Same machine. Someone else’s bill.
Each size we sell, set against the nearest box at the big clouds and itemised the way they bill it. Their side always gets as much memory as ours, or more.
Starter with its own IPv4 address is $6.34 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $12.54 once it is all added up: 2× as much, $74 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Starter Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB plan $4.00 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $6.34 with IPv4
- Linode (Akamai) Nanode Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $5.00 daily backups $2.00 25 GB disk included $7.00 1.1×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $6.00 daily backups $1.80 25 GB disk included $7.80 1.2×
- Google Cloud e2-micro Memory1 GB vCPU2 Disk10 GB machine $6.11 disk $1.00 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $11.26 1.8×
- Microsoft Azure B1s Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB machine $7.59 disk $0.75 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $12.49 2×
- AWS EC2 t3.micro Memory1 GB vCPU2 Disk10 GB machine $7.59 disk $0.80 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $12.54 2×
Growth with its own IPv4 address is $10.84 a month here, with everything in it. On DigitalOcean the same comes to $23.40 once it is all added up: 2.2× as much, $151 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Growth Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB plan $8.50 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $10.84 with IPv4
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk50 GB machine $12.00 daily backups $5.00 50 GB disk included $17.00 1.6×
- Google Cloud e2-small Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $12.23 disk $2.50 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $19.63 1.8×
- Microsoft Azure B1ms Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $15.11 disk $1.88 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $21.89 2×
- AWS EC2 t3.small Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $15.18 disk $2.00 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $22.08 2×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk60 GB machine $18.00 daily backups $5.40 60 GB disk included $23.40 2.2×
Business with its own IPv4 address is $19.34 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $41.82 once it is all added up: 2.2× as much, $270 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Business Memory4 GB vCPU3 Disk60 GB plan $17.00 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $19.34 with IPv4
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk80 GB machine $24.00 daily backups $7.20 80 GB disk included $31.20 1.6×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk80 GB machine $24.00 daily backups $10.00 80 GB disk included $34.00 1.8×
- Google Cloud e2-medium Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk60 GB machine $24.46 disk $6.00 daily backups $3.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $37.11 1.9×
- Microsoft Azure B2s Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk60 GB machine $30.37 disk $4.50 daily backups $3.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $41.52 2.1×
- AWS EC2 t3.medium Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk60 GB machine $30.37 disk $4.80 daily backups $3.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $41.82 2.2×
Scale with its own IPv4 address is $34.84 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $79.99 once it is all added up: 2.3× as much, $542 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Scale Memory8 GB vCPU6 Disk120 GB plan $32.50 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $34.84 with IPv4
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk160 GB machine $48.00 daily backups $14.40 160 GB disk included $62.40 1.8×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk160 GB machine $48.00 daily backups $20.00 160 GB disk included $68.00 2×
- Google Cloud e2-standard-2 Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk120 GB machine $48.92 disk $12.00 daily backups $6.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $70.57 2×
- Microsoft Azure B2ms Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk120 GB machine $60.74 disk $9.00 daily backups $6.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $79.39 2.3×
- AWS EC2 t3.large Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk120 GB machine $60.74 disk $9.60 daily backups $6.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $79.99 2.3×
What the monthly price covers
| Feature | Helstify. | AWS EC2 | Google Cloud | Microsoft Azure | DigitalOcean | Linode (Akamai) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat monthly price, no metered bill | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Daily backups in the price | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Disk in the price | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Software installed and configured for you | Yes | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly |
| Watched, patched and restarted for you | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ask in plain words instead of a console | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
On-demand, Linux, cheapest US region, 730 hours. AWS, Google Cloud and Azure bill disk, a public IPv4 address and backup snapshots separately, so those are added at our size; DigitalOcean and Linode bundle disk and sell daily backups. Before data transfer and tax. Paying one to three years ahead lowers theirs. Ours includes a dedicated IPv4 address at €2 a month, shown at €1 = $1.17. Checked October 2026 against AWS EC2, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, Linode. Logos belong to their owners.
Inbox is $4.00 a month here, with everything in it. On Microsoft 365 the same comes to $21.00 once it is all added up: 5.3× as much, $204 more a year.
Zoho Mail is cheaper at $3.00, if you set it up and look after it yourself.
- Helstify plan
- User licences
- Helstify. Inbox Mailboxes3 Storage each5 GB one price for every mailbox $4.00 all in
- Zoho Mail Mail Lite Mailboxes3 Storage each5 GB 3 × $1.00 per user $3.00 0.8×
- Amazon WorkMail WorkMail Mailboxes3 Storage each50 GB 3 × $4.00 per user $12.00 3×
- Google Workspace Business Starter Mailboxes3 Storage each30 GB 3 × $7.00 per user $21.00 5.3×
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic Mailboxes3 Storage each50 GB 3 × $7.00 per user $21.00 5.3×
Team mail is $7.50 a month here, with everything in it. On Microsoft 365 the same comes to $70.00 once it is all added up: 9.3× as much, $750 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- User licences
- Helstify. Team mail Mailboxes10 Storage each5 GB one price for every mailbox $7.50 all in
- Zoho Mail Mail Lite Mailboxes10 Storage each5 GB 10 × $1.00 per user $10.00 1.3×
- Amazon WorkMail WorkMail Mailboxes10 Storage each50 GB 10 × $4.00 per user $40.00 5.3×
- Google Workspace Business Starter Mailboxes10 Storage each30 GB 10 × $7.00 per user $70.00 9.3×
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic Mailboxes10 Storage each50 GB 10 × $7.00 per user $70.00 9.3×
Business mail is $16.00 a month here, with everything in it. On Microsoft 365 the same comes to $175.00 once it is all added up: 10.9× as much, $1,908 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- User licences
- Helstify. Business mail Mailboxes25 Storage each10 GB one price for every mailbox $16.00 all in
- Zoho Mail Mail Lite Mailboxes25 Storage each10 GB 25 × $1.25 per user $31.25 2×
- Amazon WorkMail WorkMail Mailboxes25 Storage each50 GB 25 × $4.00 per user $100.00 6.3×
- Google Workspace Business Starter Mailboxes25 Storage each30 GB 25 × $7.00 per user $175.00 10.9×
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic Mailboxes25 Storage each50 GB 25 × $7.00 per user $175.00 10.9×
Domain mail is $30.50 a month here, with everything in it. On Microsoft 365 the same comes to $700.00 once it is all added up: 23× as much, $8,034 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- User licences
- Helstify. Domain mail Mailboxes100 Storage each10 GB one price for every mailbox $30.50 all in
- Zoho Mail Mail Lite Mailboxes100 Storage each10 GB 100 × $1.25 per user $125.00 4.1×
- Amazon WorkMail WorkMail Mailboxes100 Storage each50 GB 100 × $4.00 per user $400.00 13.1×
- Google Workspace Business Starter Mailboxes100 Storage each30 GB 100 × $7.00 per user $700.00 23×
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic Mailboxes100 Storage each50 GB 100 × $7.00 per user $700.00 23×
What the monthly price covers
| Feature | Helstify. | Google Workspace | Microsoft 365 | Amazon WorkMail | Zoho Mail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One price for the whole team, not per person | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| SPF, DKIM and DMARC set up for you | Yes | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly |
| Spam and virus filtering | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Webmail, IMAP and SMTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mailboxes added and removed by asking | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Office suite (docs, sheets, meetings) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Their prices are public list prices per user on annual commitment; ours is the whole plan. Their storage per mailbox is larger, and Google and Microsoft include an office suite we do not. Checked October 2026 against Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Amazon WorkMail, Zoho Mail. Logos belong to their owners.
Script with its own IPv4 address is $6.34 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $12.54 once it is all added up: 2× as much, $74 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Script Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB plan $4.00 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $6.34 with IPv4
- Linode (Akamai) Nanode Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $5.00 daily backups $2.00 25 GB disk included $7.00 1.1×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $6.00 daily backups $1.80 25 GB disk included $7.80 1.2×
- Google Cloud e2-micro Memory1 GB vCPU2 Disk10 GB machine $6.11 disk $1.00 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $11.26 1.8×
- Microsoft Azure B1s Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB machine $7.59 disk $0.75 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $12.49 2×
- AWS EC2 t3.micro Memory1 GB vCPU2 Disk10 GB machine $7.59 disk $0.80 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $12.54 2×
Service with its own IPv4 address is $10.84 a month here, with everything in it. On DigitalOcean the same comes to $23.40 once it is all added up: 2.2× as much, $151 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Service Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB plan $8.50 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $10.84 with IPv4
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk50 GB machine $12.00 daily backups $5.00 50 GB disk included $17.00 1.6×
- Google Cloud e2-small Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $12.23 disk $2.50 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $19.63 1.8×
- Microsoft Azure B1ms Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $15.11 disk $1.88 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $21.89 2×
- AWS EC2 t3.small Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $15.18 disk $2.00 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $22.08 2×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk60 GB machine $18.00 daily backups $5.40 60 GB disk included $23.40 2.2×
Cluster with its own IPv4 address is $18.34 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $40.52 once it is all added up: 2.2× as much, $266 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Cluster Memory4 GB vCPU4 Disk50 GB plan $16.00 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $18.34 with IPv4
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk80 GB machine $24.00 daily backups $7.20 80 GB disk included $31.20 1.7×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk80 GB machine $24.00 daily backups $10.00 80 GB disk included $34.00 1.9×
- Google Cloud e2-medium Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk50 GB machine $24.46 disk $5.00 daily backups $2.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $35.61 1.9×
- Microsoft Azure B2s Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk50 GB machine $30.37 disk $3.75 daily backups $2.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $40.27 2.2×
- AWS EC2 t3.medium Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk50 GB machine $30.37 disk $4.00 daily backups $2.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $40.52 2.2×
Fleet with its own IPv4 address is $32.84 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $77.39 once it is all added up: 2.4× as much, $535 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Fleet Memory8 GB vCPU8 Disk100 GB plan $30.50 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $32.84 with IPv4
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk160 GB machine $48.00 daily backups $14.40 160 GB disk included $62.40 1.9×
- Google Cloud e2-standard-2 Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk100 GB machine $48.92 disk $10.00 daily backups $5.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $67.57 2.1×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk160 GB machine $48.00 daily backups $20.00 160 GB disk included $68.00 2.1×
- Microsoft Azure B2ms Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk100 GB machine $60.74 disk $7.50 daily backups $5.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $76.89 2.3×
- AWS EC2 t3.large Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk100 GB machine $60.74 disk $8.00 daily backups $5.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $77.39 2.4×
What the monthly price covers
| Feature | Helstify. | AWS EC2 | Google Cloud | Microsoft Azure | DigitalOcean | Linode (Akamai) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat monthly price, no metered bill | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Daily backups in the price | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Disk in the price | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Software installed and configured for you | Yes | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly |
| Watched, patched and restarted for you | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ask in plain words instead of a console | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
On-demand, Linux, cheapest US region, 730 hours. AWS, Google Cloud and Azure bill disk, a public IPv4 address and backup snapshots separately, so those are added at our size; DigitalOcean and Linode bundle disk and sell daily backups. Before data transfer and tax. Paying one to three years ahead lowers theirs. Ours includes a dedicated IPv4 address at €2 a month, shown at €1 = $1.17. Checked October 2026 against AWS EC2, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, Linode. Logos belong to their owners.
Cache is $4.00 a month here, with everything in it. On Google Cloud SQL the same comes to $28.05 once it is all added up: 7× as much, $289 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Machine
- Disk
- Daily backups
- Helstify. Cache Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB backups included $4.00 all in
- AWS RDS db.t4g.micro Memory1 GB vCPU2 Disk20 GB machine $11.68 disk $2.30 $13.98 3.5×
- DigitalOcean Managed Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB 10 GB disk included $15.00 3.8×
- Linode (Akamai) Managed Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB 25 GB disk included $15.00 3.8×
- Azure Database B1ms Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk32 GB machine $12.41 disk $3.68 $16.09 4×
- Google Cloud SQL db-g1-small Memory1.7 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB machine $25.55 disk $1.70 daily backups $0.80 $28.05 7×
Records is $8.50 a month here, with everything in it. On Google Cloud SQL the same comes to $55.57 once it is all added up: 6.5× as much, $565 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Machine
- Disk
- Daily backups
- Helstify. Records Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB backups included $8.50 all in
- Azure Database B1ms Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk32 GB machine $12.41 disk $3.68 $16.09 1.9×
- AWS RDS db.t4g.small Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $23.36 disk $2.88 $26.24 3.1×
- DigitalOcean Managed Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk30 GB 30 GB disk included $30.00 3.5×
- Linode (Akamai) Managed Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk50 GB 50 GB disk included $30.00 3.5×
- Google Cloud SQL db-custom-1-3840 Memory3.75 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $49.32 disk $4.25 daily backups $2.00 $55.57 6.5×
Ledger is $17.00 a month here, with everything in it. On Google Cloud SQL the same comes to $65.59 once it is all added up: 3.9× as much, $583 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Machine
- Disk
- Daily backups
- Helstify. Ledger Memory4 GB vCPU3 Disk60 GB backups included $17.00 all in
- Azure Database B2s Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk60 GB machine $24.82 disk $6.90 $31.72 1.9×
- AWS RDS db.t4g.medium Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk60 GB machine $47.45 disk $6.90 $54.35 3.2×
- DigitalOcean Managed Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk60 GB 60 GB disk included $60.00 3.5×
- Linode (Akamai) Managed Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk80 GB 80 GB disk included $60.00 3.5×
- Google Cloud SQL db-custom-1-4096 Memory4 GB vCPU1 Disk60 GB machine $50.59 disk $10.20 daily backups $4.80 $65.59 3.9×
Warehouse is $37.50 a month here, with everything in it. On Google Cloud SQL the same comes to $138.68 once it is all added up: 3.7× as much, $1,214 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Machine
- Disk
- Daily backups
- Helstify. Warehouse Memory8 GB vCPU6 Disk150 GB backups included $37.50 all in
- Azure Database B2ms Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk150 GB machine $49.64 disk $17.25 $66.89 1.8×
- AWS RDS db.t4g.large Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk150 GB machine $94.17 disk $17.25 $111.42 3×
- DigitalOcean Managed Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk140 GB 140 GB disk included $120.00 3.2×
- Linode (Akamai) Managed Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk160 GB 160 GB disk included $120.00 3.2×
- Google Cloud SQL db-custom-2-8192 Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk150 GB machine $101.18 disk $25.50 daily backups $12.00 $138.68 3.7×
Vault is $67.00 a month here, with everything in it. On Google Cloud SQL the same comes to $277.36 once it is all added up: 4.1× as much, $2,524 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Machine
- Disk
- Daily backups
- Helstify. Vault Memory16 GB vCPU8 Disk300 GB backups included $67.00 all in
- Azure Database B4ms Memory16 GB vCPU4 Disk300 GB machine $99.28 disk $34.50 $133.78 2×
- AWS RDS db.t4g.xlarge Memory16 GB vCPU4 Disk300 GB machine $188.34 disk $34.50 $222.84 3.3×
- DigitalOcean Managed Memory16 GB vCPU6 Disk290 GB 290 GB disk included $240.00 3.6×
- Linode (Akamai) Managed Memory16 GB vCPU6 Disk320 GB 320 GB disk included $240.00 3.6×
- Google Cloud SQL db-custom-4-16384 Memory16 GB vCPU4 Disk300 GB machine $202.36 disk $51.00 daily backups $24.00 $277.36 4.1×
What the monthly price covers
| Feature | Helstify. | AWS RDS | Google Cloud SQL | Azure Database | DigitalOcean | Linode (Akamai) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat monthly price, no metered bill | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Daily backups in the price | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Any engine in the group on one plan | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Caches and search engines too (Redis, Meilisearch…) | Yes | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | No |
| Created, tuned and wired to your app for you | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ask in plain words instead of a console | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Single-node, cheapest US region, 730 hours. Disk is billed at our size or their minimum; backups at their published snapshot rate where they charge for them. Before data transfer and tax. Checked October 2026 against AWS RDS, Cloud SQL, Azure Database, DigitalOcean, Linode. Logos belong to their owners.
Tool with its own IPv4 address is $6.34 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $12.54 once it is all added up: 2× as much, $74 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Tool Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB plan $4.00 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $6.34 with IPv4
- Linode (Akamai) Nanode Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $5.00 daily backups $2.00 25 GB disk included $7.00 1.1×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $6.00 daily backups $1.80 25 GB disk included $7.80 1.2×
- Google Cloud e2-micro Memory1 GB vCPU2 Disk10 GB machine $6.11 disk $1.00 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $11.26 1.8×
- Microsoft Azure B1s Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB machine $7.59 disk $0.75 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $12.49 2×
- AWS EC2 t3.micro Memory1 GB vCPU2 Disk10 GB machine $7.59 disk $0.80 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $12.54 2×
Team with its own IPv4 address is $10.84 a month here, with everything in it. On DigitalOcean the same comes to $23.40 once it is all added up: 2.2× as much, $151 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Team Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB plan $8.50 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $10.84 with IPv4
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk50 GB machine $12.00 daily backups $5.00 50 GB disk included $17.00 1.6×
- Google Cloud e2-small Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $12.23 disk $2.50 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $19.63 1.8×
- Microsoft Azure B1ms Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $15.11 disk $1.88 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $21.89 2×
- AWS EC2 t3.small Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $15.18 disk $2.00 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $22.08 2×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk60 GB machine $18.00 daily backups $5.40 60 GB disk included $23.40 2.2×
Department with its own IPv4 address is $22.84 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $43.77 once it is all added up: 1.9× as much, $251 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Department Memory4 GB vCPU4 Disk75 GB plan $20.50 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $22.84 with IPv4
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk80 GB machine $24.00 daily backups $7.20 80 GB disk included $31.20 1.4×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk80 GB machine $24.00 daily backups $10.00 80 GB disk included $34.00 1.5×
- Google Cloud e2-medium Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk75 GB machine $24.46 disk $7.50 daily backups $3.75 public ipv4 $3.65 $39.36 1.7×
- Microsoft Azure B2s Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk75 GB machine $30.37 disk $5.63 daily backups $3.75 public ipv4 $3.65 $43.40 1.9×
- AWS EC2 t3.medium Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk75 GB machine $30.37 disk $6.00 daily backups $3.75 public ipv4 $3.65 $43.77 1.9×
Company with its own IPv4 address is $39.84 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $83.89 once it is all added up: 2.1× as much, $529 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Company Memory8 GB vCPU6 Disk150 GB plan $37.50 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $39.84 with IPv4
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk160 GB machine $48.00 daily backups $14.40 160 GB disk included $62.40 1.6×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk160 GB machine $48.00 daily backups $20.00 160 GB disk included $68.00 1.7×
- Google Cloud e2-standard-2 Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk150 GB machine $48.92 disk $15.00 daily backups $7.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $75.07 1.9×
- Microsoft Azure B2ms Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk150 GB machine $60.74 disk $11.25 daily backups $7.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $83.14 2.1×
- AWS EC2 t3.large Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk150 GB machine $60.74 disk $12.00 daily backups $7.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $83.89 2.1×
What the monthly price covers
| Feature | Helstify. | AWS EC2 | Google Cloud | Microsoft Azure | DigitalOcean | Linode (Akamai) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat monthly price, no metered bill | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Daily backups in the price | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Disk in the price | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Software installed and configured for you | Yes | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly |
| Watched, patched and restarted for you | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ask in plain words instead of a console | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
On-demand, Linux, cheapest US region, 730 hours. AWS, Google Cloud and Azure bill disk, a public IPv4 address and backup snapshots separately, so those are added at our size; DigitalOcean and Linode bundle disk and sell daily backups. Before data transfer and tax. Paying one to three years ahead lowers theirs. Ours includes a dedicated IPv4 address at €2 a month, shown at €1 = $1.17. Checked October 2026 against AWS EC2, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, Linode. Logos belong to their owners.
Pocket with its own IPv4 address is $7.34 a month here, with everything in it. On DigitalOcean the same comes to $23.40 once it is all added up: 3.2× as much, $193 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Pocket Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB plan $5.00 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $7.34 with IPv4
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk50 GB machine $12.00 daily backups $5.00 50 GB disk included $17.00 2.3×
- Google Cloud e2-small Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk10 GB machine $12.23 disk $1.00 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $17.38 2.4×
- Microsoft Azure B1ms Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB machine $15.11 disk $0.75 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $20.01 2.7×
- AWS EC2 t3.small Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk10 GB machine $15.18 disk $0.80 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $20.13 2.7×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk60 GB machine $18.00 daily backups $5.40 60 GB disk included $23.40 3.2×
Squad with its own IPv4 address is $12.84 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $37.27 once it is all added up: 2.9× as much, $293 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Squad Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB plan $10.50 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $12.84 with IPv4
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk80 GB machine $24.00 daily backups $7.20 80 GB disk included $31.20 2.4×
- Google Cloud e2-medium Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $24.46 disk $2.50 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $31.86 2.5×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk80 GB machine $24.00 daily backups $10.00 80 GB disk included $34.00 2.6×
- Microsoft Azure B2s Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $30.37 disk $1.88 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $37.15 2.9×
- AWS EC2 t3.medium Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $30.37 disk $2.00 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $37.27 2.9×
Clan with its own IPv4 address is $22.34 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $70.89 once it is all added up: 3.2× as much, $583 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Clan Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk50 GB plan $20.00 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $22.34 with IPv4
- Google Cloud e2-standard-2 Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk50 GB machine $48.92 disk $5.00 daily backups $2.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $60.07 2.7×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk160 GB machine $48.00 daily backups $14.40 160 GB disk included $62.40 2.8×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk160 GB machine $48.00 daily backups $20.00 160 GB disk included $68.00 3×
- Microsoft Azure B2ms Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk50 GB machine $60.74 disk $3.75 daily backups $2.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $70.64 3.2×
- AWS EC2 t3.large Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk50 GB machine $60.74 disk $4.00 daily backups $2.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $70.89 3.2×
Realm with its own IPv4 address is $39.84 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $138.12 once it is all added up: 3.5× as much, $1,179 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Realm Memory16 GB vCPU8 Disk100 GB plan $37.50 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $39.84 with IPv4
- Google Cloud e2-standard-4 Memory16 GB vCPU4 Disk100 GB machine $97.83 disk $10.00 daily backups $5.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $116.48 2.9×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory16 GB vCPU8 Disk320 GB machine $96.00 daily backups $28.80 320 GB disk included $124.80 3.1×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory16 GB vCPU6 Disk320 GB machine $96.00 daily backups $40.00 320 GB disk included $136.00 3.4×
- Microsoft Azure B4ms Memory16 GB vCPU4 Disk100 GB machine $121.47 disk $7.50 daily backups $5.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $137.62 3.5×
- AWS EC2 t3.xlarge Memory16 GB vCPU4 Disk100 GB machine $121.47 disk $8.00 daily backups $5.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $138.12 3.5×
Empire with its own IPv4 address is $69.34 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $272.59 once it is all added up: 3.9× as much, $2,439 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Empire Memory32 GB vCPU12 Disk200 GB plan $67.00 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $69.34 with IPv4
- Google Cloud e2-standard-8 Memory32 GB vCPU8 Disk200 GB machine $195.67 disk $20.00 daily backups $10.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $229.32 3.3×
- Microsoft Azure B8ms Memory32 GB vCPU8 Disk200 GB machine $242.94 disk $15.00 daily backups $10.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $271.59 3.9×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory32 GB vCPU8 Disk640 GB machine $192.00 daily backups $80.00 640 GB disk included $272.00 3.9×
- AWS EC2 t3.2xlarge Memory32 GB vCPU8 Disk200 GB machine $242.94 disk $16.00 daily backups $10.00 public ipv4 $3.65 $272.59 3.9×
What the monthly price covers
| Feature | Helstify. | AWS EC2 | Google Cloud | Microsoft Azure | DigitalOcean | Linode (Akamai) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat monthly price, no metered bill | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Daily backups in the price | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Disk in the price | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Software installed and configured for you | Yes | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly |
| Watched, patched and restarted for you | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ask in plain words instead of a console | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
On-demand, Linux, cheapest US region, 730 hours. AWS, Google Cloud and Azure bill disk, a public IPv4 address and backup snapshots separately, so those are added at our size; DigitalOcean and Linode bundle disk and sell daily backups. Before data transfer and tax. Paying one to three years ahead lowers theirs. Ours includes a dedicated IPv4 address at €2 a month, shown at €1 = $1.17. Checked October 2026 against AWS EC2, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, Linode. Logos belong to their owners.
Room with its own IPv4 address is $5.34 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $11.89 once it is all added up: 2.2× as much, $79 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Room Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk5 GB plan $3.00 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $5.34 with IPv4
- Linode (Akamai) Nanode Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $5.00 daily backups $2.00 25 GB disk included $7.00 1.3×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk25 GB machine $6.00 daily backups $1.80 25 GB disk included $7.80 1.5×
- Google Cloud e2-micro Memory1 GB vCPU2 Disk5 GB machine $6.11 disk $0.50 daily backups $0.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $10.51 2×
- Microsoft Azure B1s Memory1 GB vCPU1 Disk5 GB machine $7.59 disk $0.38 daily backups $0.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $11.87 2.2×
- AWS EC2 t3.micro Memory1 GB vCPU2 Disk5 GB machine $7.59 disk $0.40 daily backups $0.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $11.89 2.2×
Guild with its own IPv4 address is $7.84 a month here, with everything in it. On DigitalOcean the same comes to $23.40 once it is all added up: 3× as much, $187 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Guild Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk10 GB plan $5.50 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $7.84 with IPv4
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk50 GB machine $12.00 daily backups $5.00 50 GB disk included $17.00 2.2×
- Google Cloud e2-small Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk10 GB machine $12.23 disk $1.00 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $17.38 2.2×
- Microsoft Azure B1ms Memory2 GB vCPU1 Disk10 GB machine $15.11 disk $0.75 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $20.01 2.6×
- AWS EC2 t3.small Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk10 GB machine $15.18 disk $0.80 daily backups $0.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $20.13 2.6×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory2 GB vCPU2 Disk60 GB machine $18.00 daily backups $5.40 60 GB disk included $23.40 3×
Community with its own IPv4 address is $13.34 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $37.27 once it is all added up: 2.8× as much, $287 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Community Memory4 GB vCPU3 Disk25 GB plan $11.00 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $13.34 with IPv4
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk80 GB machine $24.00 daily backups $7.20 80 GB disk included $31.20 2.3×
- Google Cloud e2-medium Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $24.46 disk $2.50 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $31.86 2.4×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk80 GB machine $24.00 daily backups $10.00 80 GB disk included $34.00 2.5×
- Microsoft Azure B2s Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $30.37 disk $1.88 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $37.15 2.8×
- AWS EC2 t3.medium Memory4 GB vCPU2 Disk25 GB machine $30.37 disk $2.00 daily backups $1.25 public ipv4 $3.65 $37.27 2.8×
Network with its own IPv4 address is $22.84 a month here, with everything in it. On AWS EC2 the same comes to $70.89 once it is all added up: 3.1× as much, $577 more a year.
- Helstify plan
- Public IPv4
- Machine
- Daily backups
- Disk
- Helstify. Network Memory8 GB vCPU6 Disk50 GB plan $20.50 public ipv4 $2.34 disk and daily backups included $22.84 with IPv4
- Google Cloud e2-standard-2 Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk50 GB machine $48.92 disk $5.00 daily backups $2.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $60.07 2.6×
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk160 GB machine $48.00 daily backups $14.40 160 GB disk included $62.40 2.7×
- Linode (Akamai) Shared CPU Memory8 GB vCPU4 Disk160 GB machine $48.00 daily backups $20.00 160 GB disk included $68.00 3×
- Microsoft Azure B2ms Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk50 GB machine $60.74 disk $3.75 daily backups $2.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $70.64 3.1×
- AWS EC2 t3.large Memory8 GB vCPU2 Disk50 GB machine $60.74 disk $4.00 daily backups $2.50 public ipv4 $3.65 $70.89 3.1×
What the monthly price covers
| Feature | Helstify. | AWS EC2 | Google Cloud | Microsoft Azure | DigitalOcean | Linode (Akamai) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat monthly price, no metered bill | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Daily backups in the price | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Disk in the price | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Software installed and configured for you | Yes | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly | partly Partly |
| Watched, patched and restarted for you | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ask in plain words instead of a console | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
On-demand, Linux, cheapest US region, 730 hours. AWS, Google Cloud and Azure bill disk, a public IPv4 address and backup snapshots separately, so those are added at our size; DigitalOcean and Linode bundle disk and sell daily backups. Before data transfer and tax. Paying one to three years ahead lowers theirs. Ours includes a dedicated IPv4 address at €2 a month, shown at €1 = $1.17. Checked October 2026 against AWS EC2, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, Linode. Logos belong to their owners.