Best VPS for OpenClaw
VPS plans that run the OpenClaw AI assistant around the clock, from the 2 GB of RAM its docs recommend. We only list plans with at least 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU and 10 GB storage: 287 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
- $3.00/mo
- Plans that qualify
- 287
Sources: OpenClaw FAQ: providers, hardware and hosting (official), OpenClaw on DigitalOcean (official) and OpenClaw with Docker (official), checked November 3, 2026. The 2 GB RAM and 1 vCPU minimums are OpenClaw's recommended figures (its absolute minimum is 1 GB). The 10 GB storage minimum is our estimate.
The best value VPS plans for OpenClaw
| # | 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 |
OpenClaw system requirements
What each source says, in its own figures.
- OpenClaw FAQ: providers, hardware and hosting
Official source, checked November 3, 2026
- Minimum
- Absolute minimum: 1 vCPU, 1 GB of RAM, about 500 MB of disk. OS: Ubuntu LTS.
- Recommended
- 1 to 2 vCPU and 2 GB of RAM or more for headroom (logs, media, multiple channels). Node tools and browser automation can be resource hungry.
- OpenClaw on DigitalOcean
Official source, checked November 3, 2026
- Notes
- Runs on a 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD droplet with 2 GB of swap. Prefer API-based models (Claude, GPT): local LLM inference does not fit in 1 GB.
- OpenClaw with Docker
Official source, checked November 3, 2026
- Notes
- At least 6 GB of RAM for a local source image build; pre-built images avoid this build requirement.
How to size a VPS for OpenClaw
OpenClaw's FAQ sets an absolute minimum of 1 vCPU, 1 GB of RAM and about 500 MB of disk, and recommends 1 to 2 vCPU and 2 GB or more for headroom with logs, media and several chat channels. Ubuntu LTS is its best-tested Linux install path.
Its DigitalOcean guide runs on a 1 vCPU, 1 GB droplet with 2 GB of swap and tells you to prefer API-based models such as Claude or GPT, because local LLM inference does not fit in 1 GB. On plans of this size, use hosted models.
The FAQ warns that node tools and browser automation can be resource hungry, so go to 4 GB if the agent browses a lot (our estimate). Use a pre-built Docker image: building the image from source needs at least 6 GB of RAM.
Our recommendation: 1 to 2 vCPU and 2 GB RAM or more, plus swap, with hosted models, and 4 GB if the agent automates a browser (our estimate).
The cheapest qualifying plan at each provider
| Provider | Plan | RAM | vCPU | Storage | Per GB RAM | Price (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RackNerd | 2 GB KVM VPS | 2 GB | 2 | 35 GB SSD | $1.50 | $3.00/mo1-year term |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Time4VPS | Linux 2 | 2 GB | 1 | 20 GB SSD | $3.19 | $6.38/mo1-year term · intro price, renews higher |
| Namecheap | Pulsar | 2 GB | 2 | 40 GB SSD | $3.44 | $6.88/mo1-year term |
| Hostens | KVM 2 GB | 2 GB | 1 | 20 GB SSD | $3.75 | $7.50/mobilled monthly |
| 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 |
| VPSBG | Cloud VPS 1 vCPU / 2 GB | 2 GB | 1 | 30 GB NVME | $8.15 | $16.30/mo1-year term |
| 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 |
| 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 OpenClaw?
Among plans with at least 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU and 10 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 RackNerd at $3.00.
What VPS specs do I need for OpenClaw?
We list plans with at least 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU and 10 GB storage. The 2 GB RAM and 1 vCPU minimums are OpenClaw's recommended figures (its absolute minimum is 1 GB). The 10 GB storage minimum is our estimate. We recommend 1 to 2 vCPU and 2 GB RAM or more, plus swap, with hosted models, and 4 GB if the agent automates a browser (our estimate).
What are OpenClaw's minimum VPS requirements?
1 vCPU, 1 GB of RAM and about 500 MB of disk, according to the OpenClaw FAQ. It recommends 1 to 2 vCPU and 2 GB of RAM or more.
Can OpenClaw run a local model on a small VPS?
Not on 1 GB. OpenClaw's DigitalOcean guide says local LLM inference does not fit in 1 GB and recommends API-based models such as Claude or GPT.
How much RAM do I need to build OpenClaw's Docker image?
At least 6 GB to build the image from source, according to OpenClaw's Docker guide. Pre-built images avoid that requirement.
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