Audience · Asia
VPS hosting for users in Japan
Ranking for Japan
Sorted by fit, not by distance alone. “Est. ping” is a distance-based estimate from the biggest city in Japan to the host’s nearest data center.
| # | Host | Nearest data center | Est. ping | From / mo | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LikeVPS | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $10 | 26 |
| 2 | Contabo | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $6.16 | 10 |
| 3 | Tencent Cloud Lighthouse | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $4.20 | 11 |
| 4 | UltaHost | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $5.52 | 29 |
| 5 | ConoHa VPS | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $1.95 | 1 |
| 6 | Melbicom | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $4.37 | 9 |
| 7 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $3.50 | 12 |
| 8 | SSD Nodes | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $17 | 15 |
| 9 | GreenCloudVPS | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $6 | 19 |
| 10 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $5 | 26 |
| 11 | is*hosting | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $5.94 | 42 |
| 12 | Cherry Servers | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $10.53 | 7 |
| 13 | VPSServer.com | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $4 | 21 |
| 14 | FastComet | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $53.87 | 24 |
| 15 | Google Cloud Compute Engine | TokyoJP | 5 ms | $6.11 | 41 |
Ping ladder
The same top eight hosts, by estimated round trip. Orange bars are hosts we feature.
Closest hosts by raw distance
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Questions people ask
Which VPS is best for users in Japan?
LikeVPS ranks first here on this index, with an estimated 5 ms to Tokyo. The ranking weighs distance (46 of 100 points), price, value per GB of RAM, features, reputation and published terms.
How far is the nearest VPS data center from Japan?
Inside Japan itself, in Osaka. Across all hosts, LikeVPS gives the lowest estimate at 5 ms (Tokyo).
What is the cheapest VPS I can serve Japan from?
ConoHa VPS starts at $1.95 a month, with its nearest city Tokyo at about 5 ms. Under 60 ms, the cheapest is ConoHa VPS.