vultr Cloud Compute
No free plan.