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Compute pricing

Three rates. Billed by the hour. Bandwidth free.

No plans and no instance types to decode. Pay for exactly the vCPU, RAM and NVMe disk you configure, hourly, from a prepaid balance — so a runaway bill can't happen.
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Free to sign up. A one-time $5 starter credit once a card is on file.

Per-resource rates

vCPU
$0.004per core-hour≈ $2.92/month, only while running
RAM
$0.00256per GiB-hour≈ $1.87/month per GiB, only while running
NVMe disk
$0.074per GiB-monthBilled while allocated, running or stopped
Bandwidth
$0in and outNo egress fees in any region

What it actually costs

Three common builds

Monthly cost = (vCPU + RAM) × 730 hours + disk. These are examples, not plans — change any number and the price follows.

Starter

$9.62/ month

Small sites and side projects. $0.0132 per hour while running.

  • 1 vCPU
  • 2 GiB RAM
  • 40 GB NVMe
  • Unlimited bandwidth, $0 egress
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Standard

$19.24/ month

Apps and databases. $0.0263 per hour while running.

  • 2 vCPU
  • 4 GiB RAM
  • 80 GB NVMe
  • Unlimited bandwidth, $0 egress
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Performance

$38.47/ month

Production workloads. $0.0527 per hour while running.

  • 4 vCPU
  • 8 GiB RAM
  • 160 GB NVMe
  • Unlimited bandwidth, $0 egress
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VMs bill by the hour, so a Standard build run for a weekend costs about $1.26, not $19.24.

Cost calculator

Your build, priced against the usual suspects

Set the resources and monthly transfer. Fixed-plan providers round up to their nearest plan — we show which one, so you can see what you'd pay for and not use.

Quick builds

2
4 GB
80 GB
1 TB / mo

Free on Edge. Only AWS publishes a flat per-GB rate we can model; others include an allowance first.

Included in every Edge price

  • DDoS protection
  • Public IPv4 + IPv6
  • Private networking
  • Unlimited transfer
  • Browser console

Edge Compute · 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB

$19.24/ month, always on

vCPU $5.84 + RAM $7.48 + disk $5.92 + transfer $0.00

  • Edge$19.24Exactly the resources above
  • Vultr Cloud Compute$20.00Plan 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB · transfer allowance, then billed per GB
  • DigitalOcean Droplets$24.00Plan 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB · pooled transfer allowance, then billed per GB
  • AWS EC2~$126.00Plan 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB · egress billed at ~$0.09/GB ($90 here)
  • Hetzner Cloud—Fixed plans priced in euros — often the cheapest per plan. We don't quote their prices; check Hetzner.

Competitor figures are the list prices quoted on our comparison pages at the time of writing: DigitalOcean Basic Droplets, Vultr Regular Cloud Compute, and AWS t3/m-family on-demand in us-east-1 plus gp3 EBS (estimates). Prices change — check each provider before you decide.

At a glance

The whole rate card

Three resources make a VM. Everything else is a flat add-on, or free.
ResourcePriceNotes
vCPU$0.004 per hourDedicated virtual core, billed only while running
RAM$0.00256 per GiB-hourBilled only while running
NVMe disk$0.074 per GiB-monthBilled for allocated storage, running or stopped
Additional IPv4$2.00 per month eachFirst public IP included
Snapshots and backups$0.05 per GiB-monthBilled for stored size
BandwidthFreeAll traffic in and out, every region

Hard caps by design

A surprise bill is structurally impossible

Compute is prepaid. You load a balance and usage is deducted hourly — spend can never run ahead of what you've put in.

  • Prepaid balance

    Top up when it suits you, or turn on auto top-up. A one-time $5 starter credit is available once your card is on file.

  • Balance out, VMs pause

    At zero, running VMs stop — nothing is deleted. Top up and the VMs we stopped start again automatically.

  • Exact price up front

    The configurator shows the hourly and monthly total before you deploy. No egress maths, no fine print.

FAQ

Billing questions

How does billing work?
Usage is metered and deducted hourly from a prepaid balance. Load credit, run what you need, stop any time. There's no subscription to commit to and nothing to cancel.
What happens when my balance runs out?
Running VMs are stopped, never deleted. Data, configuration and IPs stay in place, and the VMs we stopped start again automatically when you top up. Enable auto top-up to avoid interruptions.
Do stopped VMs cost anything?
A stopped VM stops accruing vCPU and RAM charges immediately. Disk keeps billing at $0.074/GiB-month while the VM exists, because the storage is still allocated to you.
Are there egress fees?
No. Bandwidth in and out is included at every size, in every region. The price you configure is the price you pay.
Can I see the cost before I deploy?
Yes. The configurator in the console shows the exact hourly and monthly total for your vCPU, RAM and disk before anything is created.
What about high-volume workloads?
Enterprise volume pay-as-you-go starts at $499/month with volume discounts, a 99.99% SLA and an account manager.

See the price. Deploy. Pay only while it runs.

Configure exactly what you need and watch the hourly total before you commit. Bandwidth is never on the bill.

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