Self-managed
Unmanaged VPS
You get root and full responsibility. Best for teams with their own operations practice who want infrastructure and nothing else.
- From $4.99 per month
- Full root access
- NVMe storage
- You handle updates and monitoring
Back to VPS hostingVPS pricing
Managed or unmanaged. Pick how much you want to run.
The infrastructure is identical either way. The difference is whether OS updates, monitoring, and change work land on your team or ours.
$4.99/moUnmanaged entry price for the Nano plan.
+$100/moManagement layer added on top of any plan.
8 sizesThe same plan range on both paths.
Two paths
Which side of the line are you on?
Both options run on identical infrastructure. Choose based on who has the time.
Managed
Managed VPS
Add our published management layer for OS updates, monitoring, backup configuration, and planned change work on one server.
- Base plan plus $100 per month
- Updates and patching handled
- Monitoring and alerting
- Planned change windows
Questions, answered
VPS pricing questions
Why the pricing is split into two paths and which one applies to you.
Why does Amherst Systems split VPS pricing into managed and unmanaged pages?
The split makes the buying decision clearer. Unmanaged VPS is for teams that handle routine administration themselves, while managed VPS adds the published management layer on top of the selected base VPS plan.
Where should I go if I want self-managed VPS pricing?
Use the unmanaged VPS pricing page to compare the published Nano through Enterprise plans and review the base infrastructure pricing without an added management layer.
Where should I go if I want managed VPS pricing?
Use the managed VPS pricing page to review how the base VPS plan and the Lite, Standard, or Pro management layer fit together for a one-server deployment.