RareCloud Launches OpenStack Cloud: Kubernetes, MCP Server, Up to 4x Credit
RareCloud completes a full OpenStack platform rebuild with hourly Cloud VMs, managed Kubernetes, Terraform, MCP Server, 12 datacenters from €3.99/month.
Verification summary: RareCloud's official website and pricing page (verified August 7, 2026) confirm a Cloud VM entry plan at 1 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 25GB SSD, 1TB transfer for €3.99/month or approximately €0.0055/hour. The platform runs on a self-built OpenStack deployment across 12 datacenters. The launch promotion doubles to quadruples top-ups, with promotional credit valid for 60 days.
What is RareCloud?
RareCloud is a European cloud provider operating from rarecloud.io, aimed at developers and small teams. Unlike traditional WHMCS-and-SolusVM VPS shops, RareCloud completed a full platform rebuild in 2026: an in-house console replacing WHMCS, running hourly-billed Cloud VMs, managed Kubernetes, block storage, load balancers, private networking, reserved IPs and firewalls on its own OpenStack infrastructure.
Alongside the new cloud platform, RareCloud continues to offer its existing KVM Linux and Windows VPS, dedicated servers, web hosting and proxy products, all billed from the same account balance.
Core differentiator: developer-first infrastructure automation
RareCloud treats its REST API as the single source of truth, with the web console acting as just another client. Users can manage the full stack through:
- Go CLI: create, resize and destroy Cloud VMs and Kubernetes clusters from the terminal
- Terraform Provider: infrastructure-as-code, suitable for CI/CD pipelines
- MCP Server: Model Context Protocol compatible, allowing Claude, Cursor and other AI tools to operate infrastructure with scoped credentials
- REST API: public documentation with fine-grained scoped tokens
For teams exploring AI-driven operations, the MCP Server is a standout feature: it lets an AI assistant provision servers, resize instances, manage Kubernetes, attach storage and configure networking with limited permissions.
Cloud VM plans and pricing
The following Shared vCPU plans were verified from the official pricing page on August 7, 2026:
- S-1: 1 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 25GB SSD, 1TB transfer, €3.99/month or approximately €0.0055/hour
- S-2 (Popular): 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 50GB SSD, 2TB transfer, €6.99/month or approximately €0.0096/hour
- S-4: 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 80GB SSD, 4TB transfer, €12.99/month or approximately €0.0178/hour
The pricing page also lists General Purpose, CPU-Optimized and Memory-Optimized dedicated-vCPU tiers. All plans are billed hourly with a monthly cap: accumulated hourly charges never exceed the listed monthly price.
Block storage costs €0.05/GB/month. Bandwidth overage is a flat €1/TB, dramatically lower than major public cloud egress pricing. Accepted payments include credit card, PayPal, Alipay and cryptocurrency.
12 datacenter locations
RareCloud spans three continents with 12 locations. Bucharest is designated as the first full cloud region:
- North America: Silicon Valley, Phoenix, Dallas, New York
- Europe: Bucharest (Romania), Timisoara (Romania), Constanta (Romania), Frankfurt (Germany), The Hague (Netherlands), London (UK)
- Asia: Hong Kong, Tokyo
The company emphasizes that data resides on its own European hardware and provides EU VAT invoices. For users with GDPR or data-sovereignty requirements, this is a meaningful distinction from resellers.
Launch promotion: 2x to 4x credit
To celebrate the platform relaunch, RareCloud is running a one-time top-up bonus:
- Any top-up: doubled (2x)
- Top-ups of €25 or more: tripled (3x)
- Top-ups of €100 or more: quadrupled (4x)
The bonus applies automatically with no coupon code, once per account. The promotional credit can be used across cloud services, new orders and renewals of existing VPS, hosting and proxy services.
According to a commenter on LowEndBox, promotional credit is valid for 60 days. Practical examples from RareCloud:
- A €3.99/month Cloud VM effectively costs about €2/month after doubling
- A €29.50/year Starter VPS drops to approximately €7.38/year with the 4x bonus
- An 8GB Cloud VM works out to €3.75/month with the maximum bonus
Given the 60-day expiry, plan your usage before making a large top-up. Unused credit after 60 days may be forfeited.
Classic product lines
Beyond the new cloud platform, RareCloud retains several established products:
- Linux VPS: 7 plans across 12 locations, starting at €2.75/month
- Windows VPS: starting at €7.75/month
- N8N VPS: pre-installed N8N workflow automation
- OpenClaw VPS: security-hardened AI assistant hosting
- Dedicated Servers: Intel Xeon bare metal
- Residential Proxies: pay-per-GB or static residential IPs, from €2.15
- Web Hosting: WordPress-capable, single plan
Who should consider RareCloud?
- DevOps teams: full Terraform + Kubernetes + API toolchain for CI/CD
- AI developers: MCP Server enables AI agents to manage infrastructure directly
- EU compliance needs: data in the EU, VAT invoices provided
- Temporary testing: hourly billing suits short experiments and development
- Proxy users: residential and mobile proxy product range
Caveats
- Promotional credit expires in 60 days; avoid large top-ups without a usage plan
- Bucharest is the first full cloud region; other locations may gain cloud features progressively
- VPSDex has not completed long-term performance, network quality or support-response testing
- The OpenStack platform rebuild may have initial stability rough edges
Verdict
RareCloud's transition from a traditional VPS provider to a self-built OpenStack cloud is genuinely differentiating. Combined with Kubernetes, Terraform and MCP support, it occupies a clear developer-focused niche among low-cost cloud providers. The €3.99/month entry price, hourly billing, €1/TB overage and 12-location footprint make it attractive for teams that need flexible cloud infrastructure without hyperscaler lock-in. The 2x-to-4x credit promotion further lowers the trial barrier, though the 60-day credit expiry requires a plan.
Official site: https://rarecloud.io