hostbilby review bilbycore value vps

buggedout · May 13

I got hostbilby value vps - bilbycore (1vCore, 4GB DDR4 RAM, 20GB SSD) for 3USD/month and I have been using it for running few docker containers from approx 25 days now and I am judging it from my use case. Performace is good for that price, I would say really good, no CPU steal and no IO wait.

YABS.SH

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Wed May 13 10:02:17 AM UTC 2026

Basic System Information:
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Uptime     : 3 days, 16 hours, 27 minutes
Processor  : Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8260 CPU @ 2.40GHz
CPU cores  : 1 @ 2400.000 MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM        : 3.8 GiB
Swap       : 0.0 KiB
Disk       : 19.5 GiB
Distro     : Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Kernel     : 6.12.86+deb13-cloud-amd64
VM Type    : KVM
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ✔ Online

IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP        : HostBilby Inc.
ASN        : AS401665 HostBilby Inc.
Host       : BilbyCorp
Location   : Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (PA)
Country    : United States

fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/vda1):
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Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 378.25 MB/s  (94.5k) | 3.70 GB/s    (57.8k)
Write      | 379.25 MB/s  (94.8k) | 3.72 GB/s    (58.1k)
Total      | 757.50 MB/s (189.3k) | 7.42 GB/s   (115.9k)
           |                      |                     
Block Size | 512k          (IOPS) | 1m            (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ---- 
Read       | 585.18 MB/s   (1.1k) | 500.38 MB/s    (488)
Write      | 616.27 MB/s   (1.2k) | 533.71 MB/s    (521)
Total      | 1.20 GB/s     (2.3k) | 1.03 GB/s     (1.0k)

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping           
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----           
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | busy            | busy            | 72.5 ms        
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 2.80 Gbits/sec  | 3.11 Gbits/sec  | 79.8 ms        
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 410 Mbits/sec   | 989 Mbits/sec   | 167 ms         
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 823 Mbits/sec   | 1.00 Gbits/sec  | 243 ms         
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | busy            | busy            | 58.7 ms        
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 5.48 Gbits/sec  | 3.96 Gbits/sec  | 4.64 ms        
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 1.68 Gbits/sec  | 1.07 Gbits/sec  | 125 ms         

iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider        | Location (Link)           | Send Speed      | Recv Speed      | Ping           
-----           | -----                     | ----            | ----            | ----           
Clouvider       | London, UK (10G)          | 2.57 Gbits/sec  | 1.41 Gbits/sec  | 72.4 ms        
Eranium         | Amsterdam, NL (100G)      | 2.76 Gbits/sec  | 3.16 Gbits/sec  | 79.8 ms        
Uztelecom       | Tashkent, UZ (10G)        | 1.01 Gbits/sec  | 1.29 Gbits/sec  | 167 ms         
Leaseweb        | Singapore, SG (10G)       | 757 Mbits/sec   | 692 Mbits/sec   | 243 ms         
Clouvider       | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 906 Mbits/sec   | 2.18 Gbits/sec  | 58.0 ms        
Leaseweb        | NYC, NY, US (10G)         | 5.47 Gbits/sec  | 4.05 Gbits/sec  | 4.67 ms        
Edgoo           | Sao Paulo, BR (1G)        | 1.63 Gbits/sec  | 1.11 Gbits/sec  | 125 ms         

Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test            | Value                         
                |                               
Single Core     |                               
Multi Core      |                               
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/17978364

YABS completed in 20 min 28 sec

No downtime till now, will update uptime details after few months. Network to India is pretty good, I have 150Mbps fiber connection in home, when I used wireguard speed was almost always above 125Mbps rarely used to dip below that. Support has been good too! I did not face any technical issues so cant comment on that but I had few account related queries like when I lost access to my 2FA and backup code, support was very quick in helping me restore access to my account.

Geekbench for lazy people unwilling to browse

Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test            | Value                         
                |                               
Single Core     | 1119                              
Multi Core      | 1120                              
Full Test       | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/17978364

ioping average of 230 microseconds is great too

✦ ioping -c 10 .
4 KiB <<< . (ext4 /dev/vda1 19.5 GiB): request=1 time=87.7 us (warmup)
4 KiB <<< . (ext4 /dev/vda1 19.5 GiB): request=2 time=257.9 us
4 KiB <<< . (ext4 /dev/vda1 19.5 GiB): request=3 time=190.7 us
4 KiB <<< . (ext4 /dev/vda1 19.5 GiB): request=4 time=255.7 us
4 KiB <<< . (ext4 /dev/vda1 19.5 GiB): request=5 time=322.7 us
4 KiB <<< . (ext4 /dev/vda1 19.5 GiB): request=6 time=180.5 us
4 KiB <<< . (ext4 /dev/vda1 19.5 GiB): request=7 time=195.0 us
4 KiB <<< . (ext4 /dev/vda1 19.5 GiB): request=8 time=279.8 us
4 KiB <<< . (ext4 /dev/vda1 19.5 GiB): request=9 time=213.7 us
4 KiB <<< . (ext4 /dev/vda1 19.5 GiB): request=10 time=171.8 us

--- . (ext4 /dev/vda1 19.5 GiB) ioping statistics ---
9 requests completed in 2.07 ms, 36 KiB read, 4.35 k iops, 17.0 MiB/s
generated 10 requests in 9.00 s, 40 KiB, 1 iops, 4.44 KiB/s
min/avg/max/mdev = 171.8 us / 229.8 us / 322.7 us / 48.7 us

@HostBilby definitely recommended from me !!

beanman109 · May 13

i too, love hostbibly
so much that i might actually be gay

oloke · May 13

@HostBilby is great!

For me, it's very stable for over almost a year now

HostBilby · May 13

@buggedout said: @HostBilby definitely recommended from me !!

Thanks for the kind words and awesome review - really appreciate it mate!!

@beanman109 said: i might actually be gay

I thought we knew this already??

@oloke said: @HostBilby is great!

For me, it's very stable for over almost a year now

😘😘 Thanks buddy!

anakara · May 13

My HostBilby VPS has been running very well for a long time. It is worth the suggestion

HostBilby · May 13

@anakara said:
My HostBilby VPS has been running very well for a long time. It is worth the suggestion

Thanks pal!!

JoeMerit · May 13

I got a Toronto launch special back when that was a thing last year. Amazing VPS.

ss93 · May 15

@HostBilby been running great here since BF.

lala_th · May 15

My two servers with them are pretty solid, with top-notch customer service.

Looking forward for further deals!

emperor · May 15

flash deals lets gooooooo |:)

default · May 15

I love @HostBilby — this is one great provider so far! Keep it going HostBilby and don't change anything!

Xrmaddness · May 16

@HostBilby all day, baby!

nghialele · May 16

I purchase a VPS from Hostbilby and never login, stil up.

JoeMerit · May 16

@buggedout is this a plan that is still available at $3 or was it a promo?

HostBilby · May 16

Thanks for all the love fam!! I wish we could do some flashers - but spare hardware is being reprioritised for some fun upcoming stuff. That will definitely be cause to celebrate with dealz!

We do still have some dedi stock with deals floating around!

fifo · May 16

Bought on impulse a little over a year ago, no complaints. PA has been rock solid. The few times I had to interact with customer support have been a pleasure.

@HostBilby said: Thanks for all the love fam!! I wish we could do some flashers - but spare hardware is being reprioritised for some fun upcoming stuff. That will definitely be cause to celebrate with dealz!

We do still have some dedi stock with deals floating around!

TinyDedi dealz when?

As an aside... I hope that when dealz time comes, you take additional precautions against folks with more time on their hands than any modicum of sense.

I would hate seeing you deal with the same bs labze has had to just recently.

buggedout · May 16

@JoeMerit said:
@buggedout is this a plan that is still available at $3 or was it a promo?

It was a custom offer. You can ping them to check if its still available.

lirrr · May 16

the number speaks for itself
my hostbilby server uptime is 272 days
fucking crazy

HostBilby · May 16

@fifo said: As an aside... I hope that when dealz time comes, you take additional precautions against folks with more time on their hands than any modicum of sense.

I would hate seeing you deal with the same bs labze has had to just recently.

Yeah it's pretty sad that an honest provider can't just present value and have a symbiotic relationship without violation etc.

I always do my best to provide options that are good deals, but don't attract too much riff raff - but it's tough given the race to the bottom on price and the fact that consumer culture has driven us all to want more for less to the point of detriment.

Here's hoping I can continue to strike the balance and maintain reasonable value on both sides.

buggedout · May 16

@HostBilby said:

@fifo said: As an aside... I hope that when dealz time comes, you take additional precautions against folks with more time on their hands than any modicum of sense.

I would hate seeing you deal with the same bs labze has had to just recently.

Yeah it's pretty sad that an honest provider can't just present value and have a symbiotic relationship without violation etc.

I always do my best to provide options that are good deals, but don't attract too much riff raff - but it's tough given the race to the bottom on price and the fact that consumer culture has driven us all to want more for less to the point of detriment.

Yes the race to bottom on price has been derailing hosting industry lately. Even I enjoy the guilty pleasure of 7$ deals.

Here's hoping I can continue to strike the balance and maintain reasonable value on both sides.

Yes would love to see you keep growing. All the best !!

x1arch · May 16

Are you serious???

@HostBilby said: consumer culture has driven us all to want more for less to the point of detriment.

Come on:
Iphone on start cost $99 ($199 unlocked) -> now >$1000
xiaomi phones cost was $200 -> now >$1000
ddr5 5600 sodimm ram ~year ago $200 for 96gb -> now >$1500
1 dollar coffee -> ~$10
my cheapest regular flight for 3 peoples $300 5y ago -> $450 3y ago -> $600 last year -> now $800+
All subscriptions every 1-2 years hike up.
Fu*king plastic bottle for water cost from $15.
And more than million cases.

Big companies shows hundreds billions of profit and than prices rise up, again, because of ... [trump, oil, pandemic, Iraq / Iran / Ukraine / barabejan (c) trump, etc. (come up with your own reason)] What's wrong with this world.

Sorry, that's not about you, but I feels like from my born every new day is more expensive than before.

HostBilby · May 16

@x1arch said:
Are you serious???

@HostBilby said: consumer culture has driven us all to want more for less to the point of detriment.

Come on:
Iphone on start cost $99 ($199 unlocked) -> now >$1000
xiaomi phones cost was $200 -> now >$1000
ddr5 5600 sodimm ram ~year ago $200 for 96gb -> now >$1500
1 dollar coffee -> ~$10
my cheapest regular flight for 3 peoples $300 5y ago -> $450 3y ago -> $600 last year -> now $800+
All subscriptions every 1-2 years hike up.
Fu*king plastic bottle for water cost from $15.
And more than million cases.

Big companies shows hundreds billions of profit and than prices rise up, again, because of ... [trump, oil, pandemic, Iraq / Iran / Ukraine / barabejan (c) trump, etc. (come up with your own reason)] What's wrong with this world.

Sorry, that's not about you, but I feels like from my born every new day is more expensive than before.

I fully agree with all the examples, but my point is within the hosting industry, so many expect the world for free, because for them it’s just a click like it is when buying on Amazon. 15 years ago, nobody expected their ticket get answered within an hour for a $3/m service. But this want it now thing as well as expect it cheap thing is more what I’m meaning.

As for your examples, all great ones where those industry’s have hiked far over inflation and salaries. But we feed into it because many keep buying (except for the essentials of course).

rpqu · May 16

@HostBilby said:

@fifo said: As an aside... I hope that when dealz time comes, you take additional precautions against folks with more time on their hands than any modicum of sense.

I would hate seeing you deal with the same bs labze has had to just recently.

Yeah it's pretty sad that an honest provider can't just present value and have a symbiotic relationship without violation etc.

I always do my best to provide options that are good deals, but don't attract too much riff raff - but it's tough given the race to the bottom on price and the fact that consumer culture has driven us all to want more for less to the point of detriment.

Here's hoping I can continue to strike the balance and maintain reasonable value on both sides.

Maybe you should give additional discount only for goodstanding members or existing customers. Or it won't bode well?

barbarza · May 16

We love @HostBilby here!

HostBilby · May 17

@rpqu said:

@HostBilby said:

@fifo said: As an aside... I hope that when dealz time comes, you take additional precautions against folks with more time on their hands than any modicum of sense.

I would hate seeing you deal with the same bs labze has had to just recently.

Yeah it's pretty sad that an honest provider can't just present value and have a symbiotic relationship without violation etc.

I always do my best to provide options that are good deals, but don't attract too much riff raff - but it's tough given the race to the bottom on price and the fact that consumer culture has driven us all to want more for less to the point of detriment.

Here's hoping I can continue to strike the balance and maintain reasonable value on both sides.

Maybe you should give additional discount only for goodstanding members or existing customers. Or it won't bode well?

It’s a tough one as many exiting customers are already on promotions, so we still need to have some margin in the deal to not deadpool - in the case someone is upgrading or renewing etc.

But for additional services, we can definitely do!

rpqu · May 17

@HostBilby said:

@rpqu said:

@HostBilby said:

@fifo said: As an aside... I hope that when dealz time comes, you take additional precautions against folks with more time on their hands than any modicum of sense.

I would hate seeing you deal with the same bs labze has had to just recently.

Yeah it's pretty sad that an honest provider can't just present value and have a symbiotic relationship without violation etc.

I always do my best to provide options that are good deals, but don't attract too much riff raff - but it's tough given the race to the bottom on price and the fact that consumer culture has driven us all to want more for less to the point of detriment.

Here's hoping I can continue to strike the balance and maintain reasonable value on both sides.

Maybe you should give additional discount only for goodstanding members or existing customers. Or it won't bode well?

It’s a tough one as many exiting customers are already on promotions, so we still need to have some margin in the deal to not deadpool - in the case someone is upgrading or renewing etc.

But for additional services, we can definitely do!

Thank you for the reply. Here's the illustration of the promotional structure

Regular traffic : >=50% margin
LET deals: 30~40% margin
Community special*: 10~20% margin
Deadpool deals**: –?% margin

* Strict criteria: Community member with good track record e.g didn't sell their account, hadn't caused IP block damages, etc (cost: 1-2 minutes browsing account history, minimal history-> outright reject )
**Similar with the criteria above. Raffle entry by giving comments with predetermined characteristic e.g existing customer, thanks exceed certain point, popularity contest like provider poll -> scoop 80th percentile

HostBilby · May 17

@rpqu said:

@HostBilby said:

@rpqu said:

@HostBilby said:

@fifo said: As an aside... I hope that when dealz time comes, you take additional precautions against folks with more time on their hands than any modicum of sense.

I would hate seeing you deal with the same bs labze has had to just recently.

Yeah it's pretty sad that an honest provider can't just present value and have a symbiotic relationship without violation etc.

I always do my best to provide options that are good deals, but don't attract too much riff raff - but it's tough given the race to the bottom on price and the fact that consumer culture has driven us all to want more for less to the point of detriment.

Here's hoping I can continue to strike the balance and maintain reasonable value on both sides.

Maybe you should give additional discount only for goodstanding members or existing customers. Or it won't bode well?

It’s a tough one as many exiting customers are already on promotions, so we still need to have some margin in the deal to not deadpool - in the case someone is upgrading or renewing etc.

But for additional services, we can definitely do!

Thank you for the reply. Here's the illustration of the promotional structure

Regular traffic : >=50% margin

LET deals: 30~40% margin

Community special*: 10~20% margin

Deadpool deals**: –?% margin

* Strict criteria: Community member with good track record e.g didn't sell their account, hadn't caused IP block damages, etc (cost: 1-2 minutes browsing account history, minimal history-> outright reject )
**Similar with the criteria above. Raffle entry by giving comments with predetermined characteristic e.g existing customer, thanks exceed certain point, popularity contest like provider poll -> scoop 80th percentile

Thanks for sharing!! I’ll take this away for some thought and see what we can make sense of in time for next round of stock coming online!

rpqu · May 17

@HostBilby said:

@rpqu said:

@HostBilby said:

@rpqu said:

@HostBilby said:

@fifo said: As an aside... I hope that when dealz time comes, you take additional precautions against folks with more time on their hands than any modicum of sense.

I would hate seeing you deal with the same bs labze has had to just recently.

Yeah it's pretty sad that an honest provider can't just present value and have a symbiotic relationship without violation etc.

I always do my best to provide options that are good deals, but don't attract too much riff raff - but it's tough given the race to the bottom on price and the fact that consumer culture has driven us all to want more for less to the point of detriment.

Here's hoping I can continue to strike the balance and maintain reasonable value on both sides.

Maybe you should give additional discount only for goodstanding members or existing customers. Or it won't bode well?

It’s a tough one as many exiting customers are already on promotions, so we still need to have some margin in the deal to not deadpool - in the case someone is upgrading or renewing etc.

But for additional services, we can definitely do!

Thank you for the reply. Here's the illustration of the promotional structure

Regular traffic : >=50% margin

LET deals: 30~40% margin

Community special*: 10~20% margin

Deadpool deals**: –?% margin

* Strict criteria: Community member with good track record e.g didn't sell their account, hadn't caused IP block damages, etc (cost: 1-2 minutes browsing account history, minimal history-> outright reject )
**Similar with the criteria above. Raffle entry by giving comments with predetermined characteristic e.g existing customer, thanks exceed certain point, popularity contest like provider poll -> scoop 80th percentile

Thanks for sharing!! I’ll take this away for some thought and see what we can make sense of in time for next round of stock coming online!

Yeah. There's recurring theme I observed:

Good (or deadpool ) deals -> scalped -> Host prohibit service transfer or for a fee -> selling account (for profit) -> host loses "income"
So, my suggestion is to reduce scalpers ability -> raffle with requirements. Then, set higher margin to those scalpers, because they're nasty customer who abused resources and ticket system.
Also, if community special/deals are going to be transferred, require the recipient account to fulfill the requirements (excluding popularity contest) (fees paid by the recipient account)

Rubben · May 17

My current uptime for my hostbilby large plate chicken is
Uptime: 296 days(!), 15 hours, 32 mins

I love @HostBilby he's one of the nicest person here, does his thing well, and he's the less tsundere version of @MikeA (i love him too)

It s recommend

emgh · May 17

I like the bilby

Rubben · May 17

@emgh said:
I like the bilby

i can give you a bingo bongo bang if you need but buy hostbilby vps first

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