Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, Rackspace OpenStack Flex sells 9 VPS plans from $14.45/month (General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM) in 3 locations. It ranks #158 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 1.2 from 333 reviews.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB at $14.45/month (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM).
- 3 data-center locations in 1 country: Dallas, Dulles and San Jose.
- Ranks #158 of 160 overall; best placing #99 of 145 for 4 GB RAM VPS.
Key facts
| Website | rackspace.com |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | San Antonio, United States |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Cheapest plan | General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB, $14.45/month |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $6.70 |
| Data centers | 3 locations in 1 country (North America) |
| Virtualization | KVM (OpenStack) |
| Billing | Per-minute, hourly, daily, monthly, long-term contract |
| Windows Server | No OpenStack marketplace listing says Linux and Windows guests are supported; Windows licence cost not published. |
| Operating systems | Linux, Windows |
| Storage | — NVMe (Block storage (billed separately)) |
| DDoS protection | — |
| Backups / snapshots | Backups: unknown; snapshots: — |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: No; IPv6: — |
| API | Yes |
| Dedicated CPU plans | — |
| Payment methods | — |
| Money-back | Not published |
| Support | 24x7x365 support from OpenStack specialists; platform fully managed by Rackspace |
| Email / port 25 | No email rule published |
| Uptime SLA | Not published |
| Trustpilot | 1.2 / 5 from 333 reviews (profile) |
Plans and prices
9 plans recorded across 2 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest.
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | Shared | 1 | 2 GB | — | — | $14.45 | $7.22 | Hourly rate x 730. Unit not labelled on the catalog table; page states billing per host per hour. |
| General Purpose 1 vCPU / 4 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | Shared | 1 | 4 GB | — | — | $23.65 | $5.91 | Hourly rate x 730. |
| General Purpose 2 vCPU / 4 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | — | — | $35.84 | $8.96 | Hourly rate x 730. |
| General Purpose 2 vCPU / 8 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | Shared | 2 | 8 GB | — | — | $50.81 | $6.35 | Hourly rate x 730. |
| General Purpose 4 vCPU / 8 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | Shared | 4 | 8 GB | — | — | $77.31 | $9.66 | Hourly rate x 730. |
| General Purpose 4 vCPU / 16 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | Shared | 4 | 16 GB | — | — | $107.24 | $6.70 | Hourly rate x 730. |
| General Purpose 8 vCPU / 32 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | Shared | 8 | 32 GB | — | — | $214.55 | $6.70 | Hourly rate x 730. |
| General Purpose 16 vCPU / 64 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | Shared | 16 | 64 GB | — | — | $403.76 | $6.31 | Hourly rate x 730. |
| Memory Optimized 2 vCPU / 12 GB | OpenStack Flex Memory Optimized | Shared | 2 | 12 GB | — | — | $72.49 | $6.04 | Hourly rate x 730. |
Native currency USD; no conversion needed. Monthly = hourly x 730 (unit of the catalog's '$' column assumed per hour).
Data-center locations
Rackspace OpenStack Flex lets you deploy in 3 locations: 3 in North America.
Map of Rackspace OpenStack Flex locations
Click a marker to see which providers sell servers there. Marker size reflects the number of providers in that city.
- Dallas (United States)
- Dulles (United States)
- San Jose (United States)
Pros and cons
Strengths
- Fully managed OpenStack with 24x7x365 specialist support
- Granular flavor ladder from 1 vCPU / 2 GB to 48 vCPU / 192 GB plus memory-optimised and GPU (A30, H100, P40) options
- Flexible billing from per-minute up to long-term contracts, with compliance alignment (STIG, PCI)
Limitations
- Enterprise-oriented and only three US locations; not a self-serve budget VPS
- Extras add up: block storage, $7 IPv4 addresses, router and egress are all priced separately
- Very low Trustpilot score (1.2 from 333 reviews, 82% one-star)
Where Rackspace ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
- 4 GB RAM VPS #99 of 145
- 8 GB RAM VPS #107 of 141
- 2 GB RAM VPS #95 of 120
- 16 GB RAM VPS #102 of 126
- 32 GB+ RAM VPS #79 of 94
- 64 GB RAM VPS #32 of 37
- 32 GB RAM VPS #70 of 80
- 4 vCPU VPS #136 of 153
- Best VPS for Developers #141 of 157
- Best VPS for Ollama and Local LLMs #138 of 153
- Best Redis VPS #149 of 157
- 8 vCPU VPS #117 of 123
- Best Magento VPS #151 of 157
- Best VPS for Mastodon #151 of 157
- Managed VPS Hosting #57 of 59
- Best VPS for OpenClaw #152 of 157
- Best Node.js VPS #153 of 157
- Best FiveM VPS #154 of 157
- Best WooCommerce VPS #154 of 157
- Best VPS for E-commerce #154 of 157
- Best MySQL and Database VPS #154 of 157
- VPS for PBN Hosting #154 of 157
- Best VPS for Odoo #154 of 157
- Best VPS for Moodle #154 of 157
Alternatives to Rackspace
Providers closest to Rackspace OpenStack Flex by region, price and features. DreamHost VPS, RamNode and ServerMania are the nearest matches.
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stack 4 | $15.99 | 4 GB | $4.00 | 1 | No | 4.6 (8,231) | |
| 2 | Premium NVMe 2 GB | $14.00 | 2 GB | $7.00 | 4 | No | 2.2 (54) | |
| 3 | Starter 1 vCPU / 1 GB | $8.93 | 1 GB | $8.93 | 1 | No | — | |
| 4 | Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2 | $4.68 | 2 GB | $2.34 | 1 | No | 4.6 (17,852) | |
| 5 | Spark | $5.88 | 1 GB | $5.88 | 1 | No | 4.2 (22,054) | |
| 6 | SSD VPS 1 | $2.33 | 1 GB | $2.33 | 1 | No | 1.9 (126) |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Rackspace OpenStack Flex VPS cost?
Plans start at $14.45 per month for General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM); Hourly rate x 730. Unit not labelled on the catalog table; page states billing per host per hour. Across its published plans the median price is $6.70 per GB of RAM.
Where are Rackspace OpenStack Flex's data centers?
Rackspace OpenStack Flex lets you deploy in 3 locations: 3 in North America.
Does Rackspace OpenStack Flex offer Windows VPS?
OpenStack marketplace listing says Linux and Windows guests are supported; Windows licence cost not published.
Does Rackspace OpenStack Flex have hourly billing?
Yes, servers are billed by the hour with a monthly cap.
Is Rackspace OpenStack Flex good?
As of October 23, 2026, Rackspace OpenStack Flex sells 9 VPS plans from $14.45/month (General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM) in 3 locations. It ranks #158 of 160 providers overall. Trustpilot rates it 1.2 from 333 reviews. Strengths: fully managed openstack with 24x7x365 specialist support and granular flavor ladder from 1 vcpu / 2 gb to 48 vcpu / 192 gb plus memory-optimised and gpu (a30, h100, p40) options. Limitations: enterprise-oriented and only three us locations; not a self-serve budget vps and extras add up: block storage, $7 ipv4 addresses, router and egress are all priced separately.
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://manage.rackspace.com/service-catalog/en/openstack-flex
- https://www.openstack.org/marketplace/public-clouds/rackspace/rackspace-openstack-flex
- https://www.rackspace.com/cloud/openstack/flex
- https://www.rackspace.com/
- https://spot.rackspace.com/
- https://spot.rackspace.com/pricing
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rackspace_Technology
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/rackspace.com