Cheapest VPS with 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM in the EU
The cheapest listed VPS with at least 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM deployable in the EU is EUR 0.44 per month excluding VAT, at scaleway (vps/scaleway/stardust1-s, verified 2026-10-23 22:44 UTC), across 7 providers (2026-10-24, UTC). Each provider's cheapest qualifying plan is listed below; hourly plans are counted at 730 hours a month.
List prices, not transacted prices. What that means.
EU VPS floor (1 vCPU / 1 GB)
Change: 0.0% from 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-24 (like for like, on the constituents both days share).
Dashed lines with a diamond mark days on which the set of constituents (n) changed; a jump on such a day can be coverage, not a price move.
By provider
- scaleway EUR 0.438
- linode EUR 4.47
- vultr EUR 4.47
- ovhcloud EUR 4.49
- transip EUR 5.00
- netcup EUR 7.98
- azure EUR 31.31
One line per provider, from that listing's own recorded changes; a price holds until the next change.
Cheapest qualifying plan per provider
At least 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM, deployable in the EU, excluding VAT. Sorted by price only.
| Provider | SKU | vCPU | RAM GB | Listed price | EUR / month | VAT basis | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scaleway | vps/scaleway/stardust1-s | 1 | 1 | EUR 0.438 | 0.44 | excl. VAT | 2026-10-23 22:44 UTC | source |
| linode | vps/linode/g6-nanode-1 | 1 | 1 | USD 5.00 | 4.47 | excl. VAT | 2026-10-23 22:53 UTC | source |
| vultr | vps/vultr/vc2-1c-1gb | 1 | 1 | USD 5.00 | 4.47 | excl. VAT | 2026-10-23 22:44 UTC | source |
| ovhcloud | vps/ovhcloud/vps-2027-model1 | 2 | 4 | EUR 4.49 | 4.49 | excl. VAT | 2026-10-23 22:44 UTC | source |
| transip | vps/transip/v1 | 1 | 1 | EUR 5.00 | 5.00 | excl. VAT | 2026-10-24 00:55 UTC | source |
| netcup | vps/netcup/vps-500 | 2 | 4 | EUR 7.98 | 7.98 | VAT removed (19%) | 2026-10-24 00:55 UTC | source |
| azure | vps/azure/standard_b2ls_v2 | 2 | 4 | USD 0.048/h × 730 h = USD 35.04 | 31.31 | excl. VAT | 2026-10-24 12:29 UTC | source |
A floor is the lowest price among the providers whose price APIs and pages are read (sources), not the lowest in the market. Not covered yet: Hetzner (API token pending), Contabo (blocks automated access).
How this page is built
It reads the latest value of the EU VPS floor (1 vCPU / 1 GB) index series and the per-provider detail behind it, so the page and the series always agree. Definition: The lowest monthly list price, in EUR excluding VAT, for a VPS with at least 1 vCPU and at least 1 GB RAM, sold in an EU datacentre, across the providers whose price APIs we read. Data: JSON · CSV · Atom feed.
Cite this
Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with this credit. The numbers are list prices, not transacted prices.
InfraRabbit (2026). Cheapest VPS with 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM in the EU [data as of 2026-10-24]. https://infrarabbit.com/vps/cheapest-1vcpu-1gb-eu (accessed 2026-10-24). List prices, not transacted prices. CC BY 4.0.
BibTeX
@misc{infrarabbit_vps_cheapest_1vcpu_1gb_eu_2026,
author = {{InfraRabbit}},
title = {Cheapest VPS with 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM in the EU},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://infrarabbit.com/vps/cheapest-1vcpu-1gb-eu}},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-24; accessed 2026-10-24; list prices, not transacted prices; CC BY 4.0}
}