Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, the best unmanaged VPS hosting 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). 103 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 103 providers.
- Widest footprint: OneProvider, 64 data-center locations in 50 countries.
- Best rated: Fozzy, 4.9/5 on Trustpilot from 877 reviews.
- 56 of 103 offer Windows Server, 60 include DDoS protection and 31 bill by the hour.
Top Unmanaged VPS 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. -
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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 103 providers with Unmanaged VPS
| # | 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 | Value 2GB | $2.24 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 | 3.1 (49) | |
| 9 | VPS Essential | $2.41 | 1 | 2 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 1 | 4.9 (359) | |
| 10 | AMS Nano | $0.93 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 11 | — | |
| 11 | VPS-1 | $4.54 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 11 | 3.8 (8,843) | |
| 12 | Hourly VPS Basic | $3.60 | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB SSD | 7 | 3.1 (214) | |
| 13 | NVMe 2 GB | $4.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 14 | 2.7 (91) | |
| 14 | 1 GB | $2.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 4 | 2.6 (212) | |
| 15 | VPS Lite 1 | $3.25 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 1 | 4.0 (2,060) | |
| 16 | Linux VPS 1 slice | $3.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB SSD | 3 | 4.3 (2,514) | |
| 17 | Cloud VPS 4 | $6.16 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB SSD | 10 | 4.6 (11,470) | |
| 18 | VM-0.5 | $2.99 | 1 | 512 MB | 5 GB | 17 | — | |
| 19 | KVM-512 | $1.25 | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB NVMe | 3 | 1.8 (25) | |
| 20 | Ryzen KVM 512MB | $3.00 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB NVMe | 4 | 3.8 (948) | |
| 21 | KVM VPS 512 MB | $2.25 | 1 | 512 MB | 30 GB SSD | 12 | 4.3 (384) | |
| 22 | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | $4.00 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 13 | 4.5 (2,581) | |
| 23 | Ryzen-KVM-1GB (India) | $3.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 6 | — | |
| 24 | Spark | $3.69 | 1 | 1 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 9 | 4.8 (1,125) | |
| 25 | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | $3.50 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 14 | 3.0 (168) | |
| 26 | iwStack 512 MB | $3.24 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 3 | 4.1 (5) | |
| 27 | NVMe-KVM-4GB-New | $3.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 28 | Starter 2C2G 40GB | $4.20 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 11 | — | |
| 29 | SSD0 | $2.17 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB NVMe | 3 | — | |
| 30 | VPS Basic | $5.52 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 29 | 3.5 (1,836) | |
| 31 | STARDUST1-S | $0.48 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 4 | 1.5 (358) | |
| 32 | Linux 1 | $3.35 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 1 | 4.7 (1,254) | |
| 33 | SSD VPS 1 | $2.33 | 2 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 1 | 1.9 (126) | |
| 34 | VPS Linux S+ | $6.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 8 | 4.6 (45,403) | |
| 35 | General Purpose 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 10 GB | $4.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 64 | 2.5 (681) | |
| 36 | Leaseweb VPS 1 | $5.58 | 4 | 6 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 9 | 3.4 (319) | |
| 37 | Opossum 1 Storage | $2.42 | 1 | 1 GB | 1000 GB HDD | 1 | 3.4 (27) | |
| 38 | Basic | $4.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 21 | 4.3 (388) | |
| 39 | NEO Lite XS 1.1 | $3.29 | 1 | 1 GB | 60 GB SSD | 2 | — | |
| 40 | Linux 1C/0.5G | $3.50 | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB SSD | 12 | 1.2 (100) | |
| 41 | Value+ LITE | $1.00 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 7 | 1.2 (910) | |
| 42 | SM-L1 | $5.76 | 1 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 32 | — | |
| 43 | CX23 | $6.71 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 6 | 3.0 (3,001) | |
| 44 | VDS-1-SSD | $4.37 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 9 | 3.5 (19) | |
| 45 | KVM 1 | $11.99 | 1 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 10 | 4.6 (73,071) | |
| 46 | NVMe 2 | $5.69 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 9 | 4.5 (31,911) | |
| 47 | OpenVZ-512 | $3.49 | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB SSD | 8 | 4.4 (24) | |
| 48 |  Akamai Cloud (Linode) |
Nanode 1 GB | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 26 | 2.5 (207) |
| 49 | KVM-SSD 512 Metered | $5.04 | 2 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 21 | — | |
| 50 | Starter | $5.59 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 17 | 4.5 (292) | |
| 51 | Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2 | $4.68 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 1 | 4.6 (17,852) | |
| 52 | Linux 4 GB | $5.00 | 2 | 4 GB | 20 GB SSD | 6 | — | |
| 53 | Standard 1 GB | $2.10 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 54 | Starter (1GB) | $3.95 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 6 | 2.7 (110) | |
| 55 | SSDKVM-1 | $6.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 19 | 3.3 (122) | |
| 56 | VPS Linux S | $4.50 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 2 | 4.2 (10,754) | |
| 57 | 1GB | $3.48 | 1 | 1 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 58 | Entry (1 GB) | $4.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 21 | 1.4 (118) | |
| 59 | LAX.AS3.T1 WEE | $3.08 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 3 | — | |
| 60 |  Amazon Lightsail |
Linux 512 MB | $5.00 | 2 | 512 MB | 20 GB SSD | 19 | 1.3 (429) |
| 61 | 20G KVM - PROMO | $4.17 | 2 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 10 | 2.9 (2) | |
| 62 | Standard Micro | $5.32 | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB NVMe | 7 | 3.5 (2) | |
| 63 | Cloud ARM 1 | $5.74 | 2 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 6 | — | |
| 64 | KVM / Small | $17.00 | 2 | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | 15 | 3.0 (255) | |
| 65 | m.1s | $3.50 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 1 | 2.6 (8) | |
| 66 | Lite | $5.94 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 42 | 4.2 (265) | |
| 67 | Start | $7.71 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 39 | — | |
| 68 | e2-micro | $6.11 | 2 | 1 GB | — | 41 | 1.4 (43) | |
| 69 | VPS 1 | $6.61 | 1 | 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | 1 | 4.8 (21,711) | |
| 70 | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | $16.06 | 1 | 8 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 25 | 1.3 (180) | |
| 71 | KVM VPS Essential | $4.97 | 1 | 512 MB | 5 GB NVMe | 6 | 2.3 (13) | |
| 72 | G3.2GB | $10.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 8 | 4.5 (139) | |
| 73 | E5 KVM 1024MB | $5.00 | 2 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 3 | — | |
| 74 | VPS 2 vCPU / 2 GB | $9.78 | 2 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 3 | 3.8 (2) | |
| 75 | Storage Starter | $3.99 | 1 | 512 MB | 256 GB | 2 | — | |
| 76 | NVMe 2 GB | $16.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 19 | 4.3 (8) | |
| 77 | ARM108 | $9.00 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB SSD | 5 | — | |
| 78 | VM 1 | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 3 | 2.3 (7) | |
| 79 | Standard VM (entry) | $10.01 | — | — | — | 28 | 2.3 (48) | |
| 80 | Standard_B2ats_v2 | $6.86 | 2 | 1 GB | — | 48 | 1.4 (57) | |
| 81 | Linux Cloud C1 | $7.83 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 4 | — | |
| 82 | Cloud VPS Elite | $4.46 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 | 3.5 (53) | |
| 83 | Spark | $5.88 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 | 4.2 (22,054) | |
| 84 | Cloud VPS 1 | $10.53 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 7 | 4.4 (152) | |
| 85 | Linux 1024 MB | $12.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 21 | 1.9 (67) | |
| 86 | C1 | $11.03 | 1 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 3 | 4.2 (151) | |
| 87 | VPS XS (4GB Cloud Server) | $19.99 | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 10 | 4.8 (7,204) | |
| 88 | VPS ON (1 shared vCPU, 1 GB, 5 GB) | $5.40 | 1 | 1 GB | 5 GB SSD | 1 | 2.0 (12) | |
| 89 | Container VPS Small | $6.00 | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB SSD | 2 | 4.5 (802) | |
| 90 | HFT Standard VPS | $17.50 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 8 | 4.8 (379) | |
| 91 | v3-starter-1 | $7.50 | 1 | 2 GB | 10 GB SSD | 3 | — | |
| 92 | NL-15 | $21.74 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 7 | — | |
| 93 | Starter 1 vCPU / 1 GB | $8.93 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 94 | Beginner | $14.27 | 1 | 1 GB | 60 GB SSD | 1 | 4.4 (140) | |
| 95 | Linux VPS 2 GB | $14.95 | 2 | 2 GB | 45 GB SSD | 3 | 4.9 (877) | |
| 96 | vroot_START! | $8.75 | 1 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 97 | CloudVPS-1 | $9.86 | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 1 | — | |
| 98 | 1 GB / 1 vCPU | $11.92 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 7 | 3.2 (139) | |
| 99 | s0.d1.small | $58.40 | 4 | 16 GB | 480 GB SSD | 6 | — | |
| 100 | cx2-2x4 | $57.00 | 2 | 4 GB | — | 13 | 1.9 (89) | |
| 101 | Premium NVMe 2 GB | $14.00 | 2 | 2 GB | 80 GB NVMe | 4 | 2.2 (54) | |
| 102 | Green 1 | $8.84 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 1 | — | |
| 103 | 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 Unmanaged VPS 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 Unmanaged VPS plans we track, one per provider, sorted by monthly price.
Cheapest Unmanaged VPS plan per provider
About Unmanaged VPS
Unmanaged VPS: a virtual server with root access where you install, update and secure everything yourself; the provider only keeps the hardware and network running.
Frequently asked questions
What is an Unmanaged VPS?
Unmanaged VPS: a virtual server with root access where you install, update and secure everything yourself; the provider only keeps the hardware and network running.
What is the cheapest Unmanaged VPS?
Scaleway at $0.48 per month for STARDUST1-S (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, unmetered traffic).
Which providers offer Unmanaged VPS?
103 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.