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30 plans · ranked by 3-year real cost · scores use the balanced profile Jump to list
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OVERALL72 OVHcloud · VPS Starter 1-2-20 $143.58 · 36-month total Get plan
Budget56 Hostinger · KVM 1 $299.64 · 36-month total Get plan
No surprises61 Vultr · Cloud Compute 1vCPU 2GB $360.00 · 36-month total Get plan

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8 providers · 30/222 plans

Prices last checked: 26 Sep 2026 · ranked by 3-year real cost · scores use the balanced profile

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OVHcloud · VPS Starter 1-2-20 First term $3.99/mo · monthly
72score
$3.99/mo
Renewal
$143.58
36-month total
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1 vCPU 2 GB RAM Storage 20 GB NVMe Root access Hourly billing API access

Flat renewal Monthly billing
11 more plans from OVHcloud
VPS Le 2-2-40 $5.70/mo Renewal Get plan
VPS Value 1-2-40 $6.61/mo Renewal Get plan
VPS Value 1-4-20 $9.23/mo Renewal Get plan
VPS Value 1-4-40 $10.48/mo Renewal Get plan
VPS Value 1-2-80 $10.48/mo Renewal Get plan
+6 more plans — on the OVHcloud page
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Vultr · Cloud Compute 1vCPU 2GB First term $10.00/mo · monthly
61score
$10.00/mo
Renewal
$360.00
36-month total
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1 vCPU 2 GB RAM Storage 55 GB SSD Bandwidth 2 TB Root access Hourly billing

Flat renewal Monthly billing
8 more plans from Vultr
High Frequency 1vCPU 2GB $12.00/mo Renewal Get plan
High Performance 1vCPU 2GB (AMD) $12.00/mo Renewal Get plan
High Performance 1vCPU 2GB (Intel) $12.00/mo Renewal Get plan
Cloud Compute 2vCPU 2GB $15.00/mo Renewal Get plan
High Frequency 2vCPU 2GB $18.00/mo Renewal Get plan
+3 more plans — on the Vultr page
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Amazon Lightsail · Lightsail 2GB First term $11.77/mo · monthly
59score
$11.77/mo
Renewal
$423.72
36-month total
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2 vCPU 2 GB RAM Storage 60 GB SSD Bandwidth 3 TB Root access Hourly billing

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Linode · Linode 2GB First term $12.00/mo · monthly
63score
$12.00/mo
Renewal
$432.00
36-month total
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1 vCPU 2 GB RAM Storage 50 GB NVMe Bandwidth 2 TB Network speed 2 Gbit Root access

Flat renewal Monthly billing
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Microsoft Azure · B1ms (B serisi) First term $17.52/mo · monthly
51score
$17.52/mo
Renewal
$630.72
36-month total
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1 vCPU 2 GB RAM Root access Hourly billing API access

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Scaleway · Basic A2C-4G First term $19.13/mo · monthly
52score
$19.13/mo
Renewal
$688.76
36-month total
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2 vCPU 4 GB RAM Network speed 200 Mbit Root access Hourly billing API access

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Hosting.com.tr · VDS - Ultra 80 First term $9.99/mo · monthly
32score
$19.99/mo
Renewal
$709.64
36-month total
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4 vCPU 4 GB RAM Storage 80 GB NVMe Root access

2× Monthly billing Türkiye data center
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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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8 plans, one table

Provider & plan Score First term Renewal Multiplier 36-month total
OVHcloud · VPS Starter 1-2-20
72/100 $3.99/mo · monthly $3.99 1× $143.58 Get plan
Hostinger · KVM 1
56/100 $6.49/mo · 2-year $11.99 1.8× $299.64 Get plan
Vultr · Cloud Compute 1vCPU 2GB
61/100 $10.00/mo · monthly $10.00 1× $360.00 Get plan
Amazon Lightsail · Lightsail 2GB
59/100 $11.77/mo · monthly $11.77 1× $423.72 Get plan
Linode · Linode 2GB
63/100 $12.00/mo · monthly $12.00 1× $432.00 Get plan
Microsoft Azure · B1ms (B serisi)
51/100 $17.52/mo · monthly $17.52 1× $630.72 Get plan
Scaleway · Basic A2C-4G
52/100 $19.13/mo · monthly $19.13 1× $688.76 Get plan
Hosting.com.tr · VDS - Ultra 80
32/100 $9.99/mo · monthly $19.99 2× $709.64 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 was captured today; 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.