Server Management Cost Calculator — DevOps Tooling Spend | Reflex
Compare VPS rent plus Forge and monitoring spend against the same footprint with Reflex operations at £29/server — VPS stays, ops stack is what changes.
Stack vs Reflex
VPS rent stays the same in every column — we are comparing what you add on top: Forge + separate monitoring vs Reflex operations at £29/server. Reflex does not replace your cloud provider bill.
Incumbent ops stack (shared across providers)
| VPS provider | Spec | VPS only | + Forge & monitoringincumbent stack | + Reflex instead£29/server | Δ / mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | 2 vCPU · 4 GB | £120 | £300 | £265 | −£35 |
| Hetzner | 2 vCPU · 4 GB | £25 | £205 | £170 | −£35 |
| Vultr | 2 vCPU · 4 GB | £90 | £270 | £235 | −£35 |
| Linode (Akamai) | 2 vCPU · 4 GB | £120 | £300 | £265 | −£35 |
| AWS EC2 t3.medium | 2 vCPU · 4 GB | £150 | £330 | £295 | −£35 |
Incumbent ops (same on every row)
Forge-style panel £180/mo
(5 × £12 panel + £120 monitoring)
Reflex ops (same on every row)
£145/mo
5 servers × £29 — replaces panel + monitoring vendors, not VPS rent
VPS prices illustrative (May 2026). Verify live vendor pricing. Reflex pricing excludes VAT.