Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, phoenixNAP sells 8 VPS plans from $58.40/month (s0.d1.small: 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 480 GB SSD, 15 TB traffic) in 6 locations. It ranks #151 of 160 providers overall and #4 of 14 for 128 GB RAM VPS. It has no Trustpilot profile.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: s0.d1.small at $58.40/month (4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 480 GB SSD, 15 TB traffic).
- 6 data-center locations in 3 countries: Amsterdam, Ashburn, Chicago, Phoenix, Seattle and Singapore.
- Ranks #151 of 160 overall; best placing #4 of 14 for 128 GB RAM VPS.
Key facts
| Website | phoenixnap.com |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Phoenix, United States |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Cheapest plan | s0.d1.small, $58.40/month |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $3.35 |
| Data centers | 6 locations in 3 countries (Asia, Europe, North America) |
| Virtualization | Bare metal (no hypervisor) |
| Billing | Hourly, monthly, reserved (long-term) |
| Windows Server | No |
| Operating systems | — |
| Storage | Yes NVMe (NVMe, SSD) |
| DDoS protection | — |
| Backups / snapshots | Backups: unknown; snapshots: — |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: —; IPv6: — |
| API | — |
| Dedicated CPU plans | Yes |
| Payment methods | — |
| Money-back | Not published |
| Support | — |
| Email / port 25 | No email rule published |
| Uptime SLA | Not published |
| Trustpilot | No profile found |
Plans and prices
8 plans recorded across 5 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest.
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s0.d1.small | Bare Metal Cloud (General purpose) | Dedicated | 4 | 16 GB | 480 GB SSD | 15 TB | $58.40 | $3.65 | Intel E3-1240v3 4c 3.4GHz; 2x 240GB SSD, 2x 1Gbps. Monthly = hourly rate x 730 h (on-demand); long-term reservations are cheaper. 15 TB free egress per location (5 TB in Singapore), pooled across servers. |
| s2.c2.medium | Bare Metal Cloud (General purpose) | Dedicated | 8 | 128 GB | 1000 GB NVMe | 15 TB | $270.10 | $2.11 | Intel Xeon E-2388G 8c 3.2GHz; 1x 1TB NVMe, 2x 10Gbps. Monthly = hourly rate x 730 h (on-demand); long-term reservations are cheaper. 15 TB free egress per location (5 TB in Singapore), pooled across servers. |
| d2.c1.medium | Bare Metal Cloud (Compute optimized) | Dedicated | 16 | 128 GB | 2000 GB NVMe | 15 TB | $445.30 | $3.48 | Dual Xeon Gold 5315Y 16c 3.1GHz; 2x 1TB NVMe, 2x 25Gbps. Monthly = hourly rate x 730 h (on-demand); long-term reservations are cheaper. 15 TB free egress per location (5 TB in Singapore), pooled across servers. |
| d2.c5.large | Bare Metal Cloud (Compute optimized) | Dedicated | 64 | 256 GB | 4000 GB NVMe | 15 TB | $1029.30 | $4.02 | Dual Platinum 8352Y 64c 2.2GHz; 2x 2TB NVMe, 2x 25Gbps. Monthly = hourly rate x 730 h (on-demand); long-term reservations are cheaper. 15 TB free egress per location (5 TB in Singapore), pooled across servers. |
| d2.m1.xlarge | Bare Metal Cloud (Memory optimized) | Dedicated | 16 | 512 GB | 8000 GB NVMe | 15 TB | $803.00 | $1.57 | Dual Xeon Gold 5315Y 16c 3.1GHz; 2x 4TB NVMe, 2x 25Gbps. Monthly = hourly rate x 730 h (on-demand); long-term reservations are cheaper. 15 TB free egress per location (5 TB in Singapore), pooled across servers. |
| d3.m6.xxlarge | Bare Metal Cloud (Memory optimized) | Dedicated | 72 | 1024 GB | 8000 GB NVMe | 15 TB | $1868.80 | $1.82 | Dual Platinum 8452Y 72c 2GHz; 2x 4TB NVMe, 2x 25Gbps, DDR5. Monthly = hourly rate x 730 h (on-demand); long-term reservations are cheaper. 15 TB free egress per location (5 TB in Singapore), pooled across servers. |
| d2.c4.db1.pliops1 | Bare Metal Cloud (Database optimized) | Dedicated | 48 | 256 GB | 16000 GB NVMe | 15 TB | $1627.90 | $6.36 | Dual Xeon Gold 6336Y 48c 2.4GHz; 4x 4TB NVMe with Pliops XDP, 2x 25Gbps. Monthly = hourly rate x 730 h (on-demand); long-term reservations are cheaper. 15 TB free egress per location (5 TB in Singapore), pooled across servers. |
| d3.g2.c1.xlarge | Bare Metal Cloud (AI/ML GPU) | Dedicated | 32 | 512 GB | 8000 GB NVMe | 15 TB | $1646.72 | $3.22 | Dual Xeon Gold 6426 32c with 2x Intel MAX 1100 GPU, 4x 2TB NVMe, 2x 25Gbps; monthly price as listed (the same page also shows a 3-year-reservation GPU config at $1,082.62/mo). |
Native currency USD; no conversion needed. Monthly figures derived as hourly price x 730 h.
Data-center locations
phoenixNAP lets you deploy in 6 locations: 4 in North America, 1 in Europe and 1 in Asia. Countries: Netherlands, Singapore and United States.
Map of phoenixNAP locations
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Pros and cons
Strengths
- True bare metal with hourly billing, from 4-core E3 servers up to 72-core DDR5 machines
- 25 Gbps networking on most configurations and NVMe storage on all but the entry model
- Six locations in the US, Europe and Asia, plus GPU and Pliops-accelerated database configs
Limitations
- No small shared VPS: the cheapest on-demand server costs about 58 USD per month
- Only the first deployment's free egress (15 TB, 5 TB in Singapore) is pooled; extra bandwidth is paid
- Which configurations are available in which location is not stated on the page
Where phoenixNAP ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
- 128 GB RAM VPS #4 of 14
- Storage VPS (500 GB+ Disk) #28 of 72
- 16 GB RAM VPS #54 of 126
- Best VPS for Ollama and Local LLMs #92 of 153
- Best Palworld VPS #86 of 137
- Best VPS for GitLab #111 of 152
- 4 vCPU VPS #118 of 153
- Best VPS for Nextcloud #111 of 138
- Best AI VPS (GPU Plans) #5 of 6
- Best VPS for Streaming, Plex and Jellyfin #117 of 138
- Best Gaming VPS #136 of 157
- Best Magento VPS #137 of 157
- Best VPS for Developers #137 of 157
- Best Node.js VPS #140 of 157
- Best FiveM VPS #142 of 157
- Best VPS for Odoo #142 of 157
- Best VPS for Moodle #142 of 157
- Hourly Billed VPS #40 of 44
- Best MySQL and Database VPS #143 of 157
- VPS for PBN Hosting #143 of 157
- SSD VPS Hosting #138 of 151
- Best Docker VPS #108 of 118
- KVM VPS Hosting #108 of 118
- Best VPS for OpenClaw #144 of 157
Alternatives to phoenixNAP
Providers closest to phoenixNAP by region, price and features. LikeVPS, netcup and Hetzner Cloud are the nearest matches.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 2 GB | $5.00 | 26 | Yes | — | |
| 2 | VPS piko G11s | $2.07 | 1 GB | $2.07 | 5 | No | 3.8 (3,022) | |
| 3 | CX23 | $6.71 | 4 GB | $1.68 | 6 | No | 3.0 (3,001) | |
| 4 | Cloud VPS 1 | $10.53 | 1 GB | $10.53 | 7 | No | 4.4 (152) | |
| 5 | vm.small | $69.00 | 16 GB | $4.31 | 20 | No | 2.8 (5) | |
| 6 | VPS 4 GB | $69.95 | 4 GB | $17.49 | 4 | No | 4.6 (1,737) |
Frequently asked questions
How much does phoenixNAP VPS cost?
Plans start at $58.40 per month for s0.d1.small (4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 480 GB SSD, 15 TB traffic); Intel E3-1240v3 4c 3.4GHz; 2x 240GB SSD, 2x 1Gbps. Monthly = hourly rate x 730 h (on-demand); long-term reservations are cheaper. 15 TB free egress per location (5 TB in Singapore), pooled across servers. Across its published plans the median price is $3.35 per GB of RAM.
Where are phoenixNAP's data centers?
phoenixNAP lets you deploy in 6 locations: 4 in North America, 1 in Europe and 1 in Asia. Countries: Netherlands, Singapore and United States.
Does phoenixNAP offer Windows VPS?
No, only Linux images are offered.
Does phoenixNAP have hourly billing?
Yes, servers are billed by the hour with a monthly cap.
Is phoenixNAP good?
As of October 23, 2026, phoenixNAP sells 8 VPS plans from $58.40/month (s0.d1.small: 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 480 GB SSD, 15 TB traffic) in 6 locations. It ranks #151 of 160 providers overall and #4 of 14 for 128 GB RAM VPS. It has no Trustpilot profile. Strengths: true bare metal with hourly billing, from 4-core e3 servers up to 72-core ddr5 machines and 25 gbps networking on most configurations and nvme storage on all but the entry model. Limitations: no small shared vps: the cheapest on-demand server costs about 58 usd per month and only the first deployment's free egress (15 tb, 5 tb in singapore) is pooled; extra bandwidth is paid.
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.