Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, the best MySQL VPS is LikeVPS (Lite 2.0, $10.00/month: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic), followed by Contabo and HostHatch. The cheapest is V.PS at $1.87/month (AMS Nano Pro, prepaid annually or longer). 157 of the 160 providers we track qualify. Every plan listed has at least 2 GB RAM.
Key takeaways
- Prices run from $1.87 (V.PS, prepaid annually or longer) with a median of $10.00 per month across 157 providers.
- Widest footprint: OneProvider, 64 data-center locations in 50 countries.
- Best rated: ChartVPS, 5.0/5 on Trustpilot from 228 reviews.
- 75 of 157 offer Windows Server, 90 include DDoS protection and 44 bill by the hour.
Top picks: mysql and database 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 2.0 at $10.00/month with 2 GB RAM. 26 locations in 26 countries, DDoS protection included and Windows Server available.
Lite 2.0: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, 20 TB 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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HostHatch
Low-cost KVM provider with NVMe and HDD storage VMs in 14 cities across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. NVMe 2 GB at $4.00/month with 2 GB RAM. DDoS protection included.
NVMe 2 GB: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 10 GB NVMe, 1 TB 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. C2G at $3.36/month with 2 GB RAM. DDoS protection included, Windows Server available and accepts crypto.
C2G: 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 30 GB NVMe, 3 TB traffic.
Official requirements
Only plans with at least 2 GB RAM are listed. The figures below come from each project's own documentation.
| Software | Minimum RAM | Recommended RAM | CPU | Disk | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MySQL 8.4 LTS | 512 MB | — | not published | not published | Linux, Windows |
MySQL 8.4 LTS: Oracle publishes no hardware minimum for MySQL 8.4 LTS; the manual only says the default configuration is designed to let the server start on a virtual machine with about 512 MB of RAM, and it suggests giving the InnoDB buffer pool 50-75% of system memory. Supported platforms include Oracle Linux, RHEL and Rocky 8-10 (x86_64 and arm64), Ubuntu 22.04/24.04/26.04 LTS, the latest two Debian releases, SLES 15 SP6 and Windows Server 2016-2022 (x86_64), and virtualized deployments are supported.
All 157 providers that qualify
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Locations | Windows | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 26 | Yes | — | |
| 2 | Cloud VPS 4 | $6.16 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB SSD | 10 | Yes | 4.6 (11,470) | |
| 3 | NVMe 2 GB | $4.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 14 | No | 2.7 (91) | |
| 4 | VPS-1 | $4.54 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 11 | Yes | 3.8 (8,843) | |
| 5 | C2G | $3.36 | 2 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 7 | Yes | 4.6 (146) | |
| 6 | VPS Linux S+ | $6.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 8 | Yes | 4.6 (45,403) | |
| 7 | Linux Cloud vShared 2GB | $2.95 | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 21 | Yes | 3.2 (1) | |
| 8 | CX23 | $6.71 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 6 | No | 3.0 (3,001) | |
| 9 | Hourly VPS Basic | $3.60 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB SSD | 7 | Yes | 3.1 (214) | |
| 10 | VPS LC1 | $3.35 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 | No | 4.5 (6,572) | |
| 11 | Gigabit KVM VPS 3 | $5.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 25 GB SSD | 8 | Yes | 3.4 (22) | |
| 12 | VPS 500 G12.5 | $8.94 | 2 | 4 GB | 64 GB SSD | 5 | No | 3.8 (3,022) | |
| 13 | VPS Lite 1 | $3.25 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 1 | Yes | 4.0 (2,060) | |
| 14 | Value 2GB | $2.24 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 | Yes | 3.1 (49) | |
| 15 | VPS Essential | $2.41 | 1 | 2 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 1 | No | 4.9 (359) | |
| 16 | Leaseweb VPS 1 | $5.58 | 4 | 6 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 9 | No | 3.4 (319) | |
| 17 | Starter 2C2G 40GB | $4.20 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 11 | No | — | |
| 18 | Flux | $5.18 | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 9 | No | 4.8 (1,125) | |
| 19 | 2 GB | $4.50 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 4 | Yes | 2.6 (212) | |
| 20 | 2 GB DDR5 | $7.48 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 13 | No | — | |
| 21 | SM-L1 | $5.76 | 1 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 32 | No | — | |
| 22 | VPS Business | $9.78 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 29 | No | 3.5 (1,836) | |
| 23 | VDS-1-SSD | $4.37 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 9 | No | 3.5 (19) | |
| 24 | KVM 1 | $11.99 | 1 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 10 | No | 4.6 (73,071) | |
| 25 | NVMe 2 | $5.69 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 9 | No | 4.5 (31,911) | |
| 26 | Linux VPS 1 slice | $3.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB SSD | 3 | Yes | 4.3 (2,514) | |
| 27 | NVMe-KVM-4GB-New | $3.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 1 | No | — | |
| 28 | Starter (Unmanaged) | $5.44 | 1 | 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 3 | No | 4.9 (5,411) | |
| 29 | AMS Nano Pro | $1.87 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB SSD | 11 | No | — | |
| 30 | VPS.2 | $4.67 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 11 | No | 2.6 (90) | |
| 31 | Basic Standard 2C/2GB/20GB | $4.85 | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB | 4 | No | 3.1 (3) | |
| 32 | EPYC-2G1C32GN | $3.50 | 2 | 2 GB | 32 GB NVMe | 3 | No | 1.8 (25) | |
| 33 | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 2 GB (vc2-1c-2gb) | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 55 GB SSD | 32 | Yes | 1.6 (585) | |
| 34 | NVME-KVM-2GB (Netherlands) | $4.99 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 6 | Yes | — | |
| 35 | Basic 2 GB (s-1vcpu-2gb) | $12.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 13 | No | 4.5 (2,581) | |
| 36 | EPYCVDS-1 | $10.00 | 1 | 8 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 19 | Yes | 3.3 (122) | |
| 37 | cVirtual Starter | $4.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 4 | Yes | 2.5 (5) | |
| 38 | Starter 1xCPU-2GB | $7.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB SSD | 14 | Yes | 3.0 (168) | |
| 39 | Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2 | $4.68 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 1 | No | 4.6 (17,852) | |
| 40 | Ryzen KVM 2GB | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 4 | Yes | 3.8 (948) | |
| 41 | VPS 2 vCPU / 2 GB | $9.78 | 2 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 3 | No | 3.8 (2) | |
| 42 | WAWs-1 | $6.64 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 11 | Yes | 2.6 (119) | |
| 43 | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | $16.06 | 1 | 8 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 25 | Yes | 1.3 (180) | |
| 44 | s-g-1cpu-2gb | $7.28 | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 2 | No | 4.7 (314) | |
| 45 | KVM-HDD 2048 | $7.76 | 4 | 2 GB | 60 GB HDD | 21 | Yes | — | |
| 46 | VPS Linux S | $4.50 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 2 | Yes | 4.2 (10,754) | |
| 47 | pro.sm.amd | $10.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 30 | Yes | — | |
| 48 | cVPS 1 NVMe | $7.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 3 | No | 4.6 (3,030) | |
| 49 | Cloud NVMe 2 | $8.44 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 6 | Yes | — | |
| 50 | 2GB | $4.87 | 2 | 2 GB | 200 GB NVMe | 1 | Yes | — | |
| 51 | KVM / Small | $17.00 | 2 | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | 15 | No | 3.0 (255) | |
| 52 | Start | $7.71 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 39 | Yes | — | |
| 53 | Linux 4 GB | $5.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 20 GB SSD | 6 | No | — | |
| 54 | VPS 1 | $6.61 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 1 | Yes | 4.8 (21,711) | |
| 55 | NEO Lite SS 2.2 | $6.08 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | 2 | No | — | |
| 56 | ARM108 | $9.00 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB SSD | 5 | Yes | — | |
| 57 | Blitz Intel | $6.66 | 1 | 3.5 GB | 20 GB SSD | 4 | Yes | 4.1 (114) | |
| 58 | Start | $5.95 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 2 | No | 4.7 (3,074) | |
| 59 | General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB / 20 GB | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 64 | No | 2.5 (681) | |
| 60 | VPS 2 GB Linux | $4.34 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | 2 | No | 4.8 (135) | |
| 61 | VM-1 | $5.99 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB | 17 | Yes | — | |
| 62 | DigitalOcean Micro | $11.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 9 | No | 4.6 (3,766) | |
| 63 | Developer | $11.19 | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 17 | Yes | 4.5 (292) | |
| 64 | e2-small | $12.23 | 2 | 2 GB | — | 41 | Yes | 1.4 (43) | |
| 65 | TERAKVM-400 | $7.88 | 1 | 2 GB | 440 GB SSD + HDD | 3 | No | 4.1 (5) | |
| 66 | SSD2 | $5.92 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 3 | Yes | — | |
| 67 | SSD VPS 2 | $3.83 | 4 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | 1 | No | 1.9 (126) | |
| 68 |  Akamai Cloud (Linode) |
Linode 2 GB | $12.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 26 | No | 2.5 (207) |
| 69 | Chimera Hybrid -1 | $5.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 2065 GB NVMe + HDD | 1 | Yes | 3.4 (27) | |
| 70 | XCloud 2 | $9.99 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB SSD | 1 | Yes | 2.7 (8) | |
| 71 | G3.2GB | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 8 | Yes | 4.5 (139) | |
| 72 | 40G KVM - PROMO | $8.83 | 3 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 10 | No | 2.9 (2) | |
| 73 | KVM-2 | $10.95 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | 10 | Yes | 3.3 (51) | |
| 74 | 2 GB | $4.51 | 3 | 2 GB | 100 GB SSD | 1 | No | — | |
| 75 | Linux 1C/2G | $9.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 12 | Yes | 1.2 (100) | |
| 76 | Standard (2GB) | $6.95 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 6 | Yes | 2.7 (110) | |
| 77 | Fast NVMe 1 (DRIVE 1) | $19.10 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 20 | Yes | — | |
| 78 | C1 | $11.03 | 1 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 3 | No | 4.2 (151) | |
| 79 | NVMe 2 GB | $16.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 19 | No | 4.3 (8) | |
| 80 | v3-starter-1 | $7.50 | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB SSD | 3 | No | — | |
| 81 | DEV1-S | $7.34 | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB SSD | 4 | Yes | 1.5 (358) | |
| 82 | Standard Small | $17.03 | 2 | 2 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 7 | Yes | 3.5 (2) | |
| 83 | Flexus L 2 vCPUs | 2 GiB | $9.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | 17 | No | 2.8 (3) | |
| 84 | Linux Cloud C2 | $12.94 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 4 | No | — | |
| 85 |  Amazon Lightsail |
Linux 2 GB | $12.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | 19 | Yes | 1.3 (429) |
| 86 | Standard | $25.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 21 | Yes | 4.3 (388) | |
| 87 | Config #1 | $24.95 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 15 | No | 4.9 (2,208) | |
| 88 | Krystal Cloud C-2 | $16.67 | 1 | 2 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 3 | Yes | 4.9 (2,459) | |
| 89 | g3a-standard-1-2 | $11.61 | 1 | 2 GB | — | 28 | No | 2.3 (48) | |
| 90 | Linux 2 | $8.95 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB SSD | 1 | Yes | 4.7 (1,254) | |
| 91 | C3.8GB | $35.64 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 3 | No | 2.3 (7) | |
| 92 | VPS SSD Linux 1 | $7.80 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 1 | Yes | 4.0 (8) | |
| 93 | 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM | $14.99 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 3 | Yes | 4.4 (144,190) | |
| 94 | OpenVZ-2048 | $9.99 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 8 | Yes | 4.4 (24) | |
| 95 | VPS Starter | $29.99 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 8 | Yes | 4.6 (97) | |
| 96 | Unmanaged Entry Plus | $10.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 3 | No | 4.3 (96) | |
| 97 | Linux 2048 MB | $19.99 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 21 | Yes | 1.9 (67) | |
| 98 | Cloud 1 | $32.95 | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 13 | No | 4.7 (1,379) | |
| 99 | VPS XS (4GB Cloud Server) | $19.99 | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 10 | No | 4.8 (7,204) | |
| 100 | Cloud 2 | $53.87 | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 24 | No | 4.7 (4,019) | |
| 101 | NVME-2G | $8.98 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 1 | No | 3.7 (45) | |
| 102 | Cloud VPS 1 | $6.07 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 1 | No | 3.5 (53) | |
| 103 | Start | $10.19 | 2 | 2 GB | 30 GB SSD | 42 | No | 4.2 (265) | |
| 104 | CloudVPS-1 | $9.86 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 1 | Yes | — | |
| 105 | V2 | $11.20 | 1 | 2 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 2 | Yes | 2.6 (4) | |
| 106 | Cloud VPS Compute 2GB | $11.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | 3 | No | 3.8 (2,777) | |
| 107 | Container VPS Small | $6.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB SSD | 2 | Yes | 4.5 (802) | |
| 108 | SSD NVMe VPS Plan 1 | $16.56 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 7 | Yes | 2.5 (262) | |
| 109 | HFT Standard VPS | $17.50 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 8 | Yes | 4.8 (379) | |
| 110 | E5 KVM 2048MB | $10.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 3 | Yes | — | |
| 111 | VPS O1I2 | $5.03 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB | 2 | No | 2.8 (65) | |
| 112 | Cloud ARM VDS 2 | $21.30 | 2 | 12 GB | 50 GB | 7 | No | 4.4 (152) | |
| 113 | Mid (2 GB) | $14.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 21 | Yes | 1.4 (118) | |
| 114 | Alpha Mark-1 | $50.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 128 GB NVMe | 7 | Yes | 5.0 (228) | |
| 115 | Standard_B1ms | $15.11 | 1 | 2 GB | — | 48 | Yes | 1.4 (57) | |
| 116 | A2 | $20.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 6 | Yes | 4.0 (3) | |
| 117 | VPS Edge | $15.99 | 1 | 4 GB | 30 GB SSD | 14 | Yes | 4.5 (222) | |
| 118 | LAX Premium TINY | $10.90 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 3 | No | — | |
| 119 | VM 2 | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 3 | No | 2.3 (7) | |
| 120 | Unmanaged Linux 2 | $9.99 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 3 | No | 2.1 (730) | |
| 121 | vroot_START! | $8.75 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 1 | Yes | — | |
| 122 | VPS SSD 1 module | $7.43 | 1 | 2 GB | 15 GB SSD | 1 | No | 2.0 (12) | |
| 123 | NL-30 | $34.16 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 7 | Yes | — | |
| 124 | KVM VPS 2 GB | $20.59 | 3 | 2 GB | 75 GB SSD | 12 | Yes | 4.3 (384) | |
| 125 | U2 | $11.20 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 2 | No | 1.8 (164) | |
| 126 | 2GB (NVMe2G) | $10.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 7 | Yes | 1.2 (910) | |
| 127 | vm.small | $69.00 | 4 | 16 GB | 160 GB local | 20 | No | 2.8 (5) | |
| 128 | V-R2 | $8.94 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB | 1 | No | — | |
| 129 | Storage Plus | $9.99 | 1 | 2 GB | 2000 GB | 2 | No | — | |
| 130 | Managed cPanel 4GB | $69.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 9 | No | 4.8 (1,773) | |
| 131 | KVM VPS Advanced | $24.97 | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 6 | Yes | 2.3 (13) | |
| 132 | Starter 1 vCPU / 2 GB | $14.36 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 | No | — | |
| 133 | Stack 4 | $15.99 | 2 | 4 GB | 75 GB NVMe | 1 | No | 4.6 (8,231) | |
| 134 | Linux VPS 2 GB | $14.95 | 2 | 2 GB | 45 GB SSD | 3 | Yes | 4.9 (877) | |
| 135 | m.4 | $14.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 35 GB SSD | 1 | No | 2.6 (8) | |
| 136 | Standard 2 GB | $15.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 1 | Yes | — | |
| 137 | Premium NVMe 2 GB | $14.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 4 | No | 2.2 (54) | |
| 138 | HybridCloud Starter | $54.91 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 3 | No | 4.8 (5,503) | |
| 139 | Pulsar | $11.88 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 1 | No | 4.2 (22,054) | |
| 140 | SSD vServer Starter | $44.96 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB SSD | 1 | No | 4.3 (2,044) | |
| 141 | kVPS50 | $13.22 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB SSD | 3 | Yes | — | |
| 142 | cx2-2x4 | $57.00 | 2 | 4 GB | — | 13 | Yes | 1.9 (89) | |
| 143 | s0.d1.small | $58.40 | 4 | 16 GB | 480 GB SSD | 6 | No | — | |
| 144 | VPS 2 + 40 GB SSD | $13.49 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 4 | No | 4.7 (99) | |
| 145 | Flex-4-1 | $39.80 | 1 | 4 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 2 | No | — | |
| 146 | Shared CPU 2G | $26.12 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 5 | Yes | 3.0 (47) | |
| 147 | Standard | $39.92 | 2 | 4 GB | 160 GB SSD | 1 | Yes | 4.4 (140) | |
| 148 | VPS 4 GB | $69.95 | 4 | 4 GB | 75 GB NVMe | 4 | No | 4.6 (1,737) | |
| 149 | 2 GB / 1 vCPU | $17.24 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 7 | Yes | 3.2 (139) | |
| 150 | VPS Plus 2 | $18.99 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB SSD | 2 | No | 2.6 (4) | |
| 151 | Managed vServer S | $48.19 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | 3 | No | 4.9 (297) | |
| 152 | Jump Start | $100.00 | 4 | 8 GB | 40 GB SSD | 11 | No | 4.9 (31,150) | |
| 153 | Managed Plesk VPS Standard | $95.65 | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | 2 | Yes | 4.2 (398) | |
| 154 | General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB | $14.45 | 1 | 2 GB | — | 3 | No | 1.2 (333) | |
| 155 | VPS #2 | $19.32 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | 1 | No | 3.2 (19) | |
| 156 | Cloud VPS L1 | $14.20 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | 1 | No | 2.4 (244) | |
| 157 | Green 2 | $17.66 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 | No | — |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan that meets at least 2 GB RAM. Updated October 23, 2026.
Cheapest qualifying plan per provider
What to look for in a mysql / databases VPS
What to check
- NVMe storage
- RAM for the working set (InnoDB buffer pool)
- Snapshots and backups
- Private networking to app servers
Frequently asked questions
What is the best mysql and database vps?
As of October 23, 2026, the best MySQL VPS is LikeVPS (Lite 2.0, $10.00/month: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic), followed by Contabo and HostHatch. The cheapest is V.PS at $1.87/month (AMS Nano Pro, prepaid annually or longer). 157 of the 160 providers we track qualify. Every plan listed has at least 2 GB RAM.
What is the cheapest VPS for mysql / databases?
V.PS at $1.87 per month for AMS Nano Pro (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD, 2 TB traffic), the cheapest plan that meets at least 2 GB RAM.
How much RAM does MySQL 8.4 LTS need?
MySQL 8.4 LTS's official documentation gives a minimum of 512 MB. Oracle publishes no hardware minimum for MySQL 8.4 LTS; the manual only says the default configuration is designed to let the server start on a virtual machine with about 512 MB of RAM, and it suggests giving the InnoDB buffer pool 50-75% of system memory.
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.