VPS vs VDS vs Dedicated
Three tiers, one question: how much do you need your CPU guaranteed? Here’s the honest comparison so you buy the right tier — without overpaying or underbuying.
| VPS | VDS | Dedicated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU cores | Shared, fair-scheduled | Reserved for you | Entire physical CPU |
| Steal time | Near zero, can spike | None by design | None |
| Performance | Excellent on average | Flat under any load | Maximum, dedicated |
| Isolation | OS-level (KVM) | OS-level + reserved cores | Physical, single-tenant |
| NVMe storage | Gen4 NVMe | Gen4 NVMe (RAID option) | Configure to order |
| Best for | Most web & app workloads | Databases, trading, real-time | Huge DBs, compliance, hypervisors |
| Starting price | $12/mo | $89/mo | $169/mo |
| View plans | View plans | View plans |
Pick by the one question that matters
Your workload is bursty rather than pinned at 100% CPU — websites, APIs, bots, staging, game servers. You want the best price-to-performance and can scale up later.
A few seconds of variable CPU would cost you money or breach an SLA — production databases, MetaTrader EAs, CI runners, real-time apps. You want flat performance under any load.
You need the whole machine — terabyte databases, hardware isolation for compliance, or your own hypervisor. Configure CPU, RAM and NVMe to order.
Still deciding between the first two? Our guide on VPS vs VDS walks through steal time and real examples.
Deploy the right tier in 60 seconds
Start on a VPS and move up any time — same region, same data, free migration. No setup fees, 30-day money-back guarantee.