Unmanaged VPS Entry
KnownHost Unmanaged VPS Entry with 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe and 2 TB of traffic.
Unmanaged VPS Entry costs $5.00 a month, or $60 a year. That puts it 4th on price among the 18 plans with 1 GB of memory we track, which range from $4.00 to $50.00 a month. It is big enough for 19 of the 68 self-hosted apps in our guides, including Actual Budget, BookStack, Caddy and Django. If price matters most, Kamatera’s Basic plan gives you at least the same vCPU and memory, with similar storage, for $4.00 a month.
- vCPU
- 1
- Memory
- 1 GB
- Storage
- 25 GB
- Transfer
- 2 TB
Market position
Number 4 of 18 on price with 1 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
- $5.00
- Per year
- $60
- Per vCPU
- $5.00/mo
- Per GB RAM
- $5.00/mo
Standard list price before tax, add-ons, backups or bandwidth overage.
Specifications
- CPU cores
- 1 vCPU
- Included traffic
- 2000 GB
- Management
- Self-managed
- Memory
- 1 GB
- Storage capacity
- 25 GB
- Storage type
- NVMe
Before you buy
Cheaper plans with the same resources
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Kamatera Basic 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 20 GB disk$4.00/mo −$1.00/mo
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OVHcloud OVHcloud VPS-1 (US) 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB disk$4.54/mo −$0.46/mo
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Hostwinds Unmanaged Linux VPS 1 GB 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 30 GB disk$4.99/mo −$0.01/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 KnownHost's range
How Unmanaged VPS Entry differs from its neighbours
Changing size
- Unmanaged VPS Entry Plus is the next size up: 2 GB of memory and 2 vCPU for $10.00 a month, $5.00 more than this plan. That is enough for AnythingLLM, authentik, CloudPanel, Coolify and 16 more, which this plan is too small for.
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 $5.00 since we started tracking it on .
We record this plan's catalog price every day (17 days so far). That is not a fresh check at the provider each day: see "Price checked on" above for when the price was last confirmed. VPS price index
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 VPS Entry
How much does Unmanaged VPS Entry cost?
$5.00 a month, or about $60.00 a year, before tax.
What is the cheapest 1 GB plan you track?
Kamatera’s Basic plan, at $4.00 a month. It is the lowest price among the 18 USD plans with 1 GB of memory we track.
Is there a cheaper plan with the same resources?
Yes. Kamatera’s Basic plan costs $4.00 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 VPS Entry Plus is the next size up: 2 GB of memory and 2 vCPU for $10.00 a month, $5.00 more than this plan. That is enough for AnythingLLM, authentik, CloudPanel, Coolify and 16 more, which this plan is too small for.