8 Best VPS Hosting Providers | Compared & Reviewed

Bluehost’s pricing begins at $23.99 per month (for a 12-month contract) or $29.99 per month on the Standard plan. It’s a great entry plan for people who want a hands-off hosting experience, but without the larger price tag. For those needing bigger sites, the Enhanced plan comes with double the storage (60GB) for just $11 per month more ($34.99). The Ultimate plan caps it off for $83.99/month, offering even more in the way of support and features.

Unlimited domains across all plans is bellissimo, and 99.98% is a good uptime guarantee. An issue with Bluehost’s plans is that they don’t scale up as far as some other providers. The most storage on offer is 80GB which, compared to A2 Hosting’s highest offering of 450GB, is slightly disappointing, but this is reflected in the lower price range. You can move to a dedicated server if you outgrow the VPS plans Bluehost has to offer.

• Snappy 2000: Starts at $34.99, renews at $83.99
• Snappy 4000: Starts at $51.99, renews at $119.99
• Snappy 8000: Starts at $93.99, renews at $146.99

While its discounted prices offer a pretty good deal, you can see how the price leaps after this first term.

Things aren’t all totally cozy, however. For all its features, HostGator ends up having pretty slow server response times, which could affect your site in the long run.

InMotion offers fantastic discounts, so it’s worth signing up for an even longer plan to make the most of them, however, if you aren’t sure you want to commit to a longer-term, InMotion offers a 6-month contract for the same price of $14.99.

InMotion’s renewal prices range from $44.99 to $197.99 depending on which plan you sign for, and for how long. They can seem expensive compared to some providers (such as Hostinger) but come packed with storage and bandwidth, so are good value.

At the top end, you get eight CPU cores, 16GB of RAM, and 360GB of storage with unlimited bandwidth. If you need a VPS host that can handle everything you can throw at it data-wise, InMotion is your provider!

It’s worth noting, however, that InMotion only offers Linux hosting, not Windows hosting.

Additionally, unlimited bandwidth is not available on all plans, meaning this really great feature is sadly locked behind a paywall.

It performed well in our user testing earning a 4.4 out of 5, most likely down to the fact that the staff receives over 160 hours of training to help them deal with all number of issues and inquiries!

You can request a migration from the support team once you’ve signed up to a plan. They don’t place any limitations on the size or nature of the site, and the process takes 2-5 business days.

• VPS XS – $2/month
• VPS S – $3/month (for 6 months, then $5/month)
• VPS M – $4/month (for 6 months, then $9/month)
• VPS L – $10/month (for 6 months, then $15/month)
• VPS XL – $15/month (for 6 months, then $28/month)
• VPS XXL – $30/month (for 6 months, then $50/month)

There is also a one-time $10 set-up fee for all these plans. IONOS is still great value for what you get, but just be careful the extra fees don’t add up.

If you think you need even more storage and processing power, IONOS offers RAM and CPU extensive variations on its plans. If power is what you need, IONOS has you covered.

Power isn’t the solution to everything, however. IONOS lacks its own backups service, using third-party Acronis instead which will incur an additional fee. This is a running trend with IONOS, from the $10 starting fee and the fee for using Windows, a lot of IONOS is hidden behind secret paywalls.

There are four plans to choose from in total. Check out the 12-month pricing below, plus renewal prices after the year is over:

• KVM VPS 1 – $5.49 per month, renews at $8.49/mo
• KVM VPS 2 – $7.49 per month, renews at $11.49/mo
• KVM VPS 4 – $11.99 per month, renews at $24.99/mo
• KVM VPS 8 – $24.99 per month, renews at $47.99/mo

With Hostinger, we recommend checking out the 24-month subscriptions if you’re on a budget, since it unlocks really affordable prices. On a 24-month contract Hostinger’s plans range from $4.99 to $19.99 per month, which is the price range you’ll see displayed on Hostinger’s website. Of course, a two-year commitment may not be right for you, so think carefully before choosing.

As always, the more expensive plans provide more features. For example, Hostinger’s cheapest KVM VPS 1 plan offers 4GB of RAM, 50GB of storage space, and 4TB of bandwidth. In comparison, the most expensive plan provides 32GB of RAM, 400GB of storage, and 32TB of bandwidth.

We were pleased to see Hostinger increase its feature allowances over the years; it used to only offer 1TB of bandwidth on its cheapest plan.

However, no web host is perfect, and Hostinger has its drawbacks. Our main disappointment is that Hostinger doesn’t give you a free domain when you sign up, and only offers one IP address. With four different plans, you’d maybe expect Hostinger to offer more.

It’s not all bad though. Hostinger does offer free weekly backups on all its plans, and has data centers located worldwide, so you can choose a server location that best suits you and your audience. It also comes with a whole plethora of control panel providers, operating systems, and applications, including but not limited to:

• cPanel
• Ubuntu
• Django
• Node.js
• Plesk
• Minecraft

Like Goldilocks, there’s no need to fear your VPS hosting is under or over-powered for your site because Hostinger will most likely have an option that is just right.

You can access live chat when you’re logged into your account, and this is available 24/7 and in a wide range of languages, which is a plus.

• VPS Basic – $13.75/mo
• VPS Business – $27.50/mo
• VPS Professional – $55.00/mo
• VPS Enterprise – $110.00/mo

If these plans don’t tickle your fancy, then there’s a 30-day money-back guarantee.

That said, 100% uptime is still hugely important, as is having the second highest site speed. All in all, the benefits outweigh the negatives.

If you’re planning to host with Windows, then there’s an extra $5 added to the monthly fee. Here’s the breakdown for a 12-month term:

• 1vCPU – $11.99/month (Linux only)
• 2vCPU – $23.99/month ($30.99/month Windows)
• 4vCPU / 8GB RAM – $47.99/month ($57.99/month Windows)
• 4vCPU / 16GB RAM – $59.99/month ($69.99/month Windows)
• 8vCPU / 16GB RAM – $83.99/month ($103.99/month Windows)
• 8vCPU / 32GB RAM – $119.99/month ($139.99/month Windows)
• 16vCPU / 32GB RAM – $155.99/month ($185.99/month Windows)
• 16vCPU / 64GB RAM – $199.99/month ($229.99/month Windows)

The security on offer isn’t anything to sniff at either, with free SSL for a year, DDOS protection, and real-time 24/7 monitoring for its VPS plans. While it may not be a star, GoDaddy is a reliable and safe choice for all your hosting needs.

Bizarrely, the one thing you might expect GoDaddy Hosting to have, integration with its sister services, is nonexistent. When VPS hosting providers like Bluehost or HostGator can provide unlimited domains but the company known for its domains for over 25 years can’t…it just seems like a missed opportunity.

However, for all you readers at home who are probably not so tech-savvy that you could manage your own server, we recommend the managed plans. There are six plans to choose from – three “standard” plans and three more featuring A2’s Turbo speed. The three standard plans range from $24.99 – $44.99 per month.

The VPS Turbo plans, adorably called Mach 8-32, cost between $54.99 and $74.99. These plans have stripped back on storage and cores,  focusing instead on speed, with “up to 20x faster Turbo Servers.”

It generally matches up pretty well to competitors like InMotion, but loses points in a couple of areas – namely for its slow server response time. This means users could be waiting longer waiting for things to load on your site.

However, A2 Hosting’s support fell below our expectations in testing, due mostly to its lack of email and community center, plus no 24/7 support. This is disappointing as A2 used to have email support, so it’s sad to see it gone.

Failing this, you can opt to carry out the migration yourself, and A2 Hosting has guides to assist with this.