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NameHero VPS review and pricing

NameHero is a VPS provider based in Jackson, United States with 3 data-center locations in 3 countries (Europe, North America). Plans start at $5.44/month for Starter (Unmanaged) (1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe, 4 TB traffic); the median price is $1.37 per GB of RAM. It sells Linux plans only, bills monthly and includes DDoS protection.

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Short answer

As of October 23, 2026, NameHero sells 8 VPS plans from $5.44/month (Starter (Unmanaged): 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe, 4 TB traffic) in 3 locations. It ranks #37 of 160 providers overall and #2 of 94 for 32 GB+ RAM VPS. Trustpilot rates it 4.9 from 5,411 reviews.

Key takeaways

  • Cheapest plan: Starter (Unmanaged) at $5.44/month (1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe, 4 TB traffic).
  • 3 data-center locations in 3 countries: Kansas City, London and Toronto.
  • Ranks #37 of 160 overall; best placing #2 of 94 for 32 GB+ RAM VPS.

Key facts

Websitenamehero.com
HeadquartersJackson, United States
Founded2015
Cheapest planStarter (Unmanaged), $5.44/month
Price per GB RAM (median)$1.37
Data centers3 locations in 3 countries (Europe, North America)
Virtualization—
BillingAnnual, 24-month, 36-month
Windows ServerNo No Windows VPS. Managed plans run CloudLinux with cPanel, and unmanaged plans offer Ubuntu 24.04 LTS only.
Operating systemsCloudLinux (managed), Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (unmanaged)
StorageYes NVMe (NVMe)
DDoS protectionYes
Backups / snapshotsPaid backups; snapshots: —
IPv4 / IPv6IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: —
API—
Dedicated CPU plans—
Payment methodsCard, paypal
Money-back30 days
Support24/7 live chat and support tickets; phone line 1-855-984-6263 staffed 9 AM-5 PM CST. Managed plans include 24/7 expert server support, which unmanaged plans do not.
Email / port 25Opt-in email only (spam banned)
Uptime SLANone for VPS (the ToS 99.9% uptime guarantee covers shared and reseller hosting only)
Trustpilot4.9 / 5 from 5,411 reviews (profile)

Plans and prices

8 plans recorded across 2 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest.

PlanLineCPUvCPURAMStorageTraffic$/month$/GB RAMNotes
Starter (Managed) Managed VPS (CloudShield, cPanel) Shared 2 4 GB 150 GB NVMe 2 TB $21.23 $5.31 First-invoice promo price on a 3-year (36-month) prepay; renews at the regular rate of $49.37/mo. 2 AMD EPYC cores; CloudLinux, cPanel/WHM, LiteSpeed, Imunify360 and 1 dedicated IP included.
Plus (Managed) Managed VPS (CloudShield, cPanel) Shared 6 8 GB 250 GB NVMe 2 TB $29.06 $3.63 First-invoice promo price on a 3-year (36-month) prepay; renews at the regular rate of $67.57/mo. Adds a free WHMCS licence.
Turbo (Managed) Managed VPS (CloudShield, cPanel) Shared 8 16 GB 450 GB NVMe 2 TB $36.04 $2.25 First-invoice promo price on a 3-year (36-month) prepay; renews at the regular rate of $83.82/mo. Labelled 'Most Popular'; free WHMCS licence.
Business (Managed) Managed VPS (CloudShield, cPanel) Shared 10 32 GB 500 GB NVMe 2 TB $43.92 $1.37 First-invoice promo price on a 3-year (36-month) prepay; renews at the regular rate of $102.14/mo. Free WHMCS licence.
Starter (Unmanaged) Unmanaged Cloud VPS Shared 1 4 GB 80 GB NVMe 4 TB $5.44 $1.36 First-invoice promo price on a 3-year (36-month) prepay; renews at the regular rate of $12.64/mo. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, full root, no control panel, 1 dedicated IP.
Plus (Unmanaged) Unmanaged Cloud VPS Shared 2 8 GB 100 GB NVMe 8 TB $6.85 $0.86 First-invoice promo price on a 3-year (36-month) prepay; renews at the regular rate of $15.92/mo. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, no control panel.
Turbo (Unmanaged) Unmanaged Cloud VPS Shared 4 16 GB 200 GB NVMe 16 TB $12.01 $0.75 First-invoice promo price on a 3-year (36-month) prepay; renews at the regular rate of $27.94/mo. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, no control panel.
Business (Unmanaged) Unmanaged Cloud VPS Shared 8 32 GB 400 GB NVMe 32 TB $20.68 $0.65 First-invoice promo price on a 3-year (36-month) prepay; renews at the regular rate of $48.09/mo. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, no control panel.

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NameHero: price per GB of RAM by planNameHero: price per GB of RAM by plan$ per GB RAM / monthStarter (Managed)Starter (Managed): $5.31$5.31Plus (Managed)Plus (Managed): $3.63$3.63Turbo (Managed)Turbo (Managed): $2.25$2.25Business (Managed)Business (Managed): $1.37$1.37Starter (Unmanaged)Starter (Unmanaged): $1.36$1.36Plus (Unmanaged)Plus (Unmanaged): $0.86$0.86Turbo (Unmanaged)Turbo (Unmanaged): $0.75$0.75Business (Unmanaged)Business (Unmanaged): $0.65$0.65
Monthly price per gigabyte of RAM for each published plan.

Data-center locations

NameHero lets you deploy in 3 locations: 2 in North America and 1 in Europe. Countries: Canada, United Kingdom and United States.

Map of NameHero locations

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Pros and cons

Strengths

  • Unmanaged NVMe Cloud VPS from $5.44/mo (4 GB RAM, 4 TB transfer) on a 3-year term
  • Managed plans bundle cPanel/WHM, CloudLinux, LiteSpeed and Imunify360 at no extra licence cost
  • 4.9 Trustpilot score from 5,000+ reviews and a 30-day money-back guarantee that covers VPS

Limitations

  • Headline prices need a 3-year prepay and renew at roughly 2.3x (e.g. $5.44 to $12.64/mo)
  • VPS is excluded from the 99.9% uptime guarantee, and nightly backups cost extra
  • Only three named locations, and Ubuntu is the only OS on unmanaged plans

Acceptable use

AUP bans Bitcoin miners, proxy scripts/anonymizers, IRC software, BitTorrent applications/trackers/clients, web spiders/indexers, adult content and spam. Some resource rules (25% of system resources for over 90 seconds) are written for shared servers. VPN and Tor are not named.

Where NameHero ranks

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

Alternatives to NameHero

Providers closest to NameHero by region, price and features. InMotion Hosting, Hostwinds and KnownHost are the nearest matches.

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# Provider Plan $/month RAM $/GB RAM Locations Windows Trustpilot
1 InMotion Hosting cVPS 1 $6.00 1 GB $6.00 3 No 4.6 (3,030)
2 Hostwinds Unmanaged Linux 1 $4.99 1 GB $4.99 3 No 2.1 (730)
3 KnownHost Unmanaged Entry $5.00 1 GB $5.00 3 No 4.3 (96)
4 HostArmada Spark $3.69 1 GB $3.69 9 No 4.8 (1,125)
5 HostPapa Lite $2.95 1 GB $2.95 2 No 4.7 (3,074)
6 Mythic Beasts VPS 1 (5 GB SSD minimum) $6.48 1 GB $6.48 4 No 4.7 (99)

See the full list of NameHero alternatives.

Frequently asked questions

How much does NameHero VPS cost?

Plans start at $5.44 per month for Starter (Unmanaged) (1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe, 4 TB traffic); First-invoice promo price on a 3-year (36-month) prepay; renews at the regular rate of $12.64/mo. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, full root, no control panel, 1 dedicated IP. Across its published plans the median price is $1.37 per GB of RAM.

Where are NameHero's data centers?

NameHero lets you deploy in 3 locations: 2 in North America and 1 in Europe. Countries: Canada, United Kingdom and United States.

Does NameHero offer Windows VPS?

No Windows VPS. Managed plans run CloudLinux with cPanel, and unmanaged plans offer Ubuntu 24.04 LTS only.

Does NameHero have hourly billing?

No; billing is annual, 24-month or 36-month.

Is NameHero good?

As of October 23, 2026, NameHero sells 8 VPS plans from $5.44/month (Starter (Unmanaged): 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe, 4 TB traffic) in 3 locations. It ranks #37 of 160 providers overall and #2 of 94 for 32 GB+ RAM VPS. Trustpilot rates it 4.9 from 5,411 reviews. Strengths: unmanaged nvme cloud vps from $5.44/mo (4 gb ram, 4 tb transfer) on a 3-year term and managed plans bundle cpanel/whm, cloudlinux, litespeed and imunify360 at no extra licence cost. Limitations: headline prices need a 3-year prepay and renew at roughly 2.3x (e.g. $5.44 to $12.64/mo) and vps is excluded from the 99.9% uptime guarantee, and nightly backups cost extra.

Sources

Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 16, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.