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BuyVM alternatives
As of Nov 13, 2026, the highest-graded BuyVM alternative is Hetzner (2.4 GPA).
BuyVM compared with 5 alternatives: RackNerd, RamNode, Hetzner, Contabo and Vultr.
BuyVM is a paid product, starting at $24.00 per year (Slice 512). None of the alternatives has a free plan.
Listings checked up to Nov 13, 2026 · Where the facts come from
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At a glance
Price against what you get
BuyVM starts at $2 a month when paid by the year and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. 1 of the 5 alternatives on this chart scores higher and starts lower: Hetzner.
RamNode and Vultr score higher without starting lower. RackNerd starts lower without scoring higher.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from BuyVM
RackNerd
Low-cost KVM VPS, shared hosting and dedicated servers
- RackNerd starts at $21.99 per year (1 GB KVM VPS special).
- RackNerd does not cover file management, which BuyVM does.
Suits: Developers who want a cheap yearly VPS for self-hosted apps
RamNode
Hourly-billed OpenStack cloud VPS, NVMe and storage servers
- RamNode starts at $4 per month, or $0.006 per hour (512MB Standard VPS).
- RamNode does not cover databases, which BuyVM does.
Suits: Developers who want hourly-billed cheap VPS with an API
Hetzner
German hosting: web hosting, cloud servers and dedicated servers
- Hetzner starts at €1.60 per month excl. VAT (Webhosting S).
- Hetzner also covers file sharing.
- Hetzner does not cover databases and file management, which BuyVM does.
Suits: Buyers in Europe who want German data centers and euro billing
Contabo
Low-priced VPS and dedicated servers from a German host
- Contabo starts at $5.28 per month excl. VAT, 24-month subscription (Cloud VPS 4).
- Contabo does not cover databases and file management, which BuyVM does.
Suits: Buyers who want a lot of RAM and storage for little money
Vultr
Cloud servers, bare metal and GPUs billed hourly or monthly
- Vultr starts at $2.50 per month (IPv6-only 512MB Cloud Compute).
- Vultr does not cover databases and file management, which BuyVM does.
Suits: Developers who want inexpensive servers across many locations
Limits worth knowing in BuyVM
- The cheapest slice is billed yearly, and the others are billed monthly.
- The Slice 512 to 2048 plans share CPU on a fair-share basis; only the 4096 slice lists dedicated CPU usage.
- DDoS protection, managed databases and nightly backups are paid add-ons.
- The shared hosting page linked from the product list returned a page-not-available message when read, so only VPS pricing is recorded.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to BuyVM?
The alternatives to BuyVM in this directory are RackNerd, RamNode, Hetzner, Contabo and Vultr. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with BuyVM.
Is there a free alternative to BuyVM?
None of the alternatives listed here has a free plan.
When were these prices checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Nov 12, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.