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Rackspace OpenStack Flex VPS: prices, locations and ping
Rackspace OpenStack Flex as a metro line
Every data-center city, west to east. Each station is a place you can deploy.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Line | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Traffic | USD / mo | $ / GB RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | 1 | 2 GB | — | — | $14.45 | $7.22 |
| General Purpose 1 vCPU / 4 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | 1 | 4 GB | — | — | $23.65 | $5.91 |
| General Purpose 2 vCPU / 4 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | 2 | 4 GB | — | — | $35.84 | $8.96 |
| General Purpose 2 vCPU / 8 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | 2 | 8 GB | — | — | $50.81 | $6.35 |
| General Purpose 4 vCPU / 8 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | 4 | 8 GB | — | — | $77.31 | $9.66 |
| General Purpose 4 vCPU / 16 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | 4 | 16 GB | — | — | $107 | $6.70 |
| General Purpose 8 vCPU / 32 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | 8 | 32 GB | — | — | $215 | $6.70 |
| General Purpose 16 vCPU / 64 GB | OpenStack Flex General Purpose | 16 | 64 GB | — | — | $404 | $6.31 |
| Memory Optimized 2 vCPU / 12 GB | OpenStack Flex Memory Optimized | 2 | 12 GB | — | — | $72.49 | $6.04 |
List prices converted to USD per month. Current pricing page ↗
Estimated ping from big markets
Where it ranks best
- United States#37 of 56 · 5 ms
- Mexico#39 of 56 · 31 ms
- Canada#41 of 56 · 14 ms
- Guatemala#41 of 56 · 41 ms
- Dominican Republic#42 of 56 · 45 ms
- Jamaica#43 of 56 · 44 ms
- Venezuela#43 of 56 · 61 ms
- Costa Rica#44 of 56 · 53 ms
What’s included
- NVMe disks
- DDoS filtering
- Snapshots
- IPv6
- API
- Private networking
- Custom ISO
- Dedicated-CPU plans
- Unmetered traffic
- Windows images
- Backups
KVM (OpenStack) · panel: OpenStack Horizon and API, plus Rackspace managed services portal
Support, terms, payment
Pay with: not listed.
Support: 24x7x365 support from OpenStack specialists; platform fully managed by Rackspace.
SLA: none published. Refund window: none stated.
Based in: San Antonio, US.
Strengths
- Fully managed OpenStack with 24x7x365 specialist support
- Granular flavor ladder from 1 vCPU / 2 GB to 48 vCPU / 192 GB plus memory-optimised and GPU (A30, H100, P40) options
- Flexible billing from per-minute up to long-term contracts, with compliance alignment (STIG, PCI)
Trade-offs
- Enterprise-oriented and only three US locations; not a self-serve budget VPS
- Extras add up: block storage, $7 IPv4 addresses, router and egress are all priced separately
- Very low Trustpilot score (1.2 from 333 reviews, 82% one-star)
Moving to or from Rackspace OpenStack Flex
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Questions people ask
How much does Rackspace OpenStack Flex cost?
Its cheapest priced plan is $14.45 a month (General Purpose 1 vCPU / 2 GB). The median across its plans works out to $6.70 per GB of RAM. Check the provider’s page for current promotions.
Where are Rackspace OpenStack Flex’s servers?
Dulles, Dallas, San Jose — 1 country across North America.
Does Rackspace OpenStack Flex accept crypto or PayPal?
The pages we read did not list payment methods.