IBM Cloud® VPS hosting
IBM Cloud VPS hosting delivers multitenant virtual machines on a pay-as-you-go basis, starting at $0.0480 per hour. It handles compute workloads where you need control over performance and scalability without committing to dedicated hardware. The service focuses on flexibility for standard server tasks, letting you spin up instances as needed rather than managing complex infrastructure layers yourself.
This setup suits teams needing affordable, on-demand compute resources, but the lack of a free tier is a notable constraint. You pay from the first hour of usage, which means testing or small experiments incur immediate costs. It’s a solid option for predictable billing, provided you account for the absence of any zero-cost entry point for initial trials.
- Free tier No
- Starting price from $0.0480 per hour
- Regions 8 · 5 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health B
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- C5
- CSA STAR
- FedRAMP
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27017
- ISO 27018
- ISO 9001
- PCI DSS
- SOC 1 Type II
- SOC 2 Type II
- compute99.99%
- database99.99%
- networking99.99%
- storage99.99%
8 regions across 5 continents
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
Pricing tiers 8
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| bx2-2x8 · Balanced | $0.0625 | per hour | us-south |
| bx2-4x16 · Balanced | $0.1250 | per hour | us-south |
| bx2-8x32 · Balanced | $0.2500 | per hour | us-south |
| bx2-16x64 · Balanced | $0.5000 | per hour | us-south |
| cx2-2x4 · Compute | $0.0480 | per hour | us-south |
| cx2-4x8 · Compute | $0.0960 | per hour | us-south |
| mx2-2x16 · Memory | $0.1000 | per hour | us-south |
| mx2-4x32 · Memory | $0.2000 | per hour | us-south |
Prices in USD. Micro-prices are quoted per 1M units; "< $0.000001" marks rates below our stored precision. Subject to change — check the provider's official page.