CloudCone vs BuyVM
A detailed comparison to help you choose between CloudCone and BuyVM.
Quick Verdict
3.8/5
CloudCone
0 reviews
4.1/5
BuyVM
0 reviews
BuyVM is rated higher (4.1 vs 3.8). Los Angeles-based VPS provider with hourly billing and frequent low-cost flash sales. Standard cloud VPS plans start around $5.20/month for 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM. BuyVM (operated by Frantech Solutions) offers KVM VPS in Las Vegas, New York, and Roost (Luxembourg).
CloudCone LA-based VPS with flash sales and low prices | BuyVM Frantech-operated VPS with DDoS protection | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.8 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $5.2/mo | From $2/mo✓ |
| Best for | Budget-conscious developers and hobbyists on the US West Coast or in Asia-Pacific who want hourly-billed KVM capacity, an API, and honest renewal pricing | Self-managed, bandwidth- and storage-heavy workloads — media servers, community platforms, backups, VPNs — where price per resource matters more than platform polish |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 1 vCPU | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | 1 GB✓ | 0.5 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB✓ | 10 GB |
| Bandwidth | 3 TB/mo | — |
| SLA uptime | 100%✓ | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 2 | 3✓ |
| €/vCPU/mo | €5.20 | €2.00✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €5.20 | €4.00✓ |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Los Angeles, California, US (MultaCom) | Las Vegas, Nevada; New York, New York; Roost, Luxembourg |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedsnapshotss3 compatibleus datacenter | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter |
| Visit CloudCone → | Visit BuyVM → | |
CloudCone
Pros
- + Aggressive, honest pricing: SC2 from $5.20/mo hourly, annual VPS from $20/yr, flash sales from $10.24/yr with lifetime price locks
- + Full platform features at budget prices: KVM, API, custom ISO, private networking, cloud firewall, noVNC, hot migration
- + Strong network position in Multacom LA — dense peering including China Telecom, excellent trans-Pacific latency
- + Every plan ships 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6; on-demand DDoS mitigation included (Voxility capacity at the facility)
- + Hourly billing across multiple terms (hourly to biennial) with PayPal, cards, and Alipay accepted
Cons
- - Los Angeles only — no deployment for European users or East Coast US (60-75 ms), no geographic redundancy
- - Ticket-only support with 4-14 hour response times in independent testing; documentation is thin
- - Raw performance is below market average (~3,200 CPU score, ~750 Mbps network in independent measurements)
- - Backups (30% of monthly fee) and snapshots ($0.07/GB/mo) are paid add-ons despite the 'backups included' impression
- - Flash-sale stock is limited and promo terms should be verified deal-by-deal
BuyVM
Pros
- + Cheapest serious block storage we track: $1.25/256 GB, $5/TB per month, hot-migratable slabs
- + Unmetered 1 Gbps bandwidth on every slice — no egress metering to model
- + Cheap, credible DDoS filtering at $3/month per IP (3.5+ Tbps pooled, Path.net-backed)
- + Real KVM with custom ISOs, full disk encryption, and a free DirectAdmin license
- + 16-year track record with a support reputation that outclasses the price point
Cons
- - Stock shortages on popular slices and locations are routine; no elastic scaling
- - Self-managed only — no managed tier, no object storage product, no autoscaling API
- - Only three locations (Las Vegas, New York, Luxembourg); no Asia-Pacific presence
- - Modest 99.9% SLA with application-layer floods excluded; credits handled via TOS
- - No downgrades, and nightly backups cost extra (10% of base price)
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