Cloud server prices by region: AWS EC2, Azure VMs, Google Compute Engine and OVHcloud Public Cloud
The cheapest 4 GB Linux cloud server today is s1-4 on OVHcloud Public Cloud in the India catalogue at $7.04 a month before 18% tax; the cheapest 4 GB VPS we track is AlphaVPS Cheap C4G at $4.44. 111,809 Linux sizes priced across 232 regions: AWS EC2 (106 regions), Azure VMs (62 regions), Google Compute Engine (44 regions), OVHcloud Public Cloud (20 catalogues), read 30 Oct 2026.
Cheapest Linux server at each memory size
The cheapest size with at least this much memory and under twice it, in the cheapest region of each cloud; the last column is the cheapest VPS we track at the same size, with disk, IPv4 and traffic included.
| Memory | AWS EC2 | Azure VMs | Google Compute Engine | OVHcloud Public Cloud | Cheapest VPS we track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $4.09t4g.micro · 2 vCPU · Mumbai · Arm | $3.93B2ats v2 · 2 vCPU · Israel North West | $6.11e2-micro · 2 vCPU · Iowa | none | $0.91DediRock Yearly Promo Saver |
| 2 GB | $8.18t4g.small · 2 vCPU · Mumbai · Arm | $15.11B1ms · 1 vCPU · East US | $12.23e2-small · 2 vCPU · Iowa | $3s1-2 · 1 vCPU · India catalogue · ex 18% tax | $1.49DediRock Yearly Promo Economy |
| 4 GB | $16.35t4g.medium · 2 vCPU · Mumbai · Arm | $15.69B2als v2 · 2 vCPU · Israel North West | $20.35t2d-standard-1 · 1 vCPU · Mumbai | $7.04s1-4 · 1 vCPU · India catalogue · ex 18% tax | $4.44AlphaVPS Cheap C4G |
| 8 GB | $23.73r6g.medium · 1 vCPU · Mumbai · Arm | $31.39B2as v2 · 2 vCPU · Israel North West | $40.71n2d-standard-2 · 2 vCPU · Mumbai | $13.02s1-8 · 2 vCPU · India catalogue · ex 18% tax | $6.60Contabo Cloud VPS 4 |
| 16 GB | $47.45r6g.large · 2 vCPU · Mumbai · Arm | $16.43F2ams v6 · 2 vCPU · New Zealand North | $54.92n2d-highmem-2 · 2 vCPU · Mumbai | $37.16sp-30 · 2 vCPU · India catalogue · ex 18% tax | $12.99Hostinger KVM 4 |
| 32 GB | $94.90r6g.xlarge · 4 vCPU · Mumbai · Arm | $32.78F4ams v6 · 4 vCPU · New Zealand North | $109.84n2d-highmem-4 · 4 vCPU · Mumbai | $72.32sp-60 · 4 vCPU · India catalogue · ex 18% tax | $25.59AlphaVPS Cheap C32G |
| 64 GB | $189.80r6g.2xlarge · 8 vCPU · Mumbai · Arm | $65.55F8ams v6 · 8 vCPU · New Zealand North | $219.67n2d-highmem-8 · 8 vCPU · Mumbai | $145.90sp-120 · 8 vCPU · India catalogue · ex 18% tax | none |
The three price lists
Every on-demand Linux size on shared hardware, in every region the cloud publishes, read from the cloud’s own machine-readable price list.
| Cloud | Regions | Linux sizes priced | Cheapest size anywhere | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services EC2aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/on-demand/ | 106 | 23,129 | $2.04in Mumbai | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Microsoft Azure Virtual Machinesazure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/ | 62 | 77,213 | $3.80in East US | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Google Cloud Compute Enginecloud.google.com/compute/vm-instance-pricing | 44 | 9,468 | $6.11in Iowa | 30 Oct 2026 |
| OVHcloud Public Cloudwww.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/prices/ | 20 | 1,999 | $3in India | 30 Oct 2026 |
Arm against x86 at 4 GB
Counted from every region file: the cheapest 4 GB server of each processor family anywhere in the cloud.
- AWS EC2: the cheapest 4 GB Arm server is t4g.medium at $16.35 (Mumbai); the cheapest x86 is t3a.medium at $17.96 (Mumbai), 10% more.
- Azure VMs: the cheapest 4 GB Arm server is B2pls v2 at $16.35 (Central India); the cheapest x86 is B2als v2 at $15.69 (Israel North West), -4% more.
- Google Compute Engine: the cheapest 4 GB Arm server is t2a-standard-1 at $28.11 (Iowa); the cheapest x86 is t2d-standard-1 at $20.35 (Mumbai), -28% more.
- OVHcloud Public Cloud sells no Arm server at 4 GB; the cheapest x86 is s1-4 at $7.04 (India).
Cloud server prices, frequently asked
- Which cloud has the cheapest 4 GB Linux server right now?
- OVHcloud Public Cloud: s1-4 (1 vCPU, 4 GB) at $7.04 a month in the India catalogue before 18% tax, from AWS EC2, Azure VMs, Google Compute Engine, OVHcloud Public Cloud price lists read 30 Oct 2026. The cheapest 4 GB VPS we track, AlphaVPS Cheap C4G, is $4.44 a month with disk, IPv4 and traffic included.
- What is the cheapest 2 GB cloud server?
- s1-2 on OVHcloud Public Cloud in the India catalogue at $3 a month (1 vCPU, before 18% tax), read 30 Oct 2026. Each cloud's page lists the cheapest 2 GB size in every region.
- What is the cheapest 8 GB cloud server?
- s1-8 on OVHcloud Public Cloud in the India catalogue at $13.02 a month (2 vCPU, before 18% tax), read 30 Oct 2026. Each cloud's page lists the cheapest 8 GB size in every region.
- What is the cheapest 16 GB cloud server?
- F2ams v6 on Azure VMs in New Zealand North at $16.43 a month (2 vCPU), read 30 Oct 2026. Each cloud's page lists the cheapest 16 GB size in every region.
- Why is a cloud server dearer than a VPS of the same size?
- The cloud price above is for the server alone, billed by the hour (730 hours a month): the disk, the public IPv4 address and the outbound traffic are extra lines on the bill. A VPS price includes a disk, an IPv4 address and a traffic allowance. The clouds sell per-second billing, hundreds of sizes, many regions and the rest of their platform; a VPS sells a fixed box at a fixed price.
- How current are these prices and where do they come from?
- Read 30 Oct 2026 by our scripts from Amazon Web Services's own published price list, Microsoft Azure's own published price list, Google Cloud's own published price list, OVHcloud's own published price list; refreshed weekly. Non-dollar catalogues are converted at the European Central Bank rate of 29 Oct 2026.
Where these prices come from
Each figure is the cloud's own published on-demand list price for a Linux server on shared hardware, read by our scripts from the cloud's price list, never typed in: Amazon Web Services EC2 (read 30 Oct 2026); Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (read 30 Oct 2026); Google Cloud Compute Engine (read 30 Oct 2026); OVHcloud Public Cloud (read 30 Oct 2026). A month is 730 hours, the convention the clouds' own calculators use, unless the provider lists a monthly price. Prices in other currencies are shown as listed and converted at the European Central Bank reference rate of 29 Oct 2026. The hourly price covers the server alone: disk, a public IPv4 address and outbound traffic are billed on top at every cloud here, while the VPS prices we compare against include a disk, an IPv4 address and a traffic allowance. Specs are the cloud's published vCPU count and memory; a size whose specs the cloud does not publish in a readable form shows "not stated".