Keep your bot running when your computer isn't
Your EA only trades while MetaTrader 5 is open. A VPS is just a remote computer that stays on 24/7 so your terminal — and your bot — keeps running after you close your laptop. Forex-specialized providers sit closer to broker servers for lower latency; general-purpose providers are cheaper but you set MT5 up yourself.
Pricing and specs below are pulled from each provider's own site and change over time — treat this as a starting point, not a live price feed, and check current details before buying.
ForexVPS.net
Forex-specializedFrom $25.60/mo (billed yearly)
22 financial data centers worldwide; claims latency as low as 1ms near major broker servers.
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FXVM
Forex-specializedFrom ~$21–25/mo
16 server locations, broker-independent, month-to-month with no long-term contract.
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Vultr
General-purposeWindows VPS from ~$26/mo
Cheap global cloud compute — you install MetaTrader 5 yourself over RDP. Not forex-specific.
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Contabo
General-purposeFrom ~$4/mo (Linux) + Windows license
Best RAM-for-price ratio of the general options, but Windows costs extra and isn't optimized for broker latency.
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Hostwinds
General-purposeWindows VPS from $9.99/mo
The cheapest Windows-ready option here — fine for a light EA, no forex-specific latency routing.
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