Evolution Host vs BuyVM
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Evolution Host and BuyVM.
Quick Verdict
3.5/5
Evolution Host
0 reviews
4.1/5
BuyVM
0 reviews
BuyVM is rated higher (4.1 vs 3.5). Evolution Host provides KVM VPS and VDS with NVMe storage, included EvoShield DDoS protection and daily off-site backups across 15 locations in Europe, the US and Asia. Ireland-registered (Evolution Host Ltd); VPS plans from €5/mo. BuyVM (operated by Frantech Solutions) offers KVM VPS in Las Vegas, New York, and Roost (Luxembourg).
Evolution Host High-performance VPS hosting with AMD EPYC processors and NVMe storage | BuyVM Frantech-operated VPS with DDoS protection | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.5 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $5/mo | From $2/mo✓ |
| Best for | Game-server operators, FiveM communities and application owners who are actively targeted by DDoS attacks and want mitigation, daily off-site backups and generous transfer included in a mid-range VPS price. | 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 | 99.95%✓ | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 15✓ | 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 | 15 locations across Europe, the US and Asia | Las Vegas, Nevada; New York, New York; Roost, Luxembourg |
| Tags | ||
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Evolution Host
Pros
- + EvoShield DDoS mitigation (layers 3/4/7, per-application profiles, documented API) included on every plan
- + Daily off-site backups to redundant storage in at least two regions are standard, not an upsell
- + Generous transfer allowances: 10TB at €5/mo up to 100TB at €100/mo, plus up to 64 IPv4 addresses
- + Published spec-and-price table with VAT included where applicable; no hidden spec rounding
- + 15 locations across three continents, with remote DDoS protection usable on infrastructure hosted elsewhere
- + KVM with genuinely dedicated resources, DDR5/NVMe, high-clock CPUs and BYOL Windows support
Cons
- - Per-euro hardware trails value leaders (1 core/1GB at €5 vs benchmarked 2 vCPU/4GB boxes at similar money)
- - SLA inconsistency: 99.95% uptime on the homepage, '100% Uptime SLA' on the VPS page, no credits document
- - Asia-Pacific locations (Singapore, India, Australia) bill at double the standard rate
- - Small company with thin corporate transparency: no founding year, directory listings disagree on the address
- - IPv6 not supported at the Helsinki and Miami locations; no Terraform/IaC story visible
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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