The $5 VPS Era Is Over. Here’s What Replaced It.

The $5 VPS died in 2025. Most people have not noticed yet because the marketing pages still show the price. What the pages do not show is that the $5 tier now ships with 1 GB of RAM, a shared vCPU, and an egress cap that turns your service off the moment someone shares a link on social media.

Key Takeaways

1. I run my blog on a Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q I bought second-hand for Rp 2.8 million.

2. Network on the cheapest tier is a 1 Gbps port that throttles to 100 Mbps after the first hour of sustained traffic.

3. Cloudflare, AWS, and Google Cloud all announced or expanded per-service egress pricing in 2024 and 2025.

Bottom Line

The $5 VPS Era Is Over. Here’s What Replaced It. is a signal worth watching in 2026. If you're building or securing infrastructure, keep an eye on this trend.

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