Cloud Plans
Compare 175 plans from 35 providers — VMs, containers, Postgres, MySQL, Redis, object storage, Kubernetes, NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Firestore, Cosmos DB …) and vector databases (Pinecone, Qdrant, pgvector …). Pick what you need, where and for how much, and see which provider covers it cheapest, or compare the providers themselves: how popular they are, what they are good for and what people say about them. Not sure what you need? Help me choose asks a few questions about your project and explains why each provider fits or not, and the Guide lists what to weigh besides price, CPU and RAM.
Five kinds of provider
They sell different things, so the cheapest plan is not always the right one. Click a kind to list only those providers.
35 of 35 providers.
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| AWS HyperscalerWell liked | ≈ 30% share Largest cloud by revenue; the default for most enterprises | VMContainerPostgresMySQLRedisStorageKubernetesNoSQLVector | Anything at any scale, especially teams that need the widest catalogue, regions and compliance |
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| Microsoft Azure HyperscalerMixed reviews | ≈ 20% share Number two; strongest where Microsoft 365 / Windows already is | VMContainerPostgresMySQLRedisStorageKubernetesNoSQLVector | Organisations already on Microsoft 365, Entra ID, .NET or Windows Server |
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| Google Cloud HyperscalerWell liked | ≈ 13% share Number three; strong in data, AI and Kubernetes | VMContainerPostgresMySQLRedisStorageKubernetesNoSQL | Data, analytics and AI work, Kubernetes, and scale-to-zero containers on Cloud Run |
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| MongoDB Atlas Data specialistWell liked | < 1% share The managed MongoDB, from MongoDB itself | Databases only NoSQLVector | Anyone running MongoDB who wants it managed by MongoDB itself |
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| Alibaba Cloud HyperscalerMixed reviews | ≈ 4% share Largest cloud in China | VMPostgresMySQLRedisStorageKubernetes | Serving users in mainland China and the rest of Asia |
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| DigitalOcean Developer cloudWell liked | < 1% share Favourite of indie developers and small teams; flat pricing | VMContainerPostgresMySQLRedisStorageKubernetesNoSQL | Indie developers, startups and small teams who want simple, predictable bills |
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| Hetzner Developer cloudWell liked | < 1% share Best price/performance in Europe; very popular for self-hosting | VMStorage | The most CPU and RAM for the money in Europe; self-hosting with Docker or Coolify |
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| Neon Data specialistWell liked | < 1% share Serverless Postgres that scales to zero; owned by Databricks | Databases only PostgresVector | Serverless Postgres for bursty apps, previews and dev databases |
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| Supabase Data specialistWell liked | < 1% share Postgres plus auth, storage and APIs; big with frontend devs | Databases only PostgresVector | Frontend and mobile apps that want Postgres plus auth, storage and realtime in one place |
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| Pinecone Data specialistWell liked | < 1% share The best-known managed vector database, serverless only | Vector only Vector | Semantic search and RAG without running a vector database yourself |
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| Cloudflare R2 Data specialistWell liked | < 1% share S3-compatible storage with no egress fees | Storage only Storage | Serving files and media to the internet without an egress bill |
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| Oracle Cloud (OCI) HyperscalerMixed reviews | ≈ 3% share Growing fast; the most generous Always Free tier | VMContainerMySQLStorageKubernetesNoSQL | Free hobby servers, and Oracle Database or other Oracle workloads |
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| Tencent Cloud HyperscalerMixed reviews | ≈ 2% share Number two in China; gaming and media heavy | VMMySQLRedisStorage | Games, media and apps aimed at China and Southeast Asia |
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| Akamai (Linode) Developer cloudWell liked | < 1% share Long-running developer VPS host, now part of Akamai | VMPostgresMySQLStorageKubernetes | Simple, dependable VPS hosting with very cheap transfer overage |
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| Vultr Developer cloudWell liked | < 1% share Cheap VPS with the widest spread of small-provider locations | VMPostgresMySQLRedisKubernetes | Cheap VPS close to users in many cities, with bare metal and GPUs on the same account |
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| Render PaaSWell liked | < 1% share Heroku-style PaaS popular with startups | ContainerPostgresRedis | Deploying web apps from git, with managed Postgres and Key Value and no servers to run |
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| Heroku PaaSMixed reviews | < 1% share The original git-push PaaS, owned by Salesforce | ContainerPostgresRedis | Teams already on Heroku, or who want its add-on marketplace and zero-ops workflow |
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| Fly.io PaaSMixed reviews | < 1% share Runs containers close to users in many regions | ContainerPostgres | Running containers close to users around the world, including small always-on apps |
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| Railway PaaSWell liked | < 1% share Usage-billed PaaS with one-click databases | ContainerPostgresMySQLRedis | Side projects and prototypes that sit idle most of the time, with one-click databases |
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| Upstash Data specialistWell liked | < 1% share Serverless Redis priced per request | Databases only RedisVector | Serverless and edge apps that need Redis over HTTP, priced per request |
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| Aiven Data specialistWell liked | < 1% share Managed open-source data services on any cloud | Databases only PostgresMySQLRedisVector | Managed open-source databases on the cloud of your choice |
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| Qdrant Cloud Data specialistWell liked | < 1% share Open-source vector database in Rust, run for you on AWS, Google Cloud or Azure | Vector only Vector | Vector search with rich filtering, managed or self-hosted later |
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| Backblaze B2 Data specialistWell liked | < 1% share Cheapest per-TB S3-compatible storage; big in backups | Storage only Storage | Backups and archives at the lowest price per TB |
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| OVHcloud Budget VPS hostMixed reviews | < 1% share Europe's largest cloud host; cheap VPS with a Sydney location | VM only VM | Cheap VPS with DDoS protection in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, including Sydney |
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| Contabo Budget VPS hostMixed reviews | < 1% share The most CPU and RAM per dollar; performance can be uneven | VM only VM | The most CPU, RAM and disk per dollar for workloads that can tolerate uneven performance |
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| Hostinger Budget VPS hostMixed reviews | < 1% share Big budget web host; cheapest on long prepaid terms | VM only VM | Beginners who want a cheap VPS with an easy panel and can prepay a year or more |
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| GoDaddy Budget VPS hostMixed reviews | < 1% share The biggest domain registrar and web host; VPS is a side line | VM only VM | People who already keep their domains and sites at GoDaddy and want a VPS on the same bill |
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| SiteGround Budget VPS hostWell liked | < 1% share Popular managed WordPress host, running on Google Cloud | VM only VM | Agencies and busy WordPress or PHP sites that want the server managed for them |
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| TiDB Cloud Data specialistWell liked | < 1% share MySQL-compatible distributed database with a free serverless tier | MySQL only MySQL | Free serverless MySQL, and MySQL apps that may need to scale out |
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| Cloudzy Budget VPS hostFew reviews | < 1% share Small VPS host with Sydney and Singapore locations | VM only VM | A small VPS in a city the big hosts skip, paid hourly |
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| Onidel Budget VPS hostFew reviews | < 1% share Australian-owned VPS host on AMD EPYC | VM only VM | Low-latency VPS in Australia from a local company |
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| ExtraVM Budget VPS hostFew reviews | < 1% share Small low-latency VPS host, popular for game servers | VM only VM | Game servers and other latency-sensitive apps in Sydney |
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| FreeSQLDatabase Data specialistFew reviews | < 1% share Tiny free MySQL host for learning and quick tests | MySQL only MySQL | A throwaway MySQL database for a class, a tutorial or a quick test |
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| Host4Fun Budget VPS hostMixed reviews | < 1% share Newer small VPS host; mixed reviews | VM only VM | A cheap Sydney VPS to experiment on |
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| LumaDock Budget VPS hostFew reviews | < 1% share Small budget host with one-click Docker and n8n templates | VM only VM | A cheap European VPS with one-click Docker and n8n |
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Reading the comparison
How popular is the approximate share of worldwide cloud infrastructure spend (Synergy Research, 2025) where a provider is big enough to register, plus a 1–5 rating of developer mindshare. Most common sorts by that rating, then by share.
Stars, reviews, good for, liked for and complaints summarise common developer opinion. They are a judgement, not an average of review-site scores. Few reviews marks small hosts without much of a track record either way, so their stars are tentative.
Favourites (the heart beside a name) are kept in this browser. Turn on Favourites only here or in Find a plan to list just those.
Services here are the ones this page has plans for. Most providers sell more (queues, CDNs, AI…), and some sell a service here that is not listed yet.
Instructions
Pick the cloud services you need, where you need them and what you can spend, and compare plans from AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Render, Fly.io, Supabase, Neon and more — price, CPU, RAM, network, extra costs, contract terms and popularity side by side. Or compare the providers themselves.
- Not sure where to start? Open Help me choose and answer the questions: project size, how the app runs, which databases, how much data, where your users are, budget and contract. The providers that fit list their cheapest plans for all of it; every other provider says why it is out (No Postgres in Australia, Postgres tops out at 1 GB storage, over your $25 budget). Fine-tune in Find a plan carries the answers over as filters.
- Start from a Quick pick — Always free, Free MySQL, Free Postgres, Free NoSQL, Free vector DB, 5 containers under $10 — or build your own below.
- Choose one or more Services. Each one picked gets its own block with its options. VMs, containers and Kubernetes clusters have How many; prices multiply by it. Every service has Size ranges: CPU, RAM and disk for a VM, CPU and RAM for containers and Kubernetes, storage for databases, vector databases and object storage, memory for Redis. NoSQL covers MongoDB, DynamoDB, Firestore, Cosmos DB, DocumentDB and Oracle NoSQL; pick one or more of them in its block to narrow it.
- Narrow by Regions (a provider must be in every country you pick), Providers (or Favourites only), Budget and free tier (a range, or Always free / Free), and a Contract length range.
- Click the heart beside any provider's name to make it a favourite. Favourites only then lists just those, in Find a plan (in place of the provider pick) and in Compare providers.
- Best-fit providers shows what each provider would charge for the whole set, cheapest first. All matching plans lists every individual plan. Click a column header (Provider, Plan, CPU, RAM, Price) to sort by it and again to flip the order, or use the Sort by buttons for price, popularity, vCPU or RAM.
- Compare providers explains the five kinds of provider and lists each one's popularity, star rating, reviews, what it is good for, what people like and complain about, the services it offers (Postgres only, Databases only …) and its free plans; click a column header to sort by it, or Best rated for the stars. Search by name, service, plan or use, or tick the providers you are weighing up (say AWS and Render) and turn on Show selected only to see just those rows. See its plans (or See their plans for the ticked ones) jumps back with those providers picked.
- The Guide is a checklist of what to weigh besides price, CPU and RAM: for any plan (region, the whole bill, what free means, lock-in, backups …) and for each service (permanent storage for containers, connection limits for databases, egress for object storage …). It starts on the services you picked in Find a plan.
Tips
- Budget is a monthly total: with 5 containers and a $10 max, a $1.94 machine passes (5 × $1.94 = $9.70) but a $5 one does not. Set a min too to hide the free and toy plans.
- Contract 1 year to 3 years shows only plans you can reserve, priced at their best discount; No commitment to 3 years keeps everything.
- Scale-to-zero plans (Cloud Run, Azure Container Apps, Render Free) show $0 because their free grant is shared across every service on the account — five busy containers will use it up faster than one.
- Several small containers are often cheapest on one VM running Docker Compose — a $5–7 Vultr or Hetzner VM holds five light services easily. Pick Virtual machine to compare.
- Size ranges apply only to the services picked. A plan that lists no figure for a size you set is hidden. Storage sold per GB (EBS, Render's $0.30/GB-month) passes any storage minimum, and its price covers only the storage included.
- NoSQL databases are not interchangeable: DocumentDB, Cosmos DB and Oracle's JSON database speak the MongoDB API (they are marked so), but DynamoDB and Firestore need their own SDKs. Usage-billed ones (DynamoDB on-demand) are priced for a light app; yours depends on reads and writes.
- Help me choose sizes the app by project size: Small wants 512 MB RAM per container or a 1 GB VM, Medium two 1 GB containers, a 2 vCPU / 4 GB VM and a 256 MB cache, Large three 2 GB containers or two 4 vCPU / 8 GB VMs. The data size is the least storage each database and file store must include (or the VM's disk when it holds everything). Fine-tune any of it in Find a plan.
- Filters and answers are kept in local storage on this device only — nothing is sent anywhere.
- Hit Example and click the highlighted 5 containers under $10 quick pick (or, on the other tabs, the Find a plan tab) to see a priced comparison.