HostBRR vs VPSDime
A detailed comparison to help you choose between HostBRR and VPSDime.
Quick Verdict
3.4/5
HostBRR
0 reviews
3.6/5
VPSDime
0 reviews
VPSDime is rated higher (3.6 vs 3.4). HostBrr (PFWeb Solutions) is a budget VPS provider with data centers in Germany, the United States and Luxembourg. KVM virtualisation, Gen4 NVMe storage, 10 Gbps uplinks and L4/L7 DDoS protection from €2.00/month. Independent budget VPS host (founded 2013, 6 US/EU locations) known for RAM per dollar: Linux VPS with 4 GB RAM and 2 CPU cores from $5/month, plus KVM Premium and licensed Windows lines.
HostBRR Budget NVMe KVM VPS with L4/L7 DDoS protection from €2.00/month | VPSDime High-RAM budget VPS at $7/month | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.4 (0 reviews) | 3.6 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $2/mo✓ | From $5/mo |
| Best for | Price-sensitive developers and small projects wanting European or US NVMe KVM instances at rock-bottom prices — dev/test, side projects, bots, small game servers and backup boxes — with buyers keeping their own backups. | Memory-hungry budget workloads (Java heaps, caches, game servers, self-hosted labs) in the US and Western Europe, run by hands-on users who don't need managed support |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 1 vCPU | 2 vCPU✓ |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB✓ |
| Storage | 25 GB✓ | 20 GB |
| Bandwidth | 3 TB/mo✓ | 1 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | 99.99%✓ |
| Data-center count | — | 6 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €2.00✓ | €2.50 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €1.00✓ | €1.25 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ✓ | |
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Frankfurt, GermanyUnited StatesLuxembourg | Dallas TX, Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, Piscataway NJ, Amsterdam NL, London area UK |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedus datacenter | nvme storageipv6backups includedus datacenter |
| Visit HostBRR → | Visit VPSDime → | |
HostBRR
Pros
- + Outstanding spec-per-euro: €2.00/month for 2 GB DDR4 ECC, 25 GB Gen4 NVMe and 2.5 TB on a 10 Gbps port
- + Modern VirtFusion control panel with snapshots, rescue mode, VNC console, live telemetry and self-service upgrades
- + KVM with dedicated RAM and storage; EPYC/Xeon/Threadripper fleets; Windows and major Linux distributions supported
- + Always-on L4/L7 DDoS mitigation included at no extra cost, with in-house scrubbing claimed at up to 3.6 Tbps
- + EU data residency option (Frankfurt, Luxembourg) with monthly billing, cancel anytime, and a 7-day VPS money-back guarantee
Cons
- - Two-year-old provider with no published uptime history and conflicting public identity (directories describe a Canadian host; the vendor lists Germany/US/Luxembourg)
- - Punitive terms: suspension one day after an unpaid invoice, permanent termination and irreversible data destruction after three days
- - Automated backups are a paid VPS add-on; the 'free daily backups' claim applies to web hosting only; crypto payments are non-refundable
- - 99.9% uptime is a marketing guarantee without a published credit schedule or SLA document
- - Strict registration rules (residential ISP only, no VPN/Tor orders), ticket-only support, no API, no bare metal or managed tiers
VPSDime
Pros
- + Best-in-class RAM per dollar on the standard line: $5/mo entry up to 288 GB RAM at $336/mo on 10 Gbps uplinks
- + Honest, complete plan tables, flat monthly pricing with no contracts or overage fees, and prices unchanged since 2013
- + Premium VPS line is true KVM with dedicated CPU/RAM/disk and nightly backups included; Windows VPS bundles the license from $15/mo
- + Ticket support with a stated sub-15-minute response, 99.99% power/network SLA with credits, 72-hour first-order refund
Cons
- - No real DDoS mitigation: larger attacks are null-routed and the vendor recommends Cloudflare
- - Standard Linux line is container-based with shared CPU; true isolation costs 4x per GB on the Premium line
- - No API, no managed tier, ticket-only support, and a somewhat opaque corporate structure (Nodisto FZE / Nodisto IT / Winity)
- - Backups cost $5/mo with 3-day retention outside Premium; traffic overage suspends the VPS after 24 hours
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