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Billing · May 14, 2026 · 9 min read

The honest math behind hourly VPS billing — and why most hosts hide it.

We charge $0.007 per hour for the smallest VPS. That number is easy. The reservation, the runway calculation, what happens at suspension — those are the parts hosts usually bury. Here's exactly how it works at Roost Hosting, with the SQL.

JR
Jordan Reyes
Co-founder, Roost Hosting
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