Selectel vs Firstbyte: VPS comparison 2026

We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.

Selectelselectel.ru · since 2008

from 2.44 $per month

9VPS plans

1country

6.8score, #94 in the rating

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Firstbytefirstbyte.ru · since 2015

from 1.57 $per month

46VPS plans

12countries

7.0score, #58 in the rating

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In short

Entry priceFirstbytethe cheapest plan

Cheaper 2 GB RAMSelectelthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more

More locationsFirstbytecountries with servers

More plansFirstbyteVPS plans in the catalog

Higher in the ratingFirstbyteplace in the overall accsly rating

Like-for-like plans

RAM	Selectel	Firstbyte
from 1 GB	2.44 $ VDS 1-1-10 · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB NVMe	2.31 $ MSK-KVM-SSD · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD
from 2 GB	3.05 $ VDS 1-2-25 · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 25 GB NVMe	4.06 $ MSK-highmem-KVM-SAS-1 · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB HDD
from 4 GB	7.93 $ VDS 2-4-50 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe	6.09 $ MSK-highmem-KVM-SSD-2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 30 GB SSD
from 8 GB	13.42 $ VDS 4-8-80 · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe	7.92 $ MSK-highmem-KVM-SSD-3 · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD
from 16 GB	36.60 $ VDS 8-16-160 · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe	13.04 $ MSK-highmem-KVM-SSD-4 · 3 cores · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD

Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.

Specs

	Selectel	Firstbyte
Price from	2.44 $	1.57 $
Median plan price	7.93 $	10.11 $
VPS plans	9	46
Countries	🇷🇺 Russia	🇷🇺 Russia, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇧🇷 Brazil
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), Invoice for companies	Cryptocurrency, PayPal, Invoice for companies
Plans on NVMe	78%	0%
IPv6	no	no
DDoS protection	yes	yes
Hourly billing	yes	no
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	no data	no data
SLA	—	—
Founded	2008	2015
Country of registration	🇷🇺 Russia	🇪🇸 Spain

Server locations

Both: 🇷🇺 Russia

Only Firstbyte: 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇧🇷 Brazil

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, Selectel or Firstbyte?

Firstbyte has the cheapest plan: from 1.57 $ per month. Selectel starts from 2.44 $.

Which one has more locations?

Selectel — 1 country, Firstbyte — 12 countries. Countries in common: Russia.

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