4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM — Cloud Server Pricing (2026)
Compare 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM cloud server pricing across 5 providers. 61 tiers starting from $0.0103/hr.
HetznerCAX21(Arm64)
$0.0103/hr — $7/mo
Cheapest 4 vCPU, 8 GB server across 5 providers
Cheapest Option Per Provider
| Rank | Provider | Instance | Family | Hourly | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hetzner | CAX21 | Arm64 | $0.0103 | $7 |
| #2 | Azure | Standard_B4pls_v2 | Burstable | $0.0238 | $17 |
| #3 | DO | Basic 4 vCPU 8 GB | Basic (Shared CPU) | $0.0714 | $52 |
| #4 | Linode | Linode 8GB | Shared CPU | $0.0720 | $53 |
| #5 | AWS | a1.xlarge | General Purpose | $0.1020 | $74 |
All 61 Tiers
Arm64 (1 tiers)
| Provider | Instance | Storage | On-Demand | 1yr Rsv | 3yr Rsv | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hetzner | CAX21 | 80 GB NVMe SSD | $0.0103 | — | — | — |
Shared vCPU (2 tiers)
| Provider | Instance | Storage | On-Demand | 1yr Rsv | 3yr Rsv | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hetzner | CX32 | 80 GB NVMe SSD | $0.0153 | — | — | — |
| Hetzner | CPX31 | 160 GB NVMe SSD | $0.0179 | — | — | — |
Burstable (7 tiers)
| Provider | Instance | Storage | On-Demand | 1yr Rsv | 3yr Rsv | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | Standard_B4pls_v2 | Managed Disks | $0.0238 | $615.00 | $1188.00 | $0.1071 |
| Azure | Standard_B4ps_v2 | Managed Disks | $0.0269 | $695.00 | $1342.00 | $0.1206 |
| Azure | Standard_B4as_v2 | Managed Disks | $0.0301 | $777.00 | $1502.00 | $0.1350 |
| Azure | Standard_B4s_v2 | Managed Disks | $0.0333 | $860.00 | $1662.00 | $0.1494 |
| Azure | Standard_B4als_v2 | Managed Disks | $0.0606 | $688.00 | $1330.00 | $0.1197 |
| Azure | Standard_B4ls_v2 | Managed Disks | $0.1660 | $762.00 | $1472.00 | $0.1323 |
| Azure | Standard_B4ms | Managed Disks | $0.1660 | $853.00 | — | — |
Compute Optimized (41 tiers)
| Provider | Instance | Storage | On-Demand | 1yr Rsv | 3yr Rsv | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | Standard_F4s_v2 | Managed Disks | $0.0338 | $876.00 | — | $0.0533 |
| Azure | Standard_F4 | Managed Disks | $0.0398 | $1093.00 | — | $0.0375 |
| Azure | Standard_FX4mds | Managed Disks | $0.0744 | $1923.00 | $3519.00 | $0.0687 |
| Azure | Standard_FX4-2ms_v2 | Managed Disks | $0.0885 | $2210.00 | $3141.00 | $0.0901 |
| Azure | Standard_FX4ms_v2 | Managed Disks | $0.0885 | $2210.00 | $3141.00 | $0.0901 |
| Azure | Standard_FX4-2mds_v2 | Managed Disks | $0.1090 | $2732.00 | $3882.00 | $0.1112 |
| Azure | Standard_FX4mds_v2 | Managed Disks | $0.1090 | $2732.00 | $3882.00 | $0.1112 |
| AWS | c6g.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1360 | $0.0991 | $0.0588 | — |
| AWS | c7g.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1450 | $0.1040 | $0.0637 | — |
| AWS | c6a.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1530 | $0.1012 | $0.0739 | — |
| AWS | c6gd.xlarge | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD | $0.1536 | $0.1126 | $0.0743 | — |
| AWS | c5a.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1540 | $0.1120 | $0.0740 | — |
| AWS | c8g.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1595 | $0.1144 | $0.0772 | — |
| AWS | c7i-flex.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1696 | $0.1225 | $0.0746 | — |
| AWS | c5.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1700 | $0.1070 | $0.0710 | — |
| AWS | c6i.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1700 | $0.1229 | $0.0821 | — |
| AWS | c5ad.xlarge | 1 x 150 NVMe SSD | $0.1720 | $0.1240 | $0.0740 | — |
| AWS | c6gn.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1728 | $0.1091 | $0.0890 | — |
| AWS | c8i-flex.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1780 | — | — | — |
| AWS | c7i.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1785 | $0.1290 | $0.0862 | — |
| AWS | c7gd.xlarge | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD | $0.1814 | $0.1310 | $0.0878 | — |
| AWS | c8i.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1874 | — | — | — |
| AWS | c5d.xlarge | 1 x 100 NVMe SSD | $0.1920 | $0.1390 | $0.0810 | — |
| AWS | c8gd.xlarge | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD | $0.1960 | — | — | — |
| AWS | c6id.xlarge | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD | $0.2016 | $0.1455 | $0.0842 | — |
| AWS | c7a.xlarge | EBS only | $0.2053 | $0.1484 | $0.0991 | — |
| AWS | c8a.xlarge | EBS only | $0.2155 | — | — | — |
| AWS | c8id.xlarge | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD | $0.2218 | — | — | — |
| AWS | c6in.xlarge | EBS only | $0.2268 | $0.1643 | $0.0948 | — |
| AWS | c8gb.xlarge | EBS only | $0.2370 | — | — | — |
| AWS | c8gn.xlarge | EBS only | $0.2370 | — | — | — |
| Azure | Standard_F4als_v6 | Managed Disks | $0.2420 | $1314.00 | $2417.00 | $0.0516 |
| Azure | Standard_F4als_v7 | Managed Disks | $0.2420 | $1314.00 | $2417.00 | $0.0447 |
| AWS | c7gn.xlarge | EBS only | $0.2496 | $0.1808 | $0.0906 | — |
| Azure | Standard_F4as_v6 | Managed Disks | $0.2730 | $1484.00 | $2800.00 | $0.0583 |
| Azure | Standard_F4as_v7 | Managed Disks | $0.2730 | $1484.00 | $2800.00 | $0.0505 |
| Azure | Standard_F4alds_v7 | Managed Disks | $0.2860 | $1554.00 | $2858.00 | $0.0529 |
| Azure | Standard_F4ads_v7 | Managed Disks | $0.3430 | $1863.00 | $3516.00 | $0.0634 |
| Azure | Standard_F4ams_v6 | Managed Disks | $0.3580 | $1944.00 | $3669.00 | $0.0764 |
| Azure | Standard_F4ams_v7 | Managed Disks | $0.3580 | $1944.00 | $3669.00 | $0.0662 |
| Azure | Standard_F4amds_v7 | Managed Disks | $0.4360 | $2368.00 | $4469.00 | $0.0806 |
Basic (Shared CPU) (1 tiers)
| Provider | Instance | Storage | On-Demand | 1yr Rsv | 3yr Rsv | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DO | Basic 4 vCPU 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | $0.0714 | — | — | — |
Shared CPU (1 tiers)
| Provider | Instance | Storage | On-Demand | 1yr Rsv | 3yr Rsv | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linode | Linode 8GB | 160 GB SSD | $0.0720 | — | — | — |
General Purpose (1 tiers)
| Provider | Instance | Storage | On-Demand | 1yr Rsv | 3yr Rsv | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | a1.xlarge | EBS only | $0.1020 | $0.0739 | $0.0441 | — |
Dedicated CPU (3 tiers)
| Provider | Instance | Storage | On-Demand | 1yr Rsv | 3yr Rsv | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linode | Dedicated 8GB | 160 GB SSD | $0.1080 | — | — | — |
| Linode | G7 Dedicated 8x4 | 160 GB SSD | $0.1290 | — | — | — |
| Linode | G8 Dedicated 8x4 | 82 GB SSD | $0.1400 | — | — | — |
CPU-Optimized (1 tiers)
| Provider | Instance | Storage | On-Demand | 1yr Rsv | 3yr Rsv | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DO | CPU-Opt 4 vCPU 8 GB | 50 GB SSD | $0.1250 | — | — | — |
Premium CPU (1 tiers)
| Provider | Instance | Storage | On-Demand | 1yr Rsv | 3yr Rsv | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linode | Premium 8GB | 160 GB SSD | $0.1290 | — | — | — |
Accelerated Computing (2 tiers)
| Provider | Instance | Storage | On-Demand | 1yr Rsv | 3yr Rsv | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | inf1.xlarge | EBS only | $0.2280 | $0.1650 | $0.1100 | — |
| AWS | g5g.xlarge | EBS only | $0.4200 | $0.2646 | $0.1814 | — |
FAQ
What is the cheapest 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM cloud server?
The cheapest option is Hetzner CAX21 at $0.0103/hr ($7/mo). 5 providers offer this configuration.
How many 4 vCPU, 8 GB options are there?
There are 61 cloud server tiers with 4 vCPU and 8 GB RAM across 5 providers, spanning 11 instance families.
Can I save money with reserved pricing on 4 vCPU servers?
Yes. Major providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP offer reserved/committed pricing for 1-3 year terms, saving 20-60% vs on-demand. Spot/preemptible instances can save up to 70% for interruptible workloads.