2 vCPU 4GB server monthly price comparison
The cheapest 2 vCPU 4GB server with no commitment is Oracle Cloud at $18.98 per month (excluding tax).
The most expensive is KT Cloud (Korea only, Seoul price) at $58.14 per month, 3.1x the cheapest.
With a 1-year commitment, AWS is lowest at $15.40 per month.
Small Arm servers such as Oracle A1 can be free within the free allowance (3,000 OCPU-hours and 18,000 GB-hours per month on paid accounts, half that on Always Free accounts). Prices in the table apply beyond that allowance.
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| Rank | Company | Product | Spec | Region | On-demand monthly | 1-year commitment monthly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oracle Cloud InfrastructureUS company | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 2 OCPU, 4GBArm Ampere, general-purpose, disk extra; Free allowance (paid accounts: 3,000 OCPU-hours, 18,000 GB-hours per month) | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Ashburn, United States | $18.98$0.026/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 2 | VultrUS company | Cloud Compute (Regular) 2 vCPU, 4GBIntel, shared-CPU, 80 GB disk; 3,072GB transfer included | 2 vCPU / 4GB | New Jersey, United States | $20.00$20.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 3 | Amazon Web ServicesUS company | Lightsail 4GBburstable, 80 GB disk; 4,096GB transfer included | 2 vCPU / 4GB | N. Virginia, United States | $24.00$24.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | $15.401-year reserved, EC2 t4g.medium | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 4 | DigitalOceanUS company | Basic (shared CPU) 2 vCPU, 4GiBshared-CPU, 80 GB disk; 4,000GB transfer included | 2 vCPU / 4GB | New York City, United States | $24.00$24.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 5 | Akamai Cloud (Linode)US company | Linode Linode 4GBshared-CPU, 80 GB disk; 4,000GB transfer included | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Newark, United States | $24.00$24.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 6 | Microsoft AzureUS company | VM B2als_v2burstable, disk extra | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Virginia, United States | $27.45$0.0376/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | $16.171-year reserved | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 7 | Google CloudUS company | e2-medium (shared core 2 vCPU, 4GB)AMD, shared-CPU, disk extra | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Ashburn, United States | $27.55$0.0377/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 8 | HetznerGerman company | Regular Performance CPX21 3 vCPU, 4GBshared-CPU, 80 GB disk; 2,000GB transfer included | 3 vCPU / 4GBLarger than requested | Ashburn, United States | $35.91€31.99 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
The cheapest product that meets the spec. Shared-CPU products may be included.
Korea only (KRW billing)
These providers only have Korean regions, so they are not ranked here. Their Seoul prices are shown separately.
| Company | Product | Spec | Region | On-demand monthly | 1-year commitment monthly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITEasyKorean company | EASYCLOUD Play (2 vCore, 4GB)general-purpose, 100 GB disk; 2,000GB transfer included | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Korea | $30.84₩41,000 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| Cafe24Korean company | Cafe24 m3.medium (2 vCPU, 4GB)general-purpose, 30 GB disk; 1,008GB transfer included | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Korea | $30.87₩57/hr x 720 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| GabiaKorean company | Gen2 High CPU 2 vCore, 4GBcompute-optimized, disk extra; 1,000GB transfer included | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Korea | $41.37₩55,000 flat monthly, VAT excluded | $37.231-year reserved | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| Kakao CloudKorean company | c2a.large (2 vCPU, 4 GiB)compute-optimized, disk extra | 2 vCPU / 4GB | kr-central-2 | $44.41₩82/hr x 720 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| NAVER Cloud PlatformKorean company | High CPU-g3 2 vCPU, 4GB (SSD Server)compute-optimized, disk extra | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Korea | $49.82₩66,240 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| NHN CloudKorean company | m2.c2m4 (Standard) 2 vCPU, 4GBgeneral-purpose, disk extra | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Pangyo, South Korea | $51.06₩93/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| KT CloudKorean company | Server D1 (DX-M1) Standard 2 vCore, 4GBgeneral-purpose, disk extra | 2 vCPU / 4GB | Korea | $58.14₩77,300 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
How we calculate
- Display currency
- USD. KRW prices are converted at the rate below, and prices already in this currency are shown as listed
- Exchange rate
- 1 USD = ₩1,329.49 (as of 2026-10-19); 1 EUR = ₩1,492.35 (as of 2026-10-19)
- VAT
- Prices exclude tax. Local taxes such as VAT or GST depend on your country. Korea-based buyers pay 10% VAT.
- Monthly conversion
- Hourly prices are multiplied by 730 hours per month (8,760 hours per year / 12) (Cafe24, Kakao Cloud, NAVER Cloud Platform: 720 hours). Flat monthly products use their amount as is. NHN Cloud does not state an official monthly conversion, so we use 730 hours.
- Price region
- US East (one region per provider in that area). Korea-only providers are shown separately with Seoul prices
- Included
- Server price, Disk or transfer bundled with the product is shown as is
- Not included
- Extra disk, Public IP, Data transfer out, Backups, Paid operating systems such as Windows
- Last updated
- 2026-10-20 12:09 KST
Last updated: 2026-10-20 12:09 KST. More comparisons are on the server comparison home.