Hourly billing model
VPS hosting at ColossusCloud uses hourly billing drawn from prepaid account funds.
The process works as follows:
- Deposit funds into your account
- Each hour, the VPS hourly rate deducts from your balance
- Your balance decreases incrementally as the service runs
Practical example: Consider a VPS priced at $10/month. After depositing $20, approximately 1.5 cents deducts each hour. After roughly one month, your balance shows around $10. After two months, the balance approaches zero, triggering either a manual deposit or automatic card charge.
No monthly commitment required. Deposit any amount and use it until depleted. Funds must exist before billing begins.
Billing continues while VPS exists
VPS billing applies whether the server runs or sits stopped.
The reason: stopped servers still reserve dedicated resources. RAM, CPU cores, and disk space remain allocated and unavailable to others while your VPS exists.
To end billing, delete the VPS. Creating new servers later takes minimal time.
Some providers reduce or pause billing for stopped instances, but charge significantly higher rates overall. Our straightforward approach maintains low, predictable costs.
Balance notifications
Your account receives warnings before funds exhaust. Email notifications arrive with time to add funds before service interruption.
Automatic card billing
Credit cards on file enable automatic billing.
When balances run low, your card charges approximately one month of estimated usage based on current VPS configurations. No login required to maintain service.
Accepted payment methods
Multiple payment options available:
- Credit and debit cards through Stripe
- PayPal
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- Stripe Link
- Cryptocurrency accepted
The 28-day billing advantage
Months vary in length. February has 28 days (occasionally 29), while other months extend to 30 or 31 days.
Some providers charge “monthly” rates based on 30 or 31 days, meaning February customers receive fewer hours for identical prices.
Our approach differs.
Hourly rates calculate from 28-day months (672 hours). A $10/month VPS divides into $10 ÷ 672 hours for the hourly rate.
The result:
- 28-day months: Pay exactly the advertised monthly price
- 29, 30, or 31-day months: Extra days cost nothing
In 31-day months, you receive 3 free days. VPS costs never exceed advertised monthly prices regardless of calendar variations.
Calculation example
For a $10/month VPS plan:
- Hourly rate: $10 ÷ 672 hours ≈ $0.0149/hour
- 28-day month: 672 hours × $0.0149 = $10.00
- 31-day month: 672 hours × $0.0149 = $10.00 (extra 72 hours free)
The maximum charge remains $10 for that VPS in any month. Longer months simply include bonus time.
View current pricing on our VPS hosting plans.