Best Cloud Servers for Startups

Startups need reliable servers without breaking the bank. These instances offer 2+ vCPUs and 4+ GB RAM for under $30/month — enough for most MVP and early-stage production workloads.

Provider	Instance	vCPUs	RAM	Storage	Region	Price/mo
Azure	Standard_B2pts_v2Best Price	2	8 GB	EBS	westeurope	$7.01
Azure	Standard_B2ts_v2	2	8 GB	EBS	westus2	$7.59
Azure	Standard_B2ts_v2	2	8 GB	EBS	eastus	$7.59
Azure	Standard_B2ats_v2	2	8 GB	EBS	southeastasia	$8.61
Azure	Standard_B2ts_v2	2	8 GB	EBS	southeastasia	$9.64
Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.large	2	4 GB	EBS	ap-southeast-1	$10.80
Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.large	2	4 GB	EBS	cn-beijing	$10.80
Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.large	2	4 GB	EBS	cn-hangzhou	$10.80
Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.large	2	4 GB	EBS	cn-shanghai	$10.80
Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.large	2	4 GB	EBS	eu-central-1	$10.80
Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.large	2	4 GB	EBS	us-east-1	$10.80
Azure	Standard_B2ats_v2	2	8 GB	EBS	centralindia	$11.24
Azure	Standard_B2pts_v2	2	8 GB	EBS	centralindia	$10.80
Azure	Standard_B2pts_v2	2	8 GB	EBS	westus2	$12.85
Azure	Standard_B2pts_v2	2	8 GB	EBS	eastus	$12.85
Tencent Cloud	SR1.MEDIUM4	2	4 GB	EBS	ap-beijing	$14.11
Azure	Standard_B2pts_v2	2	8 GB	EBS	southeastasia	$14.45
Alibaba Cloud	ecs.t6-c1m2.large	2	4 GB	EBS	cn-hangzhou	$14.00
Alibaba Cloud	ecs.t6-c1m2.large	2	4 GB	EBS	us-east-1	$14.00
Azure	Standard_B2ats_v2	2	8 GB	EBS	westus2	$13.58