DigitalOcean
Developer-friendly · global regions
Premium AMD · 1 vCPU
$14/mo
vCPU1cores
Memory2GB
Required 1 vCPU / 2 GB · headroom +0 vCPU / +0 GB
Deploy NowHow much does it cost to self-host your stack?
Pick an open-source app and your user scale. We match the recommended specs against real plans from DigitalOcean, Hetzner, and Linode — and surface the cheapest fit instantly.
ℹ️ For up to 100 users, a single node with co-located PostgreSQL is sufficient; enable gzip, asset caching at Nginx, and skip Elasticsearch. Bandwidth analysis: chat text is tiny, file attachments dominate egress. DigitalOcean pools free transfer (overage ~$0.01/GB), Hetzner includes ~20 TB/month (~€1/TB overage), Linode pools per plan (~$0.005/GB).
Hetzner
Best price/performance in EU
CPX11
$5.18/mo
vCPU2cores
Memory2GB
Required 1 vCPU / 2 GB · headroom +1 vCPU / +0 GB
Deploy NowLinode
Akamai-backed · predictable pricing
Shared 2GB
$12/mo
vCPU1cores
Memory2GB
Required 1 vCPU / 2 GB · headroom +0 vCPU / +0 GB
Deploy NowPrices are list prices in USD and may vary by region, billing cycle, and promotions. Recommendations are conservative single-node starting points — production deployments should benchmark their own workload. Deploy links may contain referral codes.