Name.com review
Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Name.com suits developers and small teams that want a single monthly VPS bill, a plain Linux lineup and support that reaches phone. The entry plan of 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD costs €5.43 a month, and on entry price it sits at 94 of 200.
Key facts
- Best for
- A plain monthly VPS from a US brand, with phone support and several regions.
- Entry price
- €5.43↗
- Entry plan
- 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD↗
- Bandwidth allowance
- 1000 GB transfer↗
- Billing models
- Monthly↗
- Locations
- 8↗
- Regions
- NL, IN, DE, GB, US, CA, SG↗
- Server types
- VPS↗
- Operating systems
- Linux↗
- Headquarters
- United States↗
- Founded
- 2003↗
- Support channels
- Chat, Help-centre, Phone↗
- Official website
- name.com
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 3 sources
Pros and cons
Pros
- Entry plan of 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD at €5.43 a month, with 1000 GB transfer included.
- Servers in 8 locations, covering NL, IN and DE.
- Support runs on chat, help centre and phone, including phone and chat.
Cons
- Locations rank 73 of 239, behind the widest location lists.
- Server types run to vps, and bare metal is not among them.
Who it suits
- Developers who want one predictable monthly bill instead of usage-based metering.
- Small teams that value phone and chat support as much as the entry price.
- Sites that need a server in several regions, given 8 locations.
Who should look elsewhere
- Buyers on the smallest budget, since Aruba lists an entry price of €1.99.
- Shoppers who want to pay by the hour, as billing here is monthly only.
- Teams that want a RUB quote can weigh SberCloud at RUB 23.75 instead.
How it compares on our data
Name.com ranks 94 of 200 brands on entry price, so its opening price sits well inside the field rather than at the budget end. On locations it ranks 73 of 239, a solid spread for a single provider that leaves the largest multi-region fleets well ahead.
Core features
The entry plan pairs 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD with 1000 GB transfer of transfer. Those servers run in 8 locations covering NL, IN and DE, which is enough to place a site close to visitors on more than a single continent. SSD storage makes the smallest box a workable start for a site or a staging box.
How Name.com compares
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Name.com vs Aruba9.2 vs 9.3Its entry price of €1.99 is the lowest of the listed alternatives, which suits buyers shopping mainly on the opening bill.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the cheapest Name.com plan include?+
The entry plan is 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD at €5.43 a month, and it comes with 1000 GB transfer. That is a small virtual server suited to a single site, a staging box or a lightweight service rather than a busy database host.
How is the VPS billed?+
Billing runs monthly, so the plan renews on the same schedule and the bill does not shift with usage. There is no hourly or per-second option, which matters if you want to start and stop servers often.
Where can I run servers?+
Servers are available in 8 locations, covering NL, IN and DE. That mix covers Europe, North America and parts of Asia, so a European site and a US or Singapore workload can sit in the same account.
What support can I get?+
Support runs on chat, help centre and phone. Live chat handles quick questions, the help centre covers self-serve tasks, and phone is there for anything that needs a conversation, which is wider than chat-only providers.
Which operating systems are available?+
linux is the only operating system listed, so every plan is Linux. If you need Windows for a specific application, this lineup does not cover it and a different provider would be needed.
Does Name.com offer more than virtual servers?+
vps is the whole list here, so there is no bare metal option to compare. Teams that need dedicated hardware would have to look elsewhere, even though the VPS range itself covers several sizes.
How does the entry price compare with other providers?+
At €5.43 a month, Name.com sits below the field median of €5.83. Aruba lists €1.99 and UCloud lists $5.34, so the gap to the cheapest listed option is small at this level of hardware.
Who is Name.com and where is it based?+
Name.com is a US company founded in 2003, and its cloud hosting sits alongside its domain and website services. The VPS range is one part of a broader account rather than a standalone cloud specialist.
Sources
- linkedin.com/company/name-com checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Headquarters
“Headquarters Denver, CO ... 414 14th st. Denver, CO 80202, US”
- name.com/about checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded
“our company was founded in 2003”
- name.com/cloud-hosting checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Bandwidth allowance, Billing models, Entry plan, Entry price, Locations, Operating systems, Regions, Server types, Support channels
“1000 GB Transfer”
Compiled from 3 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
Name.com
A plain monthly VPS from a US brand, with phone support and several regions.