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Paperclip VPS plans

Choose the right VPS size for Paperclip

This page is about sizing, not hype. If you are evaluating Paperclip, Starter is enough. If you want a real VPS deployment with authenticated access, scheduled work, and room for several active agents, Pro is the better default. Ultra is the better fit when you expect more concurrency or bigger Paperclip companies.

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Self-hosted VPS sizing guide Quickstart-ready

How this site sizes Paperclip

Signal 1: deployment mode

Local evaluation needs less headroom than an authenticated public deployment on a VPS.

Signal 2: number of active agents

Once you expect more than a light demo, 4GB is usually the safer baseline for smoother Paperclip operation.

Signal 3: operational headroom

If you already know the instance will be busier, public, or multi-company, choose more room before performance becomes the problem.

Starter vs Pro vs Ultra

Paperclip-ready VPS plans for each stage of deployment

Each plan below is positioned around how people actually deploy Paperclip: quickstart and evaluation, stable daily operation, or heavier multi-agent and multi-company usage.

Starter

$12 /mo

Evaluate

Best cheap VPS to evaluate Paperclip

Best for quickstart, solo evaluation, and smaller Paperclip experiments where you want to learn the product before running a busier company.

Memory 2GB RAM
CPU 1 vCPU
Storage 40GB NVMe
  • Good fit for quickstart and evaluation
  • Ubuntu 22.04 ready
  • Always-on server instead of local laptop runtime
  • Full root access
  • Enough for one smaller Paperclip company
  • Low-cost path to a first live instance

Choose Starter when you want the lowest-cost path to test Paperclip on a VPS. It is good for learning, but many public or multi-agent deployments will outgrow it quickly.

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Best starting point

Pro

$24 /mo

Recommended

Best VPS for most Paperclip deployments

The best balance for authenticated Paperclip deployments, daily dashboard use, scheduled heartbeats, and small-to-medium agent companies.

Memory 4GB RAM
CPU 2 vCPU
Storage 80GB NVMe
  • Good default for private or public deployment
  • Ubuntu 22.04 ready
  • Room for heartbeats, budgets, and dashboard activity
  • Better fit for several active agents
  • Full root access
  • Safer baseline for a live team-facing instance

This site recommends Pro for most visitors because it gives Paperclip enough room once you move beyond a local demo and want a stable VPS baseline.

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Ultra

$48 /mo

Scale

More room for bigger Paperclip companies

Best for heavier Paperclip workloads, more concurrent agents, multi-company setups, and operators who want extra headroom before scaling again.

Memory 8GB+ RAM
CPU 4 vCPU
Storage 160GB NVMe
  • Extra headroom for more agents and companies
  • Ubuntu 22.04 ready
  • Better fit for heavier public deployments
  • More storage for logs, data, and growth
  • Full root access
  • Better fit when you want room before scaling again

Choose Ultra when you already know your deployment will be busier, more public, or more complex than a starter production setup.

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Comparison

What really changes as you move up the Paperclip VPS stack

Plan Best fit Deployment mode fit Why choose it
Starter Quickstart, solo testing, smaller Paperclip experiments Best for local_trusted or light private evaluation The cheapest path to learn Paperclip on your own VPS without committing to a bigger production-sized server.
Pro Recommended for real Paperclip operation, scheduled work, and several active agents Best default for authenticated private or authenticated public deployment This is the sweet spot once the instance is expected to stay available and do more than a quick local demo.
Ultra Busier deployments, more concurrency, larger companies, or more headroom Best for heavier public deployments and multi-company ambition Choose Ultra when you want more room before scaling again or already know the deployment will be larger than average.

Starter

Choose this if you are still learning Paperclip

Starter is for people who want a real VPS to evaluate Paperclip without buying more server than they need. It works best when the instance is still in the exploration stage.

Pro

Choose this if Paperclip is becoming a real operating environment

Pro is where most visitors should start because it balances cost with enough headroom for authentication, heartbeats, budgets, dashboards, and a few active agents.

Ultra

Choose this if you already expect a bigger Paperclip footprint

Ultra is the better fit when your Paperclip instance will be more public, more active, or more ambitious from the start and you do not want to resize too quickly.

When to upgrade

The best upgrade signal is operational pressure, not fear.

If your Paperclip instance is only for local evaluation, there is no reason to rush into a bigger plan. Upgrade when the deployment becomes public, when more agents are actively working, or when the instance stops feeling comfortably sized.

Practical rule

If you are debating between Starter and Pro for a live VPS deployment, choose Pro and save yourself the resize step.

What to read next

Use the plan page with the rest of the site, not in isolation.

Sizing is only one part of a good deployment. Pair this page with the Paperclip setup guide for the install flow and the deployment docs for quick reference while you configure the instance.

Setup guide

Best next step after ordering.

Docs

Best for commands, modes, and troubleshooting.

What happens after you order

After checkout, move into the Paperclip setup flow: install the required runtime, run onboarding, choose the correct mode, and verify the instance before real use.

Guide-first setup

Step 1

Order the VPS

Choose the plan that matches your Paperclip workload and launch a clean Ubuntu 22.04 server.

Step 2

Prepare Node.js and pnpm

Install Node.js 20+, install pnpm, and confirm the runtime is ready before you start onboarding.

Step 3

Onboard and choose the mode

Use interactive onboarding on a real VPS so you can pick local, private, or public access before the first launch.

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Ready to launch?

Most visitors should start with Pro for a live Paperclip VPS.

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