Unmanaged Linux VPS 6 GB
Hostwinds Unmanaged Linux VPS 6 GB with 2 vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD and 2 TB of traffic.
Unmanaged Linux VPS 6 GB costs $28.99 a month, or $348 a year. That puts it 3rd on price among the 4 plans with 6 GB of memory we track, which range from $18.88 to $43.25 a month. It is big enough for 57 of the 68 self-hosted apps in our guides, including Appwrite, Baserow, Budibase and Dify. If price matters most, OVHcloud VPS-3 (US) gives you at least the same vCPU and memory, with similar storage, for $12.32 a month.
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 100 GB
- Transfer
- 2 TB
Market position
Number 3 of 4 on price with 6 GB
Available USD plans in the catalog with exactly this much memory, monthly price on a log scale. Hourly-billed plans use hourly price × 730.
Cost at a glance
What this plan costs you
- Per month
- $28.99
- Per year
- $348
- Per vCPU
- $14.50/mo
- Per GB RAM
- $4.83/mo
Standard list price before tax, add-ons, backups or bandwidth overage.
Specifications
- CPU cores
- 2 vCPU
- Included traffic
- 2000 GB
- Management
- Self-managed
- Memory
- 6 GB
- Storage capacity
- 100 GB
- Storage type
- SSD
Before you buy
Cheaper plans with the same resources
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OVHcloud OVHcloud VPS-3 (US) 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 100 GB disk$12.32/mo −$16.67/mo
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Hostinger Hostinger KVM 2 VPS 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB disk$14.99/mo −$14.00/mo
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Namecheap Quasar 4 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 120 GB disk$18.88/mo −$10.11/mo
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Hivelocity Hivelocity pro.md.amd 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB disk$20.00/mo −$8.99/mo
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DreamHost Stack 8 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB disk$21.99/mo −$7.00/mo
Available USD plans from other providers with at least this plan's vCPU and memory and comparable storage. Check CPU type, regions and transfer before switching.
Within Hostwinds's range
How Unmanaged Linux VPS 6 GB differs from its neighbours
Changing size
- Unmanaged Linux VPS 8 GB is the next size up: 8 GB of memory and 4 vCPU for $38.99 a month, $10.00 more than this plan. That is enough for Apache Airflow, Immich, LiteLLM Proxy, NocoDB and 6 more, which this plan is too small for.
- Unmanaged Linux VPS 4 GB is the next size down: 4 GB of memory for $18.99 a month, $10.00 less than this plan. It still runs every app from our guides that this plan does.
From the published specs and list prices in our catalog. App fit uses the starting server we suggest in each hosting guide.
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Price history
No change to the monthly list price of $28.99 since we started tracking it on .
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What this plan can run
Big enough for
Too small for
Each app is measured against the starting server we suggest in its hosting guide.
Questions
Questions about Unmanaged Linux VPS 6 GB
How much does Unmanaged Linux VPS 6 GB cost?
$28.99 a month, or about $347.88 a year, before tax.
What is the cheapest 6 GB plan you track?
Namecheap’s Quasar plan, at $18.88 a month. It is the lowest price among the 4 USD plans with 6 GB of memory we track.
Is there a cheaper plan with the same resources?
Yes. OVHcloud VPS-3 (US) costs $12.32 a month and has at least the same vCPU and memory, with similar storage. Compare the CPU type and included traffic before you switch.
What does the next size up cost?
Unmanaged Linux VPS 8 GB is the next size up: 8 GB of memory and 4 vCPU for $38.99 a month, $10.00 more than this plan. That is enough for Apache Airflow, Immich, LiteLLM Proxy, NocoDB and 6 more, which this plan is too small for.