What does it cost to host an XDC node?
Live monthly-cost estimate across six cloud providers — full vs archive node, on-demand vs 1-year reserved. List prices, not live quotes. Pair with the system requirements on the Downloads page and verify your install against the Live Compare tool.
Methodology
Costs are computed from each provider's published list pricing for a single 8 vCPU / 32 GB virtual machine, plus a per-GB monthly rate for fast SSD or NVMe-class block storage. Real bills will differ by region, commit term, network egress, snapshots, support tier, and credits.
- Box shape 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM — the public-RPC recommended shape from the Downloads requirements table.
- Full node 2 TB storage — modern Geth v1.17.3 PBSS full node sits at ~303 GB today, with headroom for growth.
- Archive node 6 TB storage — PBSS archive is ~1.6 TB today, again with headroom. Legacy hash-scheme archives run larger.
- Reserved 1-year reserved instance discount applied to compute only. Vultr and DigitalOcean have no reserved tier, so on-demand and reserved are identical for those two.
- Storage Provider's per-GB monthly block-storage rate. No snapshot, backup, or egress costs included.
- Network egressNot modelled. A typical full node consumes ~3–8 TB/mo of outbound traffic; most providers include a free tier (e.g. AWS 100 GB, GCP 200 GB, Oracle 10 TB) and bill overage at $0.01–0.09/GB.
Want a self-hosted estimate?
If you're running on bare-metal or a colocated box, the dominant cost is the NVMe drive and the box's amortized monthly figure. A 2 TB enterprise NVMe is ~$300 one-time + electricity; a 6 TB set runs ~$1,000 one-time. A 16-vCPU / 64 GB used-server amortized over 36 months at home or in a colo is typically $60–150/mo all-in — below every cloud option for archive workloads, with the trade-off of operational responsibility.
Complete source cost assumptions
Historical USD monthly examples for an 8-vCPU / 32-GB planning profile. No provider region, SKU or pricing verification date is supplied. Full-node storage is 2,000 GB; archive storage is 6,000 GB.
| Provider | Compute / month | Storage / GB-month | Reserved compute discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | 280.0 | 0.13 | 40% |
| AWS | 294.0 | 0.08 | 40% |
| Google Cloud | 283.0 | 0.1 | 45% |
| Vultr | 160.0 | 0.1 | 0% |
| DigitalOcean | 252.0 | 0.1 | 0% |
| Oracle Cloud | 108.0 | 0.0255 | 40% |
Source formula: total = compute * (reserved ? 1 - reservedDiscount : 1) + storageGB * storagePerGB
Original exclusions: egress, snapshots, backups, support, taxes, credits, regional differences. The planner above lets you add explicit egress costs.
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