Time4VPS vs BuyVM
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Time4VPS and BuyVM.
Quick Verdict
3.5/5
Time4VPS
0 reviews
4.1/5
BuyVM
0 reviews
BuyVM is rated higher (4.1 vs 3.5). Lithuanian hosting provider offering some of the cheapest EU VPS, from €2.22/month. SSD and NVMe plans, Linux and Windows, located in Vilnius. Popular for budget EU VPS where GDPR compliance matters. BuyVM (operated by Frantech Solutions) offers KVM VPS in Las Vegas, New York, and Roost (Luxembourg).
Time4VPS Lithuanian budget VPS in the EU from €2.22/month | BuyVM Frantech-operated VPS with DDoS protection | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.5 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $2.22/mo | From $2/mo✓ |
| Best for | European developers and small production workloads where monthly cost and EU jurisdiction dominate the decision — and who are comfortable running their own backups. | 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 | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| Bandwidth | 1 TB/mo | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.95%✓ | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 1 | 3✓ |
| €/vCPU/mo | €2.22 | €2.00✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €2.22✓ | €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 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Las Vegas, Nevada; New York, New York; Roost, Luxembourg |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6backups includedeu datacentergdpr compliant | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedeu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter |
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Time4VPS
Pros
- + Among the cheapest real KVM VPS in the EU: entry Linux plans from €2.99/month, Storage VPS from €2.22/month
- + EU jurisdiction with a Tier III-level Vilnius datacenter, 100 Gbps capacity and five transit providers
- + Full Windows VPS product line, KVM virtualization, custom ISO upload and native IPv6 included
- + Resource upgrades without restart or OS reinstall; 30-day money-back guarantee
- + Managed Linux VPS line available (from €27.99/month) for teams that want hands-off operations
Cons
- - Single datacenter in Vilnius — no location choice, weaker latency outside Europe
- - Headline discounts require 1-2 year terms; renewals jump up to 2.7× on large plans
- - No backups included on any plan — paid add-on with overwrite-style retention and restore fees
- - Support is ticket/knowledge-base only; no free migration service
- - 100 Mbps ports on catalog plans limit sustained throughput despite large bandwidth allowances
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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