{ "meta": { "generatedAt": "2026-11-13", "count": 4, "language": "en", "sources": [ "https://www.racknerd.com/specials", "https://www.racknerd.com/kvm-vps", "https://hosteons.com/kvm_vps.php", "https://hosteons.com/ryzen_premium_vps.php", "https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets" ], "note": "Cheap section: standing prices only (standing plan page + no end date + renewal terms stated or list price). 3 vendors live + 1 sold-out watch (Hetzner CX23, not on sale). renewalStatus values: stated-same-rate (official page states same-rate renewal) / list-price (list price, monthly cap) / unknown (not stated on the page). riskLevel: low / medium / high. plans arrays transcribe the vendor plan tables; annual totals are labelled conversions. Text translated from data/cheap.json; all facts identical." }, "offers": [ { "id": "racknerd-specials", "slug": "racknerd-specials", "title": "RackNerd VPS Specials: $21.99–$119.99/year (lifetime same-rate renewal)", "provider": "RackNerd", "category": "cheap", "group": "annual-specials", "specText": "KVM VPS, 1–7 vCPU, 1–8 GB RAM, 20–150 GB SSD, 3–20 TB transfer, 1 Gbps port, 1 IPv4, full root access, ctrl panel.", "durationText": "Annual billing; official FAQ: lifetime same-rate renewal.", "cardRequired": null, "cardNote": "The plan page does not state payment method requirements — go by the checkout page.", "regions": "Multiple locations (the page only says “deploy in multiple locations”; specific locations as shown at order time)", "risks": [ "The location list does not appear on the Specials page; available locations as shown at order time", "Refund terms do not appear on the Specials page — go by the official terms", "Unmanaged VPS; you manage it yourself" ], "steps": [ "Open the RackNerd official Specials page and confirm the current plans and prices.", "Choose a plan and location; instant setup after ordering.", "Manage via the ctrl panel or SSH; install one-click apps in ctrl if needed." ], "claimUrl": "https://www.racknerd.com/specials", "verifiedAt": "2026-11-13", "sourceName": "RackNerd VPS Specials page", "sourceUrl": "https://www.racknerd.com/specials", "status": "live", "flags": [ "lifetime-recurring", "locations-unspecified" ], "notes": "Plan ladder and lifetime same-rate renewal FAQ verified 2026-11-13 on the official Specials page; the catalog page (kvm-vps) has higher prices — Specials and catalog prices differ, see the detail page comparison.", "priceText": "$21.99–$119.99/year", "validityText": "Standing prices, no end date", "riskLevel": "low", "renewalText": "Lifetime same-rate renewal (official FAQ wording: “lifetime recurring”, “renew at the same rate”)", "renewalStatus": "stated-same-rate", "taskBurden": "none", "codeRequired": false, "locations": "Multiple locations (no specific cities listed on the page)", "plans": [ { "name": "1 GB KVM VPS", "price": "$21.99/year", "cpu": "1 vCPU", "ram": "1 GB", "disk": "20 GB SSD", "transfer": "3 TB/month" }, { "name": "2 GB KVM VPS", "price": "$35.99/year", "cpu": "2 vCPU", "ram": "2 GB", "disk": "35 GB SSD", "transfer": "5 TB/month" }, { "name": "4 GB KVM VPS", "price": "$59.99/year", "cpu": "3 vCPU", "ram": "4 GB", "disk": "60 GB SSD", "transfer": "7 TB/month" }, { "name": "6 GB KVM VPS", "price": "$89.99/year", "cpu": "6 vCPU", "ram": "6 GB", "disk": "100 GB SSD", "transfer": "12 TB/month" }, { "name": "8 GB KVM VPS", "price": "$119.99/year", "cpu": "7 vCPU", "ram": "8 GB", "disk": "150 GB SSD", "transfer": "20 TB/month" } ] }, { "id": "hosteons", "slug": "hosteons", "title": "HostEONS: from $21/year (renewal price not stated)", "provider": "HostEONS", "category": "cheap", "group": "annual-specials", "specText": "Two plan tables: Gigabit VPS (from $21/year, 1 fair-share core, 1 GB, 10 GB, 1 TB) and Ryzen Premium (from $24/year, 1 core 3.5GHz+ fair-share, 512 MB, 10 GB NVMe, 500 GB). 6 US locations, 1 IPv4, free IPv6.", "durationText": "Annual billing (entry plans) and monthly billing (other tiers); renewal price not stated on the page.", "cardRequired": null, "cardNote": "The plan pages do not state payment method requirements; payment icons shown on the page include Alipay, UnionPay, PayPal, Bitcoin, credit cards, and wire transfer.", "regions": "Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Portland, New York, Miami, Dallas (plan table wording); the footer also lists 8 data centers including Frankfurt (Dallas appears twice) — Frankfurt does not appear in the plan tables and is unverified", "risks": [ "Renewal price does not appear on either plan page — do not assume renewal at the first-year price; confirm on the checkout page before buying", "CPU is fair share, not dedicated", "The footer Frankfurt location claim is inconsistent with the plan tables (6 US cities in the tables) and is unverified" ], "steps": [ "Open the HostEONS official plan pages and confirm the current plans and prices.", "Confirm the renewal price and billing period on the checkout page before ordering.", "Manage via the VPS control panel (reboot, reinstall, VNC, custom ISO)." ], "claimUrl": "https://hosteons.com/kvm_vps.php", "verifiedAt": "2026-11-13", "sourceName": "HostEONS KVM VPS page and Ryzen Premium page", "sourceUrl": "https://hosteons.com/kvm_vps.php", "status": "live", "flags": [ "renewal-unknown", "fair-share", "frankfurt-unverified" ], "notes": "Both plan tables verified 2026-11-13 on the official pages; neither page states a renewal price, so same-rate renewal is not assumed. Payment methods per the icons shown on the page.", "priceText": "From $21/year (Gigabit VPS 1); from $24/year (Ryzen 512 MB)", "validityText": "Standing prices, no end date; renewal price not stated", "riskLevel": "medium", "renewalText": "Renewal price not stated on the page — go by the checkout page", "renewalStatus": "unknown", "taskBurden": "none", "codeRequired": false, "locations": "Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Portland, New York, Miami, Dallas", "plans": [ { "name": "Gigabit VPS 1", "price": "$21/year", "cpu": "1 core (fair share)", "ram": "1 GB", "disk": "10 GB", "transfer": "1 TB/month" }, { "name": "Gigabit VPS 2", "price": "$4/month", "cpu": "2 cores (fair share)", "ram": "1.5 GB", "disk": "20 GB", "transfer": "2 TB/month" }, { "name": "Gigabit VPS 3", "price": "$5/month", "cpu": "2 cores (fair share)", "ram": "2 GB", "disk": "25 GB", "transfer": "3 TB/month" }, { "name": "RYZEN 512 MB", "price": "$24/year", "cpu": "1 core 3.5GHz+ (fair share)", "ram": "512 MB", "disk": "10 GB NVMe", "transfer": "500 GB/month" }, { "name": "RYZEN 1 GB", "price": "$4/month", "cpu": "1 core 3.5GHz+ (fair share)", "ram": "1 GB", "disk": "15 GB NVMe", "transfer": "1 TB/month" }, { "name": "RYZEN 2 GB", "price": "$8/month", "cpu": "2 cores 3.5GHz+ (fair share)", "ram": "2 GB", "disk": "30 GB NVMe", "transfer": "2 TB/month" } ] }, { "id": "digitalocean-basic", "slug": "digitalocean-basic", "title": "DigitalOcean Basic Droplets: from $4/month (monthly cap)", "provider": "DigitalOcean", "category": "cheap", "group": "monthly-capped", "specText": "Basic Droplets (shared CPU): 512 MiB $4.00/month (1 vCPU, 10 GiB, 500 GiB); 1 GiB $6.00/month (1 vCPU, 25 GiB, 1,000 GiB). Per-second billing (from January 1, 2026), monthly cap.", "durationText": "Monthly-capped list prices, no end date; pay for what you use, never above the monthly cap.", "cardRequired": null, "cardNote": "The pricing page does not state payment method requirements — go by the official page.", "regions": "Data center regions do not appear on the pricing page — go by the console", "risks": [ "Basic is shared CPU, suited to bursty loads, not workloads needing sustained dedicated CPU", "Backups and snapshots cost extra: backups 20% of Droplet cost (weekly) / 30% (daily), snapshots $0.06/GB/month", "Data center regions do not appear on the pricing page" ], "steps": [ "Open the DigitalOcean official Droplet pricing page and confirm the current prices.", "In the console, choose a Basic plan, region, and OS to create a Droplet.", "Enable backups as needed; note backups and snapshots cost extra." ], "claimUrl": "https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets", "verifiedAt": "2026-11-13", "sourceName": "DigitalOcean Droplet pricing page", "sourceUrl": "https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets", "status": "live", "flags": [ "monthly-cap", "per-second-billing", "regions-unspecified" ], "notes": "Basic plan table, per-second billing, and monthly-cap rules verified 2026-11-13 on the official pricing page; 12-month conversions ($48/year, $72/year) are conversions from the monthly cap prices, labelled as such.", "priceText": "From $4.00/month (512 MiB); $6.00/month (1 GiB)", "validityText": "Standing list prices, no end date", "riskLevel": "low", "renewalText": "Monthly cap price (list price), no intro discount; monthly bill never exceeds the cap", "renewalStatus": "list-price", "taskBurden": "none", "codeRequired": false, "locations": "Not stated on the pricing page", "plans": [ { "name": "Basic 512MiB", "price": "$4.00/month ($0.00595/hour)", "cpu": "1 vCPU", "ram": "512 MiB", "disk": "10 GiB SSD", "transfer": "500 GiB/month" }, { "name": "Basic 1GiB", "price": "$6.00/month ($0.00893/hour)", "cpu": "1 vCPU", "ram": "1 GiB", "disk": "25 GiB SSD", "transfer": "1,000 GiB/month" }, { "name": "Basic 2GiB", "price": "$12.00/month", "cpu": "1 vCPU", "ram": "2 GiB", "disk": "50 GiB SSD", "transfer": "2,000 GiB/month" } ] }, { "id": "hetzner-cx23-watch", "slug": "hetzner-cx23-watch", "title": "Hetzner CX23 sold-out watch (not on sale)", "provider": "Hetzner", "category": "cheap", "group": "watch", "specText": "CX23: third-party reading €5.49/month (excl. tax) + €0.50 IPv4 surcharge, not verified on an official page; every check in Sep–Nov 2026 showed sold out (third-party dated checks).", "durationText": "Sold-out watch, not on sale; no purchasable price.", "cardRequired": null, "cardNote": "Not verified.", "regions": "Not verified", "risks": [ "Price and specs appear only in third-party readings, not verified on an official page — they are not adopted as current prices", "Long-term sold out; restock time unknown", "Hetzner prices were adjusted on June 15, 2026 (third-party claim); historical prices do not represent current prices" ], "steps": [ "This entry is a sold-out watch; nothing to buy.", "For a Hetzner trial credit, see the Hetzner €50 credit in the Deals section (valid in the current month).", "After restock, go by the Hetzner official cloud server page." ], "claimUrl": "", "verifiedAt": "2026-11-13", "sourceName": "Third-party dated stock checks (not verified on an official page)", "sourceUrl": "", "status": "watch", "flags": [ "sold-out", "third-party-only", "not-listed" ], "notes": "This entry is not a live offer: price and stock status both come from third-party checks, not verified on an official page. It is included in the data file so the watch status is trackable, status=watch.", "priceText": "€5.49/month (third-party reading, unverified)", "validityText": "Sold-out watch in progress", "riskLevel": "medium", "renewalText": "Not verified", "renewalStatus": "unknown", "taskBurden": "none", "codeRequired": false, "locations": "Not verified", "plans": [] } ] }