Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, the best forex VPS is LikeVPS (Lite++, $17.00/month: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic), followed by Contabo and OVHcloud VPS. The cheapest is HostBrr at $2.24/month (Value 2GB). 76 of the 160 providers we track qualify. Every plan listed has at least 2 GB RAM and Windows Server.
Key takeaways
- Closest to NY4 (Secaucus): InterServer (New York, same metro), LikeVPS (New York, same metro) and Contabo (New York, same metro).
- Closest to LD4 (Slough): Fozzy (London, same metro), LikeVPS (London, same metro) and AlphaVPS (London, same metro).
- Prices run from $2.24 (HostBrr) with a median of $16.31 per month across 76 providers.
- Widest footprint: Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (B-series), 48 data-center locations in 32 countries.
- Best rated: ChartVPS, 5.0/5 on Trustpilot from 228 reviews.
Top picks: forex vps
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LikeVPS
UK-registered VPS provider with 26 locations across Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania; DDoS protection and unlimited traffic included in most plans. Lite++ at $17.00/month with 4 GB RAM. 26 locations in 26 countries, DDoS protection included and Windows Server available.
Lite++: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic. -
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Contabo
Munich-based host selling high-RAM shared-vCPU VPS from €5.50 across 10+ locations on four continents. Cloud VPS 4 at $6.16/month with 8 GB RAM. DDoS protection included, Windows Server available and unmetered traffic on some plans.
Cloud VPS 4: 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD, unmetered traffic. -
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OVHcloud VPS
French public cloud group selling NVMe VPS with unlimited traffic in 11 datacenter regions from $4.54/mo. VPS-1 at $4.54/month with 4 GB RAM. DDoS protection included, Windows Server available and unmetered traffic on some plans.
VPS-1: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic. -
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AlphaVPS
Bulgarian budget KVM host with same-price NVMe VPS in 7 EU/US cities from €2.99/mo plus cheap HDD storage VPS. P4G Starter at $4.77/month with 4 GB RAM. DDoS protection included, Windows Server available and accepts crypto.
P4G Starter: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 4 TB traffic. -
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HOSTKEY
Amsterdam-based dedicated and GPU host with hourly-billed KVM VPS in seven European and US locations and Windows images. Hourly VPS Basic at $3.60/month with 4 GB RAM. DDoS protection included, Windows Server available and hourly billing.
Hourly VPS Basic: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD, traffic n/a.
Official requirements
Only plans with at least 2 GB RAM and Windows Server are listed. The figures below come from each project's own documentation.
| Software | Minimum RAM | Recommended RAM | CPU | Disk | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5 | not published | — | not published | not published | Windows, Linux |
MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5: MetaQuotes says MT5 runs on Windows 10/11 and that hardware needs depend on how the platform is used, publishing no RAM or CPU minimum; its OS notice sets Windows 7 as the floor for MT4/MT5 and strongly recommends 64-bit Windows 10. Both terminals can also run on Linux through Wine using official install scripts (Ubuntu and Debian, plus Mint and Fedora for MT5), so a Windows VPS is the native option but not the only one. For comparison, MetaQuotes' built-in MetaTrader VPS allocates up to 3 GB RAM, up to 16 GB disk and several CPU cores per terminal from about 15 USD a month, claiming 0-5 ms latency and 99.99% uptime.
All 76 providers that qualify
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | Nearest to LD4 | Nearest to NY4 | Nearest to TY3 | Windows licence | Trustpilot |
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| 1 | Lite++ | $17.00 | 4 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | licence included | — | |
| 2 | Cloud VPS 4 | $6.16 | 8 GB | Portsmouth, 86 km | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | licence fee extra (not published) | 4.6 (11,470) | |
| 3 | VPS-1 | $4.54 | 4 GB | London, same metro | Ashburn, 384 km | Singapore, 5,320 km | licence fee extra (not published) | 3.8 (8,843) | |
| 4 | P4G Starter | $4.77 | 4 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Seattle, 7,692 km | licence terms not published | 4.6 (146) | |
| 5 | Hourly VPS Basic | $3.60 | 4 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Helsinki, 7,822 km | licence fee extra (not published) | 3.1 (214) | |
| 6 | Gigabit KVM VPS 3 | $5.00 | 2 GB | Paris, 361 km | New York, same metro | Portland, 7,788 km | licence included | 3.4 (22) | |
| 7 | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 2 GB (vc2-1c-2gb) | $10.00 | 2 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | licence fee extra (not published) | 1.6 (585) | |
| 8 | pro.sm.amd | $10.00 | 4 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | licence terms not published | — | |
| 9 | Starter 1xCPU-2GB | $7.00 | 2 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Singapore, 5,320 km | licence fee extra (not published) | 3.0 (168) | |
| 10 | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | $16.06 | 8 GB | London, same metro | Ashburn, 351 km | Tokyo, same metro | licence fee extra (not published) | 1.3 (180) | |
| 11 | VM-1 | $5.99 | 2 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | licence terms not published | — | |
| 12 | G3.2GB | $10.00 | 2 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Singapore, 5,320 km | licence fee extra (not published) | 4.5 (139) | |
| 13 | Windows Start | $13.70 | 4 GB | London, same metro | Ashburn, 329 km | Tokyo, same metro | Windows plan | — | |
| 14 | WAWs-1 | $6.64 | 2 GB | London, same metro | Charlotte, 857 km | Moscow, 7,483 km | bring your own licence | 2.6 (119) | |
| 15 | VPS Windows M+ | $25.00 | 4 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Las Vegas, 8,896 km | Windows plan | 4.6 (45,403) | |
| 16 | Windows VPS 2 slices | $10.00 | 4 GB | New York, 5,538 km | New York, same metro | Los Angeles, 8,811 km | Windows plan | 4.3 (2,514) | |
| 17 | VPS Pearl | $14.99 | 2 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | Windows plan | 4.5 (222) | |
| 18 | e2-small | $12.23 | 2 GB | London, same metro | Ashburn, 351 km | Tokyo, same metro | licence fee extra (not published) | 1.4 (43) | |
| 19 | VPS Lite 1 | $3.25 | 2 GB | Geneva, 768 km | Geneva, 6,215 km | Geneva, 9,797 km | licence included | 4.0 (2,060) | |
| 20 | NVME-KVM-2GB (Netherlands) | $4.99 | 2 GB | Doetinchem, 476 km | Sandefjord, 5,912 km | Tokyo, same metro | licence terms not published | — | |
| 21 | KVM-2 | $10.95 | 2 GB | London, same metro | Ashburn, 329 km | Hong Kong, 2,886 km | licence terms not published | 3.3 (51) | |
| 22 | Value 2GB | $2.24 | 2 GB | Frankfurt, 669 km | Frankfurt, 6,201 km | Falkenstein, 9,139 km | licence terms not published | 3.1 (49) | |
| 23 | VPS 1 | $6.61 | 2 GB | Worcester, 135 km | Worcester, 5,409 km | Worcester, 9,571 km | licence terms not published | 4.8 (21,711) | |
| 24 | Mid (2 GB) | $14.00 | 2 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | licence terms not published | 1.4 (118) | |
| 25 | Ryzen KVM 2GB | $10.00 | 2 GB | Bern, 772 km | New York, same metro | Las Vegas, 8,896 km | licence included | 3.8 (948) | |
| 26 | wKVM-NVMe 4096 | $18.24 | 4 GB | London, same metro | Ashburn, 351 km | Hong Kong, 2,886 km | Windows plan | — | |
| 27 | HFT Standard VPS | $17.50 | 2 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | licence included | 4.8 (379) | |
| 28 | BG-6 | $16.95 | 6 GB | Redditch, 128 km | Buffalo, 462 km | Singapore, 5,320 km | Windows plan | 3.2 (1) | |
| 29 | Windows 1C/2G | $19.00 | 2 GB | London, same metro | Ashburn, 351 km | Tokyo, same metro | licence included | 1.2 (100) | |
| 30 | Cloud NVMe 2 | $8.44 | 2 GB | Rotterdam, 352 km | Dallas, 2,204 km | Falkenberg, 8,595 km | — | — | |
| 31 | Standard | $25.00 | 2 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | licence fee extra (not published) | 4.3 (388) | |
| 32 |  Amazon Lightsail |
Windows 2 GB | $22.00 | 2 GB | London, same metro | Ashburn, 351 km | Tokyo, same metro | licence included | 1.3 (429) |
| 33 | Standard_B1ms | $15.11 | 2 GB | London, same metro | Toronto, 541 km | Tokyo, same metro | licence fee extra (not published) | 1.4 (57) | |
| 34 | SSD2 | $5.92 | 2 GB | Sofia, 2,045 km | Los Angeles, 3,930 km | Osaka, 403 km | — | — | |
| 35 | Krystal Cloud C-2 | $16.67 | 2 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Amsterdam, 9,292 km | — | 4.9 (2,459) | |
| 36 | cVirtual Starter | $4.00 | 4 GB | Ashburn, 5,887 km | Ashburn, 351 km | Los Angeles, 8,811 km | licence terms not published | 2.5 (5) | |
| 37 | VPS Starter | $29.99 | 4 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | licence included | 4.6 (97) | |
| 38 | SSD NVMe VPS Plan 1 | $16.56 | 2 GB | New York, 5,540 km | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | licence fee extra (not published) | 2.5 (262) | |
| 39 | Business | $44.75 | 4 GB | London, same metro | Virginia (Ashburn), 351 km | Singapore, 5,320 km | bring your own licence | 4.5 (292) | |
| 40 | Optimal AMD | $13.38 | 5 GB | Delft, 345 km | Edison, same metro | Oude Meer, 9,305 km | licence terms not published | 4.1 (114) | |
| 41 | Core | $40.00 | 4 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | Windows plan | 4.9 (6,858) | |
| 42 | Standard (2GB) | $6.95 | 2 GB | Dublin, 435 km | Buffalo, 462 km | Los Angeles, 8,811 km | licence terms not published | 2.7 (110) | |
| 43 | Fast NVMe 1 (DRIVE 1) | $19.10 | 4 GB | London, same metro | London, 5,568 km | Vladivostok, 1,068 km | — | — | |
| 44 | ARM108 | $24.00 | 8 GB | Los Angeles, 8,732 km | Los Angeles, 3,930 km | Tokyo, same metro | incl. $15.00 licence | — | |
| 45 | Windows 2GB (Win2G) | $12.50 | 2 GB | Amsterdam, 388 km | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | Windows plan | 1.2 (910) | |
| 46 | Windows 2048 MB | $29.99 | 2 GB | Manchester, 246 km | New York, same metro | Hong Kong, 2,886 km | Windows plan | 1.9 (67) | |
| 47 | Windows-2048 | $12.95 | 2 GB | Paris, 361 km | Montreal, 503 km | Mumbai, 6,731 km | Windows plan | 4.4 (24) | |
| 48 | Chimera Hybrid -1 | $5.00 | 4 GB | Montreal, 5,192 km | Montreal, 525 km | Montreal, 10,388 km | licence terms not published | 3.4 (27) | |
| 49 | Basic VPS | $35.00 | 2.5 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | Windows plan | 4.9 (4,158) | |
| 50 | Alpha Mark-1 | $50.00 | 4 GB | London, same metro | New York, same metro | Tokyo, same metro | licence included | 5.0 (228) | |
| 51 | XCloud 2 | $9.99 | 4 GB | Istanbul, 2,532 km | Istanbul, 8,068 km | Istanbul, 8,950 km | — | 2.7 (8) | |
| 52 | E5 KVM 2048MB | $10.00 | 2 GB | Ashburn, 5,887 km | Ashburn, 351 km | Seattle, 7,692 km | licence terms not published | — | |
| 53 | Windows VPS 2 GB (Ryzen NVMe) | $27.59 | 2 GB | Amsterdam, 388 km | New York, same metro | Seattle, 7,692 km | licence included | 4.3 (384) | |
| 54 | NL-30 | $34.16 | 2 GB | Amsterdam, 388 km | New York, same metro | Novosibirsk, 4,770 km | — | — | |
| 55 | Standard Small | $17.03 | 2 GB | Frankfurt, 669 km | Frankfurt, 6,201 km | Vienna, 9,133 km | licence fee extra (not published) | 3.5 (2) | |
| 56 | Windows VPS 2 GB | $36.88 | 2 GB | London, same metro | Dallas, 2,204 km | Amsterdam, 9,292 km | Windows plan | 4.9 (877) | |
| 57 | 10G 16 GB | $42.00 | 16 GB | Raleigh, 6,204 km | Raleigh, 685 km | Los Angeles, 8,811 km | Windows plan | 2.6 (212) | |
| 58 | A2 | $20.00 | 2 GB | Amsterdam, 388 km | New York, same metro | California, 8,547 km | licence fee extra (not published) | 4.0 (3) | |
| 59 | KVM VPS Advanced | $24.97 | 2 GB | London, same metro | London, 5,568 km | Oulu, 7,473 km | — | 2.3 (13) | |
| 60 | CloudVPS-1 | $9.86 | 2 GB | Minsk, 1,903 km | Minsk, 7,120 km | Minsk, 8,130 km | licence terms not published | — | |
| 61 | 2 GB / 1 vCPU | $17.24 | 2 GB | Amsterdam, 388 km | New Jersey, same metro | Almaty, 5,336 km | licence terms not published | 3.2 (139) | |
| 62 | cx2-2x4 | $57.00 | 4 GB | London, same metro | Washington DC, 329 km | Tokyo, same metro | licence fee extra (not published) | 1.9 (89) | |
| 63 | Windows 2 | $19.03 | 2 GB | Vilnius, 1,752 km | Vilnius, 6,947 km | Vilnius, 8,191 km | licence included | 4.7 (1,254) | |
| 64 | kVPS50 | $13.22 | 4 GB | Rotterdam, 352 km | Atlanta, 1,202 km | Lviv, 8,606 km | — | — | |
| 65 | Windows 3GB | $15.32 | 3 GB | Seika, 9,522 km | Seika, 11,077 km | Seika, 376 km | Windows plan | — | |
| 66 | 2 vCPU / 4GB RAM | $29.99 | 4 GB | Singapore, 10,879 km | Singapore, 15,324 km | Singapore, 5,320 km | licence fee extra (not published) | 4.4 (144,190) | |
| 67 | VPS SSD Windows 1 | $17.45 | 4 GB | Ho Chi Minh City, 10,224 km | Ho Chi Minh City, 14,276 km | Ho Chi Minh City, 4,332 km | Windows plan | 4.0 (8) | |
| 68 | Windows VPS (2 vCPU, 2 GB, 70 GB) | $18.07 | 2 GB | Eppes, 375 km | Eppes, 5,900 km | Eppes, 9,596 km | Windows plan | 4.2 (398) | |
| 69 | VPS Windows M | $22.48 | 4 GB | Karlsruhe, 696 km | Karlsruhe, 6,234 km | Berlin, 8,921 km | Windows plan | 4.2 (10,754) | |
| 70 | Windows VPS Small | $21.25 | 2 GB | Vilnius, 1,752 km | Vilnius, 6,947 km | Singapore, 5,320 km | Windows plan | 4.5 (802) | |
| 71 | Standard 2 GB | $15.00 | 2 GB | Amsterdam, 388 km | Amsterdam, 5,861 km | Amsterdam, 9,292 km | — | — | |
| 72 | Shared CPU 2G | $26.12 | 2 GB | Zurich, 803 km | Zurich, 6,322 km | Sofia, 9,179 km | licence fee extra (not published) | 3.0 (47) | |
| 73 | Standard | $39.92 | 4 GB | Amsterdam, 388 km | Amsterdam, 5,861 km | Amsterdam, 9,292 km | licence terms not published | 4.4 (140) | |
| 74 | V2 Windows | $20.44 | 2 GB | Alblasserdam, 364 km | Amsterdam, 5,861 km | Amsterdam, 9,292 km | Windows plan | 2.6 (4) | |
| 75 | POP2-2C-8G-WIN | $149.05 | 8 GB | Paris, 361 km | Paris, 5,836 km | Warsaw, 8,583 km | licence included | 1.5 (358) | |
| 76 | win_START! | $25.48 | 2 GB | Gdańsk, 1,323 km | Gdańsk, 6,598 km | Gdańsk, 8,534 km | Windows plan | — |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan that meets at least 2 GB RAM and Windows Server. Updated October 23, 2026.
Cheapest qualifying plan per provider
What to look for in a forex VPS
What to check
- Windows Server included or available as an add-on
- A data center in the same metro as your broker's server
- At least 2 GB RAM for one or two terminals; more for several
- A published uptime SLA
Frequently asked questions
What is the best forex vps?
As of October 23, 2026, the best forex VPS is LikeVPS (Lite++, $17.00/month: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic), followed by Contabo and OVHcloud VPS. The cheapest is HostBrr at $2.24/month (Value 2GB). 76 of the 160 providers we track qualify. Every plan listed has at least 2 GB RAM and Windows Server.
What is the cheapest VPS for forex?
HostBrr at $2.24 per month for Value 2GB (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, 2.5 TB traffic), the cheapest plan that meets at least 2 GB RAM and Windows Server.
How much RAM does MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5 need?
MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5 publishes no fixed minimum. MetaQuotes says MT5 runs on Windows 10/11 and that hardware needs depend on how the platform is used, publishing no RAM or CPU minimum; its OS notice sets Windows 7 as the floor for MT4/MT5 and strongly recommends 64-bit Windows 10.
Do I need Windows for Forex?
Yes. The software runs on Windows, so every plan here is a Windows Server plan (licence included or added to the price). 76 providers qualify.
Which VPS is closest to my broker's server?
Closest to LD4 (Slough): Fozzy (London, same metro), LikeVPS (London, same metro) and AlphaVPS (London, same metro). Closest to NY4 (Secaucus): InterServer (New York, same metro), LikeVPS (New York, same metro) and Contabo (New York, same metro). Distances are straight-line from each provider's nearest data center to the Equinix hub; round-trip latency is roughly 1 ms per 100 km plus routing overhead.
Sources
Prices, plans and locations were read from these pages; last checked October 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the provider's site before you buy.
- MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5 official requirements
- MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5 official requirements (2)
- Equinix LD4 trading hub (Slough (London))
- Equinix NY4 trading hub (Secaucus (New York metro))
- Equinix TY3 trading hub (Tokyo)
- LikeVPS pricing
- Contabo pricing
- OVHcloud VPS pricing
- AlphaVPS pricing
- HOSTKEY pricing
- Hosteons pricing
- Vultr pricing
- Hivelocity pricing