Cheapest Reliable VPS for WordPress & Web Apps
🏆 Best overall: Hetzner Cloud · 🥈 Runner-up: Contabo
Small web workloads need 1–2 vCPU, 2–4GB RAM, and 1–3TB bandwidth. Prioritize price, NVMe speed, and snapshot backups.
Cheapest for this Workload (Top 6)
Our Recommendations
🏆 Best Overall Hetzner Cloud
CX22 at €3.49/mo (2vCPU/4GB/40GB NVMe + 20TB) — best price/performance with German EU sovereign hosting.
🥈 Best Unmetered Contabo
Cloud VPS S at €4.99/mo (4vCPU/8GB, 200Mbit unmetered) for heavier WordPress multisite.
🥉 Best in US Regions Vultr
High Frequency 1vCPU/1GB at $6/mo in 32+ PoPs, hourly billing.
Key Takeaways
- 2vCPU/4GB handles most WordPress/medium apps under 50k visits/mo.
- NVMe beats SATA SSD by ~3x on cache rebuilds.
- Always enable daily snapshots (Hostinger free, Hetzner €0.30/mo)
Gotchas
- Metered bandwidth can surprise on viral traffic — pick unmetered for press spikes.
- Check backup retention windows before migrating.
Test your own workload
Adjust vCPU, RAM and bandwidth in the calculator.