Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, the best VPS hosting in Chicago is Vultr (Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb), $2.50/month: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 500 GB traffic, IPv6-only or NAT), followed by UltaHost and HostHatch. The cheapest is VirMach at $1.00/month (Value+ LITE, prepaid annually or longer). 37 of the 160 providers we track qualify. 20 of them offer Windows Server and 22 include DDoS protection.
Key takeaways
- Prices run from $1.00 (VirMach, prepaid annually or longer) with a median of $6.43 per month across 36 providers.
- Widest footprint: OneProvider, 64 data-center locations in 50 countries.
- Best rated: ChartVPS, 5.0/5 on Trustpilot from 228 reviews.
- 20 of 37 offer Windows Server, 22 include DDoS protection and 13 bill by the hour.
Top VPS providers in Chicago
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1
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. 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. -
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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. 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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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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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. 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. -
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MilesWeb
Indian host selling cheap NVMe Cloud VPS from Mumbai plus a managed VPS line in 32 cities, with a broad choice of web control panels. SM-L1 at $5.76/month with 4 GB RAM. 32 locations in 19 countries and DDoS protection included.
SM-L1: 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe, 4 TB traffic.
All 37 providers in Chicago
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | Storage | $/GB RAM | Windows | DDoS | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | $2.50 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | $5.00 | Yes | Yes | 1.6 (585) | |
| 2 | VPS Basic | $5.52 | 1 GB | 30 GB NVMe | $5.52 | No | Yes | 3.5 (1,836) | |
| 3 | NVMe 2 GB | $4.00 | 2 GB | 10 GB NVMe | $2.00 | No | Yes | 2.7 (91) | |
| 4 | General Purpose 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 10 GB | $4.00 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | $4.00 | No | — | 2.5 (681) | |
| 5 | SM-L1 | $5.76 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | $1.44 | No | Yes | — | |
| 6 | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | $3.50 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | $3.50 | Yes | — | 3.0 (168) | |
| 7 |  Akamai Cloud (Linode) |
Nanode 1 GB | $5.00 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | $5.00 | No | Yes | 2.5 (207) |
| 8 | 1 GB | $2.99 | 1 GB | 30 GB NVMe | $2.99 | Yes | — | 2.6 (212) | |
| 9 | KVM VPS 512 MB | $2.25 | 512 MB | 30 GB SSD | $4.50 | Yes | — | 4.3 (384) | |
| 10 | pro.sm.amd | $10.00 | 4 GB | 40 GB NVMe | $2.50 | Yes | — | — | |
| 11 | Basic | $4.00 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | $4.00 | Yes | — | 4.3 (388) | |
| 12 | KVM-SSD 512 Metered | $5.04 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | $10.08 | Yes | Yes | — | |
| 13 | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | $16.06 | 8 GB | 50 GB NVMe | $2.01 | Yes | Yes | 1.3 (180) | |
| 14 | VPS.2 | $4.67 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | $2.33 | No | Yes | 2.6 (90) | |
| 15 | Lite | $5.94 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | $5.94 | No | — | 4.2 (265) | |
| 16 | SSDKVM-1 | $6.00 | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | $6.00 | Yes | — | 3.3 (122) | |
| 17 | KVM / Small | $17.00 | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | $2.12 | No | Yes | 3.0 (255) | |
| 18 | Starter (1GB) | $3.95 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | $3.95 | Yes | — | 2.7 (110) | |
| 19 | Entry (1 GB) | $4.00 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | $4.00 | Yes | Yes | 1.4 (118) | |
| 20 | Standard VM (entry) | $10.01 | — | — | — | No | Yes | 2.3 (48) | |
| 21 | cVirtual Starter | $4.00 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | $1.00 | Yes | Yes | 2.5 (5) | |
| 22 | Standard_B2ats_v2 | $6.86 | 1 GB | — | $6.86 | Yes | — | 1.4 (57) | |
| 23 | NVMe 2 GB | $16.00 | 2 GB | 10 GB NVMe | $8.00 | No | Yes | 4.3 (8) | |
| 24 | Value+ LITE | $1.00 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | $2.00 | Yes | — | 1.2 (910) | |
| 25 | Linux 1024 MB | $12.99 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | $12.99 | Yes | Yes | 1.9 (67) | |
| 26 | Cloud VPS 1 | $10.53 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | $10.53 | No | Yes | 4.4 (152) | |
| 27 | Cloud 2 | $53.87 | 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | $13.47 | No | Yes | 4.7 (4,019) | |
| 28 | Core | $40.00 | 4 GB | 100 GB SSD | $10.00 | Yes | Yes | 4.9 (6,858) | |
| 29 | VPS Starter | $29.99 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | $7.50 | Yes | Yes | 4.6 (97) | |
| 30 | HFT Standard VPS | $17.50 | 2 GB | 30 GB NVMe | $8.75 | Yes | Yes | 4.8 (379) | |
| 31 | Lite VPS | $25.00 | 1.5 GB | 60 GB SSD | $16.67 | Yes | — | 4.9 (4,158) | |
| 32 | vm.small | $69.00 | 16 GB | 160 GB local | $4.31 | No | — | 2.8 (5) | |
| 33 | Alpha Mark-1 | $50.00 | 4 GB | 128 GB NVMe | $12.50 | Yes | Yes | 5.0 (228) | |
| 34 | Managed cPanel 4GB | $69.00 | 4 GB | 100 GB NVMe | $17.25 | No | — | 4.8 (1,773) | |
| 35 | s0.d1.small | $58.40 | 16 GB | 480 GB SSD | $3.65 | No | — | — | |
| 36 | VPS 4 GB | $69.95 | 4 GB | 75 GB NVMe | $17.49 | No | Yes | 4.6 (1,737) | |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | No | Yes | 2.8 (46) |
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VPS hosting in Chicago
Chicago is one of 52 cities in United States with VPS data centers we track. The United States has the deepest VPS market in the index: budget KVM hosts, developer clouds and the hyperscalers all sell here, and Northern Virginia (Ashburn) is the densest data-center cluster in the world. There is no federal privacy law; state laws such as California's CCPA apply, and US-hosted data is reachable under the CLOUD Act. Latency to Western Europe is roughly 70–90 ms from the East Coast and 130–150 ms from the West Coast.
Frequently asked questions
Which VPS providers have a data center in Chicago?
Vultr, UltaHost, HostHatch, OneProvider, MilesWeb, UpCloud, Akamai Cloud (Linode), Cloudfanatic, RackNerd, Hivelocity, Kamatera, HostZealot, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute, Clouvider, is*hosting and 22 more.
What is the cheapest VPS in Chicago?
VirMach at $1.00 per month (Value+ LITE: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB SSD).
Is there a Windows VPS in Chicago?
Yes: QuantVPS, ForexVPS.net, HostZealot, UpCloud, GreenCloudVPS, MonoVM, ChartVPS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute and 12 more.
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.