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MaxIOPS storage tops disk benchmarks consistently

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Finnish cloud provider with proprietary MaxIOPS storage that consistently tops disk I/O benchmarks. Strong European coverage with 13 datacenters. 100% uptime SLA — they compensate if breached.

Pros

  • MaxIOPS storage ranks #1 in disk benchmarks
  • 100% uptime SLA — they compensate
  • Strong European datacenter coverage including Helsinki and Warsaw

Cons

  • More expensive than Hetzner for equivalent specs
  • Fewer locations than Vultr

Best For

Database-heavy applications in Europe where disk I/O performance is the primary bottleneck

Pricing

Starter

7/mo

or €70/yr

  • Core features included

Performance

Plan: Simple 2-2GB · Helsinki, Finland
CPU4,600(sysbench)
Disk read2,800 MB/s(fio)
Disk write2,400 MB/s(fio)
Disk IOPS62,000(4K random)
Latency22 ms(TTFB)

Source: internal · Tested 2026-04-01

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