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2026 ranking

Best VPS of 2026

Top 15 VPS plans ranked by editorial rating. Independent comparison with prices, verified specs and multi-currency conversion.

15 plans Updated 2026 No paid placements
  1. 1
    Hetzner
    Hetzner CAX11

    Cheapest ARM VPS. Ideal for light apps and dev.

    2 4 GB 40 GB 20 TB 📍 3 regions
    4.9
    $0.0054 /hr
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  2. 2
    Hetzner
    Hetzner CAX21

    ARM 4 vCPU 8 GB. Sweet spot for medium apps.

    4 8 GB 80 GB 20 TB 📍 3 regions
    4.8
    $0.011 /hr
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  3. 3
    Oracle Cloud (OCI)
    Oracle Cloud (OCI) Always Free ARM (Ampere A1)

    4 ARM vCPU + 24 GB RAM free forever, if you snag capacity.

    4 24 GB 200 GB 10 TB 📍 22 regions
    4.8
    $0.00 /mo
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  4. 4
    Hetzner
    Hetzner CPX21

    AMD EPYC, better per-core performance than CX.

    3 4 GB 80 GB 20 TB 📍 6 regions
    4.7
    $0.013 /hr
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  5. 5
    Hetzner
    Hetzner CX22

    Globally available x86 entry-level.

    2 4 GB 40 GB 20 TB 📍 6 regions
    4.6
    $0.0073 /hr
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  6. 6
    Oracle Cloud (OCI)
    Oracle Cloud (OCI) VM.Standard.E6.Flex (AMD EPYC Turin)

    AMD EPYC 5th gen Turin. 2× performance at E5 pricing.

    10 TB 📍 22 regions
    4.6
    $0.030 /OCPU·h
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  7. 7
    Contabo
    Contabo Cloud VPS 20

    Best-seller: 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe from €5.60/mo.

    6 12 GB 100 GB ∞ 📍 9 regions
    4.5
    $6.09 /mo
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  8. 8
    Contabo
    Contabo Cloud VPS 50

    16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe at 1 Gbit/s.

    16 64 GB 300 GB ∞ 📍 9 regions
    4.5
    $32.17 /mo
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  9. 9
    Contabo
    Contabo Storage VPS 30

    1 TB SSD, 18 GB RAM, 6 vCPU for mediaservers.

    6 18 GB 1000 GB ∞ 📍 9 regions
    4.5
    $15.22 /mo
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  10. 10
    DigitalOcean
    DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 4 GB

    2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD. Sweet spot for small/medium web apps.

    2 4 GB 80 GB 4 TB 📍 13 regions
    4.5
    $0.036 /hr
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  11. 11
    Oracle Cloud (OCI)
    Oracle Cloud (OCI) VM.Standard.A1.Flex (Ampere ARM)

    On-demand Ampere Altra ARM. $0.01/OCPU·h.

    10 TB 📍 22 regions
    4.5
    $0.010 /OCPU·h
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  12. 12
    UpCloud
    UpCloud General 2xCPU 4GB

    2 vCPU, 4 GB, 80 GB MaxIOPS.

    2 4 GB 80 GB 4 TB 📍 10 regions
    4.5
    $0.040 /hr
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  13. 13
    AlexHost
    AlexHost Ryzen R2

    4 vCPU Ryzen 9 7950X, 2 GB DDR5, 50 GB NVMe.

    4 2 GB 50 GB ∞ 📍 1 regions
    4.4
    $21.74 /mo
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  14. 14
    AlexHost
    AlexHost Ryzen R5

    8 vCPU Ryzen, 12 GB DDR5, 200 GB NVMe.

    8 12 GB 200 GB ∞ 📍 1 regions
    4.4
    $76.09 /mo
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  15. 15
    Contabo
    Contabo Cloud VPS 30

    8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe with no setup fee.

    8 24 GB 200 GB ∞ 📍 9 regions
    4.4
    $12.17 /mo
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best VPS in 2026?

By our editorial rating, the best VPS plan is Hetzner CAX11, rated 4.9/5.

How do you pick the best VPS plans?

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