Question 1

What is the cheapest cloud server right now?

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The cheapest cloud server currently is Vultr vc2-1c-0.5gb-free at $0.00/month. CloudPrice updates pricing every 6 hours from official provider APIs.

Question 2

How often are cloud server prices updated?

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CloudPrice fetches pricing data every 6 hours directly from official APIs of AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, Hetzner, OVHcloud, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and Scaleway.

Question 3

Which cloud provider is the cheapest for a 2 vCPU server?

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Hetzner and OVHcloud typically offer the cheapest 2 vCPU servers in Europe, often under $5/month. In the US, DigitalOcean and Vultr offer competitive 2 vCPU Droplets/instances starting around $12/month. Use CloudPrice to filter by vCPU count and compare live prices.

Question 4

How do AWS EC2 and DigitalOcean Droplet prices compare?

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DigitalOcean Droplets are generally cheaper than equivalent AWS EC2 instances, with simpler and more predictable pricing. AWS offers more instance types, regions, and services but at higher cost. A comparable 2 vCPU / 4 GB instance on DigitalOcean starts around $24/month vs $35+ on AWS EC2. Use CloudPrice to compare specific configurations side by side.

Question 5

Is Hetzner cheaper than DigitalOcean?

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Yes — Hetzner Cloud is typically 40–60% cheaper than DigitalOcean for equivalent specs, especially in Europe. Hetzner uses NVMe storage and offers 20 TB bandwidth included. However, Hetzner has fewer global regions than DigitalOcean.

Question 6

What is the difference between AWS, Azure, and GCP pricing?

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AWS, Azure, and GCP use network-attached storage and charge separately for storage I/O. Their pricing varies significantly by region and instance family. AWS EC2 generally has the widest selection, Azure VM is competitive for Windows workloads, and GCP Compute Engine often wins on sustained-use discounts. Use CloudPrice to compare their on-demand prices instantly.

Question 7

Which cloud provider has the best ARM servers?

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AWS Graviton (ARM) instances typically offer the best price-performance ratio among major cloud providers, often 20–40% cheaper than equivalent x86 instances. Oracle Cloud also offers free-tier ARM instances. Use CloudPrice's ARM filter to compare all ARM cloud servers across providers.

Question 8

Can I filter cloud servers by region, RAM, and price?

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Yes. CloudPrice lets you filter by vCPU count, RAM (GB), price range, storage (GB and type), region, provider, and ARM architecture. You can also sort by price, vCPUs, RAM, or storage. All filters are reflected in the URL so you can bookmark and share your search.

Provider	Instance	vCPUs	RAM	Storage	Transfer	Region	Savings	Price/mo
Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.xlargeBest Price	4	8 GB	—Network	—	us-east-1	—	$21.60 $0.0296/hr
Tencent Cloud	SR1.LARGE8ARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-guangzhou	—	$28.22 $0.0387/hr
OCI	VM.Standard.A1.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	us-phoenix-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
Huawei Cloud	t6.xlarge.2	4	8 GB	—Network	—	sa-brazil-1	—	$30.24 $0.0414/hr
OVHcloud	c3-8	4	8 GB	50 GBSSD	—	BHS	—	$34.00 $0.0466/hr
Vultr	vc2-4c-8gb	4	8 GB	160 GBSSD	4 TB	ewr	—	$40.00 $0.0548/hr
Linode	Linode 8GB	4	8 GB	160 GBSSD	4.88 TB	global	—	$48.00 $0.0720/hr
Azure	Standard_B4pls_v2	4	16 GB	—Network	—	centralindia	—	$57.89 $0.0793/hr
AWS	c6g.xlargeARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-south-1	—	$62.20 $0.0852/hr
GCP	e2-highcpu-4	4	4 GB	—Network	—	us-east1	—	$72.22 $0.0989/hr
IBM Cloud	cx2-4x8	4	8 GB	—Network	—	us-south	—	$90.72 $0.1243/hr

Compare	Provider	Instance	vCPUs	RAM	Storage	Transfer	Region	Savings	Price/mo
	Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.xlargeBest Price	4	8 GB	—Network	—	us-east-1	Save 38%	$21.60 $0.0296/hr
	Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge	4	8 GB	—Network	—	eu-central-1	Save 38%	$21.60 $0.0296/hr
	Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge	4	8 GB	—Network	—	cn-shanghai	Save 38%	$21.60 $0.0296/hr
	Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge	4	8 GB	—Network	—	cn-hangzhou	Save 38%	$21.60 $0.0296/hr
	Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge	4	8 GB	—Network	—	cn-beijing	Save 38%	$21.60 $0.0296/hr
	Alibaba Cloud	ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-southeast-1	Save 38%	$21.60 $0.0296/hr
	Tencent Cloud	SR1.LARGE8ARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	na-siliconvalley	Save 18%	$28.22 $0.0387/hr
	Tencent Cloud	SR1.LARGE8ARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	eu-frankfurt	Save 18%	$28.22 $0.0387/hr
	Tencent Cloud	SR1.LARGE8ARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-singapore	Save 18%	$28.22 $0.0387/hr
	Tencent Cloud	SR1.LARGE8ARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-shanghai	Save 18%	$28.22 $0.0387/hr
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	Tencent Cloud	SR1.LARGE8ARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-guangzhou	Save 18%	$28.22 $0.0387/hr
	Tencent Cloud	SR1.LARGE8ARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-beijing	Save 18%	$28.22 $0.0387/hr
	OCI	VM.Standard.A2.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	us-phoenix-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
	OCI	VM.Standard.A2.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	us-ashburn-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
	OCI	VM.Standard.A2.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	sa-saopaulo-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
	OCI	VM.Standard.A2.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	eu-frankfurt-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
	OCI	VM.Standard.A1.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	us-phoenix-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
	OCI	VM.Standard.A2.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	ap-mumbai-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
	OCI	VM.Standard.A2.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	ap-tokyo-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
	OCI	VM.Standard.A1.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	ap-mumbai-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
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	OCI	VM.Standard.A1.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	ap-tokyo-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
	OCI	VM.Standard.A1.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	eu-frankfurt-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
	OCI	VM.Standard.A1.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	sa-saopaulo-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
	OCI	VM.Standard.A1.Flex.4ARM	4	24 GB	—Network	10 TB	us-ashburn-1	—	$29.20 $0.0400/hr
	Huawei Cloud	t6.xlarge.2	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-southeast-1	Save 13%	$30.24 $0.0414/hr
	Huawei Cloud	t6.xlarge.2	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-southeast-3	Save 13%	$30.24 $0.0414/hr
	Huawei Cloud	t6.xlarge.2	4	8 GB	—Network	—	cn-east-3	Save 13%	$30.24 $0.0414/hr
	Huawei Cloud	t6.xlarge.2	4	8 GB	—Network	—	cn-north-4	Save 13%	$30.24 $0.0414/hr
	Huawei Cloud	t6.xlarge.2	4	8 GB	—Network	—	cn-south-1	Save 13%	$30.24 $0.0414/hr
	Huawei Cloud	t6.xlarge.2	4	8 GB	—Network	—	sa-brazil-1	Save 13%	$30.24 $0.0414/hr
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	Tencent Cloud	SA3.LARGE8	4	8 GB	—Network	—	eu-frankfurt	Save 5%	$32.81 $0.0450/hr
	Tencent Cloud	SA3.LARGE8	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-beijing	Save 5%	$32.81 $0.0450/hr
	Tencent Cloud	SA3.LARGE8	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-guangzhou	Save 5%	$32.81 $0.0450/hr
	Tencent Cloud	SA3.LARGE8	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-shanghai	Save 5%	$32.81 $0.0450/hr
	Tencent Cloud	SA3.LARGE8	4	8 GB	—Network	—	ap-singapore	Save 5%	$32.81 $0.0450/hr
	Tencent Cloud	SA3.LARGE8	4	8 GB	—Network	—	na-siliconvalley	Save 5%	$32.81 $0.0450/hr
	OVHcloud	c3-8	4	8 GB	50 GBSSD	—	SBG	Save 2%	$34.00 $0.0466/hr
	OVHcloud	c3-8	4	8 GB	50 GBSSD	—	GRA	Save 2%	$34.00 $0.0466/hr
	OVHcloud	c3-8	4	8 GB	50 GBSSD	—	WAW	Save 2%	$34.00 $0.0466/hr
	OVHcloud	c3-8	4	8 GB	50 GBSSD	—	BHS	Save 2%	$34.00 $0.0466/hr
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	OVHcloud	c3-8	4	8 GB	50 GBSSD	—	UK	Save 2%	$34.00 $0.0466/hr
	OVHcloud	d2-8	4	8 GB	50 GBSSD	—	WAW	Save 2%	$34.00 $0.0466/hr
	OVHcloud	d2-8	4	8 GB	50 GBSSD	—	UK	Save 2%	$34.00 $0.0466/hr
	OVHcloud	d2-8	4	8 GB	50 GBSSD	—	SBG	Save 2%	$34.00 $0.0466/hr
	OVHcloud	d2-8	4	8 GB	50 GBSSD	—	GRA	Save 2%	$34.00 $0.0466/hr
	OVHcloud	d2-8	4	8 GB	50 GBSSD	—	BHS	Save 2%	$34.00 $0.0466/hr
	Huawei Cloud	kc1.xlarge.2ARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	cn-north-4	—	$34.56 $0.0473/hr
	Huawei Cloud	kc1.xlarge.2ARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	sa-brazil-1	—	$34.56 $0.0473/hr
	Huawei Cloud	kc1.xlarge.2ARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	cn-south-1	—	$34.56 $0.0473/hr
	Huawei Cloud	kc1.xlarge.2ARM	4	8 GB	—Network	—	cn-east-3	—	$34.56 $0.0473/hr

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