4 vCPU 8GB server monthly price comparison
The cheapest 4 vCPU 8GB server with no commitment is Oracle Cloud at $37.96 per month (excluding tax).
The most expensive is Google Cloud at $125.51 per month, 3.3x the cheapest.
With a 1-year commitment, Azure is lowest at $68.75 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 4 OCPU, 8GBArm Ampere, general-purpose, disk extra; Free allowance (paid accounts: 3,000 OCPU-hours, 18,000 GB-hours per month) | 4 vCPU / 8GB | Tokyo, Japan | $37.96$0.052/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 2 | VultrUS company | Cloud Compute (Regular) 4 vCPU, 8GBIntel, shared-CPU, 160 GB disk; 4,096GB transfer included | 4 vCPU / 8GB | Tokyo, Japan | $40.00$40.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 3 | Akamai Cloud (Linode)US company | Linode Linode 8GBshared-CPU, 160 GB disk; 5,000GB transfer included | 4 vCPU / 8GB | Tokyo, Japan | $48.00$48.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 4 | Amazon Web ServicesUS company | Lightsail Compute Optimized 8GBcompute-optimized, 320 GB disk; 6,144GB transfer included | 4 vCPU / 8GB | Tokyo, Japan | $84.00$84.00 flat monthly, VAT excluded | $78.771-year reserved, EC2 c6g.xlarge | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 5 | Microsoft AzureUS company | VM D4pls_v6Arm, general-purpose, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 8GB | Tokyo, Japan | $116.80$0.16/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | $68.751-year reserved | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| 6 | Google CloudUS company | e2-standard-4 (4 vCPU, 16GB)AMD, general-purpose, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 16GBLarger than requested | Tokyo, Japan | $125.51$0.1719/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
The cheapest product that meets the spec. Shared-CPU products may be included.
Left out because they have no region here: DigitalOcean, Hetzner
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe24Korean company | Cafe24 m3.xlarge (4 vCPU, 8GB)general-purpose, 30 GB disk; 1,008GB transfer included | 4 vCPU / 8GB | Korea | $43.32₩80/hr x 720 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| ITEasyKorean company | EASYCLOUD Standard (4 vCore, 8GB)general-purpose, 100 GB disk; 2,000GB transfer included | 4 vCPU / 8GB | Korea | $53.40₩71,000 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| GabiaKorean company | Gen2 High CPU 4 vCore, 8GBcompute-optimized, disk extra; 1,000GB transfer included | 4 vCPU / 8GB | Korea | $82.74₩110,000 flat monthly, VAT excluded | $74.461-year reserved | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| Kakao CloudKorean company | c2a.xlarge (4 vCPU, 8 GiB)compute-optimized, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 8GB | kr-central-2 | $88.82₩164/hr x 720 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| NAVER Cloud PlatformKorean company | High CPU-g3 4 vCPU, 8GB (SSD Server)compute-optimized, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 8GB | Korea | $103.98₩138,240 flat monthly, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| NHN CloudKorean company | m2.c4m8 (Standard) 4 vCPU, 8GBgeneral-purpose, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 8GB | Pangyo, South Korea | $107.62₩196/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded | - | Official pricingChecked 2026-10-20 |
| KT CloudKorean company | Server D1 (DX-M1) Standard 4 vCore, 8GBgeneral-purpose, disk extra | 4 vCPU / 8GB | Korea | $116.29₩154,600 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)
- 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
- Tokyo (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.