VPS use cases

Pick a path based on your workload, then use VPS Finder to refine by budget, region, route tags, and latency tiers.

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WordPress hosting

Pick a plan for performance, caching, and reliability without overpaying.

Read the guide WordPress picks

VPN (WireGuard)

Prioritize IPv6, bandwidth policy, and a location close to your users.

Read the guide IPv6 plans

Budget VPS under $5

Find low-cost plans and verify the hidden constraints (CPU policy, bandwidth, renewals).

Read the guide Under $5 rankings

NVMe storage workloads

Shortlist NVMe-tagged plans and validate with benchmarks for your own workload.

Read the guide NVMe plans

GPU for AI/ML

Choose by VRAM and GPU model first, then validate drivers and throughput.

Read the guide GPU plans

Plex/Jellyfin media server

A bandwidth + storage problem. Confirm egress rules before buying.

Read the guide Unmetered egress

Gaming & game servers

Latency and stable CPU matter. Start with your audience region, then refine by tier.

Read the guide Latency tiers

Minecraft servers

Prioritize CPU stability, RAM headroom, and low latency to players.

Read the guide Compare CPU

China routing constraints

Use route tags as a shortlist, then validate with real latency and traceroutes.

Read the guide CU backbone tag

Benchmarking and validation

Don't trust marketing. Benchmark CPU, disk, and network, then compare objectively.

Read the guide Compare by value

Docker & container workloads

Prioritize stable CPU, KVM virtualization, and enough RAM for images and caches.

Read the guide KVM-tagged plans

n8n automation workflows

Choose reliable queue-mode friendly plans with enough RAM for workers and Redis.

Read the guide Open VPS Finder

Refund-friendly trials

Reduce risk by starting with refund-eligible plans and clear trial windows.

Read the guide Refund-eligible plans

Unmetered bandwidth needs

Focus on egress policies, port speeds, and fair-use limits for high-traffic apps.

Read the guide Unmetered egress

Latency-sensitive apps

Prioritize measured latency and pick regions closest to your users.

Read the guide Latency tiers

Benchmark-verified picks

Shortlist plans with benchmark runs to compare raw CPU value.

Read the guide Benchmarked plans

Budget under $10

Focus on price while keeping minimum CPU and RAM headroom.

Read the guide Under $10 rankings

Live picks by use case

These shortlists are generated from the dataset. We keep this page focused on high-demand use cases for faster loading.

WordPress-friendly picks under $12

A broad shortlist with enough RAM headroom for caching and plugins.

Showing 6 indexable plan(s). Prices and specs can change; always confirm at checkout.

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Plan	Specs	Price	Why it ranks	Updated	Buy
Contabo Cloud VPS 30 SC Contabo \| global \| Score: 44.3	8 vCPU \| 24 GB RAM 200 GB NVME \| IPv6	$8.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 20 SP Contabo \| global \| Score: 41.9	6 vCPU \| 18 GB RAM 150 GB NVME \| IPv6	$8.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
IONOS VPS Linux L IONOS \| global \| Score: 40.6	4 vCPU \| 8 GB RAM 240 GB NVME \| IPv6 \| Refund	$8.00/mo $15.00/mo Save 47% You save $7.00 USD	NVMe storage IPv6 available Refund eligible (30 days, high confidence) Provider refund policy: no-questions	2026-01-21	Checkout
Hetzner CX43 (DE) Hetzner \| Falkenstein, Germany \| Score: 40.3	8 vCPU \| 16 GB RAM 160 GB NVME \| IPv6	$11.13/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
Hetzner CX43 (FI) Hetzner \| Helsinki, Finland \| Score: 40.3	8 vCPU \| 16 GB RAM 160 GB NVME \| IPv6	$11.13/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 20 Contabo \| global \| Score: 39.5	6 vCPU \| 12 GB RAM 100 GB NVME \| IPv6	$7.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout

IPv6-friendly VPN picks under $10

Shortlist IPv6 plans under $10/month, then choose a region close to your users.

Showing 6 indexable plan(s). Prices and specs can change; always confirm at checkout.

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Plan	Specs	Price	Why it ranks	Updated	Buy
Contabo Cloud VPS 30 SC Contabo \| global \| Score: 44.3	8 vCPU \| 24 GB RAM 200 GB NVME \| IPv6	$8.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 20 SP Contabo \| global \| Score: 41.9	6 vCPU \| 18 GB RAM 150 GB NVME \| IPv6	$8.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
IONOS VPS Linux L IONOS \| global \| Score: 40.6	4 vCPU \| 8 GB RAM 240 GB NVME \| IPv6 \| Refund	$8.00/mo $15.00/mo Save 47% You save $7.00 USD	NVMe storage IPv6 available Refund eligible (30 days, high confidence) Provider refund policy: no-questions	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 20 Contabo \| global \| Score: 39.5	6 vCPU \| 12 GB RAM 100 GB NVME \| IPv6	$7.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 6C Contabo \| global \| Score: 39.5	6 vCPU \| 12 GB RAM 100 GB NVME \| IPv6	$7.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 10 SP Contabo \| global \| Score: 39.2	4 vCPU \| 10 GB RAM 100 GB NVME \| IPv6	$4.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout

Top picks under $5

Ranked plans under $5/month (indexable plan pages only).

Showing 6 indexable plan(s). Prices and specs can change; always confirm at checkout.

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Plan	Specs	Price	Why it ranks	Updated	Buy
Contabo Cloud VPS 10 SP Contabo \| global \| Score: 39.2	4 vCPU \| 10 GB RAM 100 GB NVME \| IPv6	$4.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
GreenCloudVPS BudgetKVMHNVF-3 (Hanoi) GreenCloudVPS \| Hanoi, Vietnam \| Score: 38.0	4 vCPU \| 8 GB RAM 60 GB NVME \| IPv6	$3.75/mo Billed year (12 months)	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
GreenCloudVPS BudgetKVMNLVF-3 (Amsterdam) GreenCloudVPS \| Amsterdam, Netherlands \| Score: 38.0	4 vCPU \| 8 GB RAM 60 GB NVME \| IPv6	$3.75/mo Billed year (12 months)	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
GreenCloudVPS BudgetKVMUT-3 (Ogden, UT) GreenCloudVPS \| Ogden, UT, United States \| Score: 38.0	4 vCPU \| 8 GB RAM 60 GB NVME \| IPv6	$3.75/mo Billed year (12 months)	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 10 Contabo \| global \| Score: 36.7	4 vCPU \| 8 GB RAM 75 GB NVME \| IPv6	$4.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
IONOS VPS Linux M IONOS \| global \| Score: 36.5	2 vCPU \| 4 GB RAM 120 GB NVME \| IPv6 \| Refund	$4.00/mo $8.00/mo Save 50% You save $4.00 USD	NVMe storage IPv6 available Refund eligible (30 days, high confidence) Provider refund policy: no-questions	2026-01-21	Checkout

NVMe-tagged shortlist

Plans tagged NVMe in the dataset. Validate with fio for your workload.

Showing 6 indexable plan(s). Prices and specs can change; always confirm at checkout.

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Plan	Specs	Price	Why it ranks	Updated	Buy
Contabo Cloud VPS 40 SC Contabo \| global \| Score: 45.0	12 vCPU \| 48 GB RAM 250 GB NVME \| IPv6	$16.00/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 30 SC Contabo \| global \| Score: 44.3	8 vCPU \| 24 GB RAM 200 GB NVME \| IPv6	$8.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
IONOS VPS Linux XL IONOS \| global \| Score: 42.6	8 vCPU \| 16 GB RAM 480 GB NVME \| IPv6 \| Refund	$14.00/mo $30.00/mo Save 53% You save $16.00 USD	NVMe storage IPv6 available Refund eligible (30 days, high confidence) Provider refund policy: no-questions	2026-01-21	Checkout
IONOS VPS Linux XXL IONOS \| global \| Score: 42.4	12 vCPU \| 24 GB RAM 720 GB NVME \| IPv6 \| Refund	$22.00/mo $50.00/mo Save 56% You save $28.00 USD	NVMe storage IPv6 available Refund eligible (30 days, high confidence) Provider refund policy: no-questions	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 30 SP Contabo \| global \| Score: 42.0	10 vCPU \| 36 GB RAM 250 GB NVME \| IPv6	$17.00/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 20 SP Contabo \| global \| Score: 41.9	6 vCPU \| 18 GB RAM 150 GB NVME \| IPv6	$8.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout

GPU-tagged shortlist

Plans tagged GPU availability. Always verify GPU model + VRAM at checkout.

Showing 6 indexable plan(s). Prices and specs can change; always confirm at checkout.

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Plan	Specs	Price	Why it ranks	Updated	Buy
Vultr vcg-a16-12c-128g-32vram Vultr \| global \| Score: 35.1	12 vCPU \| 128 GB RAM 700 GB NVME \| IPv6	$688.00/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-28	Checkout
Vultr vcg-a16-24c-256g-64vram Vultr \| global \| Score: 35.1	24 vCPU \| 256 GB RAM 1200 GB NVME \| IPv6	$1375.00/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-28	Checkout
Vultr vcg-a16-48c-496g-128vram Vultr \| global \| Score: 35.1	48 vCPU \| 496 GB RAM 1500 GB NVME \| IPv6	$2750.00/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-28	Checkout
Vultr vcg-a16-6c-64g-16vram Vultr \| global \| Score: 35.1	6 vCPU \| 64 GB RAM 350 GB NVME \| IPv6	$344.00/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-28	Checkout
Vultr vcg-a16-96c-960g-256vram Vultr \| global \| Score: 35.1	96 vCPU \| 960 GB RAM 1700 GB NVME \| IPv6	$5500.00/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-28	Checkout
Vultr vcg-l40s-128c-1500g-384vram Vultr \| global \| Score: 35.0	128 vCPU \| 1500 GB RAM 3400 GB NVME \| IPv6	$8983.30/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-28	Checkout

Unmetered egress shortlist

Plans tagged unmetered egress. Verify fair-use and throttling rules.

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Plan	Specs	Price	Why it ranks	Updated	Buy
Contabo Cloud VPS 40 SC Contabo \| global \| Score: 45.0	12 vCPU \| 48 GB RAM 250 GB NVME \| IPv6	$16.00/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 30 SC Contabo \| global \| Score: 44.3	8 vCPU \| 24 GB RAM 200 GB NVME \| IPv6	$8.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
IONOS VPS Linux XL IONOS \| global \| Score: 42.6	8 vCPU \| 16 GB RAM 480 GB NVME \| IPv6 \| Refund	$14.00/mo $30.00/mo Save 53% You save $16.00 USD	NVMe storage IPv6 available Refund eligible (30 days, high confidence) Provider refund policy: no-questions	2026-01-21	Checkout
IONOS VPS Linux XXL IONOS \| global \| Score: 42.4	12 vCPU \| 24 GB RAM 720 GB NVME \| IPv6 \| Refund	$22.00/mo $50.00/mo Save 56% You save $28.00 USD	NVMe storage IPv6 available Refund eligible (30 days, high confidence) Provider refund policy: no-questions	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 30 SP Contabo \| global \| Score: 42.0	10 vCPU \| 36 GB RAM 250 GB NVME \| IPv6	$17.00/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout
Contabo Cloud VPS 20 SP Contabo \| global \| Score: 41.9	6 vCPU \| 18 GB RAM 150 GB NVME \| IPv6	$8.95/mo	NVMe storage IPv6 available Value for money	2026-01-21	Checkout

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Gaming & game servers

Latency and stable CPU matter. Start with your audience region, then refine by tier.

Read guide -> Latency tiers ->

Minecraft servers

Prioritize CPU stability, RAM headroom, and low latency to players.

Read guide -> Compare CPU ->

China routing constraints

Use route tags as a shortlist, then validate with real latency and traceroutes.

Read guide -> CU backbone tag ->

Benchmarking and validation

Don't trust marketing. Benchmark CPU, disk, and network, then compare objectively.

Read guide -> Compare by value ->

Docker & container workloads

Prioritize stable CPU, KVM virtualization, and enough RAM for images and caches.

Read guide -> KVM-tagged plans ->

n8n automation workflows

Choose reliable queue-mode friendly plans with enough RAM for workers and Redis.

Read guide -> Open VPS Finder ->

Refund-friendly trials

Reduce risk by starting with refund-eligible plans and clear trial windows.

Read guide -> Refund-eligible plans ->

Unmetered bandwidth needs

Focus on egress policies, port speeds, and fair-use limits for high-traffic apps.

Read guide -> Unmetered egress ->

Latency-sensitive apps

Prioritize measured latency and pick regions closest to your users.

Read guide -> Latency tiers ->

Benchmark-verified picks

Shortlist plans with benchmark runs to compare raw CPU value.

Read guide -> Benchmarked plans ->

Budget under $10

Focus on price while keeping minimum CPU and RAM headroom.

Read guide -> Under $10 rankings ->

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