It’s been 2 years since I started using VPS hosting and I confirmed it’s not a good idea to use cheap VPS hosting at rock bottom price. Since May 2007, I’ve tested more than 7 VPS hosting companies and the worst was that cheap VPS hosting in Singapore.

VPS Hosting vs Reseller Hosting

Why use VPS hosting when reseller hosting is easier to manage and cheaper? Well, I have listed the following advantages to let you decided which hosting is suitable to your need and budget.

Advantages of using VPS Hosting

• High cost. Starts from US$19.95 per month
• Secure, stable and more reliable
• Ideal for dynamic websites which require database
• Root access. It’s just like having your own server.

Advantages of Reseller Hosting

• Low cost. Starts from US$6.95 per month
• Perfect for static websites

Static HTML Websites Are Dying

Generally, you can have tons of domains on reseller hosting plan if you do not have website that are dynamic and require MySQL database e.g. WordPress, Joomla or Drupal. However, not many people are building websites with static HTML nowadays unless you are a 1-page sales letter Internet marketer.

If you still insist on using reseller hosting because of the lower price point then I’ll recommend you to check out Hostgator. I don’t use Hostgator reseller hosting personally but I have several friends who are satisfied with the service level so far.

My Very Own VPS Hosting Comparison

After using more than 7 web hosting companies which specialized in VPS hosting over the past 2 years and read hundred of VPS hosting reviews on blogs and forums, I guess I am ready to offer you my recommendation.

More importantly, I have been using this VPS hosting service for several months now. So far, no complaint. I really appreciate the ultra fast response to support ticket and the recent free upgrade to double the RAM to 768MB and bandwidth to 1000GB per month.

Before I tell you who is this preferred web host, let’s take a look at my criteria when selecting a VPS web hosting company:

1. Gauranteed RAM: 512MB or more
2. Price per month: US$50 or less
3. Hard disk space: 20GB or more
4. Bandwidth: 500GB or more
5. OS: Linux/Centos 5.x
6. Fully managed
7. Control panel: CPanel/WHM

Initially I also wanted the server to be based in Singapore but it was impossible to find one that offered 512MB for less than US$50, there is really no cheap VPS hosting in Singapore at all. So I have to make do with the slow connection speed and used VPS hosting based in the USA.

Currently, the US-based server is consistently giving me transfer rate at 2500kbps download and 380kbps upload. And here’s the result of the most recent speed test I did on the server: 3195/755 kbps.

VPS Speed Test – East Coast Data Center

The connection speed may not be as fast as compared with a Singapore-based VPS hosting, but I rather have 100% uptime than intermittent downtime at 10Mbps/800kbps. I believe most users of my website are used to accessing websites which are based in the USA.

VPS Speed Test – West Coast Data Center

For Singapore and other part of Asia Pacific, the new data center situated at LA offers speedier access.

If You were to Ask for my VPS Hosting Recommendation

At US$49 per month, you can’t go wrong with Servint VPS Hosting.

Referral link: www.servint.net/index.php?refid=DFC895962863

Go find out more information at webbynode’s blog – Beta Testing – join the club!

And here’s what people saying about the webbynode VPS hosting…

• Fabio Sasso abduzeedo.com
• Scotty Yang hostingfu.com
• JimmuVu justtalkaboutweb.com
• Alex Santos alexsantos.info
• Daniel Lapoint threevolve.org
• Joseph Buford josephburford.com

Please note that VPS web hosting is quite different from cloud computing. VPS is sharing a web server whereas cloud computing is sharing the resources of several servers or even data centers from different geographic locations.

Speed and Reliability Come at a Price

If you are looking for fast and reliable VPS hosting, you will have to pay for it. Here’s my VPS Hosting Recommendation.