RackNerd 1 GB KVM VPS

RackNerd 1 GB KVM VPS with 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 50 GB RAID-10 SSD and 1 TB of traffic.

1 GB KVM VPS costs $17.99 a month, or $216 a year. That puts it 17th 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, OVHcloud VPS-1 (US) gives you at least the same vCPU and memory, with similar storage, for $4.54 a month.

vCPU
2
Memory
1 GB
Storage
50 GB
Transfer
1 TB

Market position

Number 17 of 18 on price with 1 GB

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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
$17.99
Per year
$216
Per vCPU
$9.00/mo
Per GB RAM
$17.99/mo

Standard list price before tax, add-ons, backups or bandwidth overage.

Specifications

CPU cores
2 vCPU
Included traffic
1000 GB
Management
Self-managed
Memory
1 GB
Storage capacity
50 GB
Storage type
RAID-10 SSD

Before you buy

Cheaper plans with the same resources

Compare top 3 →
  1. OVHcloud OVHcloud VPS-1 (US) 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB disk
    $4.54/mo −$13.45/mo
  2. KnownHost Unmanaged VPS Entry Plus 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB disk
    $10.00/mo −$7.99/mo
  3. RamNode Standard VPS 2 GB 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 80 GB disk
    $10.00/mo −$7.99/mo
  4. Amazon Web Services Amazon Lightsail · 2 vCPU / 2 GB 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB disk
    $10.00/mo −$7.99/mo
  5. Hivelocity Hivelocity pro.sm.amd 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB disk
    $10.00/mo −$7.99/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 RackNerd's range

How RackNerd 1 GB KVM VPS differs from its neighbours

Changing size

  • 2 GB KVM VPS is the next size up: 2 GB of memory and 3 vCPU for $20.59 a month, $2.60 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

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What this plan can run

Big enough for

Too small for

  • AnythingLLM needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Apache Airflow needs 2 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 40 GB disk
  • Appwrite needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB disk
  • authentik needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Baserow needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Budibase needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Chatwoot needs 4 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB disk
  • CloudPanel needs 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Coolify needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 10 GB disk
  • Dify needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB disk
  • Directus needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Discourse needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Docker Engine needs 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Dokku needs 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • ERPNext needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB disk
  • Ghost needs 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Gitea needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • GitLab Self-Managed needs 8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 60 GB disk
  • Grafana needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Home Assistant needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 32 GB disk
  • Immich needs 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 50 GB disk
  • Jellyfin needs 4 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 100 GB disk
  • JupyterHub needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB disk
  • Keycloak needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Langflow needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • LibreChat needs 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Linkwarden needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB disk
  • LiteLLM Proxy needs 2 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Matomo needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 50 GB disk
  • Meilisearch needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Metabase needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 25 GB disk
  • Moodle needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • n8n needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Nextcloud needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40 GB disk
  • NocoDB needs 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 50 GB disk
  • Ollama needs 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 50 GB disk
  • Open WebUI needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • OpenProject needs 4 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Outline needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Paperless-ngx needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 50 GB disk
  • Plane needs 2 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 40 GB disk
  • Plausible Analytics needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Stirling PDF needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 10 GB disk
  • Strapi 5 needs 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Supabase needs 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 80 GB disk
  • Umami needs 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk
  • Valkey needs 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 10 GB disk
  • Wiki.js needs 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 10 GB disk
  • WordPress needs 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 20 GB disk

Each app is measured against the starting server we suggest in its hosting guide.

Questions

Questions about 1 GB KVM VPS

How much does 1 GB KVM VPS cost?

$17.99 a month, or about $215.88 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. OVHcloud VPS-1 (US) costs $4.54 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?

2 GB KVM VPS is the next size up: 2 GB of memory and 3 vCPU for $20.59 a month, $2.60 more than this plan. That is enough for AnythingLLM, authentik, CloudPanel, Coolify and 16 more, which this plan is too small for.