Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, 95 providers sell a 1 GB RAM VPS. The cheapest is Scaleway at $0.48/month (STARDUST1-S: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, unmetered traffic); the median is $5.00 and the most expensive $29.95.
Key takeaways
- Prices run from $0.48 (Scaleway, IPv4 extra) with a median of $5.00 per month across 95 providers.
- Widest footprint: OneProvider, 64 data-center locations in 50 countries.
- Best rated: Krystal, 4.9/5 on Trustpilot from 2,459 reviews.
- 49 of 95 offer Windows Server, 49 include DDoS protection and 28 bill by the hour.
Cheapest 1 GB RAM plans
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Scaleway
French iliad-owned cloud with hourly-billed Instances in Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw and Milan from €0.0006/hr. STARDUST1-S at $0.48/month with 1 GB RAM. Windows Server available, hourly billing and unmetered traffic on some plans.
STARDUST1-S: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, unmetered traffic. -
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V.PS
xTom's Proxmox KVM VPS brand with NVMe plans in 11 cities and premium Japan/Singapore routes. AMS Nano at $0.93/month with 1 GB RAM. Free backups and accepts crypto.
AMS Nano: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 15 GB SSD, 1 TB traffic. -
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Hostodo
US budget KVM host with AMD EPYC NVMe plans from $14.99/yr and pooled 'Capacity' plans in Las Vegas, Tampa and Detroit. EPYC-1G1C16GN at $1.67/month with 1 GB RAM. Accepts crypto.
EPYC-1G1C16GN: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 3 TB traffic. -
4
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. -
5
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.
Every provider's cheapest 1 GB RAM plan
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STARDUST1-S | $0.48 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | Unmetered | $0.48 | 4 | Yes | |
| 2 | AMS Nano | $0.93 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 1 TB | $0.93 | 11 | No | |
| 3 | EPYC-1G1C16GN | $1.67 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 3 TB | $1.67 | 3 | No | |
| 4 | Gigabit KVM VPS 1 | $1.75 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 1 TB | $1.75 | 8 | Yes | |
| 5 | VPS piko G11s | $2.07 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | Unmetered | $2.07 | 5 | No | |
| 6 | Standard 1 GB | $2.10 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $2.10 | 1 | Yes | |
| 7 | SSD VPS 1 | $2.33 | 2 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 4 TB | $2.33 | 1 | No | |
| 8 | Opossum 1 Storage | $2.42 | 1 | 1 GB | 1000 GB HDD | Unmetered | $2.42 | 1 | Yes | |
| 9 | VPS O1I1 | $2.79 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | 2 TB | $2.79 | 2 | No | |
| 10 | Lite | $2.95 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 4 TB | $2.95 | 2 | No | |
| 11 | 1 GB | $2.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $2.99 | 4 | Yes | |
| 12 | NVMe-KVM-1GB | $3.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $3.00 | 1 | No | |
| 13 | Ryzen-KVM-1GB (India) | $3.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $3.00 | 6 | Yes | |
| 14 | Linux VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB) | $3.07 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | Unmetered | $3.07 | 2 | Yes | |
| 15 | LAX.AS3.T1 WEE | $3.08 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $3.08 | 3 | No | |
| 16 | 1 GB | $3.11 | 2 | 1 GB | 100 GB SSD | Unmetered | $3.11 | 1 | No | |
| 17 | VPS 1 GB Linux | $3.15 | 2 | 1 GB | 40 GB SSD | Unmetered | $3.15 | 2 | No | |
| 18 | NEO Lite XS 1.1 | $3.29 | 1 | 1 GB | 60 GB SSD | Unmetered | $3.29 | 2 | No | |
| 19 | SSD1 | $3.33 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $3.33 | 3 | Yes | |
| 20 | Start HIT | $3.33 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB HDD | Unmetered | $3.33 | 20 | Yes | |
| 21 | Linux 1 | $3.35 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 1 TB | $3.35 | 1 | Yes | |
| 22 | R1G LAUNCH | $3.36 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $3.36 | 7 | Yes | |
| 23 | 1 GB DDR5 | $3.48 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $3.48 | 13 | No | |
| 24 | 1GB | $3.48 | 1 | 1 GB | 100 GB NVMe | — | $3.48 | 1 | Yes | |
| 25 | m.1s | $3.50 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 1 TB | $3.50 | 1 | No | |
| 26 | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | $3.50 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | — | $3.50 | 14 | Yes | |
| 27 | Spark | $3.69 | 1 | 1 GB | 40 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $3.69 | 9 | No | |
| 28 | 5950x-1GBrr | $3.75 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 3 TB | $3.75 | 2 | Yes | |
| 29 | Starter (1GB) | $3.95 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 20 TB | $3.95 | 6 | Yes | |
| 30 | Basic | $4.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $4.00 | 21 | Yes | |
| 31 | General Purpose 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 10 GB | $4.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 200 GB | $4.00 | 64 | No | |
| 32 | Entry (1 GB) | $4.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $4.00 | 21 | Yes | |
| 33 | 20G KVM - PROMO | $4.17 | 2 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 TB | $4.17 | 10 | No | |
| 34 | Cloud VPS Elite | $4.46 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $4.46 | 1 | No | |
| 35 | Linux 1C/1G | $4.50 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 TB | $4.50 | 12 | Yes | |
| 36 | VM-0.75 | $4.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | 750 GB | $4.99 | 17 | Yes | |
| 37 | Unmanaged Linux 1 | $4.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 1 TB | $4.99 | 3 | No | |
| 38 | XCloud 1 | $4.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 TB | $4.99 | 1 | Yes | |
| 39 |  Akamai Cloud (Linode) |
Nanode 1 GB | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 1 TB | $5.00 | 26 | No |
| 40 | Ryzen KVM 1GB | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $5.00 | 4 | Yes | |
| 41 | Storage 1 TB | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 1000 GB HDD | 2.5 TB | $5.00 | 14 | No | |
| 42 | Unmanaged Entry | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $5.00 | 3 | No | |
| 43 | Cloud VPS Compute 1GB | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 1 TB | $5.00 | 3 | No | |
| 44 | E5 KVM 1024MB | $5.00 | 2 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $5.00 | 3 | Yes | |
| 45 | Razor Speed 2C1G 40GB | $5.00 | 2 | 1 GB | 40 GB SSD | Unmetered | $5.00 | 11 | No | |
| 46 | A0 | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 1 TB | $5.00 | 6 | Yes | |
| 47 | VM 1 | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $5.00 | 3 | No | |
| 48 | 1GB (NVMe1G) | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $5.00 | 7 | Yes | |
| 49 | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb) | $5.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 1 TB | $5.00 | 32 | Yes | |
| 50 | VPS ON (1 shared vCPU, 1 GB, 5 GB) | $5.40 | 1 | 1 GB | 5 GB SSD | — | $5.40 | 1 | No | |
| 51 | s-g-1cpu-1gb | $5.48 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $5.48 | 2 | No | |
| 52 | VPS Basic | $5.52 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB NVMe | — | $5.52 | 29 | No | |
| 53 | Starter | $5.59 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | 10 TB | $5.59 | 17 | Yes | |
| 54 | V-R1 | $5.59 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | 3 TB | $5.59 | 1 | No | |
| 55 | V1 | $5.60 | 1 | 1 GB | 100 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $5.60 | 2 | Yes | |
| 56 | TERAKVM-200 | $5.63 | 1 | 1 GB | 220 GB SSD + HDD | — | $5.63 | 3 | No | |
| 57 | Cloud ARM 1 | $5.74 | 2 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $5.74 | 6 | Yes | |
| 58 | Spark | $5.88 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 TB | $5.88 | 1 | No | |
| 59 | Lite | $5.94 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 2 TB | $5.94 | 42 | No | |
| 60 | LA KVM VPS Starter | $5.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 750 GB | $5.99 | 2 | No | |
| 61 | Basic 1 GB (s-1vcpu-1gb) | $6.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 1 TB | $6.00 | 13 | No | |
| 62 | SSDKVM-1 | $6.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB SSD | 1.5 TB | $6.00 | 19 | Yes | |
| 63 | cVPS 1 | $6.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 2 TB | $6.00 | 3 | No | |
| 64 | e2-micro | $6.11 | 2 | 1 GB | — | — | $6.11 | 41 | Yes | |
| 65 | VPS 1 (5 GB SSD minimum) | $6.48 | 1 | 1 GB | 5 GB SSD | — | $6.48 | 4 | No | |
| 66 | HDD-1G | $6.74 | 1 | 1 GB | 512 GB HDD | 15 TB | $6.74 | 1 | No | |
| 67 | Standard_B2ats_v2 | $6.86 | 2 | 1 GB | — | — | $6.86 | 48 | Yes | |
| 68 | Windows-1024 | $6.95 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | 1 TB | $6.95 | 8 | Yes | |
| 69 | KVM-1 | $6.95 | 2 | 1 GB | 40 GB SSD | 1 TB | $6.95 | 10 | Yes | |
| 70 |  Amazon Lightsail |
Linux 1 GB | $7.00 | 2 | 1 GB | 40 GB SSD | 2 TB | $7.00 | 19 | Yes |
| 71 | KVM-NVMe 1024 | $7.16 | 2 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $7.16 | 21 | Yes | |
| 72 | Linux Cloud C1 | $7.83 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $7.83 | 4 | No | |
| 73 | VPS Plus 1 | $7.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 TB | $7.99 | 2 | No | |
| 74 | VM1 | $8.39 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $8.39 | 32 | No | |
| 75 | Green 1 | $8.84 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | 1 TB | $8.84 | 1 | No | |
| 76 | Starter 1 vCPU / 1 GB | $8.93 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $8.93 | 1 | No | |
| 77 | VPS Opal | $8.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 40 GB SSD | 500 GB | $8.99 | 14 | Yes | |
| 78 | VPS #1 (Entry) | $9.66 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $9.66 | 1 | No | |
| 79 | Lite | $10.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $10.00 | 26 | Yes | |
| 80 | Cloud VPS 1 | $10.53 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 5 TB | $10.53 | 7 | No | |
| 81 | Standard Tiny | $10.64 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $10.64 | 7 | Yes | |
| 82 | Storage VPS Medium | $11.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 512 GB | 4 TB | $11.00 | 2 | Yes | |
| 83 | 1 GB / 1 vCPU | $11.92 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | Unmetered | $11.92 | 7 | Yes | |
| 84 | Linux 1024 MB | $12.99 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB SSD | Unmetered | $12.99 | 21 | Yes | |
| 85 | Cloud VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB) | $13.34 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $13.34 | 3 | Yes | |
| 86 | Linode 1GB | $14.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 1 TB | $14.00 | 9 | No | |
| 87 | Beginner | $14.27 | 1 | 1 GB | 60 GB SSD | Unmetered | $14.27 | 1 | Yes | |
| 88 | KVM VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GB | $14.33 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB NVMe | — | $14.33 | 6 | Yes | |
| 89 | Shared CPU 1G | $15.51 | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 10 TB | $15.51 | 5 | Yes | |
| 90 | Flexus X 1 vCPU | 1 GiB | $16.27 | 1 | 1 GB | — | — | $16.27 | 17 | No | |
| 91 | Cloud VPS 17 units | $17.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB SSD | Unmetered | $17.00 | 3 | Yes | |
| 92 | KVM VPS 1 GB | $17.99 | 2 | 1 GB | 50 GB SSD | 1 TB | $17.99 | 12 | Yes | |
| 93 | Storage 1TB | $20.00 | 1 | 1 GB | 1000 GB SATA | — | $20.00 | 19 | No | |
| 94 | NL-15 | $21.74 | 1 | 1 GB | 15 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $21.74 | 7 | Yes | |
| 95 | Windows VPS 1 GB | $29.95 | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB HDD | 1 TB | $29.95 | 3 | Yes |
Sorted by price; each row is the provider's cheapest plan at this size. Updated October 23, 2026.
1 GB RAM plans by price
Frequently asked questions
How much does a 1 GB RAM VPS cost?
As of October 23, 2026, 95 providers sell a 1 GB RAM VPS. The cheapest is Scaleway at $0.48/month (STARDUST1-S: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, unmetered traffic); the median is $5.00 and the most expensive $29.95.
What can I run on a 1 GB RAM VPS?
1 GB of RAM is the entry size at almost every provider: enough for a VPN, bots, a static site, a small Node or Python app, or a lightweight WordPress blog with caching. Expect 1 vCPU and 10–30 GB of storage.
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.