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USD · Snapshots checked September 15–17, 2026 · No affiliate links

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5 plans shown · 19 published samples · 4 providers

Akamai / Linode

Linode 4 GB · North America

vCPU / memory2 / 4 GB
Disk80 GB
Published monthly$24.00 /mo
Usage billed with a monthly cap
Future rates may change. Not a locked price.
24-month base estimate$576.00At current monthly rate
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DigitalOcean

Basic Regular 4 GiB

vCPU / memory2 / 4 GiB
Disk80 GiB SSD
Published monthly$24.00 /mo
Usage billed with a monthly cap
Future rates may change. Not a locked price.
24-month base estimate$576.00At current monthly rate
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Hostinger

KVM 1

vCPU / memory1 / 4 GB
Disk50 GB NVMe
Published monthly$6.49 /mo
24-month commitment · $155.76 upfront
Renews at $11.99/mo for 24 months.
24-month base estimate$155.76$155.76 allocated to use
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Vultr

Regular Performance 4 GB

vCPU / memory2 / 4 GB
Disk80 GB SSD
Published monthly$20.00 /mo
Usage billed with a monthly cap
Future rates may change. Not a locked price.
24-month base estimate$480.00At current monthly rate
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Vultr

High Performance 4 GB

vCPU / memory2 / 4 GB
Disk100 GB NVMe
Published monthly$24.00 /mo
Usage billed with a monthly cap
Future rates may change. Not a locked price.
24-month base estimate$576.00At current monthly rate
Official plan ↗

GB and GiB are shown as published. Equal vCPU counts do not imply equal performance. Region availability and add-on costs are not fully verified. There is no cheapest-provider ranking.

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Illustrative KVM 1 scenario. Initial 24-month base price checked September 15, 2026. Tax is left unmodelled rather than assumed excluded, because the provider pages behind this sample state no tax boundary. Daily backups and domain renewal are excluded. Monthly extras are assumed billed monthly.

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Cash includes complete prepaid renewal blocks purchased before the selected horizon ends. Allocated cost counts only months used. Monthly-service estimates assume continuous use at an unchanged rate, not a future-price guarantee. Tax is not modelled in either direction — the provider pages state no tax boundary, so it is neither included nor excluded. Domain renewal, paid backups and overage are excluded unless you enter them. See the methodology for scope and limitations.

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