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DigitalOcean Basic 1 vCPU / 1 GB, Frankfurt 1, Oct 8, 2026 run
82 plans by location

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Best value at 1 vCPU
LunaNode c.1 1 vCPU / 5 GB
Toronto
1 vCPU, 5 GB, $20.00/mo
Single-core 826, Multi-core 872, 44 per $
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Best value at 2 vCPU
NODED.CLOUD VPS II KVM
Ashburn
2 vCPU, 4 GB, €9.00 EUR/mo
Single-core 1,530, Multi-core 2,900, 275 per $
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Best value at 4 vCPU
LayerOne Custom 4vCPU Build
Tampa
4 vCPU, 8 GB, $5.00/mo
Single-core 1,123, Multi-core 3,680, 736 per $
Unusually low price for its size.
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Best value at 6 vCPU
LayerOne gc.large (BuiltByBit)
Tampa
6 vCPU, 16 GB, $20.00/mo
Single-core 1,057, Multi-core 4,408, 220 per $
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Plans by location

82 plans by location

Numbers are medians over the last 90 days, or the latest run when there's nothing recent.

Server Specs Runs Single-core Multi-core 4K IOPS 1M speed Send, median Receive, median Monthly price Multi per $ Last tested Pick
DigitalOcean
Basic 1 vCPU / 1 GB
San Francisco 3
1 vCPU
1 GB
1 run
1 run in 90 days
n/a n/a 87,344 3.74 GB/s 1.28 Gbps 1.51 Gbps $6.00 n/a Oct 6, 2026
Cherry Servers
Cloud VPS 4 (Gen 2)
Chicago, US
2 vCPU
4 GB
1 run
1 run in 90 days
n/a n/a 9,934 373.2 MB/s 995 Mbps 468 Mbps $10.53 n/a Oct 3, 2026