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Resource Tiers Overview

RepoCloud offers flexible resource tiers designed to accommodate a wide range of applications and workloads. Each tier provides a balanced combination of CPU, RAM, and storage resources at a fraction of the cost of major cloud providers.

Resource Tiers

RepoCloud provides seven standard tiers:
The $3/month tier (1 GB RAM) is only available for Container Apps. VPS instances start at $6/month (2 GB RAM).

Tier Specifications in Detail

Tier 1: Basic

Specifications: 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0042/hour ($3.00/month)
Best For:
  • Small personal blogs
  • Simple static websites
  • Development environments
  • Basic testing instances
  • Low-traffic applications
Limitations:
  • Limited processing power for resource-intensive applications
  • Sufficient only for low concurrent user counts
  • Not recommended for database-heavy applications

Tier 2: Starter

Specifications: 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0083/hour ($6.00/month)
Best For:
  • Personal websites with moderate traffic
  • Small WordPress installations
  • Development environments for larger projects
  • Basic content management systems
  • Small team collaboration tools
Limitations:
  • Limited to a single CPU core
  • May struggle with more demanding applications
  • Moderate concurrent user capacity

Tier 3: Standard

Specifications: 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0125/hour ($9.00/month)
Best For:
  • Small business websites
  • Multiple web applications
  • Development and staging environments
  • Content management systems
  • Light e-commerce sites
Limitations:
  • Memory-intensive applications may need more RAM
  • Moderate concurrent user capacity
  • Not ideal for large databases

Tier 4: Professional

Specifications: 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0167/hour ($12.00/month)
Best For:
  • Small to medium business websites
  • E-commerce platforms
  • Content-rich websites
  • More demanding CMS installations
  • Development environments for larger applications
Limitations:
  • May need more CPU for compute-intensive applications
  • Moderate database capacity
  • Medium concurrent user capacity

Tier 5: Business

Specifications: 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0333/hour ($24.00/month)
Best For:
  • High-traffic websites
  • Medium-sized e-commerce stores
  • Database-intensive applications
  • Small data analytics applications
  • Media streaming platforms
Limitations:
  • Very resource-intensive applications may need more power
  • Large database operations may require higher tiers
  • High but not enterprise-level concurrent user capacity

Tier 6: Enterprise

Specifications: 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 160 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.0667/hour ($48.00/month)
Best For:
  • Large business applications
  • High-traffic e-commerce platforms
  • Media processing applications
  • Data analytics workloads
  • Multi-container deployments
Limitations:
  • The most demanding enterprise applications may require Tier 7
  • Very high concurrent user capacity
  • Handles most workloads efficiently

Tier 7: Ultimate

Specifications: 32 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 320 GB SSD Storage
Pricing: $0.1333/hour ($96.00/month)
Best For:
  • Very high-traffic websites and applications
  • Enterprise-grade deployments
  • Large database systems
  • Advanced data analytics
  • Media processing and transcoding
  • Computationally intensive workloads
Limitations:
  • Our highest standard tier
  • For extremely demanding workloads beyond this tier, multiple instances may be needed

VPS Deposit Gate

VPS Apps require a one-time minimum deposit of $1 to unlock access. Additionally, deploying a VPS instance requires a balance greater than $3 at deploy time. This applies to all VPS deployment methods (dashboard, AI Deploy, API).

Technical Specifications

All resource tiers on RepoCloud include the following technical specifications:

Compute

  • CPU Type: Intel vCPUs
  • CPU Performance: High-performance vCPUs

Memory

  • RAM Type: DDR4 ECC RAM

Storage

  • Storage Type: NVMe SSD for all tiers
  • I/O Performance: High I/O operations per second (IOPS)
  • Extra Storage: Additional NVMe SSD can be added at deployment for $0.10 per GB per month
  • Backups: RepoCloud does not provide instance-level backups—use your application’s built-in backup tools (e.g., n8n workflow exports, WordPress backup plugins) and export important data regularly

Networking

  • Network Speed: 1 Gbps connections
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited bandwidth (data transfer in is free; data transfer out is priced at $0.10 per GB as listed on the pricing page)
  • Network Security: DDoS protection
  • SSL Support: Free SSL certificates included

Choosing the Right Tier

When selecting a resource tier, consider these factors:

Application Requirements

Different applications have different resource needs:
  • Small Blog: Tier 1-2
  • Medium Site: Tier 3-4
  • Large Site: Tier 5+
  • WooCommerce: Tier 4+ (depending on product count)
  • Small Database: Tier 2-3
  • Medium Database: Tier 4-5
  • Large Database: Tier 6-7
  • Git Repositories: Tier 2-3
  • CI/CD Tools: Tier 3-5
  • Code Servers: Tier 3-4
  • Small CMS: Tier 2-3
  • Medium CMS: Tier 3-4
  • Enterprise CMS: Tier 5+

Traffic Patterns

Consider your expected traffic patterns:
  • Low Traffic (< 10,000 visits/month): Tier 1-2
  • Medium Traffic (10,000-50,000 visits/month): Tier 3-4
  • High Traffic (50,000-200,000 visits/month): Tier 5-6
  • Very High Traffic (200,000+ visits/month): Tier 6-7

Data Processing Needs

Different data workloads require different resources:
  • Basic Data Storage: Tier 1-3
  • Data Analysis: Tier 4-5
  • Large Datasets: Tier 5-7
  • Real-time Processing: Tier 5-7

Moving Between Tiers

How your instance moves between tiers depends on the deployment type:
  • VPS Apps use fixed tiers exclusively. You can resize to a larger tier from the manage page. Disk downgrades are not possible.
  • Container Apps with autoscaling move between tiers automatically based on demand — no action needed. Fixed-tier Container Apps can be resized manually.
If you are choosing a fixed tier, make sure your application can operate within its resources — an undersized tier may cause performance issues or failures. VPS Apps have enforced minimum tier requirements (e.g., Coolify and Dokploy require at least 2 GB RAM).

Autoscaling vs. Fixed Tiers

RepoCloud offers two approaches to resource allocation:

Fixed Tiers

  • Predictable Costs: Fixed monthly pricing based on the selected tier
  • Guaranteed Resources: Consistent resource allocation regardless of usage
  • Simplicity: No need to monitor or manage scaling
  • Best For: VPS Apps and Container Apps with consistent resource needs
  • IPv4 Included: Every VPS instance includes a dedicated IPv4 address at no extra charge

Elastic Autoscaling (Container Apps Only)

  • Cost Efficiency: Pay only for resources actually used
  • Dynamic Adjustment: Resources scale up and down based on actual needs
  • Optimal Performance: Automatically handles traffic spikes
  • Best For: Container Apps with variable resource needs
For Container Apps, we recommend keeping autoscaling enabled (it is the default). VPS Apps use fixed tiers only — select a tier that meets the application’s minimum requirements.

Additional Resources

Beyond the base resource tiers, you can also add:
  • Additional NVMe SSD storage: $0.10 per GB per month
  • Data Transfer In: $0 per GB (free)
  • Data Transfer Out: $0.10 per GB

Next Steps

Price Comparison

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Autoscaling

Learn more about RepoCloud’s elastic autoscaling