Which company to choose for VPS hosting

[The Restorer]

Hi,

I have decided to move my PHP/MySQL website to a Managed VPS as the traffic is beginning to pick up. But I am confused as to which hosting company to choose.

My budget between $50-100 per month. Can you please recommend which US based hosting company offers best deal.

1. Plenty of RAM,
2. Plenty of CPU speed
3. And plenty of Bandwidth
4. Plenty of HD space

 

[Erdy]

Few months ago I searched for the exact same subject for 3 days and I came up with this list:

http://www.servint.net/vps.php
http://www.wiredtree.com/managedvps/
http://knownhost.com/vps_packages.html

Also check http://www.retailmenot.com/ for coupon codes.

It is very difficult finding trustworthy information on this subject but I believe all these three are very good.

 

[HyperWatch]

I found VPSLatch.Net as a cheap ($25p/m with free cPanel) & best for Managed VPS Hosting.

 

[NetOctave]

Few months ago I searched for the exact same subject for 3 days and I came up with this list:

ServInt VPS - Managed Virtual Private Server - VPS Hosting
Managed VPS | VPS Hosting | VPS Server | VPS Web Hosting | WiredTree
Managed VPS Pricing - Managed VPS Hosting with cPanel, Plesk and Directadmin by KnownHost VPS Specialists

+1 for the list. I've heard only good things about them... I use wiredtree for some of my sites.

 

[galwin]

I suggest proaxxs.net and unixy.net

 

[WebIntellects - Rob]

I think that should be posted in the web hosting requests here.
But please be more specific with RAM ans other requirements. That will drive some direct orders to you.

 

[inetsoft]

Check out hostgator, their Managed VPS plans start at $20.

 

[XeHSean]

Your requirements are very reasonable. Are you looking for any specific platform or control panel with this VPS?

 

[SiberForum]

I suppose you need to avoid words like plenty while making web hosting request.

 

[fcolor]

Can you please tell us more about your projects and/or websites you want to host on the virtual server? This will help members to provide better advise on the VPS services and providers.

 

[WebIntellects - Rob]

Can you please tell us more about your projects and/or websites you want to host on the virtual server? This will help members to provide better advise on the VPS services and providers.

It seems he does not know for sure what exactly he is looking for and that is a quite big problem here as for me

 

[The Restorer]

Can you please tell us more about your projects and/or websites you want to host on the virtual server? This will help members to provide better advise on the VPS services and providers.

I will be running an enterprise level application so I will require plenty of space as I will be allowing users to upload lots of pictures.

More importantly I am also expecting high volume in terms of traffic too. As I mentioned above I will need:

1. Plenty of RAM,
2. Plenty of CPU speed
3. And plenty of Bandwidth
4. Plenty of HD space

My question is, which hosting company offers the best deals as my budget allows me to spend between $50-$100 monthly.

 

[The Restorer]

Any more suggestions?

 

[Erdy]

If you are interested in information check the 3 providers I posted above. I searched for the exact same subject for days. I read dozens of reviews. I'm using one of them for my own site.

I also posted you a link where you can get discount codes for any website including the 3 sites I mentioned. You can not get any better answer than this, not in this forum, not anywhere else on the Internet.

However, if you want persuading, I can not help you with that and you are likely to end up with some rubbish company. Hosting is not only about numbers. It is about the quality of the service and the quality of the people behind that service.

 

[WebIntellects - Rob]

I'm using one of them for my own site.

I think that is enough to start recommending them.

 

[bizwiz]

I'd suggest bluehost. They have excellent customer support

 

[ldcdc]

Few months ago I searched for the exact same subject for 3 days and I came up with this list:

ServInt VPS - Managed Virtual Private Server - VPS Hosting
Managed VPS | VPS Hosting | VPS Server | VPS Web Hosting | WiredTree
Managed VPS Pricing - Managed VPS Hosting with cPanel, Plesk and Directadmin by KnownHost VPS Specialists

Also check Coupon codes and discounts for 65,000 online stores! RetailMeNot.com for coupon codes.

It is very difficult finding trustworthy information on this subject but I believe all these three are very good.

Nice list, they are indeed some of the managed VPS providers I've read great things about.

I'll add Liquidweb which I've used and has been like clockwork, and Futurehosting, which I didn't use but have read nice things about.

A coupon code saved me $10 a month and gave me some $20 worth of free upgrades, so they can be indeed quite valuable and not a step to forget about. Comparisons between hosts price wise should be made after taking coupons into account.

 

[SiberForum]

Coupon codes never prove the quality of web hosting services.

 

[ldcdc]

Coupon codes never prove the quality of web hosting services.

I don't think anyone said something to the contrary. Looking for coupons is still a wise step to take before signing up for a service. Everybody likes to save some cash.

 

[Jawed]

What about HostGator? Aren't they any good for VPS?

 

[WebIntellects - Rob]

What about HostGator? Aren't they any good for VPS?

I have seen a lot of them over here. But in any case I do not think they are the only VPS provider here and over there which is believed the best one

 

[vivithemage]

What about HostGator? Aren't they any good for VPS?

From what i've read, definitely not.

 

[WebIntellects - Rob]

From what i've read, definitely not.

They are one of the biggest actually and they do have some mixed reviews. I think that is the main reason in here.

 

[Blue-inc]

Definitely try WiredTree. I was with them for around 2 years. I quit as running the service I was running, was coming too much for me to run and I had little time to effectively manage it. However the service they gave me was excellent and this is going from VPS to then a dedicated server. Both top notch and they use top of the line hardware. Their services are managed as well, so if you screw up or if something bad happens, submit a ticket and you know everything is in good hands.

Hope this helps to the OP or anyone that see's this thread.

 

[Eric]

If you're going to be running an enterprise level application and have a budget of $50-$100/mo, then why in the world are you looking for a VPS instead of a dedicated?

EDIT: some dedicated server providers that are worthwhile:

http://olm.net/servers.php?showservers
http://wholesaleinternet.com/dedicated.php

I've used Wholesale Internet before, never had a problem. I've used Joe's DC as well and they have this atm:

AMD Phenom 9600 Quad Core
4GB of DDR2 RAM
500GB SATA Hard Drive
1,500GB /Month Transfer
5 included IP’s
Free DirectAdmin
Lots of Upgrade Options during order!
Upgrade to 10Mb Unmetered ($25 /month)

$99.98 /Month
https://support.joesdatacenter.com/order/?form_id=26