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Looking for a solid US VPS for 20–25 users — 2.5TB+, 300Mbps+, good China routing — <$25/mo

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm looking for a US VPS for a small group of around 20–25 users, and I'd love to hear from both providers and experienced LET members.

I'm not really looking for the cheapest VPS with the most CPU/RAM. Network quality is the priority.

What I'm looking for:

🇺🇸 Location: US — West Coast preferred, but I'm open to other locations if the routing is better.

👥 Users: ~20–25

🚀 Port: 300 Mbps minimum

📊 Traffic: 2.5 TB/month minimum

🌐 Routing: Good connectivity to China / Asia

⚡ Peak-hour performance: Stable latency and low packet loss during busy hours

📡 Ideally good routes for China Telecom / China Unicom / China Mobile

💻 Virtualization: KVM preferred

🔢 IPv4: Required

💰 Budget: up to $25/month

📅 Monthly billing preferred

What matters most to me

Network > stability > routing > everything else.

I don't need a huge amount of CPU or RAM. I'd rather have a modest VPS with a really good network than a powerful VPS with poor international routing.

I'm especially interested in providers that have:

Good US West Coast connectivity
Consistent performance during peak hours
Low packet loss to China
Good China Telecom / Unicom / Mobile routes
Premium or optimized international transit
A clean/reliable IPv4

I'm also not limited to the big-name providers. If you're a smaller provider with a genuinely good network, I'd be very interested in hearing about it.

Providers

If you represent a hosting company, please feel free to reply publicly with:

• Location / DC
• CPU / RAM / SSD
• Port speed
• Monthly traffic
• Network / upstreams
• Price
• Test IP / Looking Glass
• Any China/Asia routing information

A test IP would be especially helpful — I'll actually test it from multiple Chinese ISPs before deciding. 😄

LET members

If you've personally used something that fits this budget, I'd really appreciate your recommendations too.

Especially interested in real-world experience with peak-hour performance, rather than just benchmark results.

If you know a lesser-known provider that deserves more attention, please mention them! 👀

I'm happy to test several options and report back with the results.

Thanks everyone! 🙏

Comments

  • rpqurpqu Member

    $25/m and 2.5TB? kind of hard. @gatewaysentryllc @NDTN

  • lvqiuzilulvqiuzilu Member

    @rpqu said:
    $25/m and 2.5TB? kind of hard. @gatewaysentryllc @NDTN

    I know $25/m for these specs is a bit aggressive 😅 — but I'm hoping someone here has a good deal.

    Looking for:
    • 🇺🇸 US location
    • 👥 ~20–25 users
    • 🌐 300Mbps+ port
    • 📦 2.5TB+ monthly traffic
    • 🚀 Good routing to China / optimized CN connectivity
    • 🌙 Stable during China peak hours
    • 💰 Ideally ≤ $25/month

    I'm not necessarily looking for the cheapest VPS — network quality and stability are more important.

    If you have something close, please drop the offer + test IP / looking glass + route details.

    Even if you can't meet every requirement, feel free to suggest something close. I'm willing to consider a good network over raw specs.

    Looking for a long-term provider if the performance is good. 🤝

  • rpqurpqu Member

    @lvqiuzilu said:
    I know $25/m for these specs is a bit aggressive 😅 — but I'm hoping someone here has a good deal.

    I'm not necessarily looking for the cheapest VPS — network quality and stability are more important.

    If you have something close, please drop the offer + test IP / looking glass + route details.

    Even if you can't meet every requirement, feel free to suggest something close. I'm willing to consider a good network over raw specs.

    Looking for a long-term provider if the performance is good. 🤝

    Those provider above has CN optimized product with premium connectivity through AS9929, AS4837, CMIN2.
    But, if you're okay with 170-180ms ping, then <$5/m vps is good enough

  • lvqiuzilulvqiuzilu Member

    @rpqu said:

    @lvqiuzilu said:
    I know $25/m for these specs is a bit aggressive 😅 — but I'm hoping someone here has a good deal.

    I'm not necessarily looking for the cheapest VPS — network quality and stability are more important.

    If you have something close, please drop the offer + test IP / looking glass + route details.

    Even if you can't meet every requirement, feel free to suggest something close. I'm willing to consider a good network over raw specs.

    Looking for a long-term provider if the performance is good. 🤝

    Those provider above has CN optimized product with premium connectivity through AS9929, AS4837, CMIN2.
    But, if you're okay with 170-180ms ping, then <$5/m vps is good enough

    Thanks! That's exactly what I'm looking for. 👍

    I'm mainly concerned about peak-hour performance and stability for 20–25 users, rather than just latency.

    I'll check out Gateway Sentry and NDTN.

    If you have a specific plan or test IP from either provider that you recommend, please send it over. I'd like to test it from China during peak hours. Thanks!

  • rpqurpqu Member

    @lvqiuzilu said:

    @rpqu said:

    @lvqiuzilu said:
    I know $25/m for these specs is a bit aggressive 😅 — but I'm hoping someone here has a good deal.

    I'm not necessarily looking for the cheapest VPS — network quality and stability are more important.

    If you have something close, please drop the offer + test IP / looking glass + route details.

    Even if you can't meet every requirement, feel free to suggest something close. I'm willing to consider a good network over raw specs.

    Looking for a long-term provider if the performance is good. 🤝

    Those provider above has CN optimized product with premium connectivity through AS9929, AS4837, CMIN2.
    But, if you're okay with 170-180ms ping, then <$5/m vps is good enough

    Thanks! That's exactly what I'm looking for. 👍

    I'm mainly concerned about peak-hour performance and stability for 20–25 users, rather than just latency.

    I'll check out Gateway Sentry and NDTN.

    If you have a specific plan or test IP from either provider that you recommend, please send it over. I'd like to test it from China during peak hours. Thanks!

    https://ping.pw and

    @gatewaysentryllc said:

    🔍 Looking Glass

    Test our network from any PoP:

    But I think none of this is cover their CN optimized service

  • lvqiuzilulvqiuzilu Member

    @rpqu said:

    @lvqiuzilu said:

    @rpqu said:

    @lvqiuzilu said:
    I know $25/m for these specs is a bit aggressive 😅 — but I'm hoping someone here has a good deal.

    I'm not necessarily looking for the cheapest VPS — network quality and stability are more important.

    If you have something close, please drop the offer + test IP / looking glass + route details.

    Even if you can't meet every requirement, feel free to suggest something close. I'm willing to consider a good network over raw specs.

    Looking for a long-term provider if the performance is good. 🤝

    Those provider above has CN optimized product with premium connectivity through AS9929, AS4837, CMIN2.
    But, if you're okay with 170-180ms ping, then <$5/m vps is good enough

    Thanks! That's exactly what I'm looking for. 👍

    I'm mainly concerned about peak-hour performance and stability for 20–25 users, rather than just latency.

    I'll check out Gateway Sentry and NDTN.

    If you have a specific plan or test IP from either provider that you recommend, please send it over. I'd like to test it from China during peak hours. Thanks!

    https://ping.pw and

    @gatewaysentryllc said:

    🔍 Looking Glass

    Test our network from any PoP:

    But I think none of this is cover their CN optimized service

    Thanks! That's helpful.

    So if the public Looking Glass doesn't cover the CN-optimized service, how can I test the actual CN-optimized route before purchasing?

    I'm specifically looking for the Los Angeles CN-optimized VPS, and I'd like to test the route from China Telecom / China Unicom / China Mobile, preferably during peak hours.

    Do Gateway Sentry or NDTN provide a test IP / test VPS / Looking Glass specifically for the CN-optimized network?

    If not, do you know which specific product/plan I should look at?

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