Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, HostUS sells 20 VPS plans from $2.92/month (Deal 1 - 300GB Storage: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 300 GB, 1 TB traffic) in 10 locations. It ranks #35 of 160 providers overall and #3 of 42 for Cheap Singapore VPS. Trustpilot rates it 3.3 from 51 reviews.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: Deal 1 - 300GB Storage at $2.92/month (1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 300 GB, 1 TB traffic).
- Windows Server from $10.95/month (KVM-2, licence terms not published).
- 10 data-center locations in 6 countries: Amsterdam, Ashburn, Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Hong Kong and 4 more.
- Ranks #35 of 160 overall; best placing #3 of 42 for Cheap Singapore VPS.
Key facts
| Website | hostus.us |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | United States |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Cheapest plan | Deal 1 - 300GB Storage, $2.92/month |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $7.64 |
| Data centers | 10 locations in 6 countries (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania) |
| Virtualization | KVM (also OpenVZ) |
| Billing | Monthly, quarterly, annual |
| Windows Server | Yes Windows Server is installable on SSD KVM plans with at least 2 GB RAM (KVM-2 at $10.95/mo and up). No Windows licence fee is published. OpenVZ plans are Linux only. |
| Operating systems | CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Arch Linux, Slackware, FreeBSD, CoreOS, TurnKey Linux, Android-x86, VyOS, Windows Server |
| Storage | Yes NVMe (SSD) |
| DDoS protection | Yes |
| Backups / snapshots | Backups: unknown; snapshots: Yes |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: Yes |
| API | — |
| Dedicated CPU plans | No |
| Payment methods | Paypal, card, crypto, alipay, skrill |
| Money-back | 3 days |
| Support | 24/7/365 in-house ticket support (no outsourcing); knowledge base |
| Email / port 25 | Bulk email banned |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% network uptime advertised; no credit schedule in the terms |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 / 5 from 51 reviews (profile) |
Plans and prices
20 plans recorded across 4 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest.
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KVM-0.5 | SSD KVM VPS | Shared | 1 | 512 MB | 25 GB SSD | 750 GB | $4.35 | $8.70 | Monthly 'starting from' price. 1 Gbps port, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6, one free snapshot. Too small for Windows (2 GB minimum). |
| KVM-1 | SSD KVM VPS | Shared | 2 | 1 GB | 40 GB SSD | 1 TB | $6.95 | $6.95 | Monthly; 1 Gbps port. |
| KVM-2 | SSD KVM VPS | Shared | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB SSD | 2 TB | $10.95 | $5.47 | Monthly; smallest plan that supports Windows. |
| KVM-3 | SSD KVM VPS | Shared | 3 | 3 GB | 75 GB SSD | 3 TB | $15.95 | $5.32 | Monthly. |
| KVM-4 | SSD KVM VPS | Shared | 4 | 4 GB | 90 GB SSD | 4 TB | $22.95 | $5.74 | Monthly. |
| KVM-6 | SSD KVM VPS | Shared | 5 | 6 GB | 120 GB SSD | 5 TB | $34.95 | $5.83 | Monthly. |
| KVM-8 | SSD KVM VPS | Shared | 6 | 8 GB | 150 GB SSD | 6 TB | $49.95 | $6.24 | Monthly. |
| KVM-12 | SSD KVM VPS | Shared | 8 | 12 GB | 200 GB SSD | 8 TB | $69.95 | $5.83 | Monthly. |
| KVM-16 | SSD KVM VPS | Shared | 8 | 16 GB | 250 GB SSD | 10 TB | $89.95 | $5.62 | Monthly. |
| KVM-32 | SSD KVM VPS | Shared | 16 | 32 GB | 320 GB SSD | 10 TB | $120.00 | $3.75 | Monthly; listed in the order cart only. |
| Storage-200G | Storage KVM VPS | Shared | 1 | 512 MB | 200 GB | 1 TB | $4.17 | $8.34 | Quarterly billing ($12.50); monthly equivalent = quarterly / 3. 1 'Fair Share' vCPU, 1 Gbps, 1 IPv4 + 1 IPv6. Disk type not stated. |
| Storage-600G | Storage KVM VPS | Shared | 1 | 768 MB | 600 GB | 3 TB | $8.75 | $11.67 | Monthly. The Storage-300G plan ($6.50/mo) was shown with 0 available. |
| Storage-800G | Storage KVM VPS | Shared | 1 | 1 GB | 800 GB | 4 TB | $12.50 | $12.50 | Monthly. |
| Storage-1TB | Storage KVM VPS | Shared | 1 | 1 GB | 1000 GB | 4 TB | $20.00 | $20.00 | Monthly. |
| Storage-2TB | Storage KVM VPS | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 2000 GB | 4 TB | $35.00 | $8.75 | Monthly. |
| Deal 1 - 300GB Storage | 2026 New Year Specials | Shared | 1 | 512 MB | 300 GB | 1 TB | $2.92 | $5.84 | Annual billing only ($35.00/yr); monthly equivalent = annual / 12. Limited stock (25 available). Renewal price not stated. The other New Year KVM deals ($12.50 to $96/yr) were sold out. |
| MVZ-1024 | Fully Managed VPS (cPanel/WHM) | Shared | 2 | 1 GB | 50 GB SSD | 1 TB | $49.95 | $49.95 | Includes cPanel licence, 240 GB offsite backup space, Softaculous, Let's Encrypt, migration of up to 20 sites, 3 IPv4 + 6 IPv6; free domain on annual billing. |
| MVZ-2048 | Fully Managed VPS (cPanel/WHM) | Shared | 2 | 2 GB | 75 GB SSD | 2 TB | $69.95 | $34.98 | Managed with cPanel/WHM and offsite backups. |
| MVZ-4096 | Fully Managed VPS (cPanel/WHM) | Shared | 4 | 4 GB | 150 GB SSD | 4 TB | $89.95 | $22.49 | Managed with cPanel/WHM and offsite backups. |
| MVZ-8192 | Fully Managed VPS (cPanel/WHM) | Shared | 6 | 8 GB | 200 GB SSD | 5 TB | $109.95 | $13.74 | Managed with cPanel/WHM and offsite backups. |
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HostUS Windows VPS prices
Plans that can run Windows Server, with the monthly licence fee added where HostUS charges one.
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | $/month | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KVM-2 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB | $10.95 | licence terms not published |
| KVM-3 | 3 | 3 GB | 75 GB | $15.95 | licence terms not published |
| KVM-4 | 4 | 4 GB | 90 GB | $22.95 | licence terms not published |
| KVM-6 | 5 | 6 GB | 120 GB | $34.95 | licence terms not published |
| KVM-8 | 6 | 8 GB | 150 GB | $49.95 | licence terms not published |
| KVM-12 | 8 | 12 GB | 200 GB | $69.95 | licence terms not published |
Data-center locations
HostUS lets you deploy in 10 locations: 5 in North America, 2 in Europe, 2 in Asia and 1 in Oceania. Countries: Australia, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Singapore, United Kingdom and United States.
Map of HostUS locations
Click a marker to see which providers sell servers there. Marker size reflects the number of providers in that city.
Pros and cons
Strengths
- 10 locations including Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, London and Amsterdam, with free best-effort DDoS filtering (up to 20 Gbps) in selected datacenters
- Cheap entry: KVM-0.5 at $4.35/mo, storage VPS from $12.50/quarter, and the lifetime VPS15OFF 15% code
- Payment by PayPal, card, Bitcoin, Alipay and Skrill; fully managed cPanel VPS available
Limitations
- Older SSD KVM specs (1 Gbps ports) at monthly list prices above newer budget rivals
- Refunds only within 3 days for new customers; no SLA credit schedule
- OpenVZ plan details are not shown on the site, and most annual specials were sold out
Acceptable use
Bans virtual currency mining (including Bitcoin), email marketing and mass mailing, pirated or warez content, public proxies, public VPNs, Tor exit nodes and anonymisers, IRC servers, IP/port scanners and brute-force tools, and programs that abuse hardware or network resources. Bitcoin payments are non-refundable (account balance only).
Where HostUS ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
- Cheap Singapore VPS #3 of 42
- Managed VPS Hosting #7 of 59
- Cheap UK VPS #5 of 42
- Storage VPS (500 GB+ Disk) #11 of 72
- Cheap USA VPS #10 of 65
- Best TeamSpeak VPS #25 of 157
- cPanel VPS Hosting #8 of 49
- Best VPS for Discord and Telegram Bots #29 of 157
- Cheap European VPS #15 of 70
- Best VPS for Proxies #34 of 157
- All VPS providers #35 of 160
- Best VPS for a VPN Server (WireGuard, OpenVPN) #35 of 157
- Cheap VPS Hosting #26 of 116
- Cheap Linux VPS #17 of 74
- Linux VPS Hosting #32 of 139
- Best VPS in North America #27 of 113
- Best VPS in Amsterdam #19 of 76
- Best VPS in Europe #33 of 129
- Best VPS in United States #28 of 109
- Ubuntu VPS Hosting #30 of 115
- KVM VPS Hosting #31 of 118
- Best VPS in Netherlands #22 of 83
- VPS Hosting That Accepts PayPal #24 of 90
- Debian VPS Hosting #29 of 106
Alternatives to HostUS
Providers closest to HostUS by region, price and features. LikeVPS, V.PS and OVHcloud VPS 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 | AMS Nano | $0.93 | 1 GB | $0.93 | 11 | No | — | |
| 3 | VPS-1 | $4.54 | 4 GB | $1.14 | 11 | Yes | 3.8 (8,843) | |
| 4 | Spark | $3.69 | 1 GB | $3.69 | 9 | No | 4.8 (1,125) | |
| 5 | Cloud VPS 4 | $6.16 | 8 GB | $0.77 | 10 | Yes | 4.6 (11,470) | |
| 6 | SSDKVM-1 | $6.00 | 1 GB | $6.00 | 19 | Yes | 3.3 (122) |
Frequently asked questions
How much does HostUS VPS cost?
Plans start at $2.92 per month for Deal 1 - 300GB Storage (1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 300 GB, 1 TB traffic); Annual billing only ($35.00/yr); monthly equivalent = annual / 12. Limited stock (25 available). Renewal price not stated. The other New Year KVM deals ($12.50 to $96/yr) were sold out. Across its published plans the median price is $7.64 per GB of RAM.
Where are HostUS's data centers?
HostUS lets you deploy in 10 locations: 5 in North America, 2 in Europe, 2 in Asia and 1 in Oceania. Countries: Australia, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Singapore, United Kingdom and United States.
Does HostUS offer Windows VPS?
Windows Server is installable on SSD KVM plans with at least 2 GB RAM (KVM-2 at $10.95/mo and up). No Windows licence fee is published. OpenVZ plans are Linux only. Cheapest Windows-capable plan: KVM-2 at $10.95/month.
Does HostUS have hourly billing?
No; billing is monthly, quarterly or annual.
Is HostUS good?
As of October 23, 2026, HostUS sells 20 VPS plans from $2.92/month (Deal 1 - 300GB Storage: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 300 GB, 1 TB traffic) in 10 locations. It ranks #35 of 160 providers overall and #3 of 42 for Cheap Singapore VPS. Trustpilot rates it 3.3 from 51 reviews. Strengths: 10 locations including sydney, singapore, hong kong, london and amsterdam, with free best-effort ddos filtering (up to 20 gbps) in selected datacenters and cheap entry: kvm-0.5 at $4.35/mo, storage vps from $12.50/quarter, and the lifetime vps15off 15% code. Limitations: older ssd kvm specs (1 gbps ports) at monthly list prices above newer budget rivals and refunds only within 3 days for new customers; no sla credit schedule.
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.
- https://hostus.us/
- https://hostus.us/kvm-vps.php
- https://hostus.us/openvz-vps.php
- https://hostus.us/managed-vps.php
- https://hostus.us/ddos-protection.php
- https://hostus.us/about.php
- https://hostus.us/terms-and-conditions.php
- https://hostus.us/charlotte-north-carolina-datacenter.php
- https://my.hostus.us/cart.php
- https://my.hostus.us/store/storage-vps
- https://my.hostus.us/store/2026-new-year-specials
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/hostus.us