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What GoDaddy's pages let this site read
On 2026-09-20 this site fetched GoDaddy's VPS hosting page and its fully managed VPS page; both returned HTTP 403 to two different clients. Its help centre did answer. The article titled "Compare VPS Hosting plans" reads, in full: "GoDaddy's VPS Hosting is available in a variety of plans to fit your needs. Each plan is available with two Support Levels: Self-Managed or Fully-Managed." It then links to the product page for plans and pricing. Two other help URLs that this site guessed at resolved to unrelated articles, which is a reminder that help-centre article numbers are not something to infer. So the readable record is one sentence, and it establishes one fact: the product exists in a self-managed and a fully-managed form. Everything a buyer needs beyond that is on the page that would not load.
What was removed from this review, and why
The previous version of this page stated a starting price for a 1 vCPU, 2 GB, 40 GB plan, named GoDaddy's datacenter locations, described testing the server, compared its price to Vultr's and DigitalOcean's, and gave a rating of 3.3 out of 5. None of those statements could be traced to a GoDaddy page that this site can re-read, the testing did not happen, and the comparison prices for the other providers were themselves out of date. Leaving a price on a page when it cannot be checked is how a review ends up recommending against a product on a number that is no longer true, or for it on one that never was. The numbers were removed rather than updated, because there is nothing to update them from. If GoDaddy's pages become readable to this site's tools, this review will be rebuilt from them.
What to check on GoDaddy's page
The things that decide whether a VPS is good value are the same everywhere, and every one of them is printed on the pages of the providers in the next section. Read them off GoDaddy's page before buying:
- The term behind the price. Is the headline figure monthly, annual, or a multi-year introductory rate? What does the plan renew at? Hostinger prints "Renews at $11.99/mo" under a $6.49 figure; look for GoDaddy's equivalent line.
- Self-Managed or Fully-Managed, and the price difference. The help article confirms both exist; the page will say what "managed" covers.
- vCPU, RAM, storage and storage type per plan, and whether the storage is SSD or NVMe.
- Transfer allowance and overage. Per plan or unmetered; the overage rate per GB.
- Datacenter locations and whether you choose one at checkout.
- Control panel. Whether cPanel or Plesk is included, and its licence price if not.
- Refund window. How many days, and whether it applies to the term you are buying.
The verified alternatives
These are the prices GoDaddy's page has to beat or justify, from each provider's own page or API as read for its review in September 2026:
| Provider | Plan | Monthly | Billing | US locations | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InterServer | 1 slice: 1 core, 2 GB, 40 GB, 2 TB | $3 | Monthly, no term | NYC, Dallas, LA | VPS page |
| OVHcloud | VPS-1: 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 40 GB | $5.35 ($4.54 on 12 months) | Monthly or term | Virginia, Oregon | US catalog API |
| Hostinger | KVM 1: 1 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB NVMe, 4 TB | $6.49, renews $11.99 | 24-month | Boston, Phoenix | VPS page, support page |
| Vultr | vc2-1c-2gb: 1 vCPU, 2 GB, 55 GB, 2 TB | $10 | Hourly | Nine regions | Plans API |
| DigitalOcean | Basic 2 GiB: 1 vCPU, 50 GiB, 2,000 GiB | $12 | Per second | NYC, SFO (all families) and three Premium-CPU metros | Pricing page |
| Linode | Linode 2GB: 1 vCPU, 50 GB, 2 TB | $12 | Hourly | Ten regions | Types API |
| ScalaHosting (managed) | Build #1: 2 cores, 4 GB, 50 GB NVMe | From $29.95 | Term in configurator | Seattle, Dallas, New York | Managed cloud page |
For a self-managed Linux server, the range is $3 to $12 at 2 GB with transfer included and the datacenter chosen at checkout. For a managed server with a panel, ScalaHosting's configurator starts at $29.95. If GoDaddy's readable price at the same size is inside that range with a printed renewal and a refund window, it is competitive; if it is above it, the convenience of one account is what you are paying for.
Affiliate link: BestUSAVPS may earn a commission if you buy from InterServer through it. It is placed here as the lowest verified 2 GB price on this site; GoDaddy and the other providers on this page are plain links.
Who GoDaddy VPS might suit anyway
Someone who already runs domains, email and a website at GoDaddy and wants the server on the same account and invoice, with the same support line; someone whose agency or client relationship is with GoDaddy; someone who wants a Fully-Managed server from a large company and has read what that management covers. None of those reasons depends on the price being the lowest, and none of them removes the need to read the renewal line. For everyone else, the providers above print their prices, and this site has checked them.