Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, the best KVM VPS is LikeVPS (Lite 2.0, $10.00/month: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic), followed by netcup and Hosteons. The cheapest is Scaleway at $0.48/month (STARDUST1-S, IPv4 extra). 118 of the 160 providers we track qualify.
Key takeaways
- Prices run from $0.48 (Scaleway, IPv4 extra) with a median of $5.00 per month across 118 providers.
- Widest footprint: OneProvider, 64 data-center locations in 50 countries.
- Best rated: Fozzy, 4.9/5 on Trustpilot from 877 reviews.
- 60 of 118 offer Windows Server, 71 include DDoS protection and 34 bill by the hour.
Top KVM providers
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1
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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netcup
German budget VPS and dedicated-core root servers with traffic flat rate in five locations across three continents. VPS piko G11s at $2.07/month with 1 GB RAM. DDoS protection included, hourly billing and unmetered traffic on some plans.
VPS piko G11s: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD, unmetered traffic. -
3
Hosteons
Singapore-registered budget host selling KVM VPS in six US cities, Paris and Frankfurt from $21/yr, with free DDoS protection and Windows licences on 2 GB+ plans. Gigabit KVM VPS 1 at $1.75/month with 1 GB RAM. DDoS protection included, Windows Server available and free backups.
Gigabit KVM VPS 1: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 1 TB traffic. -
4
AlphaVPS
Bulgarian budget KVM host with same-price NVMe VPS in 7 EU/US cities from €2.99/mo plus cheap HDD storage VPS. Storage VPS 256 GB at $2.81/month with 768 MB RAM. DDoS protection included, Windows Server available and accepts crypto.
Storage VPS 256 GB: 1 vCPU, 768 MB RAM, 256 GB HDD, 1 TB traffic. -
5
Cloudzy
Dubai-headquartered, self-funded host selling DDR5/NVMe KVM VPS from $2.48/mo in 13 locations. 512 MB DDR5 at $2.48/month with 512 MB RAM. DDoS protection included, hourly billing and accepts crypto.
512 MB DDR5: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 1 TB traffic.
All 118 providers with KVM
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 26 | — | |
| 2 | VPS piko G11s | $2.07 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 5 | 3.8 (3,022) | |
| 3 | Gigabit KVM VPS 1 | $1.75 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 8 | 3.4 (22) | |
| 4 | Storage VPS 256 GB | $2.81 | 1 | 768 MB | 256 GB HDD | 7 | 4.6 (146) | |
| 5 | 512 MB DDR5 | $2.48 | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB NVMe | 13 | — | |
| 6 | Linux Cloud vShared 2GB | $2.95 | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 21 | 3.2 (1) | |
| 7 | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | $2.50 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 32 | 1.6 (585) | |
| 8 | VPS-1 | $4.54 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 11 | 3.8 (8,843) | |
| 9 | Cloud VPS 4 | $6.16 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB SSD | 10 | 4.6 (11,470) | |
| 10 | Value 2GB | $2.24 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 | 3.1 (49) | |
| 11 | NVMe 2 GB | $4.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 14 | 2.7 (91) | |
| 12 | VPS Essential | $2.41 | 1 | 2 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 1 | 4.9 (359) | |
| 13 | Hourly VPS Basic | $3.60 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB SSD | 7 | 3.1 (214) | |
| 14 | AMS Nano | $0.93 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 11 | — | |
| 15 | VPS LC1 | $3.35 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 | 4.5 (6,572) | |
| 16 | VPS Lite 1 | $3.25 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 1 | 4.0 (2,060) | |
| 17 | 1 GB | $2.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 4 | 2.6 (212) | |
| 18 | Ryzen KVM 512MB | $3.00 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB NVMe | 4 | 3.8 (948) | |
| 19 | Linux VPS 1 slice | $3.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB SSD | 3 | 4.3 (2,514) | |
| 20 | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | $4.00 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 13 | 4.5 (2,581) | |
| 21 | VM-0.5 | $2.99 | 1 | 512 MB | 5 GB | 17 | — | |
| 22 | Spark | $3.69 | 1 | 1 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 9 | 4.8 (1,125) | |
| 23 | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | $3.50 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 14 | 3.0 (168) | |
| 24 | VPS Basic | $5.52 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 29 | 3.5 (1,836) | |
| 25 | Ryzen-KVM-1GB (India) | $3.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 6 | — | |
| 26 | KVM-512 | $1.25 | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB NVMe | 3 | 1.8 (25) | |
| 27 | Starter 2C2G 40GB | $4.20 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 11 | — | |
| 28 | KVM VPS 512 MB | $2.25 | 1 | 512 MB | 30 GB SSD | 12 | 4.3 (384) | |
| 29 | VPS Linux S+ | $6.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 8 | 4.6 (45,403) | |
| 30 | iwStack 512 MB | $3.24 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 3 | 4.1 (5) | |
| 31 | Deal 1 - 300GB Storage | $2.92 | 1 | 512 MB | 300 GB | 10 | 3.3 (51) | |
| 32 | Leaseweb VPS 1 | $5.58 | 4 | 6 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 9 | 3.4 (319) | |
| 33 | NVMe-KVM-4GB-New | $3.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 34 | General Purpose 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 10 GB | $4.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 64 | 2.5 (681) | |
| 35 | KVM 1 | $11.99 | 1 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 10 | 4.6 (73,071) | |
| 36 | CX23 | $6.71 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 6 | 3.0 (3,001) | |
| 37 | SSD0 | $2.17 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB NVMe | 3 | — | |
| 38 | Basic | $4.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 21 | 4.3 (388) | |
| 39 | SM-L1 | $5.76 | 1 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 32 | — | |
| 40 | Linux 1C/0.5G | $3.50 | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB SSD | 12 | 1.2 (100) | |
| 41 | Linux 1 | $3.35 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 1 | 4.7 (1,254) | |
| 42 | STARDUST1-S | $0.48 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 4 | 1.5 (358) | |
| 43 | NEO Lite XS 1.1 | $3.29 | 1 | 1 GB | 60 GB SSD | 2 | — | |
| 44 | NVMe 2 | $5.69 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 9 | 4.5 (31,911) | |
| 45 | Starter | $5.59 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 17 | 4.5 (292) | |
| 46 | SSD VPS 1 | $2.33 | 2 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 1 | 1.9 (126) | |
| 47 |  Akamai Cloud (Linode) |
Nanode 1 GB | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 26 | 2.5 (207) |
| 48 | VDS-1-SSD | $4.37 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 9 | 3.5 (19) | |
| 49 | KVM-SSD 512 Metered | $5.04 | 2 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 21 | — | |
| 50 | Opossum 1 Storage | $2.42 | 1 | 1 GB | 1000 GB HDD | 1 | 3.4 (27) | |
| 51 | SSDKVM-1 | $6.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 19 | 3.3 (122) | |
| 52 | Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2 | $4.68 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 1 | 4.6 (17,852) | |
| 53 | Linux 4 GB | $5.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 20 GB SSD | 6 | — | |
| 54 | OpenVZ-512 | $3.49 | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB SSD | 8 | 4.4 (24) | |
| 55 | Value+ LITE | $1.00 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 7 | 1.2 (910) | |
| 56 | Starter (1GB) | $3.95 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 6 | 2.7 (110) | |
| 57 | VPS Linux S | $4.50 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 2 | 4.2 (10,754) | |
| 58 | KVM / Small | $17.00 | 2 | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | 15 | 3.0 (255) | |
| 59 | Entry (1 GB) | $4.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 21 | 1.4 (118) | |
| 60 |  Amazon Lightsail |
Linux 512 MB | $5.00 | 2 | 512 MB | 20 GB SSD | 19 | 1.3 (429) |
| 61 | Cloud ARM 1 | $5.74 | 2 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 6 | — | |
| 62 | Standard 1 GB | $2.10 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 63 | 1GB | $3.48 | 1 | 1 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 64 | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | $16.06 | 1 | 8 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 25 | 1.3 (180) | |
| 65 | Start | $7.71 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 39 | — | |
| 66 | Standard Micro | $5.32 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB NVMe | 7 | 3.5 (2) | |
| 67 | Lite | $5.94 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 42 | 4.2 (265) | |
| 68 | 20G KVM - PROMO | $4.17 | 2 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 10 | 2.9 (2) | |
| 69 | LAX.AS3.T1 WEE | $3.08 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 3 | — | |
| 70 | e2-micro | $6.11 | 2 | 1 GB | — | 41 | 1.4 (43) | |
| 71 | Cloud VPS Compute 1GB | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 3 | 3.8 (2,777) | |
| 72 | VPS 1 | $6.61 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 1 | 4.8 (21,711) | |
| 73 | G3.2GB | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 8 | 4.5 (139) | |
| 74 | DigitalOcean Micro | $11.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 9 | 4.6 (3,766) | |
| 75 | Unmanaged Entry | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 3 | 4.3 (96) | |
| 76 | m.1s | $3.50 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 1 | 2.6 (8) | |
| 77 | NVMe 2 GB | $16.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 19 | 4.3 (8) | |
| 78 | VPS 2 vCPU / 2 GB | $9.78 | 2 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 3 | 3.8 (2) | |
| 79 | ARM108 | $9.00 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB SSD | 5 | — | |
| 80 | VPS Opal | $8.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 40 GB SSD | 14 | 4.5 (222) | |
| 81 | Unmanaged Linux 1 | $4.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 3 | 2.1 (730) | |
| 82 | KVM VPS Essential | $4.97 | 1 | 512 MB | 5 GB NVMe | 6 | 2.3 (13) | |
| 83 | Standard VM (entry) | $10.01 | — | — | — | 28 | 2.3 (48) | |
| 84 | E5 KVM 1024MB | $5.00 | 2 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 3 | — | |
| 85 | Linux Cloud C1 | $7.83 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 4 | — | |
| 86 | Cloud VPS 1 | $10.53 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 7 | 4.4 (152) | |
| 87 | Standard_B2ats_v2 | $6.86 | 2 | 1 GB | — | 48 | 1.4 (57) | |
| 88 | Linux 1024 MB | $12.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 21 | 1.9 (67) | |
| 89 | VM 1 | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 3 | 2.3 (7) | |
| 90 | Storage Starter | $3.99 | 1 | 512 MB | 256 GB | 2 | — | |
| 91 | VPS XS (4GB Cloud Server) | $19.99 | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 10 | 4.8 (7,204) | |
| 92 | Spark | $5.88 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 | 4.2 (22,054) | |
| 93 | C1 | $11.03 | 1 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 3 | 4.2 (151) | |
| 94 | Cloud VPS Elite | $4.46 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 | 3.5 (53) | |
| 95 | Container VPS Small | $6.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB SSD | 2 | 4.5 (802) | |
| 96 | HFT Standard VPS | $17.50 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 8 | 4.8 (379) | |
| 97 | VPS ON (1 shared vCPU, 1 GB, 5 GB) | $5.40 | 1 | 1 GB | 5 GB SSD | 1 | 2.0 (12) | |
| 98 | 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM | $14.99 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 3 | 4.4 (144,190) | |
| 99 | HDD-1G | $6.74 | 1 | 1 GB | 512 GB HDD | 1 | 3.7 (45) | |
| 100 | v3-starter-1 | $7.50 | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB SSD | 3 | — | |
| 101 | NL-15 | $21.74 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 7 | — | |
| 102 | Managed cPanel 4GB | $69.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 9 | 4.8 (1,773) | |
| 103 | SSD NVMe VPS Plan 1 | $16.56 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 7 | 2.5 (262) | |
| 104 | SSD vServer Starter | $44.96 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB SSD | 1 | 4.3 (2,044) | |
| 105 | Beginner | $14.27 | 1 | 1 GB | 60 GB SSD | 1 | 4.4 (140) | |
| 106 | Starter 1 vCPU / 1 GB | $8.93 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 107 | Linux VPS 2 GB | $14.95 | 2 | 2 GB | 45 GB SSD | 3 | 4.9 (877) | |
| 108 | s0.d1.small | $58.40 | 4 | 16 GB | 480 GB SSD | 6 | — | |
| 109 | CloudVPS-1 | $9.86 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 110 | 1 GB / 1 vCPU | $11.92 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 7 | 3.2 (139) | |
| 111 | vroot_START! | $8.75 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 112 | Stack 4 | $15.99 | 2 | 4 GB | 75 GB NVMe | 1 | 4.6 (8,231) | |
| 113 | cx2-2x4 | $57.00 | 2 | 4 GB | — | 13 | 1.9 (89) | |
| 114 | HybridCloud Starter | $54.91 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 3 | 4.8 (5,503) | |
| 115 | Premium NVMe 2 GB | $14.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 4 | 2.2 (54) | |
| 116 | General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB | $14.45 | 1 | 2 GB | — | 3 | 1.2 (333) | |
| 117 | Green 1 | $8.84 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 1 | — | |
| 118 | Cloud VPS L1 | $14.20 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | 1 | 2.4 (244) |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with this feature. Updated October 23, 2026.
Cheapest KVM plans
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STARDUST1-S | $0.48 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | Unmetered | 4 | |
| 2 | AMS Nano | $0.93 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 1 TB | 11 | |
| 3 | Value+ LITE | $1.00 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | — | 7 | |
| 4 | KVM-512 | $1.25 | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB NVMe | 3 TB | 3 | |
| 5 | Gigabit KVM VPS 1 | $1.75 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 1 TB | 8 | |
| 6 | VPS piko G11s | $2.07 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | Unmetered | 5 | |
| 7 | Standard 1 GB | $2.10 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 1 TB | 1 | |
| 8 | SSD0 | $2.17 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB NVMe | 500 GB | 3 | |
| 9 | Value 2GB | $2.24 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2.5 TB | 2 | |
| 10 | KVM VPS 512 MB | $2.25 | 1 | 512 MB | 30 GB SSD | 500 GB | 12 |
The ten lowest-priced KVM plans we track, one per provider, sorted by monthly price.
Cheapest KVM plan per provider
About KVM
KVM VPS: a virtual server running under KVM full virtualisation, with its own kernel, so Docker, custom kernels, VPNs and any operating system work.
Frequently asked questions
What is a KVM?
KVM VPS: a virtual server running under KVM full virtualisation, with its own kernel, so Docker, custom kernels, VPNs and any operating system work.
What is the cheapest KVM?
Scaleway at $0.48 per month for STARDUST1-S (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, unmetered traffic).
Which providers offer KVM?
118 of the 160 providers we track, led by LikeVPS, netcup, Hosteons, AlphaVPS, Cloudzy and SolidVPS (formerly SolidSEOVPS).
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.