I’d suggest looking at the above VPS providers with whom i have had a better experience recently 
1. An example of good VPS provider is VULTR wich features include :
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- a high number of datacenters to span your nodes accros the globe
- a high number of preinstalled images for most operating systems
- the possibility to upload your own ISO images
- making snapshots, backups, add storage and many more …
- the possibility to pay with Credit Card, PayPal, Bitcoin or Alipay
2. Another one i use is DigitalOcean where virtual machines are called “Droplets”.
Everyone you refer gets $10 in credit. 
This service provides great tools too, including :
- many datacenter to securely spread your servers accross the globe
- many preinstalled images including Docker containers
- cluster deployments
- backups & snapshots
- team management
- load balancers
- monitoring
- and more …
3. OVH : a Global Cloud Infrastructure Provider
Offering value-driven solutions across private, public, and hybrid cloud
https://www.ovh.com/
4. Scaleway : The Disruptive Cloud Computing Platform
A smaller french player with just 2 datacenters, but all the features and competitive prices.
https://www.scaleway.com/
5. Time4VPS : Fast, Affordable & Reliable
Standard VPS, Storage VPS, KVM Linux & Windows.
https://www.time4vps.eu/