VPS stands for Virtual Private Server. Thanks to modern virtualization software, one physical server can be split into multiple virtual servers, allowing more efficient use of the server resources and lower prices for compute services.

On a managed VPS server, all software required for running websites, email, and databases is already installed, configured and tuned. On an unmanaged server, you need to install the required server software and configure it. On a managed VPS server, our system administrators take care of all security and performance updates. On an unmanaged VPS server, you need to monitor for updates yourself and apply them on your own.

The SmartVPS plans are tailored for web developers, and agencies, allowing them to easily manage the hosting services for their clients. The SmartVPS platform gives the freedom to host and manage multiple web projects under separate hosting accounts, or as separate websites under the same account using the “Addon Domains” feature. There is no problem to use a SmartVPS plan for a single website, but a more suitable option in this case might be our single-site VPS plans – Startup, First Class, and Ultimate.

The Startup, First Class, and Ultimate VPS plans are designed to provide a flexible and powerful solution for a single resource-demanding website. These VPS plans offer plenty of resources that the account owner can utilize as they see fit, and provide scaling options to help the account owner find the most suitable platform for their requirements.

We have designed the SmartVPS and SmartVPS Pro plans for customers that need more flexibility and want to customize the hosting accounts they use or resell. These plans allow you to set up custom resource limits for your accounts so that you can take full advantage of the resources at your disposal.

We have designed our managed VPS plans for customers with sites that have outgrown the resources of the shared hosting environment. You can host popular sites, sites gone viral, sites with high CPU usage, etc. With our managed VPS plans you will keep the user-friendly feel of our shared services, but you will take advantage of way more system resources.

The Ultimate plan is our most powerful VPS solution. You get 8 CPU cores, 32 GB of RAM, and 1 TB of SSD space. These resources will allow you to host almost any site on the Internet. The Ultimate plan is meant to host very popular sites or complex resource-demanding software. In short, it’s meant for sites that demand even more resources than the Startup and First Class plans can handle.

On a shared web hosting server, there are many different clients sharing the same server. On a VPS, you are the only tenant – only the accounts you set up share the server.

You get your own database server instance (MySQL), your own web server, your own IP address, etc. There are security benefits to not sharing the services essential to operating your website and email, although we have a very secure shared hosting environment, which diminishes the differences. There are also potential performance benefits, as no other users will be able to occupy the server resources your site needs.

Cloud hosting services are actually very similar to VPS services. The main advantage of cloud services is the potential for unlimited and/or dynamic scalability of the resources. With our VPS plans, you can also scale up and down, but this process cannot be automated.

Fully managed VPS hosting means that the server hardware and software is fully managed by us. This includes updates to the operating system, to the web server, mail server, database server, etc. We also monitor the server performance and uptime 24/7.