Comparison
Cloud VPS vs Dedicated servers
A VPS is a slice of a shared hypervisor; a dedicated server is the whole physical machine. The choice usually comes down to isolation requirements and how predictable your resource needs already are.
Dedicated Servers
By quoteSingle-tenant hardware, no hypervisor in the way.
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How they compare
| Dimension | Cloud VPS | Dedicated Servers |
|---|---|---|
| Isolation | Virtualised — shares physical hardware with other tenants | Physical — no other tenant on the machine |
| Provisioning speed | Minutes | Quoted lead time against real inventory |
| Resource ceiling | Bound by the plan you choose | Every core, all memory, all local storage |
| Pricing model | Published monthly plans | Quoted per configuration |
| Typical fit | Most application and API workloads | High-throughput databases, virtualisation hosts, compliance isolation |
| Custom kernels / hypervisors | Not supported — you run inside our hypervisor | Fully supported on a dedicated machine |
Choose Cloud VPS when…
- — You want to be running in minutes with a published price
- — Your workload fits comfortably inside a virtualised slice
- — You don't need physical isolation for compliance reasons
Choose Dedicated Servers when…
- — You need every cycle of a machine with no other tenant sharing it
- — Compliance or contractual terms require single-tenant hardware
- — You are running your own hypervisor or Kubernetes node
Verdict
Default to Cloud VPS — it covers the overwhelming majority of workloads at a published price with instant provisioning. Reach for dedicated hardware only when isolation, sustained heavy load, or a compliance requirement makes shared virtualisation the wrong answer.
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