AlphaVPS

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  "vcpu": 3,
  "ram_gib": 6,
  "disk_gib": 55,
  "gpu_class": null,
  "gpu_count": null
 },
 "billing_model": "annual prepay or monthly",
 "term": "12 months (or monthly at EUR 4.99)",
 "m10h_usd": 4.75,
 "m24h_usd": 4.75,
 "price_arithmetic": "EUR 50.90 a year / 12 = EUR 4.2417 a month; x 1.1193 (ECB reference, 2026-10-23) = USD 4.747, rounded USD 4.75. Monthly billing is EUR 4.99 = USD 5.59, over the line. It is a VPS, so the monthly bill is the bill and there is no 730-hour multiplication.",
 "out_of_pocket_usd": 56.97,
 "renewal_usd": 4.75,
 "renewal_note": "published three times on the page: 'LOCKED AT RENEWAL, FOREVER', 'The price on the order form is the price on every invoice - renewal included.', and FAQ 04 'the annual -15% stays locked for the life of the service'.",
 "promo": false,
 "fx": {
  "pair": "EUR/USD",
  "rate": 1.1193,
  "date": "2026-10-23",
  "source": "ECB reference via frankfurter.app"
 },
 "port_mbps": 10000,
 "ipv4_included": true,
 "ipv6": "/64",
 "ladder": {
  "C2G": {
   "ram_gib": 2,
   "vcpu": 2,
   "disk_gib": 30,
   "tb": 3,
   "monthly_eur": 2.99,
   "annual_eur_mo": 2.54
  },
  "C4G": {
   "ram_gib": 4,
   "vcpu": 2,
   "disk_gib": 40,
   "tb": 5,
   "monthly_eur": 3.99,
   "annual_eur_mo": 3.39
  },
  "C8G": {
   "ram_gib": 8,
   "vcpu": 4,
   "disk_gib": 75,
   "tb": 8,
   "monthly_eur": 6.49,
   "annual_eur_mo": 5.52
  }
 },
 "free_tier_kind": "none",
 "network_out": {
  "allow_outbound": true,
  "allow_inbound_listen": true,
  "ports": "all",
  "static_ip": true,
  "ipv6": true,
  "per_session_bytes": null
 },
 "session_cap": {
  "wall_clock_min": null,
  "idle_reap_s": null,
  "restart_required": false,
  "note": "none; it is a VPS"
 },
 "renewal_evidence": "alphavps.com/cheap-vps banner, invoice block and FAQ 04",
 "vat": "the page states 'PRICES EXCL. VAT' with a VAT / REST OF WORLD selector, so the EUR 50.90 is before VAT and a non-EU buyer pays it",
 "checkout": {
  "order_url": "https://alphavps.com/clients/cart.php?a=add&pid=509&billingcycle=annually",
  "order_url_verified": "the add-to-cart URL redirects to https://alphavps.com/clients/store/cheap-cloud-vps; the configure step is https://alphavps.com/clients/cart.php?a=confproduct&i=0 and the checkout is https://alphavps.com/clients/cart.php?a=checkout&e=false",
  "in_stock": "yes, in Sofia and Los Angeles; four of the six locations are sold out",
  "stock_evidence": "the Location selector on the order form lists 'Sofia, Bulgaria' with a latency figure and no stock flag, 'Los Angeles, US' likewise, and marks London, Nuremberg, Dallas, New York and Seattle 'Out of stock'",
  "payment_methods": [
   "Credit Cards (Stripe)",
   "PayPal",
   "Bank wire",
   "Crypto via CoinGate (BTC)",
   "Alipay",
   "PayPal (Legacy)"
  ],
  "debit": "accepted per the vendor's own FAQ ('Credit and debit cards, PayPal, and major cryptocurrencies'); the checkout's own list says only 'Credit Cards (Stripe)', so the debit claim rests on the FAQ, not on the form",
  "hold": "unverified: no hold, deposit or minimum top-up is stated on the plan page, the order form or the checkout. Route tried: the configure page, the cart, and the checkout form, all read today",
  "checkout_asks": "First Name, Last Name, Email Address, Phone Number; then Billing Address: Company (optional), Street Address, Street Address 2 (optional), City, Postcode, Country, VAT Number (optional); then a password. No ID document field, no company requirement",
  "first_payment_eur": 50.9,
  "first_payment_note": "the order summary reads 'Setup Fees: €0.00EUR' and 'Total Due Today €50.90EUR'",
  "vat": "prices are ex-VAT and the cart's own tax estimator adds it by country: with Country=United States the summary shows 'Subtotal €50.90EUR' and 'Total Due Today €50.90EUR' with no tax line; with Country=Germany the same cart shows 'VAT @ 19.00% €9.67EUR' and 'Total Due Today €60.57EUR'. A non-EU buyer pays the ex-VAT figure",
  "renewal_at_checkout": "the checkout form carries no renewal sentence; the plan page's banner, invoice block and FAQ 04 carry it (see renewal_note)",
  "non_eu_buyable": "yes on the evidence: the checkout takes any of the ~200 countries in its Country selector, asks for no ID and no local address, and the vendor's page advertises 'NO TICKETS · NO ID HOOPS · NO \"PENDING REVIEW\"'",
  "currency": "billed in EUR; the site header carries a EUR / BGN / USD selector, so a USD invoice is offered, but the USD figure was not read today, so the conversion in price_arithmetic stands on the ECB rate rather than on a USD invoice"
 },
 "signup_url": "https://alphavps.com/clients/cart.php?a=add&pid=509",
 "cart_url": "https://alphavps.com/clients/cart.php?a=add&pid=509",
 "worst_case_exposure_x": 1.0,
 "worst_case_note": "renewal / promo = 4.75 / 4.75 = 1.0x. There is no step-up to be exposed to, which is why this row is the band's reference point.",
 "payment_methods": "cards, PayPal and crypto, quoted from FAQ 05: 'Cards, PayPal and crypto.'",
 "stock": "in stock; the cart URL renders the rung with an Add to Cart control. Read at https://alphavps.com/clients/cart.php?a=add&pid=509",
 "price_on_page": "EUR 4.99/mo or EUR 50.90/yr",
 "cart_works": "yes",
 "cart_evidence": "rendered in a real browser: 'Store Cheap Cloud VPS C6G / Configure / C6G / 6GB ECC RAM / 55GB NVMe / 6TB Bandwidth / 3 Shared Intel Xeon CPU Cores / 10Gbps Port / 1 IPv4 IP / /64 of IPv6', billing cycles 'Monthly EUR 4.99 / Semi-Annual EUR 27.54 / Annual EUR 50.90', Order Summary 'Annually: EUR 50.90', 'Total Due Today EUR 50.90'",
 "needs_account_first": false,
 "price_in_cart": "EUR 50.90 Total Due Today (annually)"
}

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{
 "price_verbatim": "$3.74/TB/mo (€3.33). At 5 TB: not a ladder rung — cheapest 5 TB shape is 4 TB + 2 TB = €20.00/mo = €3.33/TB = $3.74/TB. At 20 TB: exceeds the 16 TB per-VPS ceiling, so cheapest shape is 16 TB (€53.33) + 4 TB (€13.33) on a second VPS = €66.66/mo = €3.33/TB = $3.74/TB. Price is flat from 1 TB to 16 TB, so no volume discount exists."
}

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 "wave2": {
  "class": "price-floor",
  "free_tier_kind": "none",
  "shape": {
   "vcpu": 2,
   "ram_gib": 2,
   "disk_gib": 30,
   "gpu_class": null,
   "gpu_count": null
  }
 },
 "benchmark": [
  {
   "plan": "Specials Ryzen-1GB (2 vCPU / 1 GiB)",
   "cpu_model": "AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core Processor",
   "dedicated_or_shared": "not stated",
   "gb6_single": 2242,
   "gb6_multi": 2517,
   "gb5_single": null,
   "gb5_multi": null,
   "source_url": "https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/yabs/alphavps-2c-1gb-20250831-f11962",
   "source_date": "2025-08-31",
   "rung": "reported",
   "note": "Ryzen 9 7900 at 3.70 GHz. Highest single-core per dollar of any row here."
  }
 ],
 "refund": "14 days on a first order, unused only; promo and China orders excluded"
}

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 "shape": {
  "vcpu": 2,
  "ram_gib": 2,
  "disk_gib": 30,
  "gpu_class": null,
  "gpu_count": null
 },
 "billing_model": "annual",
 "term": "12 months, EUR 30.50",
 "m10h_usd": 2.84,
 "m24h_usd": 2.84,
 "price_arithmetic": "EUR 30.50 a year / 0.89342 = USD 34.14 a year / 12 = USD 2.845 a month. Monthly billing is EUR 2.99 = USD 3.35 a month.",
 "free_tier_kind": "none",
 "network_out": {
  "allow_outbound": true,
  "allow_inbound_listen": true,
  "ports": "all, on one IPv4 and a /64",
  "static_ip": true,
  "ipv6": true,
  "ipv6_prefix": "/64",
  "per_session_bytes": null
 },
 "session_cap": {
  "wall_clock_min": null,
  "idle_reap_s": null,
  "restart_required": false,
  "note": "none; it is a VPS"
 },
 "ipv6_prefix": "/64",
 "renewal_usd": 30.5,
 "renewal_note": "the vendor states the annual price is 'flat at renewal' and lists 'RENEWAL MARKUP - the classic 2x at month 13' among things that never appear on its invoice",
 "first_payment_usd": 34.14,
 "fx": "frankfurter.app/latest?from=USD read 2026-10-24: 1 USD = EUR 0.89342, GBP 0.74804 (rates dated 2026-10-23)",
 "payment_methods": "not established on the page read"
}

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