2 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB SSD, 1 TB transfer. $3.50 as IPv6-only. Free for the first 90 days.
- Free option
- 90-day free trial (750 hours/month) on the $5–$12 Linux bundles and the $15 database. New AWS accounts get $100 in credits immediately and can earn another $100. The Free plan lasts up to six months.
- Why it fits
- Projects that want predictable AWS — a fixed-price server with a clear upgrade path into the wider AWS ecosystem.
- How deploys work
- Pick a blueprint (WordPress, LAMP, Node.js, plain Linux), get SSH in the browser or your terminal, and manage it like any VPS.
- The tradeoff
- Costs more per spec than the European VPS crowd, and stopped instances keep billing.
1 core, 1.75 GB RAM, 10 GB storage, custom domains and SSL, 99.95% SLA. West Europe pricing.
- Free option
- F1 Free tier: 1 GB RAM, 60 CPU-minutes/day, no custom domain or SLA. Plus a $200/30-day new-account credit.
- Why it fits
- Teams in the Microsoft ecosystem — .NET shops, enterprise-adjacent projects, or anyone whose employer already pays for Azure.
- How deploys work
- Connect GitHub Actions from the portal, push to a local git remote, or run `az webapp up` — runtime stacks for Node, Python, .NET, PHP, and Java are built in.
- The tradeoff
- Capable and git-friendly, but you pay PaaS prices per plan and navigate the most complicated tier system here.
From-price with commitment. 2 shared vCores, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, unlimited traffic at 500 Mbps.
- Why it fits
- Traffic-heavy European projects that want unmetered bandwidth and an included IPv4 at rock-bottom prices.
- How deploys work
- You get root on a bare server: pick a distro or an app image (Docker, WordPress, cPanel) and set everything up yourself.
- The tradeoff
- Entirely self-managed, headline prices need a commitment, and support below premium tiers is slow.
