Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, the best VPS hosting in Australia is LikeVPS (Start, $23.00/month: 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic), followed by Vultr and UltaHost. The cheapest is Cloudzy at $2.48/month (512 MB DDR5). 45 of the 160 providers we track qualify. Most providers are in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
Key takeaways
- Prices run from $2.48 (Cloudzy) with a median of $6.11 per month across 45 providers.
- Widest footprint: OneProvider, 64 data-center locations in 50 countries.
- Best rated: SiteGround Cloud, 4.9/5 on Trustpilot from 31,150 reviews.
- 22 of 45 offer Windows Server, 29 include DDoS protection and 14 bill by the hour.
Top VPS providers in Australia
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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. Start at $23.00/month with 8 GB RAM; data centers in Sydney. 26 locations in 26 countries, DDoS protection included and Windows Server available.
Start: 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic. -
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Vultr
US cloud with 32 global locations, Windows images and crypto payments, shared VPS from $2.50/mo. Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) at $2.50/month with 512 MB RAM; data centers in Sydney, Melbourne. 32 locations in 19 countries, DDoS protection included and Windows Server available.
Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb): 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 500 GB traffic. -
3
UltaHost
US-registered host with KVM NVMe VPS, VDS and Windows plans across roughly 30 global locations. VPS Basic at $5.52/month with 1 GB RAM; data centers in Sydney. 29 locations in 25 countries, DDoS protection included and unmetered traffic on some plans.
VPS Basic: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 30 GB NVMe, traffic n/a. -
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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; data centers in Sydney. DDoS protection included, hourly billing and accepts crypto.
512 MB DDR5: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 1 TB traffic. -
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OneProvider
Canadian marketplace selling hourly-billed KVM cloud VMs in 69 cities worldwide at one flat price per plan. General Purpose 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 10 GB at $4.00/month with 1 GB RAM; data centers in Sydney. 64 locations in 50 countries and hourly billing.
General Purpose 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 10 GB: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB NVMe, 200 GB traffic.
All 45 VPS providers in Australia
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Cities in Australia | Windows | DDoS | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start | $23.00 | 8 GB | $2.88 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | — | |
| 2 | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | $2.50 | 512 MB | $5.00 | Sydney, Melbourne | Yes | Yes | 1.6 (585) | |
| 3 | VPS Basic | $5.52 | 1 GB | $5.52 | Sydney | No | Yes | 3.5 (1,836) | |
| 4 | 512 MB DDR5 | $2.48 | 512 MB | $4.96 | Sydney | No | Yes | — | |
| 5 | General Purpose 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 10 GB | $4.00 | 1 GB | $4.00 | Sydney | No | — | 2.5 (681) | |
| 6 | NVMe 2 GB | $4.00 | 2 GB | $2.00 | Sydney | No | Yes | 2.7 (91) | |
| 7 | VPS-1 | $4.54 | 4 GB | $1.14 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 3.8 (8,843) | |
| 8 | SM-L1 | $5.76 | 4 GB | $1.44 | Sydney, Melbourne | No | Yes | — | |
| 9 | VM-0.5 | $2.99 | 512 MB | $5.98 | Sydney | Yes | — | — | |
| 10 | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | $3.50 | 1 GB | $3.50 | Sydney | Yes | — | 3.0 (168) | |
| 11 |  Akamai Cloud (Linode) |
Nanode 1 GB | $5.00 | 1 GB | $5.00 | Melbourne, Sydney | No | Yes | 2.5 (207) |
| 12 | Cloud VPS 4 | $6.16 | 8 GB | $0.77 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 4.6 (11,470) | |
| 13 | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | $4.00 | 512 MB | $8.00 | Sydney | No | Yes | 4.5 (2,581) | |
| 14 | EPYC VDS 2GB | $5.95 | 2 GB | $2.98 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 3.2 (1) | |
| 15 | Spark | $3.69 | 1 GB | $3.69 | Sydney | No | Yes | 4.8 (1,125) | |
| 16 | Basic | $4.00 | 1 GB | $4.00 | Sydney | Yes | — | 4.3 (388) | |
| 17 | Starter | $5.59 | 1 GB | $5.59 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 4.5 (292) | |
| 18 | pro.sm.amd | $10.00 | 4 GB | $2.50 | Sydney | Yes | — | — | |
| 19 | Lite | $5.94 | 1 GB | $5.94 | Sydney | No | — | 4.2 (265) | |
| 20 | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | $16.06 | 8 GB | $2.01 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 1.3 (180) | |
| 21 | e2-micro | $6.11 | 1 GB | $6.11 | Sydney, Melbourne | Yes | — | 1.4 (43) | |
| 22 | NRT Mini | $3.74 | 1 GB | $3.74 | Sydney | No | — | — | |
| 23 | Deal 1 - 300GB Storage | $2.92 | 512 MB | $5.84 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 3.3 (51) | |
| 24 |  Amazon Lightsail |
Linux 512 MB | $5.00 | 512 MB | $10.00 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 1.3 (429) |
| 25 | Leaseweb VPS 1 | $5.58 | 6 GB | $0.93 | Sydney | No | Yes | 3.4 (319) | |
| 26 | Entry (1 GB) | $4.00 | 1 GB | $4.00 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 1.4 (118) | |
| 27 | NVMe 2 | $5.69 | 2 GB | $2.85 | Sydney | No | Yes | 4.5 (31,911) | |
| 28 | Standard VM (entry) | $10.01 | — | — | Sydney | No | Yes | 2.3 (48) | |
| 29 | KVM / Small | $17.00 | 8 GB | $2.12 | Sydney | No | Yes | 3.0 (255) | |
| 30 | Standard_B2ats_v2 | $6.86 | 1 GB | $6.86 | Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne | Yes | — | 1.4 (57) | |
| 31 | NVMe 2 GB | $16.00 | 2 GB | $8.00 | Sydney | No | Yes | 4.3 (8) | |
| 32 | Linux 1024 MB | $12.99 | 1 GB | $12.99 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 1.9 (67) | |
| 33 | VPS Opal | $8.99 | 1 GB | $8.99 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 4.5 (222) | |
| 34 | Cloud 2 | $53.87 | 4 GB | $13.47 | Sydney | No | Yes | 4.7 (4,019) | |
| 35 | Config #1 | $24.95 | 4 GB | $6.24 | Sydney | No | — | 4.9 (2,208) | |
| 36 | Core | $40.00 | 4 GB | $10.00 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 4.9 (6,858) | |
| 37 | DigitalOcean Micro | $11.00 | 2 GB | $5.50 | Sydney | No | Yes | 4.6 (3,766) | |
| 38 | Cloud 1 | $32.95 | 4 GB | $8.24 | Sydney | No | Yes | 4.7 (1,379) | |
| 39 | VPS XS (4GB Cloud Server) | $19.99 | 4 GB | $5.00 | Sydney | No | — | 4.8 (7,204) | |
| 40 | vm.small | $69.00 | 16 GB | $4.31 | Sydney, Melbourne | No | — | 2.8 (5) | |
| 41 | Lite VPS | $25.00 | 1.5 GB | $16.67 | Sydney | Yes | — | 4.9 (4,158) | |
| 42 | SSD NVMe VPS Plan 1 | $16.56 | 2 GB | $8.28 | Sydney | Yes | Yes | 2.5 (262) | |
| 43 | cx2-2x4 | $57.00 | 4 GB | $14.25 | Sydney | Yes | — | 1.9 (89) | |
| 44 | Managed cPanel 4GB | $69.00 | 4 GB | $17.25 | Sydney | No | — | 4.8 (1,773) | |
| 45 | Jump Start | $100.00 | 8 GB | $12.50 | Sydney | No | — | 4.9 (31,150) |
Price = the provider's cheapest plan sold in this country (some providers charge more in premium locations). Updated October 23, 2026.
Prices compared
VPS hosting in Australia
Sydney hosts almost every Australian VPS location in the index; Melbourne appears far less often. Australian bandwidth is more expensive than in Europe or the US, so plans typically include less traffic. Data falls under the Privacy Act 1988; latency to Singapore is around 90 ms and to the US West Coast around 150 ms.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest VPS in Australia?
Cloudzy at $2.48 per month for 512 MB DDR5 (1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 1 TB traffic). The median among the 45 providers is $6.11.
Which VPS providers have servers in Australia?
LikeVPS, Vultr, UltaHost, Cloudzy, OneProvider, HostHatch, OVHcloud VPS, MilesWeb, Evoxt, UpCloud, Akamai Cloud (Linode), Contabo, DigitalOcean, SolidVPS (formerly SolidSEOVPS), HostArmada and 30 more.
Can I get a Windows VPS in Australia?
Yes. AccuWeb Hosting, UpCloud, Hivelocity, FXVM, Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (B-series), Contabo, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute, Kamatera and 14 more offer Windows Server in Australia.
Which cities in Australia have VPS data centers?
Sydney (45 providers), Melbourne (6 providers) and Canberra (1 providers).
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.