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DigitalOcean vs Time4VPS: 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.
DigitalOceandigitalocean.com · since 2012
from 4.01 $per month
38VPS plans
8countries
6.1score, #531 in the rating
Time4VPStime4vps.com · since 2003
from 2.49 $per month
36VPS plans
7countries
7.8score, #18 in the rating
In short
Entry priceTime4VPSthe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMTime4VPSthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsDigitalOceancountries with servers
More plansDigitalOceanVPS plans in the catalog
Higher in the ratingTime4VPSplace in the overall accsly rating
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | DigitalOcean | Time4VPS |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.00 $ Basic Regular 1GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD |
2.82 $ C2 Plan · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 12.01 $ Basic Regular 2GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
2.82 $ C2 Plan · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 24.00 $ Basic Regular 4GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
3.23 $ C4 Plan · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 48.00 $ Basic Regular 8GiB/4vCPU · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
4.92 $ C8 Plan · 3 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 84.01 $ Memory-Optimized 16GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe |
7.88 $ C16 Plan · 4 cores · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| DigitalOcean | Time4VPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 4.01 $ | 2.49 $ |
| Median plan price | 420 $ | 23.76 $ |
| VPS plans | 38 | 36 |
| Countries | 🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇫🇷 France, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies | PayPal |
| Plans on NVMe | 50% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | no |
| Trial period | no | no |
| Money-back | no data | 30 days |
| SLA | 99.99% | 99.95% |
| Founded | 2012 | 2003 |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇱🇹 Lithuania |
Server locations
Both: 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇸🇬 Singapore
Only DigitalOcean: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇮🇳 India, 🇦🇺 Australia
Only Time4VPS: 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇫🇷 France, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean or Time4VPS?
Time4VPS has the cheapest plan: from 2.49 $ per month. DigitalOcean starts from 4.01 $.
Which one has more locations?
DigitalOcean — 8 countries, Time4VPS — 7 countries. Countries in common: Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore.
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