SmartApe 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.

SmartApesmartape.ru · since 2012

from 4.16 $per month

20VPS plans

3countries

6.9score, #72 in the rating

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Firstbytefirstbyte.ru · since 2015

from 1.56 $per month

46VPS plans

12countries

7.0score, #56 in the rating

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In short

Entry priceFirstbytethe cheapest plan

Cheaper 2 GB RAMFirstbytethe 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	SmartApe	Firstbyte
from 1 GB	4.16 $ HDD S1 · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 50 GB HDD	2.28 $ MSK-KVM-SSD · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD
from 2 GB	7.18 $ HDD S2 · 4 cores · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB HDD	4.02 $ MSK-highmem-KVM-SAS-1 · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB HDD
from 4 GB	11.40 $ HDD S4 · 6 cores · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB HDD	6.02 $ MSK-highmem-KVM-SSD-2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 30 GB SSD
from 8 GB	16.83 $ HDD S8 · 8 cores · 8 GB RAM · 50 GB HDD	7.83 $ MSK-highmem-KVM-SSD-3 · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD
from 16 GB	27.69 $ HDD S16 · 12 cores · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB HDD	12.90 $ 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

	SmartApe	Firstbyte
Price from	4.16 $	1.56 $
Median plan price	28.44 $	10.00 $
VPS plans	20	46
Countries	🇷🇺 Russia, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇮🇱 Israel	🇷🇺 Russia, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇧🇷 Brazil
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, WebMoney, Invoice for companies, YooMoney	Cryptocurrency, PayPal, Invoice for companies
Plans on NVMe	65%	0%
IPv6	no	no
DDoS protection	no	yes
Hourly billing	no	no
Trial period	10 days	no
Money-back	10 days	no data
SLA	99.982%	—
Founded	2012	2015
Country of registration	🇷🇺 Russia	🇪🇸 Spain

Server locations

Both: 🇷🇺 Russia

Only SmartApe: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇮🇱 Israel

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

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, SmartApe or Firstbyte?

Firstbyte has the cheapest plan: from 1.56 $ per month. SmartApe starts from 4.16 $.

Which one has more locations?

SmartApe — 3 countries, Firstbyte — 12 countries. Countries in common: Russia.

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