Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, Infomaniak sells 7 VPS plans from $3.25/month (VPS Lite 1: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic) in 1 locations. It ranks #20 of 160 providers overall and #2 of 49 for Dedicated VPS (Dedicated CPU Cores). Trustpilot rates it 4.0 from 2,060 reviews.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: VPS Lite 1 at $3.25/month (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic).
- Windows Server from $3.25/month (VPS Lite 1, licence included).
- 1 data-center locations in 1 country: Geneva.
- Free credit: Public Cloud: CHF 300 credit valid for 3 months, once per customer (phone number and bank card required; CHF 20 pre-authorisation released). VPS Cloud has a 30-day….
- Ranks #20 of 160 overall; best placing #2 of 49 for Dedicated VPS (Dedicated CPU Cores).
Key facts
| Website | infomaniak.com |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Cheapest plan | VPS Lite 1, $3.25/month (CHF 2.70/mo) |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $2.71 |
| Data centers | 1 locations in 1 country (Europe) |
| Virtualization | KVM / OpenStack |
| Billing | Monthly, quarterly, annual, hourly (public cloud) |
| Windows Server | Yes Windows Server 2019/2022/2025 (Standard and Datacenter) available on VPS Cloud, and Windows Server with licence included on VPS Lite; trial editions of Windows 10/11 Pro also offered. |
| Operating systems | Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Fedora, Arch Linux, Windows Server 2019/2022/2025 |
| Storage | Yes NVMe (NVMe) |
| DDoS protection | Yes |
| Backups / snapshots | Free backups; snapshots: Yes |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: Yes |
| API | Yes |
| Dedicated CPU plans | Yes |
| Payment methods | Card |
| Trial or credit | Public Cloud: CHF 300 credit valid for 3 months, once per customer (phone number and bank card required; CHF 20 pre-authorisation released). VPS Cloud has a 30-day money-back guarantee. |
| Money-back | 30 days |
| Support | Support staffed from Geneva and Zurich; hours and channels not detailed on the pages fetched |
| Email / port 25 | Port 25 blocked by default |
| Uptime SLA | 99.99% availability commitment (VPS Cloud); VPS Lite has no guaranteed availability SLA |
| Trustpilot | 4.0 / 5 from 2,060 reviews (profile) |
Plans and prices
7 plans recorded across 3 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest. CHF→USD at 1.2052 (indicative mid-market, 2026-10-15). Infomaniak quotes CHF excluding VAT.
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS Lite 1 | VPS Lite | Dedicated | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $3.25 (CHF 2.70/mo) | $1.62 | Price requires 12-month prepayment (excl. VAT). Guaranteed CPU/RAM/storage on AMD EPYC, 500 Mbit/s, unlimited traffic, port 25 blocked, no snapshots, resources can only be scaled up. |
| VPS Lite 2 | VPS Lite | Dedicated | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $6.51 (CHF 5.40/mo) | $3.25 | 12-month prepayment, excl. VAT. Same Lite terms. |
| VPS Lite 3 | VPS Lite | Dedicated | 2 | 4 GB | 60 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $8.68 (CHF 7.20/mo) | $2.17 | 12-month prepayment, excl. VAT. |
| VPS Lite 4 | VPS Lite | Dedicated | 4 | 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $10.85 (CHF 9.00/mo) | $2.71 | 12-month prepayment, excl. VAT. |
| VPS Lite 5 | VPS Lite | Dedicated | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $21.69 (CHF 18.00/mo) | $2.71 | 12-month prepayment, excl. VAT. 6- and 8-vCPU Lite offers exist on monthly commitment but their prices were not shown. |
| VPS Cloud (entry configuration) | VPS Cloud | Dedicated | 4 | 12 GB | 250 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $46.29 (from CHF 38.41/mo) | $3.86 | 'From' price excl. VAT; scales to 32 vCPU / 128 GB RAM / 3 TB NVMe. Includes 1 dedicated IPv4 + IPv6, 1 free snapshot, DDoS protection, 350 Gbit/s network, annual/quarterly/monthly payment. |
| Public Cloud 4 vCPU / 8 GB / 50 GB | Public Cloud (OpenStack) | Shared | 4 | 8 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $19.40 (CHF 16.10/mo) | $2.42 | Infomaniak's own comparison configuration (4 vCPU, 8 GB, 50 GB storage, 1 TB traffic), pay-as-you-go, excl. VAT; vendor figure not independently verified. Bandwidth is free apart from object storage egress above 10 TB. |
CHF→USD at 1.2052 (indicative mid-market, 2026-10-15). Infomaniak quotes CHF excluding VAT.
Infomaniak Windows VPS prices
Plans that can run Windows Server, with the monthly licence fee added where Infomaniak charges one.
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | $/month | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS Lite 1 | 1 | 2 GB | 20 GB | $3.25 | licence included |
| VPS Lite 2 | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB | $6.51 | licence included |
| VPS Lite 3 | 2 | 4 GB | 60 GB | $8.68 | licence included |
| VPS Lite 4 | 4 | 4 GB | 80 GB | $10.85 | licence included |
| VPS Lite 5 | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | $21.69 | licence included |
Data-center locations
Infomaniak lets you deploy in 1 locations: 1 in Europe.
Map of Infomaniak locations
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- Geneva (Switzerland)
Pros and cons
Strengths
- Swiss data hosting with the company owning its infrastructure; entry Lite plans from about CHF 2.70/month with guaranteed resources
- NVMe on every plan, unlimited traffic, DDoS protection and a 99.99% commitment on VPS Cloud
- Foundation-backed ownership and a 4.0 Trustpilot score from about 2,000 reviews
Limitations
- Only one data-centre location (Geneva) for VPS products
- Lite pricing needs a 12-month prepayment, and the plan has no SLA, no snapshots and blocks port 25
- VPS Cloud starts at 4 vCPU / 12 GB, so there is no small Cloud tier; card-only payment for the Public Cloud trial
Acceptable use
Outbound port 25 blocked on VPS Lite; unlimited traffic on VPS Lite is capped at 500 Mbit/s.
Where Infomaniak ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
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Alternatives to Infomaniak
Providers closest to Infomaniak by region, price and features. LikeVPS, STRATO and VDSina 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 Linux S | $4.50 | 2 GB | $2.25 | 2 | Yes | 4.2 (10,754) | |
| 3 | Standard 1 GB | $2.10 | 1 GB | $2.10 | 1 | Yes | — | |
| 4 | Value 2GB | $2.24 | 2 GB | $1.12 | 2 | Yes | 3.1 (49) | |
| 5 | XCloud 1 | $4.99 | 1 GB | $4.99 | 1 | Yes | 2.7 (8) | |
| 6 | Linux 1 | $3.35 | 1 GB | $3.35 | 1 | Yes | 4.7 (1,254) |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Infomaniak VPS cost?
Plans start at $3.25 per month for VPS Lite 1 (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic); Price requires 12-month prepayment (excl. VAT). Guaranteed CPU/RAM/storage on AMD EPYC, 500 Mbit/s, unlimited traffic, port 25 blocked, no snapshots, resources can only be scaled up. Across its published plans the median price is $2.71 per GB of RAM.
Where are Infomaniak's data centers?
Infomaniak lets you deploy in 1 locations: 1 in Europe.
Does Infomaniak offer Windows VPS?
Windows Server 2019/2022/2025 (Standard and Datacenter) available on VPS Cloud, and Windows Server with licence included on VPS Lite; trial editions of Windows 10/11 Pro also offered. Cheapest Windows-capable plan: VPS Lite 1 at $3.25/month.
Does Infomaniak have hourly billing?
No; billing is monthly, quarterly, annual or hourly (Public Cloud).
Is Infomaniak good?
As of October 23, 2026, Infomaniak sells 7 VPS plans from $3.25/month (VPS Lite 1: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic) in 1 locations. It ranks #20 of 160 providers overall and #2 of 49 for Dedicated VPS (Dedicated CPU Cores). Trustpilot rates it 4.0 from 2,060 reviews. Strengths: swiss data hosting with the company owning its infrastructure; entry lite plans from about chf 2.70/month with guaranteed resources and nvme on every plan, unlimited traffic, ddos protection and a 99.99% commitment on vps cloud. Limitations: only one data-centre location (geneva) for vps products and lite pricing needs a 12-month prepayment, and the plan has no sla, no snapshots and blocks port 25.
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.
- https://www.infomaniak.com/en/hosting/vps-cloud
- https://www.infomaniak.com/en/hosting/vps-cloud/prices
- https://www.infomaniak.com/en/hosting/vps-lite
- https://www.infomaniak.com/en/hosting/public-cloud
- https://www.infomaniak.com/en/hosting/public-cloud/prices
- https://www.infomaniak.com/en/about
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infomaniak
- https://vpsbenchmarks.com/hosters/infomaniak
- https://currencyconvert.online/chf/usd
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/infomaniak.com