How we ranked these hosts
Every provider on this list has a full Landhoster review. We score each host out of 10 across seven criteria — pricing value (first term and renewal), performance, uptime reliability, features, support, security and ease of use — then weigh them for the use case of this page.
- Real pricing: we compare the promotional price with the renewal price you pay from year two.
- Performance stack: NVMe storage, LiteSpeed or Nginx, caching, CDN and current PHP versions.
- Reliability: advertised uptime guarantees and whether a clear upgrade path exists.
- Support and security: 24/7 channels, backups, SSL, malware protection and account isolation.
Prices and features change often. Always confirm the final price, billing term and renewal rate at checkout before you buy.
Managed vs unmanaged VPS
An unmanaged VPS gives you root access and the lowest price, but you are responsible for security patches, backups and server tuning. A managed VPS costs more but the provider handles the server for you. If you are not comfortable on the Linux command line, choose a managed option such as Cloudways or InMotion.
New to VPS? Start with our guide to types of web hosting and the hosting control panels you can run on a server.