LunaNode vs BuyVM
A detailed comparison to help you choose between LunaNode and BuyVM.
Quick Verdict
3.7/5
LunaNode
0 reviews
4.1/5
BuyVM
0 reviews
BuyVM is rated higher (4.1 vs 3.7). LunaNode is a Canadian cloud provider offering OpenStack-based VPS with per-minute billing — one of the few providers offering truly granular billing. Montreal and Toronto datacenters. Good API for automation. BuyVM (operated by Frantech Solutions) offers KVM VPS in Las Vegas, New York, and Roost (Luxembourg).
LunaNode Canadian cloud with per-minute billing | BuyVM Frantech-operated VPS with DDoS protection | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.7 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $3.5/mo | From $2/mo✓ |
| Best for | Canadian developers, agencies and small businesses that want hourly-billed KVM cloud servers inside Canada at value pricing, and can live without a hyperscaler service catalog. | 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 | 15 GB✓ | 10 GB |
| Bandwidth | 1 TB/mo | — |
| SLA uptime | — | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 2 | 3✓ |
| €/vCPU/mo | €3.50 | €2.00✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €3.50✓ | €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 | Toronto and Montreal, Canada | Las Vegas, Nevada; New York, New York; Roost, Luxembourg |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billingnvme storageipv6backups includedus datacenterapi accessopen source | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter |
| Visit LunaNode → | Visit BuyVM → | |
LunaNode
Pros
- + True hourly billing on VMs, volumes, images and networks, with monthly caps published
- + Entry VM from $3.50/month with 1 GB RAM and 1,000 GB bandwidth — competitive at the value end
- + Canadian data residency with two locations (Toronto and Montreal)
- + IPv6 in Toronto with /64 allocations for virtual networks
- + Dedicated-core compute options up to 16 cores / 80 GB for $320/month
- + OpenStack-based platform with a documented API and snapshot/volume features
Cons
- - Canada-only footprint — no US, EU or APAC regions
- - No published uptime SLA and ticket-based support from a small operator
- - No managed Kubernetes, serverless or confirmed object-storage catalog
- - DDoS mitigation documented only for the Montreal location; storage described as SSD, not NVMe
- - Prepaid-credit account model and dated documentation in places; no free tier
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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