Top 10 Virtual Private Server (VPS) Hosting Companies 2012
| Rank | Web Hosting Provider | Core Specs | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KnownHost | RAM: 768 MB HDD: 40 GB Bandwidth: 2 TB Price: $35.00 |
Fully Managed, 2 Dedicated IPs, cPanel/WHM/Plesk |
| 2 | Linode | RAM: 512 MB HDD: 16 GB Bandwidth: 200 Gb Price: $19.95 /mo |
Free & Easy Setup, Pay month-to-month, Additional IPs ($1 /mo) |
| 3 | ServInt | RAM: 768 MB HDD: 50 GB Bandwidth: 1 TB Price: $49.00 /mo |
Managed VPS, No Setup Fee, 4 Dedicated IPs |
| 4 | Slicehost | RAM: 512 MB HDD: 20 GB Bandwidth: 300 GB Price: $38.00 |
no setup fees, 1 Dedicated IP, Additional IPs ($2 /mo) |
| 5 | Media Temple | RAM: 512 MB HDD: 30 GB Bandwidth: 1 TB Price: $50.00 |
Free Plesk CP, 140+ Installable Apps |
| 6 | LiquidWeb | RAM: 880 MB HDD: 75 GB Bandwidth: 2 TB Price: $60.00 /mo |
Fully Managed, Free CPanel/WHM, 1 IP Address Free |
| 7 | VPSLatch | RAM: 768 MB HDD: 30 GB Bandwidth: 1 TB Price: $35.00 /mo |
Managed VPS, Free cPanel/WHM CP, 2 Dedicated IPs |
| 8 | Future Hosting | RAM: 512 MB HDD: 20 GB Bandwidth: 1 TB Price: $32.92 |
Managed VPS, 2 Dedicated IPs, cPanel/Plesk included |
| 9 | WiredTree | RAM: 512 MB HDD: 40 GB Bandwidth: 1 TB Price: $49.00 |
Fully Managed, 4 Dedicated IPs, cPanel/WHM included |
| 10 | modVPS | RAM: 512 MB HDD: 25 GB Bandwidth: 500 Gb Price: $44.50 |
Fully Managed, Free cPanel/WHM, 6 Dedicated IPs |
What is a Virtual Private Server?
Vps hosting companies divide some of the server resources like Disk Space, Ram into virtual servers. But, some resources like cpu are shared with other clients. It operates like a dedicated server. Each vps can have its own operating system and can be rebooted independently of others. Clients have full administrative access to their section of the server. Each vps can use only allocated resources. It is less expensive than dedicated server.