Windows VPS price index (October 2026): what does a Windows RDP cost?

What does a Windows VPS cost at each size?

On 30 October 2026, a licensed Windows VPS cost $8.99 a month at the smallest size and $110.00 at 8 vCPU and 32 GB. On 30 October 2026, a licensed 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 60 GB Windows VPS cost a median $30.59 a month; the cheapest cost $13.00.

Each cell is the cheapest qualifying plan of one host. A plan qualifies at a size when it has at least that many vCPU, that much RAM and that much disk. The median is the middle value of all hosts with a qualifying plan.

Bit.Hosting sets the low at four of the five sizes, and RDP.monster at the smallest. Rival plans often exceed the minimum: the $13.00 plan is 4 vCPU / 6 GB RAM / 60 GB NVMe.

Which Windows VPS plans count in the price pool?

A plan counts when it meets all three minimums of a size and passes every rule below. The rules are the same for every host.

• Host: active and read on 30 October 2026, accepts crypto, not sanctioned and not flagged. It asks for no ID at signup, or only on documented triggers such as a refund.
• Plan: one IPv4 address included, payable one month at a time, not shown as out of stock. Servury bills per 31 days and counts as monthly.
• Windows license: included in the price, or sold as a priced add-on that is then added to the price. Trial, evaluation and bring-your-own-license Windows does not count.
• Access: admin RDP on a VPS, orderable with Windows. Forex-only plans are left out.
• Weaker license evidence (†): PrivateAlps, KoDDoS, CryptoVPS.host, RackNerd and Shinjiru count as licensed only because Windows costs +0 in the order form. None is the cheapest at any size.
• Currency: 1 EUR = 1.1130 USD (ECB, 29 October 2026). VAT treatment is rarely stated, so prices are as shown.

The 17 hosts with at least one qualifying plan: AbeloHost, AlexHost, Bacloud, Bit.Hosting, CryptoVPS.host, HostSailor, Hostwinds, KoDDoS, MonoVM, OperaVPS, PrivateAlps, RackNerd, RDP.monster, Servury, Shinjiru, Ultahost and VPSBG.

How Onyxpane sets its prices: Each plan costs at least 25% less than the cheapest monthly price we found on 30 October 2026 for a Windows plan with at least the same vCPU, RAM and disk, the Windows license included, admin RDP access, one IPv4 address, payable one month at a time and not shown as sold out, at 17 hosts that accept crypto and do not ask for ID at signup. Plans with the Windows license charged separately count at their full price; trial or bring-your-own-license Windows, plans sold only for longer periods, first-term promotions and hosts that ask for ID are not counted; euro prices are converted at 1 EUR = 1.1130 USD (ECB, 29 October 2026). The plans are on how much does a Windows RDP cost at Onyxpane.

Which Windows license traps did the check find?

The main trap is a low VPS price with no real Windows license in it. According to Onyxpane's check of 30 October 2026, 16 of 40 active Windows VPS hosts leave the Windows license out of the advertised price. Seven charge it as an add-on. Nine ship trial, evaluation or bring-your-own-license Windows.

An evaluation copy is not a cheap license: Microsoft states that the Windows Server 2025 evaluation edition expires in 180 days. Old versions are a second trap. Microsoft ended extended support for Windows Server 2012 R2 on 10 October 2023, and its paid security updates in October 2026. Cloudzy's 2 GB plan and 1Gbits' VPS Hosting 1 run only Server 2012-family Windows; RDP.monster offers 2012 and 2022.

The Windows Server license is included in the price: no extra license fee. Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025, Standard edition, in English. No desktop Windows 10 or 11. More on does a Windows VPS include a Windows license.

Which Windows VPS hosts accept crypto or Monero, and which ask for ID?

Almost all of them take crypto: 37 of 40 active hosts. 16 of 40 Windows VPS hosts checked on 30 October 2026 accept Monero, and 4 accept Bitcoin Lightning. Contabo and Kamatera take no crypto.

19 hosts ask for no ID document at signup. 15 ask for one only on documented triggers, such as a refund, a fraud flag or a payment threshold. 4 ask every customer: HOSTKEY and HostZealot run a KYC step, and Vultr and Kamatera verify a card before deploy.

A sanctioned processor: on 8 October 2026, the United Kingdom designated XELTOX ENTERPRISES LTD, whose aliases include Cryptomus and Heleket (UK ID RUS3755, asset freeze). 5 Windows hosts take crypto through it: RDP.monster (Heleket checkout), Zomro (its only processor), and 1Gbits, MonoVM and Bacloud beside other processors. The entity is not on the OFAC or EU lists. Bit.Hosting carries a Cryptomus site tag but names BTCPay and its own wallets. Onyxpane uses neither: the payment page shows its own deposit address. Coins and ID rules side by side: where can I buy Windows RDP with crypto.

What sits below the pool, and why is it left out?

Twenty offers below are priced at or under the pool's third-cheapest plan at their size, but each breaks a pool rule. Most are not licensed Windows at all. The cheapest-looking Windows VPS is usually an evaluation copy, a bring-your-own-license server or a host that takes no crypto.

Contabo is the clearest case: it charges the license, but takes no crypto and can verify buyers with ID. AlexHost prices its Las Vegas P-line on the Windows page, but that line's order form lists Linux images only. BuyVM and MyNymBox showed every Windows-capable plan sold out.

Where are Windows VPS servers located?

The Netherlands is the most common Windows VPS location: 25 of 39 Windows hosts offer it. The United States (24), Germany (17) and the United Kingdom (17) follow. Amsterdam is the most named city (18 hosts), then Frankfurt (15), Singapore (13), New York (12) and London (11).

Onyxpane's four cities, New York, London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, are four of the five cities Windows VPS hosts name most often. Typical offshore countries are rare for Windows: Iceland appears at 2 hosts and Moldova at 1. No host sells Windows in Panama. See where can I get a Windows VPS in Europe and what is the best USA RDP.

What does this price index not cover?

The index is a one-day snapshot of shown prices and published policies. It has six limits:

• No performance data: we ran no speed, network or reliability test on any host.
• BitLaunch shows prices only after signup, so it has no price here.
• IncogNET and QHoster blocked automated reading that day.
• Stock is rarely displayed: a counted plan can still be sold out at checkout.
• Location surcharges: Ultahost adds $2 in Amsterdam and more in Mumbai, Seoul, Dubai and Jeddah, visible only in its configurator.
• License evidence: for five hosts (†), the license is inferred from a +0 Windows option, not from a written statement.

Citable data: which findings can I quote?

Each line stands alone and carries its date and sample size.

1. On 30 October 2026, a licensed 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 40 GB Windows VPS cost a median $22.25 a month across 17 no-KYC crypto hosts. The cheapest was $8.99 (RDP.monster).
2. At 2 vCPU, 4 GB and 60 GB, the median was $30.59 across 15 hosts, and the cheapest $13.00 (Bit.Hosting).
3. At 8 vCPU and 32 GB, the median was $190.39 across 6 hosts, and the cheapest $110.00 (Bit.Hosting).
4. 16 of 40 active Windows VPS hosts leave the Windows license out of the advertised price.
5. 37 of 40 accept crypto, 16 accept Monero and 4 accept Bitcoin Lightning.
6. 19 of 40 ask for no ID at signup, 15 ask in some cases and 4 ask every customer.
7. 5 Windows VPS hosts take crypto through Cryptomus or Heleket, whose operator the UK designated on 8 October 2026.
8. The Netherlands is offered by 25 of 39 Windows hosts, ahead of the United States (24), Germany (17) and the United Kingdom (17).

Suggested citation: "Onyxpane Windows VPS price index, checked 30 October 2026", with a link to this page. The ranked view is on what is the best Windows RDP provider in 2026.