CloudSigma vs BuyVM
A detailed comparison to help you choose between CloudSigma and BuyVM.
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
CloudSigma
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4.1/5
BuyVM
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BuyVM is rated higher (4.1 vs 3.6). Swiss-founded cloud provider that now mainly sells a white-label 'sovereign cloud' platform to hosting firms, with pay-per-use servers sized freely by CPU, RAM and storage. BuyVM (operated by Frantech Solutions) offers KVM VPS in Las Vegas, New York, and Roost (Luxembourg).
CloudSigma High-performance VPS with flexible resources and transparent pricing | BuyVM Frantech-operated VPS with DDoS protection | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $10/mo | From $2/mo✓ |
| Best for | European teams with steady, self-managed workloads wanting per-resource control, Swiss/EU data residency and subscription pricing — custom-sized VMs, compute-heavy batch jobs, S3-backed apps | 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 |
| RAM | — | 0.5 GB |
| Storage | — | 10 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | 100%✓ | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 16✓ | 3 |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €2.00 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €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 | Zurich, Geneva, Boden, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Riyadh, Tokyo, Manila, Manila-2, Clark, Honolulu, San Jose, Washington DC, Melbourne, Perth | Las Vegas, Nevada; New York, New York; Roost, Luxembourg |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacentergdpr compliantapi access | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter |
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CloudSigma
Pros
- + Unbundled per-resource sizing with GHz-based CPU configuration and five-minute metering
- + Strong SLA shape: 100% VM and network availability, 1 ms intra-network latency, 50x-fee outage credits
- + Swiss jurisdiction (CLOUDSIGMA AG, Zug) with EU, US and APAC regions
- + S3-compatible object storage, snapshots, full REST API, Terraform and Ansible support
- + Generous egress (5 TiB/month free in Geneva and Frankfurt) and a free resource tier above USD 10/month spend
Cons
- - Strategic pivot to white-label partners — individual self-service accounts are a legacy path
- - No availability zones; each location is a separate cloud with its own account and contract
- - Pay-as-you-go rates run 4-5x above subscription pricing for the same workload
- - No managed databases or managed Kubernetes; object storage missing in some regions
- - SLA claims are self-arbitrated with a one-month liability cap; 2026 third-party reports of broken ticketing
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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