Quick answer
What is a cheaper alternative to Vultr, DigitalOcean or Linode in Tokyo or Singapore?
On 2 November 2026, Vultr charged $20.00 a month for 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB in Tokyo and Singapore, and Akamai (Linode) and DigitalOcean $24.00. In Lacquerbay's survey of crypto hosts that ask for no ID, VSYS Host sold that size in Singapore for $11.00 and WebHorizon 2 vCPU / 6 GB in Tokyo for $12.00. Every price was read on the host's own site.
How do Vultr, DigitalOcean and Linode price Tokyo and Singapore?
Vultr and Akamai (Linode) charge the same price in Tokyo, Osaka and Singapore, and DigitalOcean sells only in Singapore. None of the three has a Hong Kong region. Vultr's $2.50 (IPv6-only) and $3.50 plans are not offered in any Asian region, according to its plans API, so Vultr starts at $5.00 in Asia. DigitalOcean's $4.00 plan in Singapore has 512 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk.
Mainstream cloud prices in Tokyo and Singapore
| Size | Vultr (Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore) | DigitalOcean (Singapore) | Akamai Linode (Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU / 1 GB | $5.00 · 25 GB · 1 TB | $6.00 · 25 GB · 1 TB | $5.00 · 25 GB · 1 TB |
| 1 vCPU / 2 GB | $10.00 · 55 GB · 2 TB | $12.00 · 50 GB · 2 TB | $12.00 · 50 GB · 2 TB |
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB | $20.00 · 80 GB · 3 TB | $24.00 · 80 GB · 4 TB | $24.00 · 80 GB · 4 TB |
| 4 vCPU / 8 GB | $40.00 · 160 GB · 4 TB | $48.00 · 160 GB · 5 TB | $48.00 · 160 GB · 5 TB |
Prices checked on
Monthly price, disk, traffic a month. Vultr Regular Performance, DigitalOcean Basic Regular and Linode Shared CPU plans; prices before tax. Linode's pricing page refused access, so its prices come from its public API.
Which hosts cost less than Vultr, DigitalOcean or Linode, size by size?
According to Lacquerbay's survey of 2 November 2026, the least expensive 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB plan from a no-ID crypto host in Singapore cost 45% less than Vultr and 54% less than DigitalOcean or Linode. In Tokyo, the first-ranked plan at that size costs 40% less than Vultr and carries 6 GB of RAM instead of 4.
- At 1 GB, Singapore shows no saving: VSYS Host and Vultr both charge $5.00. In Tokyo, WebHorizon's $6.00 buys 3 GB of RAM where Vultr's $5.00 buys 1 GB.
- From 2 GB up, the gap opens: each first-ranked Singapore plan costs 30 to 55% less than Vultr's plan of the same size.
- In Tokyo, it closes again at 4 vCPU / 8 GB: 1Gbits at $39.99 is one cent under Vultr.
Vultr, DigitalOcean and Linode against the first-ranked crypto host with no ID check
| Size (minimum) | Vultr | DigitalOcean / Linode | First in Singapore (crypto, no ID) | First in Tokyo (crypto, no ID) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 20 GB | $5.00 | $6.00 / $5.00 | $5.00 (VSYS Host, 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 20 GB NVMe) | $6.00 (WebHorizon, 1 vCPU / 3 GB / 45 GB NVMe) |
| 1 vCPU / 2 GB / 40 GB | $10.00 | $12.00 / $12.00 | $7.00 (VSYS Host, 1 vCPU / 2 GB / 40 GB NVMe) | $6.00 (WebHorizon, 1 vCPU / 3 GB / 45 GB NVMe) |
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB | $20.00 | $24.00 / $24.00 | $11.00 (VSYS Host, 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB NVMe) | $12.00 (WebHorizon, 2 vCPU / 6 GB / 90 GB NVMe) |
| 4 vCPU / 8 GB / 160 GB | $40.00 | $48.00 / $48.00 | $18.00 (VSYS Host, 4 vCPU / 8 GB / 160 GB NVMe) | $39.99 (1Gbits, 4 vCPU / 8 GB / 160 GB) |
Prices checked on
Month-to-month prices. The crypto hosts must include an IPv4 address, at least 1 TB a month and stock on the day. Every price per size and city: How much does a VPS cost per month in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo?
What changes when you leave Vultr, DigitalOcean or Linode?
The price drops, and so do the card, the pooled traffic and the hourly billing. The table sets the three clouds' own documents against what the crypto hosts in the survey write.
Payment, signup and traffic, as written by each provider
| Vultr | DigitalOcean | Akamai (Linode) | Crypto hosts with no ID check | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto | Nine coins through BitPay | Stablecoins, access described as limited | None | Accepted for the VPS |
| At signup | A payment method, for verification | A payment method before any resource; $25 authorization with crypto | Phone code by SMS, then a card or PayPal | No ID document; some check ID on a trigger |
| Traffic past the allowance | Not recorded | Pooled across the team, then $0.01 per GiB | Pooled across the account, then $0.005 per GB | A fixed quota per plan; policies differ |
| Billing | Hourly, capped at the monthly price | Per second, capped at 672 hours a month | Not recorded | Prepaid month by month or longer |
| Hong Kong region | No | No | No | Yes: 6 had a comparable plan |
| Outbound mail ports | Port 25 blocked by default, opened on request | Ports 25, 465 and 587 blocked | Not recorded | Varies by host |
Prices checked on
Read on each provider's documentation on 2 November 2026. "Not recorded" means the survey did not read that point.
What about Hong Kong, where none of the three sells?
Amazon Lightsail is the only mainstream cloud with a Hong Kong region, at $7.00 a month for 2 vCPU / 1 GB / 40 GB with 1 TB, half the transfer it includes in Tokyo or Singapore. Lightsail takes no crypto and verifies a phone number and a card at signup. Among crypto hosts with no ID check, is*hosting sold 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 20 GB in Hong Kong for $6.99, and GreenCloud 1 vCPU / 8 GB for $10.00, with stock of 1 to 5 units. The full Hong Kong list is on Which Hong Kong VPS providers accept cryptocurrency?
Where does Lacquerbay fit among the alternatives?
Lacquerbay, the publisher of this comparison, is one of the alternatives: one price in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo, paid in crypto from a prepaid balance. No KYC: we ask for no identity document, no selfie, no card and no phone number. It sells month to month or longer, not by the hour, and its vCPU are shared.
Lacquerbay plans next to Vultr's
| Lacquerbay plan | Size | Traffic a month | Month to month | A month on a 12-month term | Vultr, same size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ink | 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 20 GB | 1 TB | $5.35 | $3.75 | $5.00 (1 TB) |
| Ember | 1 vCPU / 3 GB / 45 GB | 2 TB | $6.42 | $4.49 | $10.00 for 2 GB (2 TB) |
| Vermilion | 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB | 3 TB | $11.78 | $8.25 | $20.00 (3 TB) |
| Gilt | 4 vCPU / 8 GB / 160 GB | 4 TB | $19.28 | $13.50 | $40.00 (4 TB) |
Prices checked on
Vultr prices read on 2 November 2026 (Regular Performance, Tokyo and Singapore). Lacquerbay plans: How much does a Lacquerbay VPS cost in each city?
What should you weigh besides the monthly price?
Small hosts trade the big clouds' elasticity for a lower fixed price, and each one writes its own conditions.
- Stock: GreenCloud's 8 GB plan at $10.00 showed 1 to 5 units per location; a big cloud rarely runs out of a basic size.
- Location labels: WebHorizon's "Singapore" plans run in Johor, Malaysia, by its own knowledge base (how to check where a VPS is located); HostDare's store says Tokyo while its FAQ says Osaka.
- ID on a trigger: is*hosting checks some accounts by risk score; MonoVM and 1Gbits tie ID checks to refunds. Which Asia VPS hosts ask no ID, and when do they ask anyway? lists every trigger.
- Billing: hourly billing lets a server live for a day; the crypto hosts bill a month at a time or longer.
The lower prices that failed one of these conditions are listed on What is the cheapest VPS in Hong Kong, Singapore or Tokyo?
Alternatives to Vultr, DigitalOcean and Linode: short answers
Is there a cheaper Vultr alternative in Tokyo?
From 2 GB of RAM up, yes. On 2 November 2026, WebHorizon sold 1 vCPU / 3 GB / 45 GB in Tokyo for $6.00 against $10.00 for Vultr's 2 GB plan, and 2 vCPU / 6 GB / 90 GB for $12.00 against $20.00.
Is there a cheaper DigitalOcean alternative in Singapore?
VSYS Host sold 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB for $11.00 a month on 2 November 2026, against $24.00 at DigitalOcean. It takes crypto with no ID at signup, but includes 2 TB of traffic where DigitalOcean includes 4 TB.
Does Vultr have a Hong Kong location?
No. Vultr's regions in East and Southeast Asia are Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul and Singapore, per its regions API on 2 November 2026. DigitalOcean and Linode have no Hong Kong region either.
Can I pay Vultr, DigitalOcean or Linode with crypto?
Vultr lists nine coins through BitPay, DigitalOcean lists stablecoins with limited access, and Linode takes none. Vultr's own documents disagree on whether crypto alone opens an account: see Can I pay Vultr with crypto, and will Vultr ask for ID?
How does Lacquerbay compare with Vultr on price?
On a 12-month term, every Lacquerbay plan costs less per month than Vultr's plan of the nearest size: Ink $3.75 against $5.00. Month to month, Ink is $5.35, above Vultr's $5.00, while Vermilion is $11.78 against $20.00.
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