Aruba Cloud review (2026): is it worth €2.99 a month?
Italian cloud provider with VPS, dedicated servers and public cloud
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Aruba Cloud report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for Italian cloud VPS and dedicated servers
Aruba Cloud rents VPS, dedicated and bare metal servers from Italian data centres, plus containers, databases and VMware. Prices are in euros without VAT, the entry VPS price is a 3-month launch rate, and you run the server yourself.
Who Aruba Cloud is for
- Fits if you want a VPS in Italy or the EU billed in euros
- Works for people who already run VMware or Kubernetes
Who Aruba Cloud is not for
- Skip it if you want shared website hosting, as this is server rental you manage
- Watch out: the lowest VPS prices are for the first 3 months, then the standard price applies
- Watch out: prices are in euros and exclude VAT, with no dollar view
- Tight if you need dedicated, Kubernetes or VMware, since those are priced separately
Why Aruba Cloud gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyThe VPS H.1-1 is 2.99 euros a month ex. VAT as a 3-month launch price, around the $3.00 mark and below the $5.00 cheaper-quarter line. The H.2-4 is 5.49 euros after its first 3 months.
- FFree plan and trialNothing is free: no free plan and no trial are listed.
- BFeaturesCloud VPS, dedicated and bare metal servers, containers and storage, databases, VMware, private cloud and GPU services. No gap shows in the rented-server job, though managed services are extra.
- DEase of useNo store rating on record. You configure and manage the server yourself unless you buy managed services.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, but it works with OpenStack, Kubernetes, VMware, Veeam and Proxmox.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Aruba Cloud's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/aruba-cloud#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/aruba-cloud.svg" alt="Aruba Cloud: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Aruba Cloud stands among web hosts
Aruba Cloud's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 49 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 24.
It stands best on features (B, above 86 of 122) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $3.34 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 18 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Aruba Cloud’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 79 of 122, level with 25
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 122, level with 62
- BFeaturesAbove 86 of 122, level with 36
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 122, level with 39
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 57 of 122, level with 65
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 111 web hosts. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Aruba Cloud, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Aruba Cloud does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.
It costs $40.09 a year.
What you could not
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- It plugs into other products, OpenStack, Kubernetes and VMware among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Aruba Cloud’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Aruba Cloud?
Aruba Cloud is the cloud infrastructure brand of Aruba S.p.A., an Italian provider. It rents OpenStack-based VPS and cloud servers, dedicated and bare metal servers, Kubernetes, storage, backup and database services, plus VMware, private cloud and GPU options. Its pages stress data centers in Italy and European data sovereignty.
Worth knowing
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT; the page does not show a US dollar version.
- The discounted VPS prices apply to the first 3 months; the standard price applies at the next renewal.
- This is infrastructure rental, not shared website hosting; you manage the server yourself unless you buy managed services.
- Only the Cloud VPS line is priced here; dedicated, Kubernetes and VMware pricing is configured separately.
Key features
- Cloud VPS in Italy
- OpenStack-based virtual servers with 1 public IP, 1 Gb/s connectivity, SSD storage up to 320 GB, and a choice of Linux or Windows.
- Dedicated and bare metal servers
- Dedicated servers, quick-start dedicated servers and Metal Cloud clusters are sold alongside the VPS line.
- Containers and storage
- Managed Kubernetes, a container registry, S3-compatible object storage, block storage and cloud backup are offered.
- Databases and monitoring
- A Database as a Service and a monitoring service are listed in the public cloud menu.
- VMware and private cloud
- VMware hosted private cloud, Azure Local, Red Hat OpenShift, Proxmox and Vates options cover hybrid and private deployments.
- GPU and AI services
- GPU servers, GPU on demand and AI models available through an API are listed in the AI section.
Aruba Cloud pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Aruba Cloud is a paid product, starting at €2.99 per month ex. VAT and up (Cloud VPS H.1-1), shown as a 3-month launch price.
- Starts at
- €2.99 per month ex. VAT and up (Cloud VPS H.1-1), shown as a 3-month launch price
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| VPS H.1-1 | €2.99per month ex. VAT | 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD and 2 TB monthly traffic. The page gives no original price for this model. |
| VPS H.1-2 | €3.99per month ex. VAT | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD and 5 TB monthly traffic. The page gives no original price for this model. |
| VPS H.2-4 | €5.49per month ex. VAT, after a first 3 months at €3.00 | 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD and 25 TB monthly traffic. |
| VPS H.4-8 | €10.49per month ex. VAT, after a first 3 months at €5.00 | 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD and 50 TB monthly traffic. |
| VPS H.8-16 | €18.99per month ex. VAT, after a first 3 months at €13.00 | 8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB SSD and 100 TB monthly traffic. |
| VPS H.16-32 | €37.99per month ex. VAT, after a first 3 months at €24.00 | 16 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM, 320 GB SSD and 100 TB monthly traffic. |
Read from arubacloud.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Aruba Cloud before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savingsUp to 52% off Cloud VPS for 3 months
A launch promotion discounts newly activated VPS hosting services for the first 3 months; standard prices apply at the next renewal.
Stated on arubacloud.com
Works with
- OpenStack
- Kubernetes
- VMware
- Veeam
- Proxmox
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Common questions
Does Aruba Cloud have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Aruba Cloud is listed for Web.
Does Aruba Cloud have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Aruba Cloud is listed for Web.
Is Aruba Cloud open source?
Aruba Cloud is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.