Windows Server with full administrator access on guaranteed AMD EPYC vCPU and NVMe, ready in 55 seconds. From $28.99 a month: $13.99 compute plus the $15.00 Windows Server licence.
Every price below is the full monthly total: compute plus the $15.00 Windows Server Standard licence, billed through Microsoft SPLA. No setup fee, no bandwidth overage.
Own a Windows Server licence? Choose BYOL at deploy under Microsoft's Flexible Virtualization Benefit and pay compute only. Licensing guide
50 GB NVMe · $13.99 compute + $15.00 licence
80 GB NVMe · $22.99 compute + $15.00 licence
120 GB NVMe · $40.99 compute + $15.00 licence
180 GB NVMe · $76.99 compute + $15.00 licence
240 GB NVMe · $137.99 compute + $15.00 licence
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | NVMe | Compute + licence | Total / mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | $13.99 + $15.00 | $28.99 | Deploy |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB | $22.99 + $15.00 | $37.99 | Deploy |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GBMost deployed | 4 | 8 GB | 120 GB | $40.99 + $15.00 | $55.99 | Deploy |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | 8 | 16 GB | 180 GB | $76.99 + $15.00 | $91.99 | Deploy |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | 8 | 32 GB | 240 GB | $137.99 + $15.00 | $152.99 | Deploy |
A Windows server you administer like your own hardware, on infrastructure you never have to maintain.
Administrator from the first login, over Remote Desktop from Windows, macOS, Linux or the phone app. Change the RDP port, add MFA, or put an RD Gateway in front so the server never faces the internet directly.
Every Windows plan has guaranteed vCPU allocation, so a busy neighbour cannot slow your desktop or your database. NVMe on every plan from 50 GB to 360 GB, extendable with block volumes. No transfer cap and no overage, including the entry plan.
A free VPC between your Windows servers, a default-deny firewall on the public IP, and site-to-site VPN to your office. Domain controllers, SQL Server and file shares talk privately; only RDP through the gateway is exposed.
Pick the version at deploy. Same price on every plan.
Verified on Raff: QuickBooks, Sage, SQL Server, MetaTrader, Visual Studio. Software compatibility hub
Shared Windows desktops for distributed teams, contractors and offshore staff. The RDS Session Host role plus an $8.00 per user per month licence from Raff turns one server into a real multi-user terminal server. The two connections Windows includes are for administering it, not for daily desktop work.
QuickBooks Desktop Pro, Premier and Enterprise in multi-user mode on a server you control, reachable from the office, home or a client site over RDP. You install QuickBooks with your own licence; Raff runs the Windows server underneath.
SQL Server Express is free and runs on any plan. Standard and Enterprise come through Raff SPLA, itemised per vCPU, or under your own licence. Guaranteed vCPU keeps query latency predictable and NVMe keeps tempdb and the log fast.
Host .NET Framework 4.8 and modern .NET on the same IIS, deploy from Visual Studio with WebDeploy or from GitHub Actions, and terminate TLS with a free Let’s Encrypt certificate via win-acme.
Sage 50, 100 and 300, Dynamics, practice management, medical billing and other Windows-only applications, installed once on a server the whole team reaches over RDP. Private networking and a domain controller when the application needs Active Directory.
MetaTrader terminals that trade while your laptop sleeps, scheduled PowerShell, WinRM targets and self-hosted CI runners. Guaranteed vCPU means a backtest does not stall the terminal next to it.
Free from Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Kamatera, Cloudzy, Contabo and Vultr. You test on the new server before DNS or users move, and the old one stays up until you sign off.
Send the current server spec and the applications on it. We size the plan and pick the Windows version.
Data, applications and configuration move in a maintenance window you choose.
You test first. DNS and users move only when you say so, and the old server stays up until you sign off. 2016 to 2025 migration guide
Short answers. Longer ones live in the Windows Server hub.
Your Raff Windows Server runs a genuine Windows licence billed monthly through Microsoft's SPLA program, $15.00/month per VM, with no upfront licence to buy, and we handle the Microsoft compliance. Prefer to use your own licence? Bring-your-own (BYOL) is possible for eligible Microsoft licences under the Flexible Virtualization Benefit. Your server runs the same either way; only the licensing model differs.
A Raff Windows VPS starts at $28.99 per month: $13.99 for 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM and 50 GB NVMe, plus the $15.00 Windows Server Standard licence billed through Microsoft SPLA. Ten Windows plans go up to 16 vCPU and 32 GB RAM at $174.99 compute, and every plan includes unmetered bandwidth, RDP administrator access and a 14-day money-back guarantee. Full prices are on the pricing page.
Yes, for eligible licences under Microsoft's Flexible Virtualization Benefit, which requires qualifying subscription licences or licences with active Software Assurance. Check your agreement first. If you do not own licences, Raff's SPLA licence at $15.00 per month is the default.
Raff Windows plans use guaranteed vCPU allocation rather than oversold shared cores, include unmetered bandwidth with no overage on every plan, and show the $15.00 Windows Server licence as its own line so the total is visible before checkout. Raff also includes a 14-day money-back guarantee, 24/7 human support and free migration from Contabo, OVHcloud and other providers. Compare the like-for-like plan totals on the pricing page before you decide.
Windows allows 2 administrator sessions. For more users, add the RDS Session Host role and an RDS SAL from Raff at $8.00 per user per month, or bring your own RDS CALs if your Microsoft agreement allows it. Full rules are in the RDS CAL licensing guide.
Yes, as a self-managed server. QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise runs on Windows Server 2016 to 2022 with multi-user mode through Remote Desktop; Raff provides the Windows VM, not Intuit-authorized hosting, and Intuit's own guidance lists virtual servers as not recommended. Setup guide: QuickBooks Enterprise server on a Windows VPS.
Windows Server 2025 for anything new; it has the longest support runway, to November 2034. Windows Server 2022 when a vendor certifies only 2022 today. Windows Server 2019 only for legacy software pinned to it. The version is chosen at deploy and costs the same on every plan.
No contract. Plans are month-to-month. Every plan includes a 14-day money-back guarantee, try Raff Windows VPS, and if it doesn’t fit your workload, we refund your first month, no questions asked. Annual prepayment is available for ~17% off if you want to lock it in.
From $28.99 a month: $13.99 compute plus the $15.00 Windows Server licence. 99.9% uptime SLA, 14-day money-back guarantee, no setup fee, cancel any time.