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Looking for VPS Recommendations (Currently testing Hetzner and Clouvider)
Hello, I have been on the hunt for a new VPS host. I am starting a venture, and no longer wish to use Hetzner for my servers. I am in the East Coast, USA. I just purchased a month of Clouvider to test out. I loaded a website onto it that I also have on a Hetzner server, so I could do some basic website speed and TTFB tests. Overall, Clouvider seems to be keeping up. Their total load times are fast, however, Hetzner is killing it with their TTFB. I don't know if that matters TOO much, but thought I would mention it.
I would have loved a host with hourly billing like Hetzner, so I could do a bunch of testing before locking in a "forever home" but there aren't many out there.
Clouvider has comparable server specs for slightly less per month in billing, so that's pretty nice.
I would have done Netcup Root, since their specs and price are comparable, as well, but lots of people talk about the bureaucracy of how they do things, plus a LONG wait time instead of instant server start, which is what I am used to with Hetzner and most other hosts I've tried.
Anyway, I am hoping to get some opinions, recommendations on other hosts that can match Hetzner's specs and price but are more performant, etc. Anything I decide on for the long haul needs to be production-ready for client use.
So far, Clouvider seems okay, but the long TTFB is a bit concerning when I do the apples-to-apples comparisons. If the TTFB were better, Clouvider would SMOKE the Hetzner server in the tests.
Thanks!
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@LowHosting @kuroit @DartNode @crunchbits
Clouvider is a solid provider
There are plenty of great hosts on the East Coast if that is what you are looking for.
@MikeA
@RoyaleHosting
@speedypage
@PureVoltage
I find OVH to be not bad either.
Thanks for the replies. Honestly, As @JoseDieguez mentioned, I am pretty happy with my Clouvider tests so far. The TTFB was the only thing that stuck out as an interesting data point, as it was just so much more than Hetzner (relatively speaking ... it still wasn't bad). I figured I would put some feelers out to get some additional recommendations.
@mrapino If you want a server in New Jersey to test out for a week or two send me a DM. Those run Ryzen 7900, NVMe. I'd be interested to see how it compares, and if you want to keep it we can work out a comparable deal.
@MikeA, I appreciate the offer. What service do you run? Do you have a dashboard for customers to self-manage their servers? Also, are you instand-deploy?
@Clouvider, just curious if you have any info regarding your TTFB, as well as the various Public DNS options you have. Thanks!
@CharityHost_org
Yes, anyone who doesn't give you a dashboard/panel to manage your servers is extremely abnormal. Servers are always instant deploy unless stock is depleted same day typically. Send me a direct message or sales/at/extravm.com if you want to take up my offer, if you have another location preference let me know but US locations have best performance. I will price match any reasonably comparable service (DDoS protection, NVMe, similar performance CPU, in-stock).
https://extravm.com/vps.php
Hetzner is a good option, i'm using they services on a project for 3 years and never had any problems at all.
Well, here is a looking glass: https://looking-glass.charityhost.org
The network quality speaks for itself with Lumen and Cogent backbones.
What server resources are you looking for and what pricing do you have in mind?
Thanks for the mention!
We do have some solid deals right now not ultra budget in price but i believe very good deals for what you get.
Should have great speeds for the east coast.
@MikeA extravm webhosting is also based in NJ??
US web hosting is in Dallas.
I like clouvider. I moved my stuff there from hetzner. It works and the network is great.
https://advinservers.com/cloud
If you want to try us, we are cheaper than Hetzner Cloud. 14-day money-back guarantee as long as you don't pay with cryptocurrency
I'm a big fan of @Clouvider . I have had servers in production with them for about a year, and recently added about a dozen more when Hetzner pulled the rug out with the price hike/bandwidth cut fiasco. The only thing I'd hope for with Clouvider would be hourly pricing or at least monthly pricing that gives me a single transaction rather than a half dozen charges during the month.
Thanks for the kind words!
We’d love to do hourly billing and that’s definitely on a to-do list, however a lot of custom coding required before we will get there I’m afraid.
Being able to change the billing day is closer however. Underlying orchestration software does not support it, hence why the limitation, but it looks so much easier to code around 😉.
Glad to be working with you!
I'm just seeing red flags everywhere (long term home using hourly test servers, no specs, no test numbers, no required TTFB target number, no software setup details, no location of customers, his whole post directed at Clouvider about TTBF and public DNS servers, etc) with this one. Nobody should jump through hoops for a sub $10 sale. A previous company I worked for had opinions about the success of customers with such a low cost barrier of entry.
For someone who seems to have most focus on TTFB, they don't appear to understand it.
@TimboJones if answering a forum question is "jumping through hoops," then we might have different expectations from a simple post like this. If I wanted to put a server company through the ringer, I'd probably contact their sales team directly.
My intention wasn't to offend or create unnecessary work for anyone—just to gather quick suggestions and insights.
While I appreciate your perspective, your comments seem more critical of my approach than helpful for my current exploration. Thanks anyway.