| Posted by abrakatabra83, 04-08-2016, 09:35 PM | |
So i am interested in buying a VPS and i have narrowed down my search to these two plans but both seem good with advantages/disadvantages. At the moment i have around 10 very small websites with very little traffic. Most of them might as well not be there at all. Obviously these servers are way beyond requirements but i plan to sell some space aggressively in the near future and so i opted for a bigger solution to have myself covered for anything. I will be marketing this to new clients with small-ish websites (for example businesscards or small blogs) and medium sized websites (small e-commerce, space for developers, stuff like that).
The main difference is the virtualization technology. The way i see it, KVM (HostDime) is more stable. If you know more or less what resources you will be using this seems like a better solution with your dedicated-everything. On the other hand, Virtuozzo (WiredTree) is more dynamic. In case i get a few clients with above average requirements, their website may operate better in this environment with burstable CPU. But this is prone to abuse from other users while the KVM solution is not.
So far i have these offers:
DREAMHOST
- KVM
- 1 dedicated core (single thread)
- Cent OS 6
- No free backups
- 5TB bandwidth
- Possible fine if i get DDoS-ed
- Big company, owned datacenter
- Sales said max 24 VPS per node (12 core machines)
WIREDTREE
- Virtuozzo
- 0,5 dedicated core and x4 burst priority
- Cent OS 7
- Free R1Soft daily backups
- 10TB bandwidth (could be handy in case of DDoS)
- DDoS policy: ??? i forgot to ask
- Smaller company, maybe more enthousiastic?
- Sales said max 60 VPS per node (36 core machines)
The other specs look more or less the same to me.
On the support front, i rarely need it but when i need it, i need it NOW. Fortunately they both seem to have good reviews on that front even though i dont have experience with any of them so feedback is welcome.
I should say that i dont run any shady websites, a forum or gaming website and i dont think there is any reason to suspect i will get DDoSed. However i did get DDoSed once a few years back on a forum i ran and having had that experience once and after reading some horror stories about huge fines in these cases, i always ask. Better be prepared.
So, independently of price, which one do you guys think suits me better? Maybe it will help to clarify my customer experience if i say have been a long standing client of A Small Orange but lately things have gone downhill fast (thank you EIG) and i am looking elsewhere.
Thanks for any input.
Last edited by abrakatabra83; 04-08-2016 at 09:41 PM.
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| Posted by Host-Listings, 04-13-2016, 01:12 PM | |
Sometimes I can be unfairly biased in favor of smaller companies, I can really appreciate a small company where I can get to know people by name, and not please wait for support agent number 5000. However, I also am not a fan of OpenVZ. OpenVZ is really more of a glorified CHROOT, without true virtualization if that host node becomes compromised no VPS on the node is safe, HOWEVER that can apply to any virtualization.
Side Note: OpenVZ specs can be increased on the node (on the fly) if needed which is great if your sites do grow and you need to upgrade without partitioning a brand new system.
For what you want it for, those specs are great. I didn't look up a price comparison on these, but if they are decent enough without a setup fee, sometimes I'll get one from both, play with them both and then cancel the worse one after a month. Then you might be out a couple of dollars, but you know you made the right decision in the long run.
Last edited by Host-Listings; 04-13-2016 at 01:13 PM.
Reason: Grammar
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| Posted by madRoosterTony, 04-13-2016, 01:33 PM | |
The thing about a Dedicated Cores is you should get the same experience all the time, especially if they are assigning dedicated hard drives as well. With Shared Cores, you are subject to the issue of a "Noisy Neighbor" at times. For example, the shared cores might be faster at times, but there are times you server might also come to crawl.
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| Posted by CountryEd, 04-15-2016, 10:20 AM | |
My comments are late... I was at ServInt for over ten years. Their pricing changes made me look. I compared KH vs WT. I chose Wired Tree and have been with them for about four months now. The move and the last few months have been excellent. Solid hardware and customer support.
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