Hostinger VPS vs BuyVM
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Hostinger VPS and BuyVM.
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
Hostinger VPS
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4.1/5
BuyVM
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BuyVM is rated higher (4.1 vs 3.6). Hostinger offers KVM VPS with NVMe SSD across 7 global locations. Strong price-to-performance on entry plans. AI server assistant helps manage configuration. Very popular with beginners and small businesses. BuyVM (operated by Frantech Solutions) offers KVM VPS in Las Vegas, New York, and Roost (Luxembourg).
Hostinger VPS Affordable VPS from the world's fastest-growing host | BuyVM Frantech-operated VPS with DDoS protection | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $6.49/mo | From $2/mo✓ |
| Best for | Beginners, small businesses, and developers wanting hPanel-managed ergonomics on a root-access KVM VPS at budget 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 | 4 GB✓ | 0.5 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB✓ | 10 GB |
| Bandwidth | 4 TB/mo | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 9✓ | 3 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €6.49 | €2.00✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €1.62✓ | €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 | — | Las Vegas, Nevada; New York, New York; Roost, Luxembourg |
| Tags | ||
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Hostinger VPS
Pros
- + Strong intro value: 4GB RAM / 50GB NVMe / 4TB at $6.49/mo on a 24-month term
- + Weekly backups, DDoS filtering, IPv6, dedicated IP, and a public API included
- + hPanel plus AI web terminal lowers the floor for beginners while keeping full root access
- + Modern baseline hardware: KVM isolation, AMD EPYC, NVMe, 1 Gbps ports
- + 9–10 VPS regions on four continents, with renewal rates printed next to intro prices
Cons
- - Renewals 84–123% above intro; the 24-month prepay is the only way to get the advertised rate
- - Documented throttles: 10 Mbps after the transfer cap, CPU cut 25%/hour after sustained load
- - Unmanaged — support covers panel and platform issues, not your stack
- - VPS location is fixed at setup; moving means reinstalling in another data center
- - No hourly billing, no free tier, no GPU or bare-metal options in this line
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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