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How to Find Budget-Friendly VPS Solutions for Students
A Guide to Affordable VPS Providers for Side Projects
Choosing the right Virtual Private Server (VPS) for your side projects can be a daunting task, especially when you're working with a limited budget. VPS hosting offers a perfect balance between affordability and control, making it ideal for students, developers, and entrepreneurs. In this guide, we’ll explore some of the cheapest VPS providers that deliver reliable performance without breaking the bank.
Affordable VPS Providers
- Hostinger ₹343/month ($5) if paid upfront for 2 years with 20% referral Discount for 1 vCPU and 4 GB RAM
- A2 Hosting $4/month if paid upfront for a year for 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM
- InterServer $3/month for 2 GB RAM and 1 vCPU can be paid every month via Paypal/Card/Coinbase
- Kamatera $4/month for 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM
- Liquid Web $5/month for 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM
- DigitalOcean $4+tax/month for 512 MB RAM and 1 vCPU, can be paid via Paypal or Card
- InMotion Hosting $54/year if paid upfront for 2 vCPU and 4 GB RAM

Hostinger
🖥️ CPU: 1 vCPU
🧠 RAM: 4 GB
💾 SSD: 50 GB
🌐 Bandwidth/mo: 1 TB
💳 Payment: Upfront 2-yr
🖥️ CPU: 1 vCPU
🧠 RAM: 512 MB
💾 SSD: 10 GB
🌐 Bandwidth/mo: 500 GB
💳 Payment: Monthly
Linode
🖥️ CPU: 1 vCPU
🧠 RAM: 1 GB
💾 SSD: 25 GB
🌐 Bandwidth/mo: 1 TB
💳 Payment: Monthly

Vultr
🖥️ CPU: 1 vCPU
🧠 RAM: 0.5 GB
💾 SSD: 10 GB
🌐 Bandwidth/mo: 0.5 TB
💳 Payment: Monthly
There is also a free option available for $0.0 for 0.5 GB RAM and 1 vCPU.

Fly.io

AWS
🖥️ CPU: 1 vCPU
🧠 RAM: 1 GB
💾 HDD: 30 GB
🌐 Bandwidth/mo: 15 GB
💳 Payment: FREE for 12 Months using DEBIT/CREDIT Card

Azure
🖥️ CPU: 1 vCPU
🧠 RAM: 1 GB
💾 HDD: 64 GB
🌐 Bandwidth/mo: N/A
💳 Payment: FREE for 12 Months using CREDIT Card
Raunit Verma
Technical Writer at CodingKaro