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AWS Lightsail

≈$12/mo Small

2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB SSD, 3 TB transfer.

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.

Option 2 App platform

Azure App Service

≈$32/mo B1 + managed PostgreSQL

~$13 B1 Linux plus ~$19 for the cheapest PostgreSQL Flexible Server (B1ms + 32 GiB storage).

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.

Option 3 Virtual server (VPS)

Vultr Cloud Compute

≈$5/mo vc2-1c-1gb

Fine for steady modest traffic; move up when RAM gets tight.

Free option: Limited early-access plan: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, and 10 GB disk in Seattle, Frankfurt, or Miami. Confirm access in your account before relying on it.
Why it fits: Developers who want a cheap server near their users, wherever those users are.
How deploys work: You get root on a fresh Linux server; setup and deploys are yours to script.
The tradeoff: Fully self-managed, and the hour-based billing model is less forgiving than per-second rivals.

Ranked by ease of deploy for your stack, then by monthly cost — never by commissions. Estimates come from hand-checked public prices; the linked provider pages show every number and its caveats.