4 vCPU 16GB server monthly price comparison
The cheapest 4 vCPU 16GB server with no commitment is Oracle Cloud at $46.72 per month (excluding tax).
The most expensive is KT Cloud (Korea only, Seoul price) at $148.89 per month, 3.2x the cheapest.
With a 1-year commitment, Azure is lowest at $60.50 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 | |
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| 1 |  Oracle Cloud InfrastructureUS companyMedium reliability | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 4 OCPU, 16GBArm Ampere, general-purpose, disk extra; Free allowance (paid accounts: 3,000 OCPU-hours, 18,000 GB-hours per month) | 4 vCPU / 16GB | Ashburn, United States | $46.72$0.064/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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| 2 |  VultrUS companyHigh reliability | Cloud Compute (Regular) 6 vCPU, 16GBIntel, shared-CPU, 320 GB disk; 5,120GB transfer included | 6 vCPU / 16GBLarger than requested | New Jersey, United States | $80.00$80.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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| 3 |  Amazon Web ServicesUS companyHigh reliability | Lightsail 16GBburstable, 320 GB disk; 6,144GB transfer included | 4 vCPU / 16GB | N. Virginia, United States | $84.00$84.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | $61.541-year reserved, EC2 t4g.xlarge | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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| 4 |  DigitalOceanUS companyHigh reliability | Basic (shared CPU) 8 vCPU, 16GiBshared-CPU, 320 GB disk; 6,000GB transfer included | 8 vCPU / 16GBLarger than requested | New York City, United States | $96.00$96.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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| 5 |  Akamai Cloud (Linode)US companyMedium reliability | Linode Linode 16GBshared-CPU, 320 GB disk; 8,000GB transfer included | 6 vCPU / 16GBLarger than requested | Newark, United States | $96.00$96.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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| 6 |  HetznerGerman companyMedium reliability | General Purpose (dedicated vCPU) CCX23 4 vCPU, 16GBgeneral-purpose, 160 GB disk; 2,000GB transfer included | 4 vCPU / 16GB | Ashburn, United States | $98.12€87.49 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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| 7 |  Microsoft AzureUS companyHigh reliability | VM D4ps_v6Arm, general-purpose, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 16GB | Virginia, United States | $102.20$0.14/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | $60.501-year reserved | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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| 8 |  Google CloudUS companyHigh reliability | e2-standard-4 (4 vCPU, 16GB)AMD, general-purpose, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 16GB | Ashburn, United States | $110.19$0.1509/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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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 | |
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| ITEasyKorean companyMedium reliability | EASYCLOUD Standard-M (4 vCore, 16GB)memory-optimized, 100 GB disk; 3,000GB transfer included | 4 vCPU / 16GB | Korea | $82.84₩110,000 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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 Cafe24Korean companyNot enough data | Cafe24 m3.3xlarge (8 vCPU, 16GB)general-purpose, 30 GB disk; 1,008GB transfer included | 8 vCPU / 16GBLarger than requested | Korea | $88.93₩164/hr x 720 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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 GabiaKorean companyNot enough data | Gen2 Standard 4 vCore, 16GBgeneral-purpose, disk extra; 2,000GB transfer included | 4 vCPU / 16GB | Korea | $103.18₩137,000 flat monthly, VAT excluded | $92.861-year reserved | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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 Kakao CloudKorean companyMedium reliability | m2a.xlarge (4 vCPU, 16 GiB)general-purpose, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 16GB | kr-central-2 | $110.62₩204/hr x 720 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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 NAVER Cloud PlatformKorean companyHigh reliability | Standard-g3 4 vCPU, 16GB (SSD Server)general-purpose, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 16GB | Korea | $128.21₩170,240 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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 NHN CloudKorean companyMedium reliability | r2.c4m16 (Memory Optimized) 4 vCPU, 16GBmemory-optimized, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 16GB | Pangyo, South Korea | $145.14₩264/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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 KT CloudKorean companyMedium reliability | Server G2 (KOR-Seoul M2) High Memory 4 vCore, 16GBmemory-optimized, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 16GB | Korea | $148.89₩197,700 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-21 | Details
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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 = ₩1,327.84 (as of 2026-10-20); 1 EUR = ₩1,489.17 (as of 2026-10-20)
- 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
- 2026-10-21 06:46 KST
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