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Best value at each of the smallest vCPU counts.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 $
Best value at 2 vCPU
LayerOne gc.small
Tampa
2 vCPU, 4 GB, $8.00/mo
Single-core 1,065, Multi-core 1,979, 247 per $
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.
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 $
Plans by location
69 plans by locationNumbers 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 |
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UpCloud
Premium 1 vCPU / 2 GB
New York #1
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1 vCPU
2 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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1,692 | n/a | 40,435 | 780.3 MB/s | 862 Mbps | 1.02 Gbps | €12.00 EUR | Priced in EUR | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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Vultr
Regular Performance Intel 1 vCPU / 2 GB
New Jersey, US
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1 vCPU
2 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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1,315 | n/a | 131,433 | 1.41 GB/s | 875 Mbps | 1.48 Gbps | $10.00 | n/a | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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Linode
Nanode 1GB
Fremont, CA
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1 vCPU
1 GB
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2 runs
Median of 2 runs in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 34,660 | 3.84 GB/s | 961 Mbps | 1.55 Gbps | $5.00 | n/a | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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UpCloud
Premium 1 vCPU / 1 GB
San Jose #1
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1 vCPU
1 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 40,090 | 778.4 MB/s | 963 Mbps | 981 Mbps | €6.00 EUR | Priced in EUR | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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LunaNode
c.1 1 vCPU / 5 GB
Toronto
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1 vCPU
5 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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826 | 872 | 44,642 | 3.44 GB/s | 976 Mbps | 393 Mbps | $20.00 | 44 | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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UpCloud
Premium 2 vCPU / 4 GB
Chicago #1
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2 vCPU
4 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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2,375 | 4,584 | 18,351 | 779 MB/s | 995 Mbps | 1.01 Gbps | €26.00 EUR | Priced in EUR | Oct 5, 2026 | |
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Cherry Servers
Cloud VPS 4 (Gen 2)
Chicago, US
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2 vCPU
4 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 9,934 | 373.2 MB/s | 995 Mbps | 468 Mbps | $10.53 | n/a | Oct 3, 2026 | |
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UpCloud
Starter 1 vCPU / 1 GB
New York #1
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1 vCPU
1 GB
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2 runs
Median of 2 runs in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 17,782 | 783.5 MB/s | 1.01 Gbps | 1.02 Gbps | €3.50 EUR | Priced in EUR | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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UpCloud
Premium 2 vCPU / 4 GB
New York #1
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2 vCPU
4 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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1,449 | 2,733 | 40,145 | 783.5 MB/s | 1.01 Gbps | 1.02 Gbps | €26.00 EUR | Priced in EUR | Oct 5, 2026 | |
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Cherry Servers
Premium VDS 2
Chicago, US
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2 vCPU
16 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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1,491 | 3,675 | 97,116 | 964.9 MB/s | 1.02 Gbps | 719 Mbps | $80.73 | 46 | Oct 5, 2026 | |
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UpCloud
Starter 1 vCPU / 1 GB
Amsterdam #1
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1 vCPU
1 GB
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2 runs
Median of 2 runs in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 16,445 | 782.7 MB/s | 1.02 Gbps | 1.02 Gbps | €3.50 EUR | Priced in EUR | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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Linode
Nanode 1GB
Frankfurt, DE
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1 vCPU
1 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 61,585 | 4.27 GB/s | 1.03 Gbps | 2.94 Gbps | $5.00 | n/a | Oct 6, 2026 | |
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Linode
Nanode 1GB
Newark, NJ
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1 vCPU
1 GB
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2 runs
Median of 2 runs in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 76,994 | 5.26 GB/s | 1.04 Gbps | 3.01 Gbps | $5.00 | n/a | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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UpCloud
Starter 1 vCPU / 1 GB
San Jose #1
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1 vCPU
1 GB
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2 runs
Median of 2 runs in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 19,951 | 783.2 MB/s | 1.07 Gbps | 1.09 Gbps | €3.50 EUR | Priced in EUR | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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UpCloud
Starter 1 vCPU / 1 GB
Frankfurt #1
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1 vCPU
1 GB
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2 runs
Median of 2 runs in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 19,947 | 783.7 MB/s | 1.07 Gbps | 1.1 Gbps | €3.50 EUR | Priced in EUR | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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DigitalOcean
CPU-Optimized 2 vCPU / 4 GB
San Francisco 2
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2 vCPU
4 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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1,057 | 1,251 | 60,279 | 451.3 MB/s | 1.09 Gbps | 1.64 Gbps | $42.00 | 30 | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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UpCloud
Premium 1 vCPU / 1 GB
New York #1
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1 vCPU
1 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 14,693 | 784.2 MB/s | 1.1 Gbps | 1.12 Gbps | €6.00 EUR | Priced in EUR | Oct 6, 2026 | |
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Amazon Lightsail
Micro, 2 TB transfer
Oregon
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2 vCPU
1 GB
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2 runs
Median of 2 runs in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 3,086 | 127.1 MB/s | 1.11 Gbps | 1.74 Gbps | $7.00 | n/a | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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Linode
Dedicated 4GB
Fremont, CA
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2 vCPU
4 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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1,015 | 1,290 | 65,457 | 4.58 GB/s | 1.26 Gbps | 1.63 Gbps | $36.00 | 36 | Oct 7, 2026 | |
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DigitalOcean
Basic 1 vCPU / 1 GB
San Francisco 3
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1 vCPU
1 GB
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1 run
1 run in 90 days
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n/a | n/a | 87,344 | 3.74 GB/s | 1.28 Gbps | 1.51 Gbps | $6.00 | n/a | Oct 6, 2026 |