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Hivelocity VPS Beta Review
I was offered beta testing yesterday and quickly had some tests on their VPS offerings. As some of the members here might be interested, here is a review. It is still in beta so things could change anytime, and this review only reflects what was observed at the time of testing.
I'm testing on the 1C/2G plan. Their minimum plan is 1C/1G, which I assume will be priced at $4.
YABS first:
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# Yet-Another-Bench-Script #
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Wed Sep 13 15:30:03 UTC 2023
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 16 minutes
Processor : Intel Xeon Processor (Cascadelake)
CPU cores : 1 @ 2200.000 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 1.9 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 49.2 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Kernel : 6.1.0-12-cloud-amd64
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : HIVELOCITY
ASN : AS29802 HIVELOCITY, Inc.
Location : Los Angeles, California (CA)
Country : United States
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 272.84 MB/s (68.2k) | 481.05 MB/s (7.5k)
Write | 273.56 MB/s (68.3k) | 483.59 MB/s (7.5k)
Total | 546.41 MB/s (136.6k) | 964.65 MB/s (15.0k)
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Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 581.02 MB/s (1.1k) | 605.84 MB/s (591)
Write | 611.89 MB/s (1.1k) | 646.18 MB/s (631)
Total | 1.19 GB/s (2.3k) | 1.25 GB/s (1.2k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
----- | ----- | ---- | ---- | ----
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | busy | 40.8 Mbits/sec | 126 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 951 Mbits/sec | busy | 145 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | busy | 142 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 609 Mbits/sec | 206 Mbits/sec | 247 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 67.9 Mbits/sec | 76.0 Mbits/sec | 63.0 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 139 Mbits/sec | 304 Mbits/sec | 26.7 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.12 Gbits/sec | 975 Mbits/sec | 0.585 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
----- | ----- | ---- | ---- | ----
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | busy | busy | 126 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | 1.02 Gbits/sec | 460 Mbits/sec | 135 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | busy | busy | 141 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 456 Mbits/sec | 142 Mbits/sec | 246 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 58.8 Mbits/sec | 71.0 Mbits/sec | 63.1 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 148 Mbits/sec | 423 Mbits/sec | 26.7 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.11 Gbits/sec | 956 Mbits/sec | 0.662 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 1095
Multi Core | 1103
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/2591366
YABS completed in 17 min 43 sec
Overall performance looks good for me, given the the price point.
The network is a blend of local exchange + HE + Cogent + Lumen + Telia (as far as I can tell). They do offer IPv6, but only /128. A /64 block costs $2.5/mo. The traffic included is 10TB/mo, not sure if it is in+out or out only. Either way, it's generous enough.
Their control panel looks clean and is intuitive to me. Custom ISO is supported. There is no rDNS/PTR support as of now. Port 25 is blocked by default but I can request to have the ban removed. Automated snapshots are available (not sure about the cost).
I'm still using a $4 DigitalOcean VPS for some projects, will consider switching to Hivelocity when the beta ends.
Comments
Was hoping for Epyc CPUs
Lmao.
Performance metrics for "given" vps is null as it is cattered towards testing.
I thought hivelocity will not do this:
Paid ipv6 is sheer embarasment. Even @FlorinMarian and @Calin able to give free ipv6 from their garages and closets.
Disgusting.
Looks OK, not great thou!
I was "given" three VPS in past two months.
None provider asked for pubic reviews.
No implication or direct request for review should be made.
Best reviews are done in double blind mode.
The perfect chain.
It comes with a /128, which for most will be fine. Unless you need 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 possible IPv6 addresses that a /64 would grant you.
The only reason why I personally like larger IPv6 subnets isn't because I usually need multiple IPv6 addresses for a single project, it's just because I like to create a vanity address that are more easily readable and fun.
Our bad. How could we have forgotten about your vanity projects.
Ha.
Nah, I'm agreeing with you. A /128 is perfectly fine for most. 1 IPv6 address for 1 IPv4 address.
Oh, hahaha. Hard to navigate through the snark and the unreasonable around here. Still learning the ways. Appreciate the laugh.
Am what? Since when is IPv6 subnet about number of individual /128 addresses? Maybe you should read some rfc instead of comment things you have no clue about ...
I will be curious to see how the performance is , if Windows 11 Pro / Windows 2025 Server Beta is installed on 2 gb / 1 vCore VPS.
We want photos!
The one thing I love about their VPS is the 50.189ms. So much better compared to ALL other clouds.
Adding those within the next week or so.
The only people given access to our free VPS beta program are existing customers and maybe a few folks who heard about it and asked. We have not asked anyone to post reviews for us but we have asked our beta testers to provide us with feedback via our discord so we can work to perfect the product. Enjoy your weekend the same as I have your conjecture.
For the ones remembering, are you guys also getting extreme @Clouvider vibes here?
It seems good and thank you for sharing. Waitttttt for the public launch.
not amused with this cpu. a more powerful would be better
Can I be a tester, please?
I think the beta program is full.