| Supplier | Plan | Location(s) | RAM (MB) | Disk (GB) | OS Choice | Xfer (GB) | $/Mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UltraHosting |
VPS - L 5 | USA, UK | 256 | 5 | CentOS | 200 | $17.00 |
 Host Gator |
Level 1 | USA, UK | 384 | 10 | CentOS | 250 | $19.95 |
 VPS.net |
Level 1 - Small Stuff | USA, UK | 376 | 10 | CentOS | 250 | $20.00 |
| UltraHosting |
VPS - W 5 | USA, UK | 384 | 5 | Windows | 200 | $24.00 |
| UltraHosting |
VPS - L 10 | USA, UK | 384 | 10 | CentOS | 500 | $24.00 |
| Host Gator |
Level 2 | USA, UK | 576 | 22 | CentOS | 375 | $29.95 |
| VPS.net |
Level 2 | USA, UK | 752 | 20 | CentOS | 500 | $38.00 |
| Host Gator |
Level 3 | USA, UK | 768 | 30 | CentOS | 500 | $39.95 |
 VPSNext |
Linux Spark | USA, UK | 1024 | 50 | Centos | 2000 | $39.96 |
| VPSNext |
Linux Fusion | USA, UK | 1024 | 50 | Centos | 2000 | $39.96 |
 Hostican |
VPS-Base-Plesk | USA, UK | 1024 | 50 | CentOS | 2000 | $44.95 |
| Hostican |
VPS-Rage-Cpanel | USA, UK | 1024 | 50 | CentOS | 2000 | $44.95 |
 Lunar Pages |
Linux VPS | USA, UK | 512 | 20 | CentOS | 1000 | $49.95 |
| VPS.net |
Node 3 | USA, UK | 1128 | 30 | CentOS | 750 | $54.00 |
| VPS.net |
node 4 | USA, UK | 1504 | 40 | CentOS | 1000 | $68.00 |
| Host Gator |
Level 4 | USA, UK | 1344 | 59 | CentOS | 1050 | $69.95 |
| VPS.net |
node 5 | USA, UK | 1880 | 50 | CentOS | 1250 | $80.00 |
| Host Gator |
Level 5 | USA, UK | 1824 | 80 | CentOS | 1425 | $94.95 |
Linux VPS:
If you have decided to switch over to VPS hosting from a shared server hosting, then you must also understand and choose the right operating system for your company’s website. The two most preferred operating systems available in market are Linux and windows and they are tough competition for each other. Many IT professionals consider Linux operating systems and hence Linux VPS hosting very beneficial due to several reasons. Some of them are listed below:
1. Pocket friendly – Unlike windows which is a product of Microsoft, one do not have to pay for getting license for Linux operating systems. It is freely available and can be downloaded with all its server applications from the internet very easily. Thus this reduces the cost of Linux VPS hosting plans further.
2. Go on and on – Linux operating systems can run for remarkably long durations in comparison to any other existing operating system in the market.
3. Transferable – Another important advantage of Linux operating system in VPS hosting is that if you wish you can shift a website based on Linux web hosting server to a windows based web hosting server, whereas vice versa is not possible in some cases.
4. Scalability – In current websites, the content is added at a very fast pace on daily basis, Linux operating systems allow these changes without affecting the website overall.
Cheap VPS Hosting:
Most often, when online business owners think of switching to any other more efficient web hosting service from a shared server, only two options come in their mind. One is the dedicated server web hosting and the other one is shifting to professional co location web hosting services. By and large, this shift is generally because of one reason and it is that shared servers can no longer provide the flexibility in their services to their customers which are required to cope up with the growing needs of their website due to increasing traffic.
However, dedicated servers provide a lot of services which are actually not required by such medium level website owners and they end up paying huge amount of money without making most of the services. In such scenarios, windows VPS hosting comes out to be a better option. Cheap VPS hosting offers all flexibility options which a shared server does not provide, for e.g. one can restart one’s server independently, installing new applications can be done very easily and system can be updated as and when required without any hassles. One can avail all these benefits without actually renting a complete physical server. Choosing cheap VPS hosting gives you opportunity to take advantage of a dedicated server without bearing huge costs.
