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Glesys VPS review and pricing

Glesys is a VPS provider based in Falkenberg, Sweden with 6 data-center locations in 5 countries (Europe). Plans start at $4.97/month for KVM VPS Essential (1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 5 GB NVMe, 32 TB traffic); the median price is $16.45 per GB of RAM. It offers Windows Server, bills hourly.

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Short answer

As of October 23, 2026, Glesys sells 16 VPS plans from $4.97/month (KVM VPS Essential: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 5 GB NVMe, 32 TB traffic) in 6 locations. It ranks #99 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 2.3 from 13 reviews.

Key takeaways

  • Cheapest plan: KVM VPS Essential at $4.97/month (1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 5 GB NVMe, 32 TB traffic).
  • Windows Server from $14.33/month (KVM VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GB).
  • 6 data-center locations in 5 countries: Amsterdam, Falkenberg, London, Oslo, Oulu and Stockholm.
  • Ranks #99 of 160 overall; best placing #18 of 42 for Cheap UK VPS.

Key facts

Websiteglesys.com
HeadquartersFalkenberg, Sweden
Founded1999
Cheapest planKVM VPS Essential, $4.97/month (€4.42)
Price per GB RAM (median)$16.45
Data centers6 locations in 5 countries (Europe)
VirtualizationKVM and VMware
BillingHourly, monthly
Windows ServerYes Windows Server templates are offered on VMware VPS, and the KVM VPS FAQ also lists Windows. Licence pricing is not shown on the product or pricing pages.
Operating systemsDebian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Other Linux distributions, Windows Server
StorageYes NVMe (NVMe)
DDoS protection—
Backups / snapshotsPaid backups; snapshots: —
IPv4 / IPv6IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: Yes
APIYes
Dedicated CPU plans—
Payment methods—
Money-backNot published
SupportSupport technicians and solution architects; 24/7 incident reporting only with the Bronze or Gold SLA (Basic SLA covers weekdays 08:00–17:00)
Email / port 25No email rule published
Uptime SLA99.3% (Basic), 99.7% (Bronze) or 99.95% (Gold, 24/7 with 1-hour response)
Trustpilot2.3 / 5 from 13 reviews (profile)

Plans and prices

16 plans recorded across 2 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest. EUR→USD at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate for 2026-10-16 via api.frankfurter.dev). Glesys lists prices in EUR excl. VAT, with SEK equivalents on the pricing page.

PlanLineCPUvCPURAMStorageTraffic$/month$/GB RAMNotes
KVM VPS Essential KVM VPS Shared 1 512 MB 5 GB NVMe 32 TB $4.97 (€4.42) $9.94 Plan card on the KVM VPS page, EUR excl. VAT per month. Intel, 1 Gbit/s uplink with 100 Mbit/s commit, 32 TB transfer, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6, API and private networking included. KVM VPS runs in Falkenberg, Stockholm and Oulu.
KVM VPS Advanced KVM VPS Shared 2 2 GB 20 GB NVMe 32 TB $24.97 (€22.19) $12.48 Plan card on the KVM VPS page, EUR excl. VAT per month. Intel, 1 Gbit/s uplink with 100 Mbit/s commit, 32 TB transfer, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6, API and private networking included. KVM VPS runs in Falkenberg, Stockholm and Oulu.
KVM VPS Power KVM VPS Shared 4 8 GB 50 GB NVMe 32 TB $77.81 (€69.15) $9.73 Plan card on the KVM VPS page, EUR excl. VAT per month. Intel, 1 Gbit/s uplink with 100 Mbit/s commit, 32 TB transfer, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6, API and private networking included. KVM VPS runs in Falkenberg, Stockholm and Oulu.
KVM VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GB KVM VPS Shared 1 1 GB 20 GB NVMe — $14.33 (€12.73) $14.33 Configuration from the Glesys pricing page, EUR excl. VAT (139.90 SEK); €0.02/hour. 1 Gbit/s uplink, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 and transfer included (allowance not stated on the pricing page; the KVM VPS page cites 32 TB). More sizes can be configured in the control panel.
KVM VPS 2 vCPU / 2 GB KVM VPS Shared 2 2 GB 50 GB NVMe — $30.55 (€27.15) $15.28 Configuration from the Glesys pricing page, EUR excl. VAT (298.35 SEK); €0.04/hour. 1 Gbit/s uplink, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 and transfer included (allowance not stated on the pricing page; the KVM VPS page cites 32 TB). More sizes can be configured in the control panel.
KVM VPS 4 vCPU / 8 GB KVM VPS Shared 4 8 GB 100 GB NVMe — $86.96 (€77.28) $10.87 Configuration from the Glesys pricing page, EUR excl. VAT (849.17 SEK); €0.10/hour. 1 Gbit/s uplink, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 and transfer included (allowance not stated on the pricing page; the KVM VPS page cites 32 TB). More sizes can be configured in the control panel.
KVM VPS 6 vCPU / 20 GB KVM VPS Shared 6 20 GB 250 GB NVMe — $202.69 (€180.12) $10.13 Configuration from the Glesys pricing page, EUR excl. VAT (1979.39 SEK); €0.25/hour. 1 Gbit/s uplink, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 and transfer included (allowance not stated on the pricing page; the KVM VPS page cites 32 TB). More sizes can be configured in the control panel.
KVM VPS 8 vCPU / 24 GB KVM VPS Shared 8 24 GB 300 GB NVMe — $245.46 (€218.13) $10.23 Configuration from the Glesys pricing page, EUR excl. VAT (2397.00 SEK); €0.30/hour. 1 Gbit/s uplink, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 and transfer included (allowance not stated on the pricing page; the KVM VPS page cites 32 TB). More sizes can be configured in the control panel.
VMware VPS Essential VMware VPS Shared 1 512 MB 5 GB NVMe — $25.09 (€22.30) $50.18 Plan card on the VMware VPS page, EUR excl. VAT per month. 100 Mbit/s uplink, NVMe, Windows Server and Linux templates, private VLANs and API. VMware VPS runs in Falkenberg, Stockholm, Oulu, Amsterdam, London and Oslo.
VMware VPS Advanced VMware VPS Shared 2 2 GB 20 GB NVMe — $56.57 (€50.27) $28.29 Plan card on the VMware VPS page, EUR excl. VAT per month. 100 Mbit/s uplink, NVMe, Windows Server and Linux templates, private VLANs and API. VMware VPS runs in Falkenberg, Stockholm, Oulu, Amsterdam, London and Oslo.
VMware VPS Power VMware VPS Shared 4 8 GB 50 GB NVMe — $148.25 (€131.74) $18.53 Plan card on the VMware VPS page, EUR excl. VAT per month. 100 Mbit/s uplink, NVMe, Windows Server and Linux templates, private VLANs and API. VMware VPS runs in Falkenberg, Stockholm, Oulu, Amsterdam, London and Oslo.
VMware VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GB VMware VPS Shared 1 1 GB 10 GB NVMe — $31.34 (€27.85) $31.34 Configuration from the Glesys pricing page, EUR excl. VAT (306.03 SEK); €0.04/hour. 100 Mbit/s uplink, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 and transfer included (allowance not stated).
VMware VPS 2 vCPU / 4 GB VMware VPS Shared 2 4 GB 50 GB NVMe — $83.97 (€74.62) $20.99 Configuration from the Glesys pricing page, EUR excl. VAT (820.02 SEK); €0.10/hour. 100 Mbit/s uplink, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 and transfer included (allowance not stated).
VMware VPS 4 vCPU / 8 GB VMware VPS Shared 4 8 GB 120 GB NVMe — $167.16 (€148.55) $20.89 Configuration from the Glesys pricing page, EUR excl. VAT (1632.49 SEK); €0.20/hour. 100 Mbit/s uplink, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 and transfer included (allowance not stated).
VMware VPS 6 vCPU / 16 GB VMware VPS Shared 6 16 GB 300 GB NVMe — $302.95 (€269.22) $18.93 Configuration from the Glesys pricing page, EUR excl. VAT (2958.47 SEK); €0.37/hour. 100 Mbit/s uplink, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 and transfer included (allowance not stated).
VMware VPS 8 vCPU / 24 GB VMware VPS Shared 8 24 GB 500 GB NVMe — $423.06 (€375.95) $17.63 Configuration from the Glesys pricing page, EUR excl. VAT (4131.37 SEK); €0.51/hour. 100 Mbit/s uplink, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6 and transfer included (allowance not stated).

EUR→USD at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate for 2026-10-16 via api.frankfurter.dev). Glesys lists prices in EUR excl. VAT, with SEK equivalents on the pricing page.

Glesys: price per GB of RAM by planGlesys: price per GB of RAM by plan$ per GB RAM / monthKVM VPS EssentialKVM VPS Essential: $9.94$9.94KVM VPS AdvancedKVM VPS Advanced: $12.48$12.48KVM VPS PowerKVM VPS Power: $9.73$9.73KVM VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GBKVM VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GB: $14.33$14.33KVM VPS 2 vCPU / 2 GBKVM VPS 2 vCPU / 2 GB: $15.28$15.28KVM VPS 4 vCPU / 8 GBKVM VPS 4 vCPU / 8 GB: $10.87$10.87KVM VPS 6 vCPU / 20 GBKVM VPS 6 vCPU / 20 GB: $10.13$10.13KVM VPS 8 vCPU / 24 GBKVM VPS 8 vCPU / 24 GB: $10.23$10.23VMware VPS EssentialVMware VPS Essential: $50.18$50.18VMware VPS AdvancedVMware VPS Advanced: $28.29$28.29VMware VPS PowerVMware VPS Power: $18.53$18.53VMware VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GBVMware VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GB: $31.34$31.34VMware VPS 2 vCPU / 4 GBVMware VPS 2 vCPU / 4 GB: $20.99$20.99VMware VPS 4 vCPU / 8 GBVMware VPS 4 vCPU / 8 GB: $20.89$20.89VMware VPS 6 vCPU / 16 …VMware VPS 6 vCPU / 16 GB: $18.93$18.93VMware VPS 8 vCPU / 24 …VMware VPS 8 vCPU / 24 GB: $17.63$17.63
Monthly price per gigabyte of RAM for each published plan.

Glesys Windows VPS prices

Plans that can run Windows Server, with the monthly licence fee added where Glesys charges one.

PlanvCPURAMStorage$/monthLicence
KVM VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GB11 GB20 GB$14.33—
KVM VPS Advanced22 GB20 GB$24.97—
KVM VPS 2 vCPU / 2 GB22 GB50 GB$30.55—
VMware VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GB11 GB10 GB$31.34—
VMware VPS Advanced22 GB20 GB$56.57—
KVM VPS Power48 GB50 GB$77.81—

Data-center locations

Glesys lets you deploy in 6 locations: 6 in Europe. Countries: Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and United Kingdom.

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Pros and cons

Strengths

  • Nordic provider running its own data centers in Sweden and Finland, with ISO 27001 certification and EU data residency
  • KVM VPS from €4.42/mo includes 32 TB transfer, IPv4 + IPv6, API access and private networking
  • Wider platform: VMware VPS with Windows templates, load balancers, S3 object storage with free egress, and Bacula/Veeam/KVM backups

Limitations

  • Expensive at mid-range sizes: 4 vCPU/8 GB KVM costs €69–77/mo, and VMware VPS starts at €22.30/mo
  • KVM VPS only runs in three Nordic locations; Amsterdam, London and Oslo offer VMware only
  • Round-the-clock support requires a paid SLA tier; backups and Windows licences are extra

Where Glesys ranks

Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.

Alternatives to Glesys

Providers closest to Glesys by region, price and features. LikeVPS, Exoscale and HOSTKEY are the nearest matches.

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# Provider Plan $/month RAM $/GB RAM Locations Windows Trustpilot
1 LikeVPS Lite 2.0 $10.00 2 GB $5.00 26 Yes —
2 Exoscale Standard Micro $5.32 512 MB $10.64 7 Yes 3.5 (2)
3 HOSTKEY Hourly VPS Basic $3.60 4 GB $0.90 7 Yes 3.1 (214)
4 Time4VPS Linux 1 $3.35 1 GB $3.35 1 Yes 4.7 (1,254)
5 Scaleway STARDUST1-S $0.48 1 GB $0.48 4 Yes 1.5 (358)
6 Kamatera Basic $4.00 1 GB $4.00 21 Yes 4.3 (388)

Frequently asked questions

How much does Glesys VPS cost?

Plans start at $4.97 per month for KVM VPS Essential (1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 5 GB NVMe, 32 TB traffic); Plan card on the KVM VPS page, EUR excl. VAT per month. Intel, 1 Gbit/s uplink with 100 Mbit/s commit, 32 TB transfer, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6, API and private networking included. KVM VPS runs in Falkenberg, Stockholm and Oulu. Across its published plans the median price is $16.45 per GB of RAM.

Where are Glesys's data centers?

Glesys lets you deploy in 6 locations: 6 in Europe. Countries: Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and United Kingdom.

Does Glesys offer Windows VPS?

Windows Server templates are offered on VMware VPS, and the KVM VPS FAQ also lists Windows. Licence pricing is not shown on the product or pricing pages. Cheapest Windows-capable plan: KVM VPS 1 vCPU / 1 GB at $14.33/month.

Does Glesys have hourly billing?

Yes, servers are billed by the hour with a monthly cap.

Is Glesys good?

As of October 23, 2026, Glesys sells 16 VPS plans from $4.97/month (KVM VPS Essential: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 5 GB NVMe, 32 TB traffic) in 6 locations. It ranks #99 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 2.3 from 13 reviews. Strengths: nordic provider running its own data centers in sweden and finland, with iso 27001 certification and eu data residency and kvm vps from €4.42/mo includes 32 tb transfer, ipv4 + ipv6, api access and private networking. Limitations: expensive at mid-range sizes: 4 vcpu/8 gb kvm costs €69–77/mo, and vmware vps starts at €22.30/mo and kvm vps only runs in three nordic locations; amsterdam, london and oslo offer vmware only.

Sources

Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 19, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.