Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, Gandi sells 6 VPS plans from $5.59/month (V-R1: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB, 3 TB traffic) in 1 locations. It ranks #132 of 160 providers overall. It has no Trustpilot profile.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: V-R1 at $5.59/month (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB, 3 TB traffic).
- 1 data-center locations in 1 country: Paris.
- Ranks #132 of 160 overall; best placing #51 of 120 for 2 GB RAM VPS.
Key facts
| Website | gandi.net |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Cheapest plan | V-R1, $5.59/month (€5.00/mo) |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $4.56 |
| Data centers | 1 locations in 1 country (Europe) |
| Virtualization | — |
| Billing | Monthly |
| Windows Server | No No Windows images; Linux only. |
| Operating systems | Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux, NixOS, Rocky Linux |
| Storage | — NVMe |
| DDoS protection | — |
| Backups / snapshots | No provider backups; snapshots: Yes |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: Yes |
| API | Yes |
| Dedicated CPU plans | — |
| Payment methods | Card, paypal, wire, check, crypto |
| Money-back | Not published |
| Support | Email support only, six days a week (8:00-24:00 Paris time per spec table) |
| Email / port 25 | No email rule published |
| Uptime SLA | 99.95% monthly |
| Trustpilot | No profile found |
Plans and prices
6 plans recorded. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest. EUR prices converted at 1 USD = 0.894425 EUR (open.er-api.com, 15 Oct 2026), i.e. €1 = $1.1180; prices are ex-VAT
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-R1 | GandiCloud VPS | Shared | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | 3 TB | $5.59 (€5.00/mo) | $5.59 | Ex VAT (20% French VAT added for FR customers); 250 Mbit/s port with 3 TB transfer; 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 included; extra volumes €0.06/GB/mo. |
| V-R2 | GandiCloud VPS | Shared | 1 | 2 GB | 25 GB | 3 TB | $8.94 (€8.00/mo) | $4.47 | Ex VAT (20% French VAT added for FR customers); 250 Mbit/s port with 3 TB transfer; 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 included; extra volumes €0.06/GB/mo. |
| V-R4 | GandiCloud VPS | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 25 GB | 3 TB | $16.77 (€15.00/mo) | $4.19 | Ex VAT (20% French VAT added for FR customers); 250 Mbit/s port with 3 TB transfer; 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 included; extra volumes €0.06/GB/mo. |
| V-R8 | GandiCloud VPS | Shared | 4 | 8 GB | 25 GB | 3 TB | $33.54 (€30.00/mo) | $4.19 | Ex VAT (20% French VAT added for FR customers); 250 Mbit/s port with 3 TB transfer; 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 included; extra volumes €0.06/GB/mo. |
| V-R12 | GandiCloud VPS | Shared | 6 | 12 GB | 25 GB | 3 TB | $55.90 (€50.00/mo) | $4.66 | Ex VAT (20% French VAT added for FR customers); 250 Mbit/s port with 3 TB transfer; 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 included; extra volumes €0.06/GB/mo. |
| V-R16 | GandiCloud VPS | Shared | 8 | 16 GB | 25 GB | 3 TB | $95.03 (€85.00/mo) | $5.94 | Ex VAT (20% French VAT added for FR customers); 250 Mbit/s port with 3 TB transfer; 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 included; extra volumes €0.06/GB/mo. |
EUR prices converted at 1 USD = 0.894425 EUR (open.er-api.com, 15 Oct 2026), i.e. €1 = $1.1180; prices are ex-VAT
Data-center locations
Gandi lets you deploy in 1 locations: 1 in Europe.
Map of Gandi locations
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Pros and cons
Strengths
- Public OpenStack API usable with Terraform and Ansible
- Dedicated IPv4 and IPv6 included with 3 TB monthly transfer
- Accepts cards, PayPal, wire, check and Bitcoin
Limitations
- Single France data centre with no location choice
- Fixed 25 GB main disk; extra volumes cost €0.06/GB/mo and CPU/RAM are expensive at the high end (8 vCPU/16 GB is €85/mo)
- Email-only support and no backups included (customer responsibility)
Where Gandi ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
- 2 GB RAM VPS #51 of 120
- 4 GB RAM VPS #70 of 145
- 8 GB RAM VPS #69 of 141
- 4 vCPU VPS #84 of 153
- 1 GB RAM VPS #54 of 95
- 8 vCPU VPS #78 of 123
- Best VPS for OpenClaw #104 of 157
- Best VPS for Developers #104 of 157
- Best VPS for Laravel #108 of 157
- 16 GB RAM VPS #88 of 126
- VPS for Email Marketing and Mail Servers #91 of 129
- Best VPS for Django #111 of 157
- Best Node.js VPS #118 of 157
- Best VPS for Discord and Telegram Bots #122 of 157
- Best Redis VPS #123 of 157
- VPS for PBN Hosting #123 of 157
- Best VPS for GitLab #122 of 152
- Best VPS in Paris #25 of 31
- Best VPS for E-commerce #127 of 157
- Best MySQL and Database VPS #128 of 157
- Best VPS for Odoo #128 of 157
- Best VPS for Moodle #128 of 157
- Best VPS in Europe #106 of 129
- All VPS providers #132 of 160
Alternatives to Gandi
Providers closest to Gandi by region, price and features. LikeVPS, LWS (Ligne Web Services) and Webdock are the nearest matches.
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 2 GB | $5.00 | 26 | Yes | — | |
| 2 | VPS LC1 | $3.35 | 2 GB | $1.68 | 1 | No | 4.5 (6,572) | |
| 3 | VPS Essential | $2.41 | 2 GB | $1.21 | 1 | No | 4.9 (359) | |
| 4 | VM 1 | $5.00 | 1 GB | $5.00 | 3 | No | 2.3 (7) | |
| 5 | VPS ON (1 shared vCPU, 1 GB, 5 GB) | $5.40 | 1 GB | $5.40 | 1 | No | 2.0 (12) | |
| 6 | VPS O1I1 | $2.79 | 1 GB | $2.79 | 2 | No | 2.8 (65) |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Gandi VPS cost?
Plans start at $5.59 per month for V-R1 (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB, 3 TB traffic); Ex VAT (20% French VAT added for FR customers); 250 Mbit/s port with 3 TB transfer; 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 included; extra volumes €0.06/GB/mo. Across its published plans the median price is $4.56 per GB of RAM.
Where are Gandi's data centers?
Gandi lets you deploy in 1 locations: 1 in Europe.
Does Gandi offer Windows VPS?
No Windows images; Linux only.
Does Gandi have hourly billing?
No; billing is monthly.
Is Gandi good?
As of October 23, 2026, Gandi sells 6 VPS plans from $5.59/month (V-R1: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB, 3 TB traffic) in 1 locations. It ranks #132 of 160 providers overall. It has no Trustpilot profile. Strengths: public openstack api usable with terraform and ansible and dedicated ipv4 and ipv6 included with 3 tb monthly transfer. Limitations: single france data centre with no location choice and fixed 25 gb main disk; extra volumes cost €0.06/gb/mo and cpu/ram are expensive at the high end (8 vcpu/16 gb is €85/mo).
Sources
Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 16, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.