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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute VPS review and pricing

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute is a VPS provider based in Austin, United States with 25 data-center locations in 21 countries (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America). Plans start at $16.06/month for VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB (1 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe, 10 TB traffic); the median price is $3.38 per GB of RAM. It offers Windows Server, bills hourly and includes DDoS protection.

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Short answer

As of October 23, 2026, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute sells 7 VPS plans from $16.06/month (VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB: 1 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe, 10 TB traffic) in 25 locations. It ranks #85 of 160 providers overall and #1 of 27 for Free VPS. Trustpilot rates it 1.3 from 180 reviews.

Key takeaways

  • Cheapest plan: VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB at $16.06/month (1 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe, 10 TB traffic).
  • Windows Server from $16.06/month (VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB, licence fee extra (not published)).
  • 25 data-center locations in 21 countries: Amsterdam, Ashburn, Bogota, Chicago, Dubai, Frankfurt and 19 more.
  • Always free tier: US$300 credit for 30 days plus Always Free resources (2 AMD micro VMs, Arm A1 2 OCPU/12 GB, 200 GB block storage, 10 TB egress/month) that continue after the trial.
  • Ranks #85 of 160 overall; best placing #1 of 27 for Free VPS.

Key facts

Websiteoracle.com
HeadquartersAustin, United States
Founded1977
Cheapest planVM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB, $16.06/month
Price per GB RAM (median)$3.38
Data centers25 locations in 21 countries (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
VirtualizationKVM-based (OCI hypervisor)
BillingHourly, monthly
Windows ServerYes Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025 platform images on x86 shapes (E4/E5 etc.) with an on-demand license add-on of $0.092 per OCPU-hour; not supported on Arm A1/A2 shapes
Operating systemsOracle Linux, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Autonomous Linux, Windows Server
StorageYes NVMe (NVMe)
DDoS protectionYes
Backups / snapshotsPaid backups; snapshots: Yes
IPv4 / IPv6IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: Yes
APIYes
Dedicated CPU plansNo
Payment methodsCard, wire
Trial or creditUS$300 credit for 30 days plus Always Free resources (2 AMD micro VMs, Arm A1 2 OCPU/12 GB, 200 GB block storage, 10 TB egress/month) that continue after the trial
Money-backNot published
SupportBasic support free for all accounts (My Oracle Support, docs, community); 24/7 technical support via paid Premier Support; chat support in console
Email / port 25Port 25 blocked by default
Uptime SLA99.9% monthly uptime for Compute (service credits require deployment across multiple fault/availability domains)
Trustpilot1.3 / 5 from 180 reviews (profile)

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is priced per OCPU-hour and per GB-hour; the monthly figures here assume 730 hours and compute only (block storage billed separately). An Always Free tier with Arm instances exists, currently documented at 2 OCPUs and 12 GB RAM.

Plans and prices

7 plans recorded across 4 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest. Priced in USD; Oracle states the same price in every region; monthly figures derived at 730 h/month from hourly rates

PlanLineCPUvCPURAMStorageTraffic$/month$/GB RAMNotes
VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB Ampere A1 (Arm) Shared 1 8 GB 50 GB NVMe 10 TB $16.06 $2.01 Derived: (0.01 + 8 x 0.0015) x 730 h = $16.06 compute only; 50 GB Balanced boot volume adds about $2.13/mo ($0.0255/GB + 10 VPU x $0.0017/GB); the first 1,500 OCPU-h and 9,000 GB-h of A1 per month are free in every tenancy, so this size is effectively $0 within the free allowance; 1 OCPU = 1 Arm core; Windows not supported
VM.Standard.A1.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB Ampere A1 (Arm) Shared 2 16 GB 50 GB NVMe 10 TB $32.12 $2.01 Derived: (0.02 + 16 x 0.0015) x 730 h = $32.12 compute only, before the monthly free A1 allowance (2 OCPU/12 GB equivalent)
VM.Standard.A2.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB Ampere A2 (Arm) Shared 1 8 GB 50 GB NVMe 10 TB $21.90 $2.74 Derived: (0.014 + 8 x 0.002) x 730 h = $21.90 compute only; AmpereOne-based shape; boot volume billed separately
VM.Standard.E4.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB Standard E4 (AMD EPYC Milan) Shared 2 8 GB 50 GB NVMe 10 TB $27.01 $3.38 Derived: (0.025 + 8 x 0.0015) x 730 h = $27.01 compute only; 1 OCPU = 1 physical core = 2 vCPUs; boot volume extra (about $2.13/mo for 50 GB Balanced)
VM.Standard.E4.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB Standard E4 (AMD EPYC Milan) Shared 4 16 GB 50 GB NVMe 10 TB $54.02 $3.38 Derived: (0.05 + 16 x 0.0015) x 730 h = $54.02 compute only
VM.Standard.E5.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB Standard E5 (AMD EPYC Genoa) Shared 2 8 GB 50 GB NVMe 10 TB $33.58 $4.20 Derived: (0.03 + 8 x 0.002) x 730 h = $33.58 compute only; 1 OCPU = 2 vCPUs
VM.Standard.E5.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB Standard E5 (AMD EPYC Genoa) Shared 4 16 GB 50 GB NVMe 10 TB $67.16 $4.20 Derived: (0.06 + 16 x 0.002) x 730 h = $67.16 compute only; Windows Server license add-on is $0.092/OCPU-h (about $134/mo for 2 OCPUs)

Priced in USD; Oracle states the same price in every region; monthly figures derived at 730 h/month from hourly rates

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute: price per GB of RAM by planOracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute: price per GB of RAM by plan$ per GB RAM / monthVM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 O…VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB: $2.01$2.01VM.Standard.A1.Flex 2 O…VM.Standard.A1.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB: $2.01$2.01VM.Standard.A2.Flex 1 O…VM.Standard.A2.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB: $2.74$2.74VM.Standard.E4.Flex 1 O…VM.Standard.E4.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB: $3.38$3.38VM.Standard.E4.Flex 2 O…VM.Standard.E4.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB: $3.38$3.38VM.Standard.E5.Flex 1 O…VM.Standard.E5.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB: $4.20$4.20VM.Standard.E5.Flex 2 O…VM.Standard.E5.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB: $4.20$4.20
Monthly price per gigabyte of RAM for each published plan.

Oracle Cloud Windows VPS prices

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

PlanvCPURAMStorage$/monthLicence
VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB18 GB50 GB$16.06licence fee extra (not published)
VM.Standard.A2.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB18 GB50 GB$21.90licence fee extra (not published)
VM.Standard.E4.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB28 GB50 GB$27.01licence fee extra (not published)
VM.Standard.A1.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB216 GB50 GB$32.12licence fee extra (not published)
VM.Standard.E5.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB28 GB50 GB$33.58licence fee extra (not published)
VM.Standard.E4.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB416 GB50 GB$54.02licence fee extra (not published)

Data-center locations

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute lets you deploy in 25 locations: 8 in Europe, 7 in North America, 3 in South America, 3 in Asia, 2 in Middle East, 1 in Africa and 1 in Oceania. Countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands and 9 more.

Map of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute 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

  • Always Free tier includes Arm compute (2 OCPUs/12 GB), 200 GB storage and 10 TB monthly egress indefinitely
  • 10 TB/month free outbound transfer per region; egress above that costs $0.0085/GB in North America and Europe
  • 45 public regions on six continents with identical pricing in every region and per-second billing

Limitations

  • No fixed VPS bundles: compute, boot volume and licenses are metered separately, so bills are harder to predict
  • Free-tier capacity for Arm A1 shapes is frequently exhausted ('out of host capacity') and idle free instances can be reclaimed
  • Trustpilot profile is rated 1.3/5 and sign-up or account verification failures are a common complaint

Acceptable use

Oracle's cloud acceptable-use terms prohibit illegal use, spam and attacks on networks; Always Free instances that stay idle (under 20% CPU and network usage for 7 days) can be reclaimed, and outbound SMTP port 25 is blocked by default. Crypto mining on Free Tier is commonly reported as grounds for account termination but the policy text could not be fetched (robots-blocked).

Where Oracle Cloud ranks

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

Alternatives to Oracle Cloud

Providers closest to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute by region, price and features. LikeVPS, Vultr and Google Cloud Compute Engine 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 Vultr Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) $2.50 512 MB $5.00 32 Yes 1.6 (585)
3 Google Cloud Compute Engine e2-micro $6.11 1 GB $6.11 41 Yes 1.4 (43)
4 Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (B-series) Standard_B2ats_v2 $6.86 1 GB $6.86 48 Yes 1.4 (57)
5 Amazon Lightsail Linux 512 MB $5.00 512 MB $10.00 19 Yes 1.3 (429)
6 Hivelocity pro.sm.amd $10.00 4 GB $2.50 30 Yes —

See the full list of Oracle Cloud alternatives.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute VPS cost?

Plans start at $16.06 per month for VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB (1 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe, 10 TB traffic); Derived: (0.01 + 8 x 0.0015) x 730 h = $16.06 compute only; 50 GB Balanced boot volume adds about $2.13/mo ($0.0255/GB + 10 VPU x $0.0017/GB); the first 1,500 OCPU-h and 9,000 GB-h of A1 per month are free in every tenancy, so this size is effectively $0 within the free allowance; 1 OCPU = 1 Arm core; Windows not supported. Across its published plans the median price is $3.38 per GB of RAM.

Where are Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute's data centers?

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute lets you deploy in 25 locations: 8 in Europe, 7 in North America, 3 in South America, 3 in Asia, 2 in Middle East, 1 in Africa and 1 in Oceania. Countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands and 9 more.

Does Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute offer Windows VPS?

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025 platform images on x86 shapes (E4/E5 etc.) with an on-demand license add-on of $0.092 per OCPU-hour; not supported on Arm A1/A2 shapes Cheapest Windows-capable plan: VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB at $16.06/month.

Does Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute have hourly billing?

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

Is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute good?

As of October 23, 2026, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute sells 7 VPS plans from $16.06/month (VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB: 1 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe, 10 TB traffic) in 25 locations. It ranks #85 of 160 providers overall and #1 of 27 for Free VPS. Trustpilot rates it 1.3 from 180 reviews. Strengths: always free tier includes arm compute (2 ocpus/12 gb), 200 gb storage and 10 tb monthly egress indefinitely and 10 tb/month free outbound transfer per region; egress above that costs $0.0085/gb in north america and europe. Limitations: no fixed vps bundles: compute, boot volume and licenses are metered separately, so bills are harder to predict and free-tier capacity for arm a1 shapes is frequently exhausted ('out of host capacity') and idle free instances can be reclaimed.

Sources

Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 14, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.