Compare three starting VPS plans by resources, project fit and full prepaid cost. Then choose the country and options that suit the project.
Starter is the lowest-priced base plan in the current PrivateHostLab catalog: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD and 1 TB monthly transfer at $5 USD per month. The figures below show the actual one-time total due for six or twelve months before any selectable options; they are not discounted monthly estimates.
| Plan | Starting resources | Monthly base | 6 months paid upfront | 12 months paid upfront |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 1 vCPU · 1 GB · 25 GB SSD · 1 TB | $5 USD | $21.60 USD | $30.00 USD |
| Studio | 2 vCPU · 2 GB · 50 GB SSD · 2 TB | $10 USD | $43.20 USD | $60.00 USD |
| Business | 4 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD · 3 TB | $20 USD | $86.40 USD | $120.00 USD |
Every listed server country has no location surcharge. Choose a country, then configure the named plan, options and service period before viewing payment instructions.
Need a different service boundary? Compare dedicated servers for self-managed workloads or storage and backups for project files and retained versions.
A starting budget for a small client site, a development environment or a lightweight service.
A planning baseline for a content site or a small application with its own database.
A larger starting budget for a growing application or several carefully isolated services.
| Resource / scope | Starter | Studio | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly base price | $5 USD | $10 USD | $20 USD |
| Compute allocation | 1 vCPU | 2 vCPU | 4 vCPU |
| Memory | 1 GB | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB | 50 GB | 80 GB |
| Monthly transfer | 1 TB | 2 TB | 3 TB |
| Server location | Panama, Ireland, Romania, Sweden | Panama, Ireland, Romania, Sweden | Panama, Ireland, Romania, Sweden |
| Management model | Self-managed planning | Self-managed planning | Self-managed planning |
| Independent backups | Plan separately | Plan separately | Plan separately |
Check memory use, database activity, disk growth and busy periods. A low-traffic brochure site and a busy CMS can need very different resources.
Domains, commercial licenses, independent backups and maintenance are not confirmed inclusions. Renewal terms and final taxes must be confirmed for the service agreement.