Cheaper 20i alternatives
Pricing data as of 2026-10-05 · refreshed weekly
Baseline: a Laravel app with startup-level traffic (~50,000 visits/month) costs $26.8/month on 20i (Plan 1). Every provider below can run the same workload — ranked by real list price. Cheaper is not always better: a shared platform and a raw VPS differ in how much ops work lands on you.
| Provider | Type | Plan | $/month | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostinger (shared) | shared | Unlimited | $3.99 | 20i vs Hostinger (shared) → |
| OVHcloud VPS | vps | VPS-1 | $4.54 | 20i vs OVHcloud VPS → |
| Vultr | vps | Cloud Compute 1GB | $5 | 20i vs Vultr → |
| Railway | paas | Hobby | $5 | 20i vs Railway → |
| Linode (Akamai) | vps | Nanode 1GB | $5 | 20i vs Linode (Akamai) → |
| DigitalOcean Droplets | vps | Basic 1GB | $6 | 20i vs DigitalOcean Droplets → |
| Hostinger VPS | vps | KVM 1 | $6.49 | 20i vs Hostinger VPS → |
| AWS Lightsail | vps | $7 bundle | $7 | 20i vs AWS Lightsail → |
| Hetzner Cloud | vps | CX23 | $7.09 | 20i vs Hetzner Cloud → |
| Scaleway | vps | DEV1-S | $7.1 | 20i vs Scaleway → |
| Netcup | vps | VPS 500 G12.5 | $7.79 | 20i vs Netcup → |
| Fly.io | paas | shared-cpu-1x 1GB | $8.18 | 20i vs Fly.io → |
| Cloudways (DO) | managed-cloud | Micro | $11 | 20i vs Cloudways (DO) → |
| Krystal | shared | Ruby | $14.74 | 20i vs Krystal → |
| Orkestr | paas | Pro | $16.2 | 20i vs Orkestr → |
| Koyeb | paas | eco-small | $29 | 20i vs Koyeb → |
| Render | paas | 2 GB / 1 CPU | $35.35 | 20i vs Render → |
| Heroku | paas | Standard-2X | $50 | 20i vs Heroku → |
FAQ
What is the cheapest alternative to 20i?
For a Laravel app at startup traffic: Hostinger (shared) (Unlimited) at $3.99/month versus $26.80/month on 20i, $22.81 less per month. It is a shared host, so check what you give up before switching.
Is there a cheaper shared host than 20i?
Yes, for this workload: Hostinger (shared) $3.99/month, Krystal $14.74/month, versus $26.80/month on 20i.
How is this comparison calculated?
Workload: Laravel needing ~1024MB RAM for serving, ~50,000 visits and ~74GB of transfer a month. For each provider we take the cheapest plan that fits RAM, bandwidth and visit limits, plus metered egress where the provider charges it. Providers whose largest plan does not fit are left out.
How current are these prices?
They are official list prices as of 2026-10-05, re-checked against each provider's pricing page on a weekly cycle. Intro promos and coupons are not used in totals; taxes are not included unless a plan note says so.