Cheapest VPS for a Discord bot in 2026

Last updated 31 October 2026 · By Mohammad AlSaraf

Competitor details checked on 31 October 2026 on each host's own site, except VirNAT, which comes from its own forum post of 7 October 2026. We run natbox and it is in this list, so read this knowing that. We compared these NAT VPS hosts only, and there may be cheaper ones.

A typical Discord bot needs very little: a few hundred MB of RAM, a little disk, and an outgoing connection. It needs no open ports, so a shared IPv4 address does no harm. That makes a NAT VPS the cheapest kind of server that does the job, so this page compares NAT plans only.

Discord bot hosting costs compared

Plan	RAM	Billing	Cost for a year
natbox Nano	512 MB	Monthly, $1.00 a month	$9.00
natbox Box	1 GB	Monthly, $1.25 a month	$12.00
TierHive Micro	128 MB	Hourly, from $0.10 a month, with a $3 minimum top-up	About $1.20
VirNAT JP-256-KVM	256 MB	Quarterly or yearly	$3.50
KhanWebHost NL 256MB	256 MB	Yearly	From $4.99
NATVPS NAT512	512 MB	Yearly	$7.50
EQVPS Nano	1 GB	Monthly, $3.00	$36.00, or less on its annual option

Which should you pick?

Our pick for most bots: natbox Nano. It has 512 MB RAM, you can pay month by month, you can try a server free for a month first, and a person replies within 24 hours. We run it, so that is our opinion.
For the lowest price: TierHive Micro, if your bot fits in 128 MB. Many will not, so check first.
For the lowest yearly bill with 256 MB: VirNAT or KhanWebHost. You pay up front or in larger blocks.
For the lowest yearly bill with 512 MB: NATVPS NAT512, at $7.50 a year, paid up front.
If your bot uses Docker: natbox will not work, as our servers are containers. EQVPS says Docker runs on its plans.

See every provider, with ports, IPv6 and locations, in NAT VPS providers compared.

Ready to set one up? See Discord bot hosting on natbox or follow the step-by-step guide.

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