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Best self-hosted nextcloud hosting in 2026

Your own Dropbox — files, calendars, contacts, and office docs on a server you control. Cheap storage and decent RAM matter more than raw CPU.

What actually matters

  • • Storage volume per dollar
  • • RAM for PHP + Redis
  • • Backup/snapshot options
  • • Object storage integration (S3 as primary storage)

  1. #1Hetzner

    $3.79/mo

    German engineering — best price-per-vCPU in the business · 6 regions · monthly billing

    • + Cheapest compute per spec anywhere
    • + Generous bandwidth (20TB+)
    • + Dedicated servers excellent value
    • − EU-centric (US regions newer/smaller)
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  2. #2Contabo

    $4.50/mo

    Absurd RAM-per-dollar VPSs, if you can tolerate the quirks · 9 regions · monthly billing

    • + Highest RAM/storage per dollar
    • + Windows licenses available
    • + Dedicated + object storage options
    • − Setup fees on monthly plans
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  3. #3DigitalOcean

    $4/mo

    Developer-first droplets with managed DB/K8s/App Platform · 15 regions · hourly billing

    • + Best-in-class docs + tutorials
    • + Managed DB/K8s/App Platform
    • + Predictable pricing
    • − Premium managed services price steeply
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