Cheaper Krystal alternatives
Pricing data as of 2026-10-05 · refreshed weekly
Baseline: a Laravel app with startup-level traffic (~50,000 visits/month) costs $14.74/month on Krystal (Ruby). 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 | Krystal vs Hostinger (shared) → |
| OVHcloud VPS | vps | VPS-1 | $4.54 | Krystal vs OVHcloud VPS → |
| Vultr | vps | Cloud Compute 1GB | $5 | Krystal vs Vultr → |
| Railway | paas | Hobby | $5 | Krystal vs Railway → |
| Linode (Akamai) | vps | Nanode 1GB | $5 | Krystal vs Linode (Akamai) → |
| DigitalOcean Droplets | vps | Basic 1GB | $6 | Krystal vs DigitalOcean Droplets → |
| Hostinger VPS | vps | KVM 1 | $6.49 | Krystal vs Hostinger VPS → |
| AWS Lightsail | vps | $7 bundle | $7 | Krystal vs AWS Lightsail → |
| Hetzner Cloud | vps | CX23 | $7.09 | Krystal vs Hetzner Cloud → |
| Scaleway | vps | DEV1-S | $7.1 | Krystal vs Scaleway → |
| Netcup | vps | VPS 500 G12.5 | $7.79 | Krystal vs Netcup → |
| Fly.io | paas | shared-cpu-1x 1GB | $8.18 | Krystal vs Fly.io → |
| Cloudways (DO) | managed-cloud | Micro | $11 | Krystal vs Cloudways (DO) → |
| Orkestr | paas | Pro | $16.2 | Krystal vs Orkestr → |
| 20i | shared | Plan 1 | $26.8 | Krystal vs 20i → |
| Koyeb | paas | eco-small | $29 | Krystal vs Koyeb → |
| Render | paas | 2 GB / 1 CPU | $35.35 | Krystal vs Render → |
| Heroku | paas | Standard-2X | $50 | Krystal vs Heroku → |
FAQ
What is the cheapest alternative to Krystal?
For a Laravel app at startup traffic: Hostinger (shared) (Unlimited) at $3.99/month versus $14.74/month on Krystal, $10.75 less per month. It is a shared host, so check what you give up before switching.
Is there a cheaper shared host than Krystal?
Yes, for this workload: Hostinger (shared) $3.99/month, versus $14.74/month on Krystal.
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.