Hosting - Professional Plans
Forget shared hosting, it's great for starting out, but can't offer the speed and features needed for a business website with real traffic.
VPS, Dedicated, Cloud: What's the difference?
VPS Hosting
(March 2023 cost: $20 - $100/month):
Best if you're expecting traffic, need admin controls or you just want to be able to run a script for as long as necessary, a Virtual Private Server is the way to go. While they are physically on the same machine as other accounts,
VPS hosting computers have their own
- dedicated RAM,
- CPU cores and
- storage
They function and perform a lot like standalone servers. You even have admin access to tweak server settings, install custom software and run scripts without a timeout.
Dedicated Hosting
(March 2023 cost: $79 - $500+):
This is your own computer that lives in the host's data center, over which you have total control. This is the most expensive option, because the company is renting you a whole computer. Get managed hosting, otherwise you are responsible for keeping the software on it up to date and fixing problems.
Cloud Hosting
(March 2023 cost: $10+):
Your site's data and processing are distributed across several severs. As with VPS, you pay for a certain amount of dedicated RAM, CPU cores and storage, and prices are usually lower. However, you may not have admin-level access.
Specifications
Get a plan with at least four cores, 4GB of RAM and 100TB of storage.
Dedicated server hosts
Looking at similar server capabilities up to about $250/month.
Note: I do NOT recommend IONOS based on my HORRIBLE past experiences with them!
. AMD CPU's get GREAT ratings, better than Intel Zeon
| Hosting company | LiquidWeb | HostGator | InMotion | InMotion | InterServer | HostPapa | Mocha Host | A2 Web Hosting | DreamHost | |||||
| Rating | ***** | |||||||||||||
| Comments | Low initial price, but like AT&T it almost doubles when it renews. | Very powerful specs, highly configurable, if you want to lower the price | Seem VERY pricey by the time it is configured | |||||||||||
| website | https://www.liquidweb.com | https://www.inmotionhosting.com | https://www.inmotionhosting.com | https://www.interserver.net/ | https://mochahost.com/ | https://www.a2hosting.com/ | ||||||||
| Plan name | Enterprise Server | Advanced | Elite | Warp 2 Turbo AMD | Standard 16 | |||||||||
| Price (assumes a 1 yr plan) | $299/mo or $224.25 Save 25% For 4 Months* |
$139.99/mo* Now 46% off! | $189.99/mo | $229.99/mo | $225/month | $172.20/mo | $220/month | $229.00/mo | ||||||
| Other plan prices range | $150 - $180 | |||||||||||||
| Processor | INTEL XEON GOLD 6226R SINGLE 16 cores @ 2.9 GHz (3.9 Max Turbo) |
8 core / 16 thread Intel Xeon-D CPU |
6C / 12T | 8C / 16T | CPUAMD EPYC 7402P $105.00 | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4/5 @ 2.40GHz 16 CPU Cores 38.4 GHz Total CPU Power |
AMD Rome 2nd gen 3.2GigHz | Intel Xeon 4-Core 8-Thread | ||||||
| SSD | 2 x 480 GB SSD Primary Disk | 1 TB SSD | 2x1TB SSD | 2x2TB SSD | 2TB NVMe $35.00 | 800 GB Disk Space + SSD Boost | 2 x 1TB M.2 SSD | 1 TB HDD | ||||||
| Backup | 1 x 2 TB SATA Backup Disk | |||||||||||||
| RAM | 32 GB RAM | 30 GB RAM | 64GB DDR4 | 128GB DDR4 | Memory128GB $70.00 | 24 GB - 48 GB RAM | 64 GB DDR4 EEC | 16 GB | ||||||
| Features | For databases, small SaaS, large resellers, multiple apps. 8 TB Bandwidth 250 GB Acronis Cyber Backups |
Unmetered bandwidth Linux or Windows OS |
1 Gbps Unmetered 10 |
1 Gbps Unmetered 15 |
Bandwidth150TB (10Gb Port) $15.00 IP1 Vlan Ip (/30) Bandwidth150TB (1Gb Port) OSAlmaLinux $0.00 |
Dedicated Cloud, Managed / Unmanaged, Unlimited Free SSL Certificates γ VPN Support LiteSpeed from $10.00/mo Imunify 360 from $6.00/mo Free 8 / Max 32 IPs MariaDB/MongoDB/PostgreSQL Oracle XE/Oracle Support MariaDB Database PostgreSQL Database |
Free SSL, Cpanel (but something other than Apache) | |||||||
| OS | Cloud Linux OS |
Here is a comparison (2023) or reviews of the top dedicated server web hosting companies
| Reviewer ---> |
websitebuilderexpert |
TechRadar |
Forbes |
PC Mag |
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| https://www.websitebuilderexpert.com/web-hosting/dedicated-server-hosting/ | https://www.techradar.com/news/best-dedicated-server-hosting-providers | |||||||
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1. Inmotion Hosting dedicated hosting
Best for dedicated server hosting performance 2. Hostwinds dedicated server hosting Powerful and customizable dedicated server hosting 3. IONOS dedicated server hosting Great value dedicated server hosting from the German giant 4. Liquid Web dedicated server hosting Professional dedicated server hosting for demanding users 5. A2 Hosting dedicated server hosting Speedy and high performance dedicated server hosting 6. Bluehost dedicated hosting Best for dedicated hosting beginners |
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