AlphaVPS is a small European provider based in Bulgaria. They offer very affordable VPS plans, especially for annual payment. I've tested their Sofia node for six months. Here's my review.
What AlphaVPS Does Well
Very cheap. The €15/year plan gives 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD, and 1 TB traffic. That's €1.25/month – hard to beat.
European location. Data center in Sofia, Bulgaria. Latency from Western Europe: 30‑50 ms. From US East: ~120 ms.
OpenVZ and KVM options. Both virtualization types available. KVM offers more flexibility (custom kernels, Docker).
IPv6 included. Free IPv6 address with every VPS.
DDOS protection. Basic protection included (up to 10 Gbps).
Where AlphaVPS Falls Short
Limited performance. UnixBench single‑core around 650. Disk I/O ~200 MB/s. Suitable for light workloads only.
No backups included. You must set up your own backup solution.
Support is slow. Ticket responses take 12‑24 hours.
No instant setup. Some plans require manual approval (up to 24 hours).
Performance Benchmarks
I tested the €15/year KVM plan (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD) in Sofia running Ubuntu 24.04.
UnixBench single‑core: around 650. Disk I/O: 200 MB/s sequential read. Network latency from Europe: <30 ms, from US East: ~120 ms.
Uptime over 6 months was 99.5% – a few short downtimes. Not for mission‑critical applications.
Plans and Pricing (2026)
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | Monthly Price | Yearly Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 500 GB | €1.50 | €10 | VPN, proxy |
| Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | 1 TB | €1.99 | €15 | Low‑traffic blog |
| Standard | 2 | 2 GB | 40 GB SSD | 2 TB | €3.99 | €35 | Small website |
All prices exclude VAT (20% for Bulgarian customers).
Who Should Use AlphaVPS?
Budget‑conscious European users. Very cheap, good latency for Europe. Perfect for learning, VPN, or small blog.
Backup or monitoring node. Cheap enough to run secondary services.
Developers needing a disposable test server. Low cost makes it easy to spin up experiments.
Who Should Skip AlphaVPS?
Production sites with high traffic. Performance is too low, uptime not guaranteed.
Users outside Europe. Latency from Asia or Australia will be high.
Mission‑critical applications. Support is slow, reliability average.
Final Verdict
AlphaVPS is for users who need a very cheap VPS in Europe and accept the limitations. For €15/year, it's hard to complain. Great for learning Linux, hosting a personal VPN, or running a low‑traffic blog. For anything serious, pay more elsewhere.
Score: 6.5/10
- Price: 10/10
- Performance: 4/10
- Support: 4/10
- Reliability: 5/10