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126 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 $3,829.96 · 36-month total Get plan
Budget57 Hostinger · KVM 2 $395.64 · 36-month total Get plan
No surprises73 Scaleway · Basic A2C-8G $1,031.63 · 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 · 126/222 plans

Prices last checked: 25 Sep 2026 · ranked by 3-year real cost · scores use the balanced profile

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OVHcloud · VPS Essential 2-8-40 First term $18.55/mo · monthly
54score
$18.55/mo
Renewal
$667.68
36-month total
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2 vCPU 8 GB RAM Storage 40 GB NVMe Root access Hourly billing API access

Flat renewal Monthly billing
18 more plans from OVHcloud
VPS Essential 2-8-80 $19.91/mo Renewal Get plan
VPS Comfort 4-8-80 $20.03/mo Renewal Get plan
VPS Essential 2-8-160 $25.60/mo Renewal Get plan
VPS Comfort 4-8-160 $26.74/mo Renewal Get plan
VPS Comfort 4-16-80 $33.45/mo Renewal Get plan
+13 more plans — on the OVHcloud page
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3
Scaleway · Basic A2C-8G First term $28.66/mo · monthly
73score
$28.66/mo
Renewal
$1,031.63
36-month total
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2 vCPU 8 GB RAM Network speed 200 Mbit Root access Hourly billing API access

Flat renewal Monthly billing
10 more plans from Scaleway
Basic A4C-8G $42.94/mo Renewal Get plan
Basic A4C-16G $57.23/mo Renewal Get plan
Basic A6C-12G $65.54/mo Renewal Get plan
Basic A6C-24G $75.01/mo Renewal Get plan
Basic A8C-16G $85.89/mo Renewal Get plan
+5 more plans — on the Scaleway page
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Vultr · Cloud Compute 4vCPU 8GB First term $40.00/mo · monthly
67score
$40.00/mo
Renewal
$1,440.00
36-month total
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4 vCPU 8 GB RAM Storage 160 GB SSD Bandwidth 4 TB Root access Hourly billing

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27 more plans from Vultr
High Frequency 3vCPU 8GB $48.00/mo Renewal Get plan
High Performance 4vCPU 8GB (AMD) $48.00/mo Renewal Get plan
High Performance 4vCPU 8GB (Intel) $48.00/mo Renewal Get plan
Optimized General 2vCPU 8GB (AMD) $60.00/mo Renewal Get plan
High Performance 4vCPU 12GB (AMD) $72.00/mo Renewal Get plan
+22 more plans — on the Vultr page
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Amazon Lightsail · Lightsail 8GB First term $43.16/mo · monthly
66score
$43.16/mo
Renewal
$1,553.76
36-month total
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2 vCPU 8 GB RAM Storage 160 GB SSD Bandwidth 5 TB Root access Hourly billing

Flat renewal Monthly billing
6 more plans from Amazon Lightsail
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
Lightsail 192GB $1,299.08/mo Renewal Get plan
+1 more plan — on the Amazon Lightsail page
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Linode · Linode 8GB First term $48.00/mo · monthly
69score
$48.00/mo
Renewal
$1,728.00
36-month total
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4 vCPU 8 GB RAM Storage 160 GB NVMe Bandwidth 4.9 TB Network speed 5 Gbit Root access

Flat renewal Monthly billing
32 more plans from Linode
Linode 24GB $60.00/mo Renewal Get plan
Dedicated 8GB $72.00/mo Renewal Get plan
G7 Dedicated 8x4 $86.00/mo Renewal Get plan
Premium 8GB $86.00/mo Renewal Get plan
Linode 16GB $96.00/mo Renewal Get plan
+27 more plans — on the Linode page
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Microsoft Azure · B2ms (B serisi) First term $70.08/mo · monthly
54score
$70.08/mo
Renewal
$2,522.88
36-month total
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2 vCPU 8 GB RAM Root access Hourly billing API access

Flat renewal Monthly billing
5 more plans from Microsoft Azure
B4ms (B serisi) $140.16/mo Renewal Get plan
B8ms (B serisi) $280.32/mo Renewal Get plan
B12ms (B serisi) $420.48/mo Renewal Get plan
B16ms (B serisi) $560.64/mo Renewal Get plan
B20ms (B serisi) $700.80/mo Renewal Get plan
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Gandi · V-R8 First term $38.00/mo · monthly
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4 vCPU 8 GB RAM Storage 25 GB NVMe Root access

Renewal price unknown Monthly billing
1 more plan from Gandi
V-R16 — Renewal Get plan
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11 plans, one table

Provider & plan Score First term Renewal Multiplier 36-month total
Hostinger · KVM 2
57/100 $8.99/mo · 2-year $14.99 1.7× $395.64 Get plan
OVHcloud · VPS Essential 2-8-40
54/100 $18.55/mo · monthly $18.55 1× $667.68 Get plan
Scaleway · Basic A2C-8G
73/100 $28.66/mo · monthly $28.66 1× $1,031.63 Get plan
Hosting.com.tr · VDS - Ultra 120
28/100 $17.49/mo · monthly $34.99 2× $1,242.14 Get plan
Vultr · Cloud Compute 4vCPU 8GB
67/100 $40.00/mo · monthly $40.00 1× $1,440.00 Get plan
Amazon Lightsail · Lightsail 8GB
66/100 $43.16/mo · monthly $43.16 1× $1,553.76 Get plan
Linode · Linode 8GB
69/100 $48.00/mo · monthly $48.00 1× $1,728.00 Get plan
Microsoft Azure · B2ms (B serisi)
54/100 $70.08/mo · monthly $70.08 1× $2,522.88 Get plan
Turhost · VDS Plus 4
57/100 $24.99/mo · monthly — unknown — Get plan
Cherry Servers · CLOUD ARM VDS 4
— $28.84/mo · monthly — unknown — Get plan
Gandi · V-R8
— $38.00/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 4 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.