Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, ConoHa VPS sells 9 VPS plans from $1.95/month (512 MB: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 30 GB SSD, unmetered traffic) in 1 locations. It ranks #61 of 160 providers overall. It has no Trustpilot profile.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: 512 MB at $1.95/month (1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 30 GB SSD, unmetered traffic).
- 1 data-center locations in 1 country: Tokyo.
- Ranks #61 of 160 overall; best placing #11 of 153 for 4 vCPU VPS.
Key facts
| Website | conoha.jp |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Cheapest plan | 512 MB, $1.95/month (JPY 293/mo) |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $2.14 |
| Data centers | 1 locations in 1 country (Asia) |
| Virtualization | — |
| Billing | Hourly, monthly, 3-month, 6-month, annual, 24-month, 36-month |
| Windows Server | No A Windows Server 1 GB plan is listed by third-party price trackers; not confirmed on the pages reviewed. |
| Operating systems | — |
| Storage | — NVMe (SSD) |
| DDoS protection | — |
| Backups / snapshots | Paid backups; snapshots: — |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: —; IPv6: — |
| API | Yes |
| Dedicated CPU plans | — |
| Payment methods | — |
| Money-back | Not published |
| Support | — |
| Email / port 25 | No email rule published |
| Uptime SLA | Not published |
| Trustpilot | No profile found |
Plans and prices
9 plans recorded. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest. JPY to USD at an assumed 150 JPY per USD (approximate, not a fetched mid-market rate). Prices include Japanese consumption tax.
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512 MB | Linux VPS | Shared | 1 | 512 MB | 30 GB SSD | Unmetered | $1.95 (JPY 293/mo) | $3.90 | Lowest long-term contract rate; hourly-billing monthly cap JPY 751. |
| 1 GB | Linux VPS | Shared | 2 | 1 GB | 100 GB SSD | Unmetered | $3.11 (JPY 466/mo) | $3.11 | Lowest long-term contract rate; hourly cap JPY 1,065. |
| 2 GB | Linux VPS | Shared | 3 | 2 GB | 100 GB SSD | Unmetered | $4.51 (JPY 677/mo) | $2.25 | Lowest long-term contract rate; hourly cap JPY 2,033. |
| 4 GB | Linux VPS | Shared | 4 | 4 GB | 100 GB SSD | Unmetered | $8.57 (JPY 1,285/mo) | $2.14 | Lowest long-term contract rate; hourly cap JPY 3,608. |
| 12 GB | Linux VPS | Shared | 6 | 12 GB | 100 GB SSD | Unmetered | $17.02 (JPY 2,553/mo) | $1.42 | Lowest long-term contract rate; hourly cap JPY 7,348. |
| 24 GB | Linux VPS | Shared | 8 | 24 GB | 100 GB SSD | Unmetered | $34.99 (JPY 5,249/mo) | $1.46 | Lowest long-term contract rate; hourly cap JPY 14,300. |
| 48 GB | Linux VPS | Shared | 12 | 48 GB | 100 GB SSD | Unmetered | $88.75 (JPY 13,313/mo) | $1.85 | Lowest long-term contract rate; hourly cap JPY 28,600. |
| 96 GB | Linux VPS | Shared | 24 | 96 GB | 100 GB SSD | Unmetered | $182.35 (JPY 27,353/mo) | $1.90 | Lowest long-term contract rate; hourly cap JPY 53,900. |
| 128 GB | Linux VPS | Shared | 40 | 128 GB | 100 GB SSD | Unmetered | $337.69 (JPY 50,654/mo) | $2.64 | Lowest long-term contract rate; hourly cap JPY 72,600. |
JPY to USD at an assumed 150 JPY per USD (approximate, not a fetched mid-market rate). Prices include Japanese consumption tax.
Data-center locations
ConoHa VPS lets you deploy in 1 locations: 1 in Asia.
Map of ConoHa VPS locations
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Pros and cons
Strengths
- Very low long-term rates (from about JPY 293/mo for 512 MB) with unlimited data transfer
- Hourly billing option, daily automatic backups (up to 30 generations), VLAN private network and object storage
- OpenStack-compatible API, Terraform provider and an MCP server for AI-agent management
Limitations
- Lowest prices need long prepaid terms that cannot be cancelled early; renewal prices are higher
- Data-center locations are not stated on the pricing page
- Japanese-market storefront; the English pages redirect to the Japanese pricing site
Where ConoHa ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
- 4 vCPU VPS #11 of 153
- Cheapest VPS #7 of 71
- 2 GB RAM VPS #17 of 120
- 4 GB RAM VPS #24 of 145
- 512 MB RAM VPS #4 of 24
- 1 GB RAM VPS #16 of 95
- 8 vCPU VPS #30 of 123
- Best VPS for Developers #41 of 157
- Best VPS for Discord and Telegram Bots #45 of 157
- Cheap VPS Hosting #34 of 116
- Best Redis VPS #50 of 157
- Best VPS for Mastodon #50 of 157
- Best VPS for Streaming, Plex and Jellyfin #45 of 138
- Hourly Billed VPS #15 of 44
- Best VPS for Laravel #55 of 157
- Best VPS for OpenClaw #56 of 157
- Best VPS for a VPN Server (WireGuard, OpenVPN) #56 of 157
- Best Node.js VPS #56 of 157
- 128 GB RAM VPS #5 of 14
- 32 GB+ RAM VPS #34 of 94
- Best VPS for Proxies #58 of 157
- All VPS providers #61 of 160
- Unmetered VPS (Unlimited Bandwidth) #24 of 62
- Best VPS for Django #68 of 157
Alternatives to ConoHa
Providers closest to ConoHa VPS by region, price and features. KAGOYA CLOUD VPS, LikeVPS and Biznet Gio are the nearest matches.
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GB | $3.48 | 1 GB | $3.48 | 1 | Yes | — | |
| 2 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 2 GB | $5.00 | 26 | Yes | — | |
| 3 | NEO Lite XS 1.1 | $3.29 | 1 GB | $3.29 | 2 | No | — | |
| 4 | VPS piko G11s | $2.07 | 1 GB | $2.07 | 5 | No | 3.8 (3,022) | |
| 5 | Basic Standard 2C/2GB/20GB | $4.85 | 2 GB | $2.42 | 4 | No | 3.1 (3) | |
| 6 | 512 MB DDR5 | $2.48 | 512 MB | $4.96 | 13 | No | — |
Frequently asked questions
How much does ConoHa VPS VPS cost?
Plans start at $1.95 per month for 512 MB (1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 30 GB SSD, unmetered traffic); Lowest long-term contract rate; hourly-billing monthly cap JPY 751. Across its published plans the median price is $2.14 per GB of RAM.
Where are ConoHa VPS's data centers?
ConoHa VPS lets you deploy in 1 locations: 1 in Asia.
Does ConoHa VPS offer Windows VPS?
A Windows Server 1 GB plan is listed by third-party price trackers; not confirmed on the pages reviewed.
Does ConoHa VPS have hourly billing?
Yes, servers are billed by the hour with a monthly cap.
Is ConoHa VPS good?
As of October 23, 2026, ConoHa VPS sells 9 VPS plans from $1.95/month (512 MB: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 30 GB SSD, unmetered traffic) in 1 locations. It ranks #61 of 160 providers overall. It has no Trustpilot profile. Strengths: very low long-term rates (from about jpy 293/mo for 512 mb) with unlimited data transfer and hourly billing option, daily automatic backups (up to 30 generations), vlan private network and object storage. Limitations: lowest prices need long prepaid terms that cannot be cancelled early; renewal prices are higher and data-center locations are not stated on the pricing page.
Sources
Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 15, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.