$ top --providers

VPS Providers 2026

Hand-picked based on performance benchmarks, pricing transparency, and developer experience.

~/providers/digitalocean
BEST VALUE
DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean

4.8
$4 /mo
$200 Free Credit for New Users
SSD Storage
KVM Virtualization
Full Root Access
Multiple OS
15 locations
99.99% uptime
Get Started
~/providers/vultr
Vultr

Vultr

4.7
$6 /mo
$100 Free Credit - Limited Time
High Performance CPUs
NVMe Storage
Global Network
Auto Backups
32 locations
99.95% uptime
Get Started
~/providers/linode
Akamai Cloud Compute (Linode)

Akamai Cloud Compute (Linode)

4.6
$5 /mo
$100 Free Credit for 60 Days
AMD EPYC CPUs
40Gbps Network
Cloud Firewall
Object Storage
35 locations
99.9% uptime
Get Started
~/providers/hetzner
Hetzner

Hetzner

4.5
$5.49 /mo
First Month Free on Annual Plans
Latest Hardware
Free Traffic
Snapshot & Backup
Private Networks
6 locations
99.9% uptime
Get Started
~/providers/contabo
Contabo

Contabo

4.3
$4.99 /mo
50% Off First Month + Free Setup
NVMe SSD Storage
Unlimited Traffic
DDoS Protection
Multiple OS Images
8 locations
99.9% uptime
Get Started
~/providers/ovh
OVHcloud

OVHcloud

4.2
$3.5 /mo
Free Domain + SSL Certificate
Anti-DDoS Protection
Worldwide Infrastructure
Flexible Billing
API Management
30 locations
99.9% uptime
Get Started
~/providers/hostinger
Hostinger

Hostinger

4.6
$5.99 /mo
Up to 70% Off + Free Domain
NVMe SSD Storage
Full Root Access
Dedicated IP
Weekly Backups
7 locations
99.9% uptime
Get Started
~/providers/racknerd
RackNerd

RackNerd

4.4
$1.92 /mo
Black Friday Deals Year-Round
SSD Storage
KVM Virtualization
Full Root Access
SolusVM Panel
20 locations
99.9% uptime
Get Started
~/providers/lightsail
Amazon Lightsail

Amazon Lightsail

4.5
$5 /mo
3 Months Free on Select Plans
AWS Infrastructure
Static IP Included
Automated Snapshots
Easy AWS Integration
22 locations
99.99% uptime
Get Started

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