RackNerd KVM VPS - 1 GB RAM

$17.99/mo

RackNerd 2 vCPU | 1 GB RAM | 50 GB SSD north-america

Decision notes

Auto-generated from plan signals and measurement metadata.

Good fit

Measured latency: NA East A (62ms) | EU West C (154ms).
IPv6 is available.
Traffic included: 1,024 GB/mo.

Watch outs

No refund eligibility signal (assume non-refundable; verify provider policy).

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Overview

Provider: RackNerd
Location: Los Angeles, United States
IPv4 / IPv6: 1 IPv4 | IPv6 available
Traffic: 1024 GB/mo
Route tags: cmcc-backbone cmi ct-163 ipv6 kvm ssd vps

Why this plan stands out

Internal score: 14.4. Used for sorting; see scoring methodology .

Score rank (overall): #1232 / 1257
Score rank (provider): #6 / 7
USD / GB RAM: $17.99 / GB
USD / vCPU: $9 / vCPU

SSD storage
IPv6 available
Provider refund policy: case-by-case
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Sources & freshness

Plan lastChecked: 2026-01-23
Provider lastChecked: 2026-01-21

Plan sources (4)

https://www.racknerd.com/kvm-vps
Retrieved: 2026-01-23
https://www.racknerd.com/los-angeles-dc02-datacenter
Retrieved: 2026-01-23
https://www.racknerd.com/terms-of-service
Retrieved: 2026-01-23
https://globalping.io/
Retrieved: 2026-01-23

Provider sources (3)

https://www.racknerd.com/kvm-vps
Retrieved: 2026-01-21
https://www.racknerd.com/terms-of-service
Retrieved: 2026-01-21
https://www.racknerd.com/affiliates
Retrieved: 2026-01-21

Recent updates

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As of: 2026-01-28
Last event: n/a
Change log events: 0 total | 0 price | 0 promo | 0 link | last 30d: 0 price, 0 promo, 0 link
Price range (last 90 points): $17.99 - $17.99

Price trend (USD/month)

Built from the dataset change log and the latest snapshot (USD normalized).

Min: $17.99

Max: $17.99

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Price

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Latency tiers

Tiers are a normalized signal. Always verify with your own tests.

Source: measured | 2026-01-23

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Target	Median avg (ms)	Tier	Probes OK	Globalping
na_east	62.4	A	2/2	n/a
na_west	14.3	S	2/2	n/a
eu_west	153.5	C	2/2	n/a
asia_sg	314.4	E	2/2	n/a
cn_mainland	205.6	D	2/2	n/a

Route tags (from CN traceroute)

cmcc-backbone cmi ct-163

Traceroute: 2Sm7hb18Y5nF5OzJi0001zibk

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