Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, the best VPS for GSA SER 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
- 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.
- 76 of 76 offer Windows Server, 47 include DDoS protection and 19 bill by the hour.
Top picks: vps for gsa search engine ranker
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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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Infomaniak
Swiss host with NVMe VPS Lite from CHF 2.70 and scalable VPS Cloud, all hosted in Geneva. VPS Lite 1 at $3.25/month with 2 GB RAM. DDoS protection included, Windows Server available and unmetered traffic on some plans.
VPS Lite 1: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, unmetered 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSA Search Engine Ranker | 1 GB | 4 GB | not published | 1 GB | Windows |
GSA Search Engine Ranker: GSA's manual gives a minimum of Windows (XP through 8 are named), 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk and a cable or DSL connection, and suggests Windows 7/8 or Windows Server 2008/2012 with 4 GB+ RAM, 10 GB+ disk and a 100 Mbit line or a VPS. The product page says it is built natively for Windows and runs on any Windows OS or VPS (a 30 MB download), with Mac and Linux users relying on Parallels, Wine or a VM. No CPU figure is published, and the thread count is meant to be raised in line with the hardware.
All 76 providers that qualify
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Windows licence | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lite++ | $17.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 60 GB NVMe | licence included | 26 | — | |
| 2 | Cloud VPS 4 | $6.16 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB SSD | licence fee extra (not published) | 10 | 4.6 (11,470) | |
| 3 | VPS-1 | $4.54 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | licence fee extra (not published) | 11 | 3.8 (8,843) | |
| 4 | VPS Lite 1 | $3.25 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | licence included | 1 | 4.0 (2,060) | |
| 5 | Hourly VPS Basic | $3.60 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB SSD | licence fee extra (not published) | 7 | 3.1 (214) | |
| 6 | P4G Starter | $4.77 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | licence terms not published | 7 | 4.6 (146) | |
| 7 | Gigabit KVM VPS 3 | $5.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 25 GB SSD | licence included | 8 | 3.4 (22) | |
| 8 | WAWs-1 | $6.64 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | bring your own licence | 11 | 2.6 (119) | |
| 9 | cVirtual Starter | $4.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | licence terms not published | 4 | 2.5 (5) | |
| 10 | Value 2GB | $2.24 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB NVMe | licence terms not published | 2 | 3.1 (49) | |
| 11 | VPS 1 | $6.61 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | licence terms not published | 1 | 4.8 (21,711) | |
| 12 | Ryzen KVM 2GB | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | licence included | 4 | 3.8 (948) | |
| 13 | Cloud NVMe 2 | $8.44 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | — | 6 | — | |
| 14 | BG-6 | $16.95 | 6 | 6 GB | 100 GB SSD | Windows plan | 21 | 3.2 (1) | |
| 15 | Starter 1xCPU-2GB | $7.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB SSD | licence fee extra (not published) | 14 | 3.0 (168) | |
| 16 | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 2 GB (vc2-1c-2gb) | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 55 GB SSD | licence fee extra (not published) | 32 | 1.6 (585) | |
| 17 | NVME-KVM-2GB (Netherlands) | $4.99 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | licence terms not published | 6 | — | |
| 18 | VM-1 | $5.99 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB | licence terms not published | 17 | — | |
| 19 | XCloud 2 | $9.99 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB SSD | — | 1 | 2.7 (8) | |
| 20 | VPS Windows M+ | $25.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 120 GB NVMe | Windows plan | 8 | 4.6 (45,403) | |
| 21 | Chimera Hybrid -1 | $5.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 2065 GB NVMe + HDD | licence terms not published | 1 | 3.4 (27) | |
| 22 | pro.sm.amd | $10.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | licence terms not published | 30 | — | |
| 23 | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | $16.06 | 1 | 8 GB | 50 GB NVMe | licence fee extra (not published) | 25 | 1.3 (180) | |
| 24 | G3.2GB | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | licence fee extra (not published) | 8 | 4.5 (139) | |
| 25 | Windows VPS 2 slices | $10.00 | 1 | 4 GB | 60 GB SSD | Windows plan | 3 | 4.3 (2,514) | |
| 26 | Krystal Cloud C-2 | $16.67 | 1 | 2 GB | 15 GB NVMe | — | 3 | 4.9 (2,459) | |
| 27 | wKVM-NVMe 4096 | $18.24 | 4 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | Windows plan | 21 | — | |
| 28 | Fast NVMe 1 (DRIVE 1) | $19.10 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | — | 20 | — | |
| 29 | e2-small | $12.23 | 2 | 2 GB | — | licence fee extra (not published) | 41 | 1.4 (43) | |
| 30 | Windows Start | $13.70 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | Windows plan | 39 | — | |
| 31 | HFT Standard VPS | $17.50 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | licence included | 8 | 4.8 (379) | |
| 32 | SSD2 | $5.92 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | — | 3 | — | |
| 33 | Standard (2GB) | $6.95 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | licence terms not published | 6 | 2.7 (110) | |
| 34 | KVM-2 | $10.95 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | licence terms not published | 10 | 3.3 (51) | |
| 35 | SSD NVMe VPS Plan 1 | $16.56 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | licence fee extra (not published) | 7 | 2.5 (262) | |
| 36 | VPS Pearl | $14.99 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | Windows plan | 14 | 4.5 (222) | |
| 37 | Standard | $25.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | licence fee extra (not published) | 21 | 4.3 (388) | |
| 38 | Optimal AMD | $13.38 | 2 | 5 GB | 35 GB NVMe | licence terms not published | 4 | 4.1 (114) | |
| 39 | kVPS50 | $13.22 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB SSD | — | 3 | — | |
| 40 | Windows-2048 | $12.95 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | Windows plan | 8 | 4.4 (24) | |
| 41 | ARM108 | $24.00 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB SSD | incl. $15.00 licence | 5 | — | |
| 42 | VPS Starter | $29.99 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | licence included | 8 | 4.6 (97) | |
| 43 | Mid (2 GB) | $14.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | licence terms not published | 21 | 1.4 (118) | |
| 44 | E5 KVM 2048MB | $10.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | licence terms not published | 3 | — | |
| 45 | Standard_B1ms | $15.11 | 1 | 2 GB | — | licence fee extra (not published) | 48 | 1.4 (57) | |
| 46 | VPS Windows M | $22.48 | 2 | 4 GB | 120 GB NVMe | Windows plan | 2 | 4.2 (10,754) | |
| 47 | 10G 16 GB | $42.00 | 8 | 16 GB | 150 GB NVMe | Windows plan | 4 | 2.6 (212) | |
| 48 | Windows 2048 MB | $29.99 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | Windows plan | 21 | 1.9 (67) | |
| 49 | VPS SSD Windows 1 | $17.45 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB SSD | Windows plan | 1 | 4.0 (8) | |
| 50 | Standard Small | $17.03 | 2 | 2 GB | 10 GB NVMe | licence fee extra (not published) | 7 | 3.5 (2) | |
| 51 | Windows 1C/2G | $19.00 | 1 | 2 GB | — | licence included | 12 | 1.2 (100) | |
| 52 | CloudVPS-1 | $9.86 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | licence terms not published | 1 | — | |
| 53 | 2 vCPU / 4GB RAM | $29.99 | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB NVMe | licence fee extra (not published) | 3 | 4.4 (144,190) | |
| 54 | 2 GB / 1 vCPU | $17.24 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | licence terms not published | 7 | 3.2 (139) | |
| 55 | Windows 2 | $19.03 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB | licence included | 1 | 4.7 (1,254) | |
| 56 |  Amazon Lightsail |
Windows 2 GB | $22.00 | 2 | 2 GB | — | licence included | 19 | 1.3 (429) |
| 57 | Business | $44.75 | 4 | 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | bring your own licence | 17 | 4.5 (292) | |
| 58 | Windows VPS (2 vCPU, 2 GB, 70 GB) | $18.07 | 2 | 2 GB | 70 GB SSD | Windows plan | 2 | 4.2 (398) | |
| 59 | Alpha Mark-1 | $50.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 128 GB NVMe | licence included | 7 | 5.0 (228) | |
| 60 | Windows VPS Small | $21.25 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | Windows plan | 2 | 4.5 (802) | |
| 61 | NL-30 | $34.16 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | — | 7 | — | |
| 62 | Windows 2GB (Win2G) | $12.50 | 1 | 2 GB | 32 GB NVMe | Windows plan | 7 | 1.2 (910) | |
| 63 | Windows 3GB | $15.32 | 2 | 3 GB | 200 GB NVMe | Windows plan | 1 | — | |
| 64 | V2 Windows | $20.44 | 1 | 2 GB | 100 GB NVMe | Windows plan | 2 | 2.6 (4) | |
| 65 | Core | $40.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB SSD | Windows plan | 21 | 4.9 (6,858) | |
| 66 | Windows VPS 2 GB (Ryzen NVMe) | $27.59 | 1 | 2 GB | 35 GB | licence included | 12 | 4.3 (384) | |
| 67 | Standard 2 GB | $15.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | — | 1 | — | |
| 68 | A2 | $20.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | licence fee extra (not published) | 6 | 4.0 (3) | |
| 69 | Windows VPS 2 GB | $36.88 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB HDD | Windows plan | 3 | 4.9 (877) | |
| 70 | Standard | $39.92 | 2 | 4 GB | 160 GB SSD | licence terms not published | 1 | 4.4 (140) | |
| 71 | win_START! | $25.48 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | Windows plan | 1 | — | |
| 72 | Basic VPS | $35.00 | 2 | 2.5 GB | 80 GB SSD | Windows plan | 16 | 4.9 (4,158) | |
| 73 | POP2-2C-8G-WIN | $149.05 | 2 | 8 GB | — | licence included | 4 | 1.5 (358) | |
| 74 | KVM VPS Advanced | $24.97 | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | — | 6 | 2.3 (13) | |
| 75 | Shared CPU 2G | $26.12 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | licence fee extra (not published) | 5 | 3.0 (47) | |
| 76 | cx2-2x4 | $57.00 | 2 | 4 GB | — | licence fee extra (not published) | 13 | 1.9 (89) |
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 GSA SER VPS
What to check
- Windows Server
- RAM for the thread count you plan to run
- Unmetered or large traffic allowances
- An acceptable-use policy you have read for automated submissions
Frequently asked questions
What is the best vps for gsa search engine ranker?
As of October 23, 2026, the best VPS for GSA SER 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 GSA SER?
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 GSA Search Engine Ranker need?
GSA Search Engine Ranker's official documentation gives a minimum of 1 GB and recommends 4 GB. GSA's manual gives a minimum of Windows (XP through 8 are named), 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk and a cable or DSL connection, and suggests Windows 7/8 or Windows Server 2008/2012 with 4 GB+ RAM, 10 GB+ disk and a 100 Mbit line or a VPS.
Do I need Windows for GSA SER?
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.
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.