Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, Krystal sells 19 VPS plans from $13.34/month (Cloud VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB): 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic) in 3 locations. It ranks #101 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 4.9 from 2,459 reviews.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: Cloud VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB) at $13.34/month (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic).
- Windows Server from $13.34/month (Cloud VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB)).
- 3 data-center locations in 3 countries: Amsterdam, London and New York.
- Free credit: £100 credit for new Krystal Cloud accounts to trial the platform.
- Ranks #101 of 160 overall; best placing #26 of 76 for VPS for GSA Search Engine Ranker.
Key facts
| Website | krystal.io |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Cheapest plan | Cloud VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB), $13.34/month (£10.00) |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $6.98 |
| Data centers | 3 locations in 3 countries (Europe, North America) |
| Virtualization | — |
| Billing | Per-second, monthly, annual |
| Windows Server | Yes No Windows template: Windows can be installed on Krystal Cloud VMs from a custom ISO with a licence the customer supplies; no licence pricing is offered. The Cloud VPS configurator lists Linux only. |
| Operating systems | AlmaLinux, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS, Custom ISO |
| Storage | Yes NVMe (NVMe) |
| DDoS protection | Yes |
| Backups / snapshots | Paid backups; snapshots: Yes |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: No; IPv6: Yes |
| API | — |
| Dedicated CPU plans | Yes |
| Payment methods | Card, paypal, wire |
| Trial or credit | £100 credit for new Krystal Cloud accounts to trial the platform |
| Money-back | 60 days |
| Support | UK-based support by live chat, tickets, email and phone (020 8050 1337); Krystal Cloud VMs are unmanaged, and paid management is available for Cloud VPS |
| Email / port 25 | No email rule published |
| Uptime SLA | Not published |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 / 5 from 2,459 reviews (profile) |
Plans and prices
19 plans recorded across 4 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest. GBP→USD at 1.3335 (ECB reference rates for 2026-10-16 via api.frankfurter.dev: EUR→USD 1.1253, EUR→GBP 0.84385). Prices are GBP; Cloud VPS prices are stated excl. 20% UK VAT, and the Krystal Cloud pricing page does not state VAT treatment. Krystal also shows USD prices to some visitors.
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB) | Cloud VPS (configurable, cPanel-ready) | Shared | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | Unmetered | $13.34 (£10.00) | $13.34 | Base configuration of the Cloud VPS configurator, excl. 20% UK VAT (£12 incl. VAT). Extra resources cost £5 per vCPU, £3 per GB RAM, £0.20 per GB storage and £5 per extra IP. Unlimited bandwidth, standard backups and one monthly snapshot included; named tiers K1–K6 are presets of this configurator. |
| Krystal Cloud C-1 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $13.34 (£10.00) | $13.34 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.0137/h. 1 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-2 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 1 | 2 GB | 15 GB NVMe | 1.5 TB | $16.67 (£12.50) | $8.34 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.0171/h. 1.5 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-3 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 1 | 3 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $20.00 (£15.00) | $6.67 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.0205/h. 2 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-4 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 75 GB NVMe | 2.5 TB | $36.67 (£27.50) | $9.17 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.0377/h. 2.5 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-6 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 2 | 6 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 3 TB | $50.01 (£37.50) | $8.33 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.0514/h. 3 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-8 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 4 | 8 GB | 125 GB NVMe | 3.5 TB | $68.34 (£51.25) | $8.54 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.0702/h. 3.5 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-12 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 4 | 12 GB | 150 GB NVMe | 4 TB | $90.01 (£67.50) | $7.50 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.0925/h. 4 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-16 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 8 | 16 GB | 175 GB NVMe | 4.5 TB | $121.68 (£91.25) | $7.61 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.1250/h. 4.5 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-24 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 8 | 24 GB | 225 GB NVMe | 6 TB | $165.02 (£123.75) | $6.88 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.1695/h. 6 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-32 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 16 | 32 GB | 250 GB NVMe | 6.5 TB | $223.37 (£167.50) | $6.98 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.2295/h. 6.5 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-48 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 16 | 48 GB | 350 GB NVMe | 8 TB | $310.05 (£232.50) | $6.46 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.3185/h. 8 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-96 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 32 | 96 GB | 400 GB NVMe | 10 TB | $560.08 (£420.00) | $5.83 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.5753/h. 10 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-192 | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (regular vCPU) | Shared | 64 | 192 GB | 400 GB NVMe | 12 TB | $1040.15 (£780.00) | $5.42 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £1.0685/h. 12 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud C-1 (dedicated vCPU) | Krystal Cloud CPU Optimised (dedicated vCPU) | Dedicated | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $24.67 (£18.50) | $24.67 | Dedicated-vCPU version of C-1: £0.03/h, capped at £18.50/mo. Dedicated vCPUs are available on CPU Optimised VMs from 1 to 96 vCPUs. IPv4 £2/mo extra. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud M-20 | Krystal Cloud Memory Optimised | Shared | 2 | 20 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $93.35 (£70.00) | $4.67 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.0959/h. 1 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud M-40 | Krystal Cloud Memory Optimised | Shared | 4 | 40 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $186.69 (£140.00) | $4.67 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.1918/h. 2 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud M-80 | Krystal Cloud Memory Optimised | Shared | 8 | 80 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 3 TB | $373.39 (£280.00) | $4.67 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.3836/h. 3 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
| Krystal Cloud M-160 | Krystal Cloud Memory Optimised | Shared | 16 | 160 GB | 200 GB NVMe | 4 TB | $746.78 (£560.00) | $4.67 | Monthly cap; billed per second at £0.7671/h. 4 TB outbound transfer pooled per organisation, then £0.02/GB. IPv4 £2/mo extra, IPv6 free. The cloud pricing page does not say whether VAT is included; Krystal's Cloud VPS page quotes the same £10 entry price as excl. 20% UK VAT. |
GBP→USD at 1.3335 (ECB reference rates for 2026-10-16 via api.frankfurter.dev: EUR→USD 1.1253, EUR→GBP 0.84385). Prices are GBP; Cloud VPS prices are stated excl. 20% UK VAT, and the Krystal Cloud pricing page does not state VAT treatment. Krystal also shows USD prices to some visitors.
Krystal Windows VPS prices
Plans that can run Windows Server, with the monthly licence fee added where Krystal charges one.
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | $/month | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB) | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $13.34 | — |
| Krystal Cloud C-1 | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $13.34 | — |
| Krystal Cloud C-2 | 1 | 2 GB | 15 GB | $16.67 | — |
| Krystal Cloud C-3 | 1 | 3 GB | 25 GB | $20.00 | — |
| Krystal Cloud C-1 (dedicated vCPU) | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $24.67 | — |
| Krystal Cloud C-4 | 2 | 4 GB | 75 GB | $36.67 | — |
Data-center locations
Krystal lets you deploy in 3 locations: 2 in Europe and 1 in North America. Countries: Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States.
Map of Krystal locations
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Pros and cons
Strengths
- Per-second billing with a monthly cap, dedicated-vCPU and up to 960 GB memory-optimised VMs, plus Nvidia T4/L4 GPUs
- Free DDoS mitigation, triple-replicated block storage with automatic failover, and £100 trial credit on Krystal Cloud
- Independent, founder-owned UK host with a 4.9 Trustpilot score and UK phone, chat and ticket support
Limitations
- Pricier than budget hosts: a 1 vCPU/1 GB VM is £10/mo, and IPv4 costs £2/mo extra on Krystal Cloud
- Only three locations (London, Amsterdam, New York)
- No Windows template or licence; Windows needs a custom ISO and your own licence
Acceptable use
Terms prohibit unlawful and IP-infringing content and refer to a separate Hosting Acceptable Use Policy; mining, VPN/proxy, Tor and torrents are not addressed in the main terms.
Where Krystal ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
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- Best Gaming VPS #67 of 157
- Best RDP VPS (Windows Remote Desktop) #33 of 76
- Best Forex VPS #35 of 76
- Best FiveM VPS #76 of 157
- Best VPS for Ollama and Local LLMs #75 of 153
- Best Magento VPS #78 of 157
- Best VPS for Mastodon #79 of 157
- Best Trading VPS #37 of 73
- Windows VPS Hosting #40 of 77
- Best Minecraft VPS #84 of 157
- Best VPS for GitLab #82 of 152
- Unmetered VPS (Unlimited Bandwidth) #34 of 62
- Best VPS for Streaming, Plex and Jellyfin #76 of 138
- cPanel VPS Hosting #27 of 49
- Best MySQL and Database VPS #88 of 157
- Dedicated VPS (Dedicated CPU Cores) #28 of 49
- Best TeamSpeak VPS #90 of 157
- Managed VPS Hosting #34 of 59
- Best WooCommerce VPS #91 of 157
Alternatives to Krystal
Providers closest to Krystal by region, price and features. LikeVPS, Fozzy and Mythic Beasts 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 | Linux VPS 2 GB | $14.95 | 2 GB | $7.47 | 3 | Yes | 4.9 (877) | |
| 3 | VPS 1 (5 GB SSD minimum) | $6.48 | 1 GB | $6.48 | 4 | No | 4.7 (99) | |
| 4 | Blitz Intel | $6.66 | 3.5 GB | $1.90 | 4 | Yes | 4.1 (114) | |
| 5 | VPS Linux S+ | $6.00 | 2 GB | $3.00 | 8 | Yes | 4.6 (45,403) | |
| 6 | cVPS 1 | $6.00 | 1 GB | $6.00 | 3 | No | 4.6 (3,030) |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Krystal VPS cost?
Plans start at $13.34 per month for Cloud VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB) (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic); Base configuration of the Cloud VPS configurator, excl. 20% UK VAT (£12 incl. VAT). Extra resources cost £5 per vCPU, £3 per GB RAM, £0.20 per GB storage and £5 per extra IP. Unlimited bandwidth, standard backups and one monthly snapshot included; named tiers K1–K6 are presets of this configurator. Across its published plans the median price is $6.98 per GB of RAM.
Where are Krystal's data centers?
Krystal lets you deploy in 3 locations: 2 in Europe and 1 in North America. Countries: Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States.
Does Krystal offer Windows VPS?
No Windows template: Windows can be installed on Krystal Cloud VMs from a custom ISO with a licence the customer supplies; no licence pricing is offered. The Cloud VPS configurator lists Linux only. Cheapest Windows-capable plan: Cloud VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB) at $13.34/month.
Does Krystal have hourly billing?
No; billing is per-second, monthly or annual.
Is Krystal good?
As of October 23, 2026, Krystal sells 19 VPS plans from $13.34/month (Cloud VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB): 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, unmetered traffic) in 3 locations. It ranks #101 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 4.9 from 2,459 reviews. Strengths: per-second billing with a monthly cap, dedicated-vcpu and up to 960 gb memory-optimised vms, plus nvidia t4/l4 gpus and free ddos mitigation, triple-replicated block storage with automatic failover, and £100 trial credit on krystal cloud. Limitations: pricier than budget hosts: a 1 vcpu/1 gb vm is £10/mo, and ipv4 costs £2/mo extra on krystal cloud and only three locations (london, amsterdam, new york).
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://krystal.io/cloud-vps
- https://krystalhosting.com/cloud-vps
- https://krystal.io/cloud
- https://krystal.io/cloud/pricing
- https://krystalhosting.com/cloud/compute
- https://krystal.io/cloud/compute/virtual-machines
- https://krystal.io/blog/post/22-years-old-time-for-a-new-ceo
- https://krystal.io/legal/terms-and-conditions
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/krystal.io
- https://api.frankfurter.dev/v1/latest?from=EUR&to=USD,GBP