VM.Standard.E5.Flex · 1 OCPU / 8 GB
Oracle Cloud VM.Standard.E5.Flex with 1 OCPU (2 vCPU) and 8 GB RAM. Computed from Oracle's published unit prices: 1 × $0.03 per OCPU-hour + 8 × $0.002 per GB-hour = USD 0.046 per hour (about USD 33.58 for 730 hours). Boot and block volumes are billed separately.
VM.Standard.E5.Flex · 1 OCPU / 8 GB costs $33.58 a month, or $403 a year. That puts it 7th on price among the 32 plans with 8 GB of memory we track, which range from $8.50 to $175.00 a month. It is big enough for 60 of the 68 self-hosted apps in our guides, including Apache Airflow, LiteLLM Proxy, Plane and Appwrite. If price matters most, OVHcloud VPS-2 (US) gives you at least the same vCPU and memory, with similar storage, for $8.50 a month.
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 8 GB
Market position
Number 7 of 32 on price with 8 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
- $33.58
- Per year
- $403
- Per vCPU
- $16.79/mo
- Per GB RAM
- $4.20/mo
Standard list price before tax, add-ons, backups or bandwidth overage.
Specifications
- CPU classification
- AMD EPYC (1 OCPU = 2 vCPUs)
- CPU cores
- 2 vCPU
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Storage type
- Block volume (billed separately)
Before you buy
Cheaper plans with the same resources
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OVHcloud OVHcloud VPS-2 (US) 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB disk$8.50/mo −$25.08/mo
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Hostinger Hostinger KVM 2 VPS 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB disk$14.99/mo −$18.59/mo
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Hivelocity Hivelocity pro.md.amd 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB disk$20.00/mo −$13.58/mo
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DreamHost Stack 8 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB disk$21.99/mo −$11.59/mo
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InMotion Hosting VPS 4 vCPU 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB disk$26.99/mo −$6.59/mo
Available USD plans from other providers with at least this plan's vCPU and memory. Check CPU type, regions and transfer before switching.
Within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's range
How VM.Standard.E5.Flex · 1 OCPU / 8 GB differs from its neighbours
Changing size
- VM.Standard.E5.Flex · 2 OCPU / 16 GB is the next size up: 16 GB of memory and 4 vCPU for $67.16 a month, $33.58 more than this plan. That is enough for Immich, NocoDB, Ollama, Supabase and 3 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.
Same provider
More from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- VM.Standard.A1.Flex · 1 OCPU / 8 GB1 vCPU · 8 GB $16.06
- VM.Standard.E5.Flex · 1 OCPU / 8 GB2 vCPU · 8 GB $33.58
- VM.Standard.A1.Flex · 2 OCPU / 16 GB2 vCPU · 16 GB $32.12
- VM.Standard.E5.Flex · 2 OCPU / 16 GB4 vCPU · 16 GB $67.16
- VM.Standard.A1.Flex · 4 OCPU / 32 GB4 vCPU · 32 GB $64.24
- VM.Standard.E5.Flex · 4 OCPU / 32 GB8 vCPU · 32 GB $134.32
All prices
Price history
No change to the monthly list price of $33.58 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 VM.Standard.E5.Flex · 1 OCPU / 8 GB
How much does VM.Standard.E5.Flex · 1 OCPU / 8 GB cost?
$33.58 a month, or about $402.96 a year, before tax.
What is the cheapest 8 GB plan you track?
OVHcloud VPS-2 (US), at $8.50 a month. It is the lowest price among the 32 USD plans with 8 GB of memory we track.
Is there a cheaper plan with the same resources?
Yes. OVHcloud VPS-2 (US) costs $8.50 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?
VM.Standard.E5.Flex · 2 OCPU / 16 GB is the next size up: 16 GB of memory and 4 vCPU for $67.16 a month, $33.58 more than this plan. That is enough for Immich, NocoDB, Ollama, Supabase and 3 more, which this plan is too small for.