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153 plans · ranked by 3-year real cost · scores use the balanced profile Jump to list
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OVERALL78 OVHcloud · VPS Elite 8-16-640 $3,836.85 · 36-month total Get plan
Budget56 Hostinger · KVM 1 $299.64 · 36-month total Get plan
No surprises52 Scaleway · Basic A2C-4G $688.99 · 36-month total Get plan

These picks are pure data, not scores: three-year real cost and flat renewal.

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11 providers · 153/222 plans

Prices last checked: 24 Sep 2026 · ranked by 3-year real cost · scores use the balanced profile

1
Hostinger · KVM 1 First term $6.49/mo · 2-year
56score
$11.99/mo
Renewal
$299.64
36-month total
no measurements for this provider
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1 vCPU 4 GB RAM Storage 50 GB NVMe Bandwidth 3.9 TB Network speed 1 Gbit Root access

1.8×
7 more plans from Hostinger
Game Panel 1 $11.99/mo Renewal Get plan
KVM 2 $14.99/mo Renewal Get plan
Game Panel 2 $14.99/mo Renewal Get plan
KVM 4 $28.99/mo Renewal Get plan
Game Panel 4 $28.99/mo Renewal Get plan
Details Get plan
2
OVHcloud · VPS Value 1-4-20 First term $9.23/mo · monthly
65score
$9.23/mo
Renewal
$332.39
36-month total
no measurements for this provider
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1 vCPU 4 GB RAM Storage 20 GB NVMe Root access Hourly billing API access

Flat renewal Monthly billing
26 more plans from OVHcloud
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3
Scaleway · Basic A2C-4G First term $19.14/mo · monthly
52score
$19.14/mo
Renewal
$688.99
36-month total
no measurements for this provider
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2 vCPU 4 GB RAM Network speed 200 Mbit Root access Hourly billing API access

Flat renewal Monthly billing
11 more plans from Scaleway
Basic A2C-8G $28.71/mo Renewal Get plan
Basic A4C-8G $43.02/mo Renewal Get plan
Basic A4C-16G $57.33/mo Renewal Get plan
Basic A6C-12G $65.65/mo Renewal Get plan
Basic A6C-24G $75.14/mo Renewal Get plan
Details Get plan
4
Hosting.com.tr · VDS - Ultra 80 First term $9.99/mo · monthly
32score
$19.99/mo
Renewal
$709.64
36-month total
no measurements for this provider
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4 vCPU 4 GB RAM Storage 80 GB NVMe Root access

Monthly billing Türkiye data center
6 more plans from Hosting.com.tr
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5
Vultr · Cloud Compute 2vCPU 4GB First term $20.00/mo · monthly
49score
$20.00/mo
Renewal
$720.00
36-month total
no measurements for this provider
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2 vCPU 4 GB RAM Storage 80 GB SSD Bandwidth 3 TB Root access Hourly billing

Flat renewal Monthly billing
6
Amazon Lightsail · Lightsail 4GB First term $23.54/mo · monthly
44score
$23.54/mo
Renewal
$847.44
36-month total
no measurements for this provider
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2 vCPU 4 GB RAM Storage 80 GB SSD Bandwidth 4 TB Root access Hourly billing

Flat renewal Monthly billing
7 more plans from Amazon Lightsail
Lightsail 8GB $43.16/mo Renewal Get plan
Lightsail 16GB $82.42/mo Renewal Get plan
Lightsail 32GB $160.91/mo Renewal Get plan
Lightsail 64GB $376.77/mo Renewal Get plan
Lightsail 128GB $867.36/mo Renewal Get plan
Details Get plan
7
Linode · Linode 4GB First term $24.00/mo · monthly
48score
$24.00/mo
Renewal
$864.00
36-month total
no measurements for this provider
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2 vCPU 4 GB RAM Storage 80 GB NVMe Bandwidth 3.9 TB Network speed 4 Gbit Root access

Flat renewal Monthly billing
36 more plans from Linode
Dedicated 4GB $36.00/mo Renewal Get plan
G7 Dedicated 4x2 $43.00/mo Renewal Get plan
Premium 4GB $43.00/mo Renewal Get plan
Linode 8GB $48.00/mo Renewal Get plan
Linode 24GB $60.00/mo Renewal Get plan
Details Get plan
8
Microsoft Azure · B2s (B serisi) First term $35.04/mo · monthly
67score
$35.04/mo
Renewal
$1,261.44
36-month total
no measurements for this provider
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2 vCPU 4 GB RAM Root access Hourly billing API access

Flat renewal Monthly billing
6 more plans from Microsoft Azure
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11
Gandi · V-R4 First term $19.00/mo · monthly
score
36-month total
no measurements for this provider
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2 vCPU 4 GB RAM Storage 25 GB NVMe Root access

Renewal price unknown Monthly billing
2 more plans from Gandi
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V-R16 Renewal Get plan
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How we rank
  • The default order is the score; the renewal price, not the promo price, is what counts.
  • Each provider shows its single best plan for the chosen order; the rest sit under the card.
  • Payment, partnership or coupons never change the order.
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11 plans, one table

Provider & plan Score First term Renewal Multiplier 36-month total
56/100 $6.49/mo · 2-year $11.99 1.8× $299.64 Get plan
65/100 $9.23/mo · monthly $9.23 $332.39 Get plan
52/100 $19.14/mo · monthly $19.14 $688.99 Get plan
32/100 $9.99/mo · monthly $19.99 $709.64 Get plan
49/100 $20.00/mo · monthly $20.00 $720.00 Get plan
44/100 $23.54/mo · monthly $23.54 $847.44 Get plan
48/100 $24.00/mo · monthly $24.00 $864.00 Get plan
67/100 $35.04/mo · monthly $35.04 $1,261.44 Get plan
46/100 $9.99/mo · annual unknown Get plan
$28.84/mo · monthly unknown Get plan
$19.00/mo · monthly unknown Get plan
The decision, from the data
For the long run, the cheapest known renewal is Vultr Cloud Compute 1vCPU 0.5GB (IPv6-only) at $2.50/mo.
If only the first term matters, Vultr Cloud Compute 1vCPU 0.5GB (IPv6-only) starts at $2.50/mo.
Watch out for Hostinger KVM 4 — its renewal jumps to ×2.2 of the promo price.
Which plan has the lowest renewal price here?
Vultr Cloud Compute 1vCPU 0.5GB (IPv6-only), at $2.50/mo renewal — the promo price is excluded from this answer on purpose.
How much do renewals typically jump in this category?
Across the 222 plans we track, the median renewal is ×1.0 of the first-term price.
How fresh are these prices?
The newest record on this page is 3 days old; every row carries its own date.
How many plans have 8 GB+ RAM?
126 of the 222 plans have 8 GB or more RAM. You can narrow with the RAM filter; plans without spec data are not counted.