Best VPS for Nextcloud Hosting
VPS plans for a self-hosted Nextcloud with room for PHP workers, a database and your files. We only list plans with at least 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU and 40 GB storage: 281 plans from 31 providers qualify.
Prices checked on November 4, 2026. Monthly prices in USD on the billing term shown with each plan, including discounts through our links. We earn a fee if you buy through a provider link, which never changes the ranking. How we rank
- Minimum RAM
- 2 GB
- Minimum vCPU
- 1
- Cheapest plan
- $3.49/mo
- Plans that qualify
- 281
Source: Nextcloud system requirements (official), checked November 3, 2026. Nextcloud gives memory per PHP process, not per server, so the 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU and 40 GB storage minimums are our estimate built on its recommended 512 MB per process.
The best value VPS plans for Nextcloud
| # | Provider and plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Price | Visit provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ContaboCloud VPS 6 | 6 | 12 GB | 200 GB SSD | Unlimited | $7.20/mo2-year term · renews at $9.00/mo | Visit Contabo |
| 2 | ContaboCloud VPS 8 | 8 | 24 GB | 300 GB SSD | Unlimited | $13.44/mo2-year term · renews at $16.80/mo | Visit Contabo |
| 3 | ContaboCloud VPS 12 | 12 | 48 GB | 400 GB SSD | Unlimited | $24.00/mo2-year term · renews at $30.00/mo | Visit Contabo |
| 4 | ContaboCloud VPS 4 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB SSD | Unlimited | $5.28/mo2-year term · renews at $6.60/mo | Visit Contabo |
| 5 | ContaboCloud VPS 18 | 18 | 96 GB | 600 GB SSD | Unlimited | $47.04/mo2-year term · renews at $58.80/mo | Visit Contabo |
| 6 | AccuWebHostingVPS Power | 3 | 16 GB | 200 GB NVME | 0.65 TB | $9.66/mo2-year term · renews at $38.83/mo | Visit AccuWebHosting |
| 7 | ContaboCloud VPS 16 | 16 | 64 GB | 500 GB SSD | Unlimited | $35.60/mo2-year term · renews at $44.50/mo | Visit Contabo |
| 8 | HostingerKVM 4 | 4 | 16 GB | 200 GB NVME | 16 TB | $10.39/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $28.99/mo | Visit Hostinger |
| 9 | HostingerKVM 8 | 8 | 32 GB | 400 GB NVME | 32 TB | $20.79/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $49.99/mo | Visit Hostinger |
| 10 | AccuWebHostingVPS Supreme | 4 | 32 GB | 400 GB NVME | 1 TB | $19.37/mo2-year term · renews at $77.66/mo | Visit AccuWebHosting |
| 11 | HostensStorage Large | 1 | 2 GB | 1024 GB HDD | 8 TB | $21.00/mobilled monthly | Visit Hostens |
| 12 | A2 HostingSelf Managed Linux 32GB | 16 | 32 GB | 640 GB NVME | Unlimited | $34.99/mo3-year term · intro price, renews higher | Visit A2 Hosting |
| 13 | RackNerd6 GB KVM VPS | 6 | 6 GB | 100 GB SSD | 12 TB | $7.50/mo1-year term | Visit RackNerd |
| 14 | RackNerd8 GB KVM VPS | 7 | 8 GB | 150 GB SSD | 20 TB | $10.00/mo1-year term | Visit RackNerd |
| 15 | A2 HostingSelf Managed Linux 16GB | 8 | 16 GB | 320 GB NVME | Unlimited | $17.99/mo3-year term · intro price, renews higher | Visit A2 Hosting |
| 16 | AccuWebHostingVPS Peak | 2 | 8 GB | 100 GB NVME | 0.45 TB | $6.75/mo2-year term · renews at $19.41/mo | Visit AccuWebHosting |
| 17 | HostingerKVM 2 | 2 | 8 GB | 100 GB NVME | 8 TB | $7.03/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $14.99/mo | Visit Hostinger |
| 18 | HostPapaExcel | 16 | 16 GB | 300 GB NVME | Unlimited | $22.45/mo3-year term · intro price, renews higher | Visit HostPapa |
| 19 | A2 HostingSelf Managed Linux 8GB | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB NVME | Unlimited | $9.99/mo3-year term · intro price, renews higher | Visit A2 Hosting |
| 20 | RackNerd4 GB KVM VPS | 3 | 4 GB | 60 GB SSD | 7 TB | $5.00/mo1-year term | Visit RackNerd |
Nextcloud system requirements
What the source says, in its own figures.
- Nextcloud system requirements
Official source, checked November 3, 2026
- Minimum
- 128 MB of RAM per process. The built-in updater needs at least 256 MB.
- Recommended
- 512 MB of RAM per process.
- Notes
- A 64-bit CPU, OS and PHP is required for Nextcloud to run well. 32-bit systems don't support dates after 2038.
How to size a VPS for Nextcloud
Nextcloud's system requirements give memory per PHP process rather than per server: at least 128 MB, and a recommended 512 MB each. A server also runs a database and usually Redis, so our 2 GB minimum is an estimate built on those figures, not a number from Nextcloud.
Disk is the real cost. Size storage to your files plus previews and old versions, or attach S3-compatible object storage, and compare the storage column, not only the price.
Nextcloud says a 64-bit CPU, operating system and PHP are required for it to run well, and its built-in updater needs at least 256 MB of memory, so don't set PHP's memory limit below that.
Our recommendation: 2 vCPU and 4 GB RAM for a family or small team, with storage sized to your files.
The cheapest qualifying plan at each provider
| Provider | Plan | RAM | vCPU | Storage | Per GB RAM | Price (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2 Hosting | Self Managed Linux 2GB | 2 GB | 1 | 40 GB NVME | $1.75 | $3.49/mo3-year term · intro price, renews higher |
| HostGator | Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2 | 2 GB | 1 | 50 GB NVME | $1.79 | $3.59/mo2-year term · intro price, renews higher |
| HostPapa | Start | 2 GB | 2 | 50 GB NVME | $2.23 | $4.45/mo3-year term · intro price, renews higher |
| Bluehost | NVMe 2 | 2 GB | 1 | 50 GB NVME | $2.35 | $4.69/mo2-year term · intro price, renews higher |
| AccuWebHosting | VPS Edge | 4 GB | 1 | 50 GB NVME | $1.20 | $4.80/mo2-year term · renews at $9.70/mo |
| RackNerd | 4 GB KVM VPS | 4 GB | 3 | 60 GB SSD | $1.25 | $5.00/mo1-year term |
| IONOS | VPS S+ | 2 GB | 1 | 60 GB NVME | $2.50 | $5.00/mo1-year term · renews at $6.00/mo |
| Hostinger | KVM 1 | 4 GB | 1 | 50 GB NVME | $1.30 | $5.19/mo2-year term · renews at $11.99/mo |
| Contabo | Cloud VPS 4 | 8 GB | 4 | 100 GB SSD | $0.66 | $5.28/mo2-year term · renews at $6.60/mo |
| Fasthosts | VPS 1 | 2 GB | 1 | 60 GB NVME | $2.69 | $5.38/mo1-year term · intro price, renews higher |
| Namecheap | Pulsar | 2 GB | 2 | 40 GB SSD | $3.44 | $6.88/mo1-year term |
| Time4VPS | Linux 4 | 4 GB | 2 | 40 GB SSD | $2.42 | $9.70/mo1-year term · intro price, renews higher |
| GreenGeeks | Self-managed VPS 4GB | 4 GB | 2 | 80 GB NVME | $2.50 | $9.99/mo1-year term · renews at $19.99/mo |
| Hostwinds | Managed VPS 2GB RAM 1CPU | 2 GB | 1 | 50 GB SSD | $5.00 | $9.99/mobilled monthly |
| Liquid Web | Compute 2GB | 2 GB | 1 | 60 GB SSD | $5.50 | $11.00/mobilled monthly |
| AWS Lightsail | Lightsail 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 | 60 GB SSD | $6.00 | $12.00/mobilled monthly |
| HawkHost | HawkHost 2GB | 2 GB | 1 | 55 GB NVME | $6.00 | $12.00/mobilled monthly |
| Vultr | High Performance AMD 1 vCPU / 2 GB | 2 GB | 1 | 50 GB NVME | $6.00 | $12.00/mobilled monthly |
| DigitalOcean | Basic 2 GB | 2 GB | 1 | 50 GB SSD | $6.00 | $12.00/mobilled monthly |
| Linode | Linode 2GB | 2 GB | 1 | 50 GB SSD | $6.00 | $12.00/mobilled monthly |
| UltaHost | VPS Business | 2 GB | 2 | 50 GB NVME | $6.13 | $12.25/mo1-year term |
| Hetzner | CPX12 | 2 GB | 1 | 40 GB NVME | $6.51 | $13.03/mobilled monthly |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS 4 vCPU | 8 GB | 4 | 160 GB NVME | $1.84 | $14.70/mo2-year term · intro price, renews higher |
| Hostens | KVM 4 GB | 4 GB | 2 | 40 GB SSD | $4.00 | $16.00/mobilled monthly |
| StableHost | VZ 2GB | 2 GB | 2 | 60 GB SSD | $9.01 | $18.01/mo1-year term |
| SupportHost | Cloud 0 UnManaged | 4 GB | 2 | 40 GB NVME | $4.62 | $18.48/mo1-year term |
| ScalaHosting | Config #1 | 4 GB | 2 | 50 GB NVME | $4.99 | $19.95/mo1-year term · renews at $24.95/mo |
| VPSBG | Cloud VPS 2 vCPU / 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 | 50 GB NVME | $12.23 | $24.46/mo1-year term |
| RoseHosting | NVME 2 vps | 2 GB | 2 | 50 GB NVME | $22.00 | $43.99/mobilled monthly |
| FastComet | Cloud 2 | 4 GB | 2 | 80 GB NVME | $13.47 | $53.87/morenews at $76.95/mo |
| SiteGround | Jump Start | 8 GB | 4 | 40 GB SSD | $10.80 | $86.40/mobilled monthly |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best VPS for Nextcloud?
Among plans with at least 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU and 40 GB storage, the best value right now is Contabo Cloud VPS 6 with 12 GB RAM and 6 vCPU for $7.20 a month. The cheapest plan that meets the minimum is A2 Hosting at $3.49.
What VPS specs do I need for Nextcloud?
We list plans with at least 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU and 40 GB storage. Nextcloud gives memory per PHP process, not per server, so the 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU and 40 GB storage minimums are our estimate built on its recommended 512 MB per process. We recommend 2 vCPU and 4 GB RAM for a family or small team, with storage sized to your files.
How much RAM does Nextcloud need?
Nextcloud asks for at least 128 MB and recommends 512 MB per PHP process. With a database and a cache on the same server, 2 GB is a practical start for a few users and 4 GB for a small team (our estimate).
Does Nextcloud need a 64-bit server?
Nextcloud says a 64-bit CPU, operating system and PHP are required for it to run well. 32-bit systems have known limitations, including no support for dates after 2038.
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