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IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC VPS review and pricing

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC is a VPS provider based in Armonk, United States with 13 data-center locations in 9 countries (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America). Plans start at $57.00/month for cx2-2x4 (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM); the median price is $8.16 per GB of RAM. It offers Windows Server, bills hourly.

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Short answer

As of October 23, 2026, IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC sells 8 VPS plans from $57.00/month (cx2-2x4: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM) in 13 locations. It ranks #154 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 1.9 from 89 reviews.

Key takeaways

  • Cheapest plan: cx2-2x4 at $57.00/month (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM).
  • Windows Server from $57.00/month (cx2-2x4, licence fee extra (not published)).
  • 13 data-center locations in 9 countries: Chennai, Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Montreal and 7 more.
  • Ranks #154 of 160 overall; best placing #97 of 153 for VPS for Ollama and Local LLMs.

Key facts

Websiteibm.com
HeadquartersArmonk, United States
Founded2013
Cheapest plancx2-2x4, $57.00/month
Price per GB RAM (median)$8.16
Data centers13 locations in 9 countries (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
VirtualizationKVM
BillingHourly, monthly, reserved (1-3 year)
Windows ServerYes Windows Server licensing roughly adds $1.6 per hour on a 2-vCPU profile (about $1,233/month total for bx2-2x8 in Dallas); Red Hat licences are also surcharged.
Operating systemsUbuntu, Debian, CentOS Stream, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (licensed), Rocky Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise (licensed), Windows Server (licensed), Custom images
Storage— NVMe (Block storage (billed separately))
DDoS protection—
Backups / snapshotsPaid backups; snapshots: Yes
IPv4 / IPv6IPv4 included: No; IPv6: —
APIYes
Dedicated CPU plansYes
Payment methods—
Trial or creditPromotion: 70% off VPC services (virtual servers, block and file storage) for 12 months for new IBM Cloud VPC clients in Madrid, Sao Paulo and Osaka; expires 31 Dec 2026. Spot instances up to 75% cheaper.
Money-backNot published
Support—
Email / port 25No email rule published
Uptime SLANot published
Trustpilot1.9 / 5 from 89 reviews (profile)

Plans and prices

8 plans recorded across 3 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest.

PlanLineCPUvCPURAMStorageTraffic$/month$/GB RAMNotes
cx2-2x4 Compute (cx2) Shared 2 4 GB — — $57.00 $14.25 Dallas, Linux, on-demand. Up to 4 Gbps network. Compute only; egress charged per GB.
bx2-2x8 Balanced (bx2) Shared 2 8 GB — — $65.00 $8.12 Dallas, Linux. 4 Gbps. Cheapest zone is Sydney ($52/mo); Frankfurt $59.
mx2-2x16 Memory (mx2) Shared 2 16 GB — — $81.00 $5.06 Dallas, Linux. 4 Gbps.
bx2-4x16 Balanced (bx2) Shared 4 16 GB — — $131.00 $8.19 Dallas, Linux. 8 Gbps.
bx2-8x32 Balanced (bx2) Shared 8 32 GB — — $261.00 $8.16 Dallas, Linux. 16 Gbps.
cx2-8x16 Compute (cx2) Shared 8 16 GB — — $229.00 $14.31 Dallas, Linux. 16 Gbps.
mx2-8x64 Memory (mx2) Shared 8 64 GB — — $327.00 $5.11 Dallas, Linux. 16 Gbps.
bx2-16x64 Balanced (bx2) Shared 16 64 GB — — $522.00 $8.16 Dallas, Linux. 32 Gbps.

Native currency USD; no conversion needed. Monthly figures are IBM-style monthly rates as listed by Cloud Mercato for Dallas; they run slightly below hourly x 730.

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC: price per GB of RAM by planIBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC: price per GB of RAM by plan$ per GB RAM / monthcx2-2x4cx2-2x4: $14.25$14.25bx2-2x8bx2-2x8: $8.12$8.12mx2-2x16mx2-2x16: $5.06$5.06bx2-4x16bx2-4x16: $8.19$8.19bx2-8x32bx2-8x32: $8.16$8.16cx2-8x16cx2-8x16: $14.31$14.31mx2-8x64mx2-8x64: $5.11$5.11bx2-16x64bx2-16x64: $8.16$8.16
Monthly price per gigabyte of RAM for each published plan.

IBM Cloud Windows VPS prices

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

PlanvCPURAMStorage$/monthLicence
cx2-2x424 GB—$57.00licence fee extra (not published)
bx2-2x828 GB—$65.00licence fee extra (not published)
mx2-2x16216 GB—$81.00licence fee extra (not published)
bx2-4x16416 GB—$131.00licence fee extra (not published)
cx2-8x16816 GB—$229.00licence fee extra (not published)
bx2-8x32832 GB—$261.00licence fee extra (not published)

Data-center locations

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC lets you deploy in 13 locations: 4 in North America, 4 in Asia, 3 in Europe, 1 in South America and 1 in Oceania. Countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom and United States.

Map of IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC locations

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Pros and cons

Strengths

  • 13 multizone regions including Madrid, Osaka, Montreal and two Indian cities
  • Wide profile range: balanced, compute, memory, Flex burstable (10/25/50% baseline), Spot and GPU
  • Big new-customer discount (70% for a year) in Madrid, Sao Paulo and Osaka until end of 2026

Limitations

  • Not a budget VPS: the smallest comparable 2-vCPU profile is $57-65/month before disk and egress
  • Pricing is only visible inside the console; public pages give no per-profile rates
  • Trustpilot score is 1.9 from 89 reviews, with few recent ones

Where IBM Cloud ranks

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

Alternatives to IBM Cloud

Providers closest to IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC by region, price and features. LikeVPS, Amazon Lightsail and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute 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 Amazon Lightsail Linux 512 MB $5.00 512 MB $10.00 19 Yes 1.3 (429)
3 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB $16.06 8 GB $2.01 25 Yes 1.3 (180)
4 Vultr Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) $2.50 512 MB $5.00 32 Yes 1.6 (585)
5 VPSServer.com Entry (1 GB) $4.00 1 GB $4.00 21 Yes 1.4 (118)
6 Latitude.sh vm.small $69.00 16 GB $4.31 20 No 2.8 (5)

See the full list of IBM Cloud alternatives.

Frequently asked questions

How much does IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC VPS cost?

Plans start at $57.00 per month for cx2-2x4 (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM); Dallas, Linux, on-demand. Up to 4 Gbps network. Compute only; egress charged per GB. Across its published plans the median price is $8.16 per GB of RAM.

Where are IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC's data centers?

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC lets you deploy in 13 locations: 4 in North America, 4 in Asia, 3 in Europe, 1 in South America and 1 in Oceania. Countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom and United States.

Does IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC offer Windows VPS?

Windows Server licensing roughly adds $1.6 per hour on a 2-vCPU profile (about $1,233/month total for bx2-2x8 in Dallas); Red Hat licences are also surcharged. Cheapest Windows-capable plan: cx2-2x4 at $57.00/month.

Does IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC have hourly billing?

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

Is IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC good?

As of October 23, 2026, IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC sells 8 VPS plans from $57.00/month (cx2-2x4: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM) in 13 locations. It ranks #154 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 1.9 from 89 reviews. Strengths: 13 multizone regions including madrid, osaka, montreal and two indian cities and wide profile range: balanced, compute, memory, flex burstable (10/25/50% baseline), spot and gpu. Limitations: not a budget vps: the smallest comparable 2-vcpu profile is $57-65/month before disk and egress and pricing is only visible inside the console; public pages give no per-profile rates.

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.