VirMach vs CloudCone
A detailed comparison to help you choose between VirMach and CloudCone.
Quick Verdict
3.0/5
VirMach
0 reviews
3.8/5
CloudCone
0 reviews
CloudCone is rated higher (3.8 vs 3.0). VirMach offers extremely cheap VPS plans often under $1/month on promotions. Multiple US and some international datacenter locations. Known for low prices but variable performance. Annual billing only on cheapest plans. Los Angeles-based VPS provider with hourly billing and frequent low-cost flash sales. Standard cloud VPS plans start around $5.20/month for 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM.
VirMach Ultra-budget US VPS with many locations | CloudCone LA-based VPS with flash sales and low prices | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.0 (0 reviews) | 3.8 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $1.5/mo✓ | From $5.2/mo |
| Best for | Students, hobbyists, and developers who need the cheapest possible Linux sandbox, dev/test box, or low-cost Windows remote desktop and can tolerate inconsistent support | Budget-conscious developers and hobbyists on the US West Coast or in Asia-Pacific who want hourly-billed KVM capacity, an API, and honest renewal pricing |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 1 vCPU | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB | 20 GB✓ |
| Bandwidth | 1 TB/mo | 3 TB/mo✓ |
| SLA uptime | — | 100% |
| Data-center count | 8✓ | 2 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €1.50✓ | €5.20 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €1.50✓ | €5.20 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ✓ | |
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Los Angeles (El Segundo), USNew York (Secaucus), USChicago (Elk Grove Village), USAtlanta (Alpharetta), USAmsterdam, NLSan Jose (Santa Clara), US+2 | Los Angeles, California, US (MultaCom) |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6us datacenterwindows available | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedsnapshotss3 compatibleus datacenter |
| Visit VirMach → | Visit CloudCone → | |
VirMach
Pros
- + Cheapest listed KVM VPS in the market at $1.50/mo, with honest published caveats on the budget tier
- + Ryzen 3.4GHz+ CPUs and NVMe storage on the premium line at couponed prices ($3.50/mo entry)
- + Eight carrier-neutral facilities (Equinix, Flexential, Maincubes, NTT East) including Amsterdam and Tokyo
- + Genuine Windows VPS line from $6.25/mo — rare at this price
- + Same-rate renewals on tracked plans and a 7-day refund on the first VPS
Cons
- - Support record is poor: public reviews report unanswered tickets and unresolved billing issues
- - Budget tier allocates CPU and disk 'randomly' with fair-use limits — node quality is a lottery
- - SLA pays out as store credit after a 10-minute outage threshold, not cash
- - Location stock sells out in batches; availability is unreliable for planning
- - Small, opaque operator — no enterprise transparency or published independent uptime history
CloudCone
Pros
- + Aggressive, honest pricing: SC2 from $5.20/mo hourly, annual VPS from $20/yr, flash sales from $10.24/yr with lifetime price locks
- + Full platform features at budget prices: KVM, API, custom ISO, private networking, cloud firewall, noVNC, hot migration
- + Strong network position in Multacom LA — dense peering including China Telecom, excellent trans-Pacific latency
- + Every plan ships 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6; on-demand DDoS mitigation included (Voxility capacity at the facility)
- + Hourly billing across multiple terms (hourly to biennial) with PayPal, cards, and Alipay accepted
Cons
- - Los Angeles only — no deployment for European users or East Coast US (60-75 ms), no geographic redundancy
- - Ticket-only support with 4-14 hour response times in independent testing; documentation is thin
- - Raw performance is below market average (~3,200 CPU score, ~750 Mbps network in independent measurements)
- - Backups (30% of monthly fee) and snapshots ($0.07/GB/mo) are paid add-ons despite the 'backups included' impression
- - Flash-sale stock is limited and promo terms should be verified deal-by-deal
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