Guides: how to choose a server
Guides that do not go stale in a week: how many resources a workload needs, what to check in a plan, what a server really costs. Market news lives in a separate section
VPS hosting pricing in 2026: what $5, $10 and $25 a month actually buy
VPS pricing 2026: 40 checked plans plus Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, Contabo and Hostinger list prices. 2 GB runs $3 to $44, median $7.98.
How to choose a VPS hosting provider in 2026: a 9-point checklist
Size the server first, then check location, virtualization, IPv4, prepayment, backups, DDoS and support. A checklist with the thresholds we use
Dedicated server vs VPS in 2026: the thresholds where a VPS stops being enough
A VPS covers most projects up to 8-16 vCPUs and 32 GB of RAM. Here are the five signs that it is time for a dedicated server, and what a VPS costs on the way
Dedicated vCPU Runs About 75% More Than Shared: When the Premium Pays for Itself
On DigitalOcean a dedicated-core plan costs about 75% more than a shared one at the same vCPU and RAM. Here is when the steadier CPU is worth the difference.
VPS control panels compared: cPanel, Plesk, and the free alternatives
cPanel, Plesk, HestiaCP, aaPanel, CyberPanel and Webmin compared: licence cost against the price of the server, supported systems and when you need no panel at all
The plan price held and the bill still rose: cloud unbundling arrives
OVHcloud's October 1 change leaves instance prices untouched and starts charging separately for local storage and the IPv4 address. Identical setups cost 1.4 to 21.9 percent more. It is worth understanding, because unbundling is the quieter way a bill goes up
What outbound traffic really costs: the egress line that turns a $5 server into $275
Egress is the hosting cost buyers price in last and get surprised by most. Here is how it is billed and how a 90x spread between providers actually works.
Windows VPS vs Linux VPS: which should you choose?
Windows VPS vs Linux VPS: the software that forces the choice, licence and memory overhead, remote access, and how to decide without overpaying
VPS vs shared hosting vs dedicated: which to pick
Shared hosting, a VPS and a dedicated server compared: control, isolation and monthly cost, and a simple rule for moving up a tier only when you need to
How server location affects speed and latency
Why the physical location of a VPS changes how fast it feels, how much latency distance adds, how to pick a region and when a CDN beats a second server
Managed vs unmanaged VPS: which should you choose?
Managed vs unmanaged VPS: what each covers, who should pay for management, and how the price gap on 2 GB plans compares with the hours it saves
How much RAM does a VPS need?
How much RAM a VPS needs by workload, from a static site to a database or a game server, what each size costs per month and how much headroom to leave
NVMe vs SSD: when the difference shows and when it is overpaying
What sets NVMe apart from SATA-SSD in practice, on which tasks the difference is visible to the user, and why at some providers NVMe in the plan description guarantees nothing
What a server really costs: what is not included in the plan price
The showcase plan price and the amount on the invoice a year later diverge at most providers. We break down six items usually billed separately