# LightNode VPS Selector and Cost Calculator > Choose a LightNode Manila VPS using verified plans. Compare CPU, RAM and transfer, estimate project costs, and find the right configuration before buying. Source: https://philippinesvps.com/tools/vps-selector/ Updated: 2026-10-20 ## Choose a LightNode Manila VPS Match a lightweight project, website, API, Windows application or Palworld server to the checked standard shared-vCPU plans. Enter minimum CPU, RAM, disk and transfer, the number of VPS instances, a planning horizon and an optional monthly project budget. The interactive selector runs in your browser. The plans, default example and calculation method below remain readable without JavaScript. **Price and specification check: October 20, 2026.** The [official Philippines offer](https://go.lightnode.com/philippines-vps) is the source for the four bundles. Confirm Manila availability, OS image and the final quote in LightNode. We may earn a commission through LightNode links. See the [public quote table, JSON, CSV and verification records](https://philippinesvps.com/data/philippines-vps-plans/) for the same checked data used by this selector, with sources and preserved versions. ## Default Example: A Small Website or API With one Linux VPS, a 12-month horizon, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB disk and at least 1 TB transfer, the first matching bundle is **LightNode Agency**: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe and 2 TB transfer. | Budget item | Default example | | --- | --- | | Listed VPS base per month equivalent | US$14.70 | | Additional costs entered | US$0.00 | | Average planned monthly cost | US$14.70 | | 12-month estimated consumption | US$176.40 | | Suggested first-month cash budget | US$14.70 | | Published minimum opening recharge | US$10.00 | The default is a base-only estimate. No backup, software, administration, additional cloud quote, domain, setup, fees or reserve has been entered. Zero does not establish that an extra service is included. A 12-month planning total does not create an annual server commitment. ## Verified LightNode Manila Plans Monthly equivalents and the provider's rounded hourly displays are separate figures. All four bundles include the listed transfer allowance and 50 GB NVMe. A different network or storage configuration changes the quote. | Plan | CPU / RAM | NVMe | Transfer | Monthly | Hourly | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Start | 1 / 2 GB | 50 GB | 1 TB | US$7.71 | US$0.012 | | Agency | 2 / 4 GB | 50 GB | 2 TB | US$14.70 | US$0.022 | | Premium | 4 / 8 GB | 50 GB | 3 TB | US$27.70 | US$0.042 | | Enterprise | 8 / 16 GB | 50 GB | 4 TB | US$52.70 | US$0.079 | ## How the Recommendation Works The selector chooses the lowest priced checked bundle meeting your resource requirements and the scenario's starting point. Lightweight projects start at 1 vCPU and 2 GB; websites, APIs and Windows evaluations start at 2 vCPU and 4 GB. Website and Windows starting points are editorial suggestions, not application requirements or visitor-capacity guarantees. Confirm your application's requirements and test its load. Palworld lists 16 GB RAM and recommends more than 32 GB, with four or more CPU cores recommended. Selecting Palworld presets 32 GB to encourage a larger-memory quote. If you deliberately evaluate 16 GB, Enterprise meets the listed memory level; it remains below the game's recommended headroom, and shared vCPU is not dedicated physical CPU. Start and Agency are excluded. [Pocketpair requirements](https://docs.palworldgame.com/getting-started/requirements/) When no checked bundle meets the request, the tool asks for a LightNode quote and does not invent a price. If the lowest matching plan exceeds the budget, it shows the shortfall instead of recommending too little RAM. An upgrade appears only when it also fits the entered budget. ## Full Project Cost Method All amounts are USD planning estimates. Monthly cost per VPS is the listed base plus your entered additional cloud, backup, software and administration costs. Multiply by the VPS count and planning months. Domain is an annual project cost paid at the start and every 12 months; setup is a one-time project cost. The horizon counts whole months, with annual domain payments rounded up to whole years. Apply your entered tax/payment-fee allowance to that subtotal, then your reserve percentage to the subtotal including the allowance. Divide the final planning total by the number of months for the average monthly budget comparison, rounded up to the next cent so the monthly budget covers the total. Calculations use cents. Enter quotes for every extra your project needs; the tool does not verify third-party fees. Suggested first-month cash funds the first month's LightNode base and entered cloud extras with a minimum US$10 opening recharge, then adds the first month's external services, annual domain, setup and your allowances. The minimum applies once to the account, not once per VPS. Any balance above estimated consumption remains account credit and is not added again to the planning total. ## Confirm the Billing Conditions Before Deploying Monthly equivalents are used for planning. Rounded hourly rates are displayed as references, not multiplied into an exact invoice. The [official billing FAQ](https://doc.lightnode.com/FAQ/FAQ.html) explains the 672-hour calendar-month server rule, retained-instance charges and hourly network allocation. Stopped instances continue billing until released. Short runs and periods crossing calendar months can differ from the estimates. Public images are currently free according to the [billing documentation](https://doc.lightnode.com/Instance/Billingdescription.html). Confirm the selected Windows image and any application or user-access licensing separately. This calculator adds no assumed OS surcharge and does not include conditional promotional credits in its base price. ## Choose Your Configuration in LightNode Open LightNode, select **Philippines - Manila**, then choose the recommended CPU/RAM, OS, disk and transfer. The purchase link opens LightNode; select the resources there and confirm the quote before funding and deploying.

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Use the [pricing guide](https://philippinesvps.com/pricing/lightnode-philippines-vps-pricing) for detailed billing and the [LightNode review](https://philippinesvps.com/review/lightnode-philippines-vps-review) for operating responsibilities. Check the [Manila speed test](https://www.lightnode.com/en-US/speed/ph-manila-1) from your users' actual connection before moving a workload. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Is the opening recharge an additional hosting fee? The published minimum US$10 recharge funds the account. It is not an extra US$10 consumption charge. For Start alone, a US$10.00 first-month cash budget can leave US$2.29 of balance after the listed US$7.71 monthly equivalent. Actual hourly and network billing still applies. ### Does this calculate an exact LightNode invoice? It provides a planning budget based on checked monthly equivalents and the extra amounts you enter. The console's current configuration, actual retained hours, network rules and billable extras determine the invoice. No exact short-term bill or resource availability is implied. ### Can I save or share an estimate? The interactive tool can copy a link containing selected settings in the URL fragment. Opening it recalculates with the site's current price snapshot. Keep a separate copy if you need to preserve an old quote. No LightNode login or payment information is requested.