Namecheap Magnetar
Namecheap Magnetar with 8 vCPU, 12 GB RAM, 240 GB SSD RAID 10 and 6 TB of traffic.
Magnetar costs $32.88 a month, or $395 a year. That puts it 2nd on price among the 5 plans with 12 GB of memory we track, which range from $12.32 to $83.25 a month. It is big enough for 67 of the 68 self-hosted apps in our guides, including Apache Airflow, Immich, LiteLLM Proxy and NocoDB. If price matters most, OVHcloud VPS-4 (US) gives you at least the same vCPU and memory, with similar storage, for $23.37 a month.
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 240 GB
- Transfer
- 6 TB
Market position
Number 2 of 5 on price with 12 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
- $32.88
- Per year
- $395
- Per vCPU
- $4.11/mo
- Per GB RAM
- $2.74/mo
Standard list price before tax, add-ons, backups or bandwidth overage.
Specifications
- CPU cores
- 8 vCPU
- Included traffic
- 6000 GB
- Management
- Self-managed
- Memory
- 12 GB
- Storage capacity
- 240 GB
- Storage type
- SSD RAID 10
Before you buy
Cheaper plans with the same resources
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OVHcloud OVHcloud VPS-4 (US) 8 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 200 GB disk$23.37/mo −$9.51/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 Namecheap's range
How Namecheap Magnetar differs from its neighbours
Changing size
- Hypernova is the next size up: 24 GB of memory and 12 vCPU for $56.88 a month, $24.00 more than this plan. That is enough for GitLab Self-Managed, which this plan is too small for.
- Quasar is the next size down: 6 GB of memory and 4 vCPU for $18.88 a month, $14.00 less than this plan. It is too small for Apache Airflow, Immich, LiteLLM Proxy, NocoDB and 3 more, which this plan can run.
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 $32.88 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 Magnetar
How much does Magnetar cost?
$32.88 a month, or about $394.56 a year, before tax.
Is there a cheaper introductory price?
Yes. New customers pay $28.88 a month for the first term, then $32.88 a month. We compare plans on that second, regular price.
What is the cheapest 12 GB plan you track?
OVHcloud VPS-3 (US), at $12.32 a month. It is the lowest price among the 5 USD plans with 12 GB of memory we track.
Is there a cheaper plan with the same resources?
Yes. OVHcloud VPS-4 (US) costs $23.37 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?
Hypernova is the next size up: 24 GB of memory and 12 vCPU for $56.88 a month, $24.00 more than this plan. That is enough for GitLab Self-Managed, which this plan is too small for.