Hostup Alternatives: 9 VPS Providers Compared
Every VPS provider we track, compared with Hostup: the cheapest plan for each amount of RAM, data center countries, and billing.
Short answer
Hostup is the cheapest of 10 providers with 4 GB of RAM ($4.95 a month); the closest alternative is Contabo at $6.14. Cheaper options exist at 8 GB (Contabo), 16 GB (Contabo) and 32 GB (Contabo). Hostup bills monthly; Hetzner, OVH Cloud, AWS Lightsail, Vultr and DigitalOcean bill by the hour. More data center countries than Hostup (1): Vultr (20), AWS Lightsail (17) and OVH Cloud (10).
Hostup alternatives
Sorted by how many RAM sizes each provider is cheaper than Hostup at. Monthly prices in USD at today's exchange rate.
| Provider | From | 4 GB RAM from | Cheaper than Hostup at | Countries | Hourly billing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contabo | $6.14 | $6.14 | 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 7 | No | Hostup vs Contabo → |
| Hetzner | $6.68 | $6.68 | 16 GB, 32 GB | 4 | Yes | Hostup vs Hetzner → |
| Netcup | $8.35 | $8.35 | — | 5 | No | Hostup vs Netcup → |
| Hostinger | $11.99 | $11.99 | — | 9 | No | Hostup vs Hostinger → |
| OVH Cloud | $6.74 | $13.50 | — | 10 | Yes | Hostup vs OVH Cloud → |
| Ionos | $6.00 | $14.00 | — | 5 | No | Hostup vs Ionos → |
| AWS Lightsail | $3.50 | $20.00 | — | 17 | Yes | Hostup vs AWS Lightsail → |
| Vultr | $2.50 | $20.00 | — | 20 | Yes | Hostup vs Vultr → |
| DigitalOcean | $4.00 | $24.00 | — | 8 | Yes | Hostup vs DigitalOcean → |
Cheapest alternative for each amount of RAM
The cheapest plan with at least this much RAM from Hostup and from any other provider. The cheaper one is highlighted.
| RAM | Hostup | Cheapest alternative |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB+ | VPS Nano$3.54/mo1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB disk | AWS Lightsail Lightsail 1 GB IPv6-only$5.00/mo2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 40 GB disk |
| 2 GB+ | VPS Nano$3.54/mo1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB disk | Ionos VPS S+$6.00/mo1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB disk |
| 4 GB+ | VPS XS$4.95/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB disk | Contabo Storage Vps 10 SSD$6.14/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 300 GB disk |
| 8 GB+ | VPS SM$10.01/mo4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk | Contabo Cloud Vps Core 4 SSD$6.14/mo4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk |
| 16 GB+ | VPS MED$20.12/mo8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB disk | Contabo Storage Vps 30 SSD$15.62/mo6 vCPU, 18 GB RAM, 1024 GB disk |
| 32 GB+ | VPS LG$40.34/mo16 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 400 GB disk | Contabo Cloud Vps Core 12 SSD$27.90/mo12 vCPU, 48 GB RAM, 400 GB disk |
FAQ
What is a cheaper alternative to Hostup?
Hostup is the cheapest of 10 providers with 4 GB of RAM ($4.95 a month); the closest alternative is Contabo at $6.14. Prices are monthly, in US dollars at today's exchange rate.
Which Hostup alternative is cheaper most often?
Contabo: it is cheaper than Hostup with 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB of RAM and more expensive with 1 GB, 2 GB and 4 GB.
Which Hostup alternatives bill by the hour?
Hetzner, OVH Cloud, AWS Lightsail, Vultr and DigitalOcean. Hourly billing suits test servers and short jobs: you pay only for the hours the server exists. Hostup bills per month or longer terms.
Which Hostup alternative has the most data center locations?
Vultr offers VPS plans in 20 countries (The Netherlands, United States, India, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Mexico, Italy, Japan, France, Chile, South Korea, Singapore, Sweden, Brazil, Israel, Canada and Poland). Hostup covers 1.
How do you pick a Hostup alternative?
Start with the RAM you need and compare the cheapest plan of each provider at that size, then check CPU type (shared or dedicated), storage, the data center closest to your users, and benchmarks. The comparison pages below go plan by plan.