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Best VPS for compute in United States 2026

Builds, encoding and number-crunching in United States need raw CPU and memory — this ranking puts most weight on the processor.

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Serva One
Serva One
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9 locations
# Provider Score Relative Tests
1 Vultr 85.0
1 test
2 Serva One 25.5
1 test
3 Digitalocean 20.6
1 test
4 Netgrid Host 18.9
1 test
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If you need a VPS for compute in United States, Vultr currently leads in our tests. The score blends exactly the metrics that matter for this workload; the list updates with every new benchmark.

VPS for compute in United States: a 66.1-point gap

For compute in United States the selection holds 4 hosts. Vultr leads with 85.0.

A 66.1-point gap under a specific task is a lot: the hosts here are tuned for different things, and the general ranking will not help you.

The top three: 1. Vultr — 85.0; 2. Serva One — 25.5; 3. Digitalocean — 20.6. The leader is 59.5 points clear of second place.

Weights here: CPU 70%, memory 30%. A machine that wins the overall table can sit mid-pack here — and that is expected.

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