Cheaper OVHcloud VPS alternatives
Pricing data as of 2026-10-12 · refreshed weekly
Baseline: a Next.js app with startup-level traffic (~50,000 visits/month) costs $4.54/month on OVHcloud VPS (VPS-1). Every provider below can run the same workload — ranked by real list price. Cheaper is not always better: a vps platform and a raw VPS differ in how much ops work lands on you.
| Provider | Type | Plan | $/month | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orkestr | paas | Starter | $0 | OVHcloud VPS vs Orkestr → |
| DigitalOcean Droplets | vps | Basic 512MB | $4 | OVHcloud VPS vs DigitalOcean Droplets → |
| Vultr | vps | Cloud Compute 1GB | $5 | OVHcloud VPS vs Vultr → |
| Railway | paas | Hobby | $5 | OVHcloud VPS vs Railway → |
| Linode (Akamai) | vps | Nanode 1GB | $5 | OVHcloud VPS vs Linode (Akamai) → |
| AWS Lightsail | vps | $5 bundle | $5 | OVHcloud VPS vs AWS Lightsail → |
| Heroku | paas | Eco | $5 | OVHcloud VPS vs Heroku → |
| Fly.io | paas | shared-cpu-1x 512MB | $5.17 | OVHcloud VPS vs Fly.io → |
| DigitalOcean App Platform | paas | Shared 1 vCPU / 512MB | $5.48 | OVHcloud VPS vs DigitalOcean App Platform → |
| Hostinger VPS | vps | KVM 1 | $6.49 | OVHcloud VPS vs Hostinger VPS → |
| Scaleway | vps | DEV1-S | $7.1 | OVHcloud VPS vs Scaleway → |
| Netcup | vps | VPS 500 G12.5 | $7.79 | OVHcloud VPS vs Netcup → |
| Render | paas | 512 MB / 0.5 CPU | $17.35 | OVHcloud VPS vs Render → |
| Vercel | serverless | Pro | $20 | OVHcloud VPS vs Vercel → |
| Netlify | serverless | Pro | $20 | OVHcloud VPS vs Netlify → |
| Hetzner Cloud | vps | CPX22 (Regular Performance) | $23.59 | OVHcloud VPS vs Hetzner Cloud → |
| Koyeb | paas | eco-micro | $29 | OVHcloud VPS vs Koyeb → |
FAQ
What is the cheapest alternative to OVHcloud VPS?
For a Next.js app at startup traffic: Orkestr (Starter) at free versus $4.54/month on OVHcloud VPS, $4.54 less per month. It is a PaaS, so check what you give up before switching.
Is there a cheaper VPS than OVHcloud VPS?
Yes, for this workload: DigitalOcean Droplets $4/month, versus $4.54/month on OVHcloud VPS.
How is this comparison calculated?
Workload: Next.js needing ~512MB 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 2026-10-12, 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.