DigitalOcean alternatives at the same size, priced today
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Our pick for replacing the DigitalOcean Basic 4GB (2 vCPU, 4 GB, 80 GB): Contabo Cloud VPS 4, because it costs $2.40 a month less than Hostodo EPYC-8G3C128GN, the cheapest from another provider by the same rule.
$6.60/mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 100 GB SSD · ex VAT · + $2.40 setup
Runner-up: Hostodo EPYC-8G3C128GN, $9/mo, 28 GB more disk (128 GB NVMe). See its row
Pick rule: the cheapest plan you can order today, month to month, in stock, with an order page; a tie goes to the plan with more memory, then more vCPU, then more disk, then the newer price read, then the name A to Z · 76 of 180 plans qualify · prices read 6 Nov 2026 from each provider's own page · how we read prices
Every plan at least the size of the DigitalOcean Basic 4GB, cheapest first
138 plans from 41 providers have at least 2 vCPU, 4 GB of memory and 80 GB of disk and can be ordered month to month today. The DigitalOcean Basic 4GB costs $24 a month; the last column says how much more or less each one costs.
| # | Provider and plan | Size | Monthly | Against Basic 4GB | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yours | DigitalOcean Basic 4GB Paid link | 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 80 GB SSD · 4 TB transfer | $24/moread 6 Nov 2026 | your plan | See prices at DigitalOcean, opens digitalocean.com in a new tab |
| 1 | Contabo Cloud VPS 4 Paid link | 4 vCPU, 8 GB, 100 GB SSD · unmetered transfer | $6.60/moex VAT · Windows +$9.60/mo · read 6 Nov 2026 | $17.40 less | See prices at Contabo, opens contabo.com in a new tab |
| 2 | Alwyzon Virtual Server S (G3) | 3 vCPU, 4 GB, 80 GB NVMe · 20 TB transfer | $8.74/moex VAT · read 6 Nov 2026 | $15.26 less | See prices at Alwyzon, opens alwyzon.com in a new tab |
| 3 | Contabo Cloud VPS 6 Paid link | 6 vCPU, 12 GB, 200 GB SSD · unmetered transfer | $9/moex VAT · Windows +$20.40/mo · read 6 Nov 2026 | $15 less | See prices at Contabo, opens contabo.com in a new tab |
| 4 | Hostodo EPYC-8G3C128GN | 3 vCPU, 8 GB, 128 GB NVMe · 6 TB transfer | $9/moread 6 Nov 2026 | $15 less | Order at Hostodo, opens hostodo.com in a new tab |
| 5 | Database Mart Express Plus Linux VPS Paid link | 3 vCPU, 6 GB, 100 GB SSD · unmetered transfer | $9.99/moread 6 Nov 2026 | $14.01 less | Order at Database Mart, opens databasemart.com in a new tab |
| 6 | KhanWebHost VPS-CA6 | 2 vCPU, 6 GB, 80 GB NVMe · 3 TB transfer | $10/moread 6 Nov 2026 | $14 less | See prices at KhanWebHost, opens khanwebhost.com in a new tab |
| 7 | AlphaVPS Cheap C12G Paid link | 4 vCPU, 12 GB, 100 GB NVMe (RAID-10) · 10 TB transfer | $10.09/moex VAT · read 1 Nov 2026 | $13.91 less | Order at AlphaVPS, opens alphavps.com in a new tab |
| 8 | AlphaVPS High-Performance P12G Paid link | 4 vCPU, 12 GB, 80 GB NVMe (enterprise, RAID-10) · 8 TB transfer | $11.21/moex VAT · read 1 Nov 2026 | $12.79 less | Order at AlphaVPS, opens alphavps.com in a new tab |
| 9 | InterServer 4 slices Paid link | 2 vCPU, 8 GB, 160 GB SSD · 8 TB transfer | $12/moread 6 Nov 2026 | $12 less | Order at InterServer, opens interserver.net in a new tab |
| 10 | Alwyzon Virtual Server E4+ (G5) | 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 120 GB NVMe · 50 TB transfer | $12.90/moex VAT · read 6 Nov 2026 | $11.10 less | Order at Alwyzon, opens alwyzon.com in a new tab |
Rule: every unmanaged plan from another provider with at least 2 vCPU, 4 GB and 80 GB, a public IPv4 address, month to month and in stock, by the price a buyer pays each month with IPv4; an ex-VAT price adds VAT at checkout · read 6 Nov 2026 · how we read prices
Questions
- What is the cheapest plan at least as large as the DigitalOcean Basic 4GB?
- Contabo Cloud VPS 4 at $6.60 a month ex VAT (4 vCPU, 8 GB, 100 GB), against $24 for the DigitalOcean Basic 4GB. Both month to month, in stock, read 6 Nov 2026.
- How many providers sell that size for less than DigitalOcean?
- 27 providers sell 52 plans with at least 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 80 GB for less than $24 a month, of the 138 plans of that size or larger you can order month to month today.
- Is a lower price the same server?
- Not always. Every plan here has at least 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 80 GB, but the CPU type, disk type, transfer allowance and locations differ, and an ex-VAT price adds your country's VAT at checkout. Each row names its disk and transfer; the provider page has the rest.