Linux VPS in Estonia — servers in Tallinn and Jõhvi

Pilvio's smallest Linux VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD) is €6.95/month at 24/7 usage. A popular dev server (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD) comes in at €16.15/month. The price is always known in advance — each resource has a fixed hourly rate. If the server runs the whole month, the bill is identical each month. If you use less, you pay less.

No. Every resource has a fixed price: 1 vCPU = €0.0052/hour (€3.80/mo), 1 GB RAM = €0.0033/hour (€2.40/mo). If you pick 2 vCPU + 4 GB, running 24/7 produces the same monthly bill every month. The only difference from a fixed plan is that when you shut the server down you don't pay for vCPU and RAM — that's an upside, not a risk.

Pilvio data centers are in Estonia: Greenergy DC near Tallinn (Harku) and the Jõhvi data center in Ida-Virumaa. Both are connected by a fast private network. There's also a direct link to Helsinki for low latency to Finland.

Yes. Pilvio is 100% Estonian-owned (Astrec Data OÜ) and data never leaves Estonian jurisdiction. Pilvio's infrastructure was audited against the former ISKE-M level. Since 2023 Estonia uses a new information security standard — E-ITS — based on BSI IT-Grundschutz and aligned with ISO/IEC 27001. Greenergy DC is PCI-DSS certified, covering payment data processing. Because Pilvio is not a subsidiary of a US company, the CLOUD Act does not apply.

Ubuntu (20.04, 22.04, 24.04), Debian (11, 12), Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, CentOS, Fedora, openSUSE and Windows Server. There are also 1-click templates for Docker, Kubernetes, WordPress, Nextcloud, Magento and more.

Yes. Pilvio is API-first — anything you can do in the web console you can do through the REST API. An official Terraform provider is published on the Terraform Registry (pilvio-com/pilvio). That means you can manage your whole infrastructure as code — VM creation, scaling, snapshots, networking and storage. Pilvio is the only Estonian cloud that offers this.

Hetzner has lower prices (CX23 from €3.49/month after the April 2026 increase) and more free traffic (20 TB vs 15 TB). That said, Hetzner raised prices in April 2026 by 30–35%, which narrowed the gap significantly — for example CPX22 (2 vCPU, 4 GB, 80 GB) went from €5.99 to €7.99/month. Pilvio's differentiators: servers in Estonia (not Helsinki or Frankfurt), Estonian-language support with ~5-minute response, and infrastructure audited against Estonian information security requirements. If price is the only criterion and Finland is fine, Hetzner is still cheaper. If you need Estonian data sovereignty, local support or regulatory fit, Pilvio is the better choice.

Zone.ee is a good fit if you want domain, email and hosting from one vendor at a fixed monthly price. Pilvio targets developers and DevOps teams. Pricing: Zone's unit rates are identical to Pilvio (1 vCPU €3.80/mo, 1 GB RAM €2.40/mo, SSD €0.075/GB/mo). Bundled plans, however, cost more than Pilvio — Zone VPS I (1 vCPU + 1 GB + 20 GB) is €6.50 vs Pilvio Starter €6.95, but Zone VPS III (2 vCPU + 4 GB + 50 GB) is €18.29 vs Pilvio Dev server €16.15. On larger configurations Pilvio is ~12% cheaper. API and automation: Zone's public API (api.zone.eu) on the VPS side is essentially limited to placing a new order (POST /v2/order/cloud) — you cannot scale, snapshot, start/stop, or configure networking through the API. Pilvio's API (api.pilvio.com) covers the full VM lifecycle: create, start/stop, resize vCPU/RAM/disk, snapshots, backups, floating IPs, firewall, load balancer, and S3 bucket management. Pilvio also has an official Terraform provider on the Terraform Registry; Zone does not.

Yes. Pilvio offers a pre-configured Docker template — you get a Docker-ready server in one click. You can also run Docker Compose, build CI/CD pipelines and use Kubernetes clusters. All of it is manageable from the web console, the API or Terraform.

Up to 15 TB/month is included. This covers most small and medium-sized projects. For volumes above 15 TB we offer custom pricing. Inbound and outbound traffic are counted together.

Yes. Every new account gets €30 in free credit. That's enough to test a small server (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM) for about 3 weeks. No credit card required at signup.

Yes. If you're building with AI tools (Cursor, Claude, Bolt, etc.), a Pilvio VM is the best option when your app needs a database, long-running processes, Docker containers, or full environmental control. Pilvio's API and Terraform provider mean the AI can also set up the server for you — you don't need to know SSH, Nginx or systemd yourself.