The best vps hosts, according to hackers
21 vps hosts recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
- Most recommendedHetzner415 people recommend it
- Built to lastDigitalOceanowners report a median of 10 years
- Least regretopenbsd.amsterdam VPS10 recommend, 0 criticize
All vps hosts
- HetznerRecommended for cheap, powerful cloud and bare-metal servers that cost far less than AWS or DigitalOcean, though sign-up ID checks are strict and recent price hikes upset people.415recommend
- DigitalOceanA simple, affordable cloud for small VMs and apps, with a cleaner UI than AWS and excellent guides, though critics cite weak support and a fading price advantage.133recommend
- exe.devSpins up SSH-accessible Linux VMs in seconds with a built-in coding agent and one-click public exposure; critics cite a confusing landing page, closed source and production-unfriendly limits.115recommend
- Hetzner CloudCheap, simple European cloud VMs with strong performance per euro and generous included bandwidth, though recent steep price increases have pushed some users to consider leaving.99recommend
- OVH hostingCheap, established European hosting provider that people use for VPS, servers and managed cloud; critics cite slow support, billing trouble and a buggy web UI.81recommend
- Amazon EC2People recommend EC2 for reliable servers, easy backups and patching, but critics say it often costs far more than a VPS or dedicated server.73recommend
- LinodeRecommended for stable, simple, developer-friendly VPS hosting, with many owners running servers for a decade or more. Common caveat: prices have risen since the Akamai acquisition.38recommend
- VultrRecommended for cheap, stable VPS hosting with good uptime, BSD support and BGP; the most common caveat is connectivity problems in some datacenters, notably Australia.36recommend
- Netcup VPSCheap German VPS provider that people call solid and reliable for the price. Slow or unhelpful support and a painful payment setup draw the most complaints.21recommend
- DigitalOcean DropletA cheap, simple VPS for side projects and small sites that run for years with little fuss. Critics warn datacenter IP ranges can get blacklisted or slow.19recommend
- Contabo VPSCheap VPS plans with generous RAM and CPU for hobby sites and side projects, though critics note CPU steal and slow support.18recommend
- OVH VPSPeople recommend OVH VPS for low prices and generous RAM for personal sites and small projects. The most common caveat is that prices and plan lines have changed, sometimes upward.15recommend
- UpCloudPeople recommend it for responsive human support, generous bandwidth and cheap small VPS plans. The common caveat is that it costs more than some alternatives.15recommend
- Amazon LightsailPeople recommend it for simple, flat-rate virtual servers with predictable pricing and a familiar brand. The most common caveat is variable performance from oversubscribed burstable instances.15recommend
- machine0Persistent CPU and GPU cloud VMs with root access, per-minute billing and a CLI built for agents. Critics say pricing is unclear and the minimal API is not a strong moat.13recommend
- RackNerd VPSPeople recommend RackNerd VPS plans for low prices and solid specs for the money, and say the machines are stable. One critic calls low-end resellers unreliable.10recommend
- openbsd.amsterdam VPSPeople recommend it as a hosted OpenBSD VPS run by a helpful admin who supports the OpenBSD project. The most common caveat is that it goes down for maintenance, so it suits small blogs or testbeds rather than uptime-critical work.10recommend
- BuyVM VPSRecommended for good value VPS plans, responsive support, and a pro-privacy, pro-free-speech hosting policy. Critics say its Tor exit policy and abuse from some hosted exits are a concern.9recommend
- AWS EC2 Spot InstancesRecommended as cheap spare EC2 capacity, with instances often lasting hours between interruptions.8recommend
- Google Compute EngineRecommended for reliability, engineering quality and cheap short trials, especially for infrastructure needs; critics call it a pain to use and report instances that cannot be forced off.8recommend
- Hetzner serverPeople recommend Hetzner servers for cheap, good-value hourly and monthly hosting, with plenty of capacity to scale. The recurring caveat is recent price increases, especially for US-based servers.6recommend