VPS Hosting Cost Comparison

VPS / cloud VM cost comparison (DigitalOcean vs Vultr vs Linode vs AWS Lightsail): Shared/Basic always-on list prices by RAM tier. ~1 GB: DO Basic 1 GiB $6 vs Vultr Regular 1 GB $5 vs Linode Nanode $5 vs Lightsail Linux GP IPv4 $7. ~2 GB: DO $12 vs Vultr $10 vs Linode $12 vs Lightsail $12. ~4 GB: DO $24 vs Vultr $20 vs Linode $24 vs Lightsail $24. Optional egress uses US/NA overage (DO $0.01/GiB · Vultr $0.01/GB · Linode $0.005/GB · Lightsail $0.09/GB). Backups: DO weekly 20% / Vultr +20% / Linode N/A / Lightsail snapshots on vendor calc. Every line is list price, not a quote. For managed app platforms see PaaS Hosting Cost Comparison (managed PaaS vs raw VPS).

Estimates only. Official list prices as of 2026-11-04 (Asia/Shanghai); provider pages prevail. Sources: digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets · vultr.com/pricing · akamai.com/cloud/pricing/north-america · api.linode.com/v4/linode/types · aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/.

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