Basic · s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb
- 1 vCPU
- 512 MiB RAM
- 10 GiB storage
€4.47/month
or€0.01/ hour
Essentials Tier Droplets
Small cloud servers for light workloads.
From €4.47/month, billed by the hour. No setup fee.
- 0153 plans
1 vCPU to 8 vCPU, 512 MB to 16 GB of memory.
- 02Hourly billing
Pay only while a server runs.
- 03From €4.47/month
No setup fee.
- 044 lines
Basic, Basic Intel, Basic AMD, v5 Shared.
Essentials Tier plans
53 plans. Filter by vCPU, memory and location.
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Basic · s-1vcpu-1gb
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GiB RAM
- 25 GiB storage
€6.70/month
or€0.01/ hour
Basic Intel · s-1vcpu-1gb-intel
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GiB RAM
- 25 GiB storage
€7.82/month
or€0.01/ hour
Basic AMD · s-1vcpu-1gb-amd
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GiB RAM
- 25 GiB storage
€7.82/month
or€0.01/ hour
Basic Intel · s-1vcpu-1gb-35gb-intel
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GiB RAM
- 35 GiB storage
€8.93/month
or€0.01/ hour
Basic · s-1vcpu-2gb
- 1 vCPU
- 2 GiB RAM
- 50 GiB storage
€13.40/month
or€0.02/ hour
Basic Intel · s-1vcpu-2gb-intel
- 1 vCPU
- 2 GiB RAM
- 50 GiB storage
€15.63/month
or€0.02/ hour
Basic AMD · s-1vcpu-2gb-amd
- 1 vCPU
- 2 GiB RAM
- 50 GiB storage
€15.63/month
or€0.02/ hour
Basic AMD · s-1vcpu-2gb-amd
- 1 vCPU
- 2 GiB RAM
- 50 GiB storage
€15.63/month
or€0.02/ hour
Basic Intel · s-1vcpu-2gb-70gb-intel
- 1 vCPU
- 2 GiB RAM
- 70 GiB storage
€17.86/month
or€0.03/ hour
v5 Shared · s5-1vcpu-1gb-30gb
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GiB RAM
- 30 GiB storage
€19.92/month
or€0.03/ hour
Basic · s-2vcpu-2gb
- 2 vCPU
- 2 GiB RAM
- 60 GiB storage
€20.10/month
or€0.03/ hour
Prices per month. Every plan can also be billed by the hour.
Compare lines
4 lines, one tier.
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The lowest-cost line, from the smallest size up. | The same small sizes on Intel CPUs. | Small sizes on AMD CPUs, up to the largest Essentials plan. | The widest choice of sizes in the tier. |
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Use cases
What runs well on Essentials.
Personal sites and blogs
A small web server for a site with modest traffic.
- Web server
- Small sites
Pricing
What you pay for.
Every plan shows its own price before checkout.
01SizePer plan
vCPU and memory set the price, from €4.47/month for the smallest plan.
02Hourly or monthlyOne-hour minimum
Pay by the hour, with a one-hour minimum, or by the month.
03LineCompare lines
Basic, Basic Intel, Basic AMD and v5 Shared plans of a similar size are priced differently.
04LocationPer plan
Each plan lists the countries it runs in. Pick the one closest to your users.
Need more power?
Move up when your app grows.
Balanced Compute
Steady production apps that need more memory.
High-Compute Nodes
Builds, batch jobs and other CPU-heavy work.
RAM-Intensive Nodes
Caches and databases that keep data in memory.
VPS hosting
Virtual servers in more countries, with NVMe plans.
FAQ
Essentials Tier questions
What are Essentials Tier Droplets?
Small cloud servers for light workloads: 53 plans from 1 vCPU to 8 vCPU and 512 MB to 16 GB of memory, billed by the hour or month.
Who should use them?
Anyone running a small site, a test or staging server, a lightweight API or a side project. For a website without server work, shared hosting is simpler. See shared hosting
How much does an Essentials Tier Droplet cost?
Plans start at €4.47/month. Every plan can also be billed by the hour, and there is no setup fee.
Can I pay by the hour?
Yes. Every Essentials plan supports hourly billing, with a one-hour minimum, so a test server costs only while it runs.
What is the difference between Basic, Basic Intel, Basic AMD, v5 Shared?
Basic: 6 plans from €4.47/month. Basic Intel: 11 plans from €7.82/month. Basic AMD: 9 plans from €7.82/month. v5 Shared: 27 plans from €19.92/month.
Where are they hosted?
Essentials Tier Droplets run in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Netherlands, Singapore, United States and Canada. Each plan lists its own locations.
Do I manage the server myself?
Yes. We run the hardware and network; you manage the operating system, software and data. See Managed VPS if you want it done for you.
How are Droplets different from VPS hosting?
Both are virtual servers. Droplets come in families tuned for different workloads, while VPS plans offer more locations. See VPS hosting
Launch a small cloud server.
From €4.47/month, billed by the hour.