I have recently switched to knowhost and I have written a review of knowhost based on my experience, you can read it here.
But while writing that review, I realized that in last few years I have used 3-4 web hosts or probably more than that and each time I have to make a move, I have to start from scratch.
When I say scratch, I mean entire research process where you look out for reviews and other related information. So I decided to write this Best vps face where I will try to pitch top vps sellers against each other.
In this faceoff, we will cover Hostgator Vs Myhosting Vs Knowhost Vs Godaddy Vs Inmotion.
I am not including wpengine because they are managed wordpress hosting and those who are not using wordpress, it doesn’t make much sense for them.
In fact, my other websites are forum where I am not using wordpress that’s why I haven’t gone for wpengine. If you have got only wordpress based websites, then wpengine is the best choice for you.
So coming back to this faceoff, in this Hostgator Vs Myhosting Vs Knowhost Vs Godaddy Vs Inmotion comparison, I will try to compare the pricing, performance, customer support and offerings like cpu, bandwidth etc.
I will be glad if you can share your opinion about any of them which will eventually help others.
So let’s begin our comparison
Best VPS faceoff- Hostgator Vs Myhosting Vs Knowhost Vs Godaddy Vs Inmotion
| Hostgator | Inmotion | Knowhost | Godaddy | Myhosting | ||||||
| Package details | Level 1 | CPU-0.57 GHZ
RAM-384 MB Disk Space-10 GB Bandwidth-250 GB |
VPS1000 | RAM: 512MB / 1GB Burstable
Storage: 40GB Bandwidth: 750GB/mo. IP Addresses: 2 Environment: CentOS, cPanel, WHM Backups: Every 24-36 hours |
VPS-1 | Guaranteed RAM-512MB
RAID 10 Disk Space 20 GB 8+ CPUs- 1x Priority bandwidth 1500 GB |
Economy | OS: Linux CentOS
RAM: 1 GB Storage: 40 GB Bandwidth: 1,000 GB/mo |
LAMP Developer VPS | Full Root Access
11 Virtual Processors (vCPUs) 1 GB Guaranteed RAM 40 GB Guaranteed Disk Space 600 GB Bandwidth @ 100 Mbps* 1 FREE IP Address Disaster Recovery Backups |
| Level 2 | CPU-0.85 GHZ
RAM-576 MB Disk Space-22 GB Bandwidth-375 GB |
VPS-2 | Guaranteed RAM-1024MB,
RAID 10 Disk Space 50 GB 8+ CPUs – 2x priority Bandwidth 2500 GB |
Value | OS: Linux CentOS
RAM: 2 GB Storage: 60 GB‡‡ Bandwidth: 2,000 GB/mo |
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| Level 3 | CPU-1.13 GHZ
RAM-768 MB Disk Space-30 GB Bandwidth-500 GB |
VPS-3 | Guaranteed RAM-1536 MB,
RAID 10 Disk Space 65 GB 8+ CPUs – 2x priority Bandwidth 3500 GB |
Deluxe | OS: Linux CentOS
RAM: 3 GB Storage: 90 GB Bandwidth: 3,000 GB/mo |
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| Level 4 | CPU-1.98 GHZ
RAM-1344 MB Disk Space-59 GB Bandwidth-1050 GB |
VPS2000 | RAM: 1GB / 2GB Burstable
Storage: 80GB Bandwidth: 1,500GB/mo. IP Addresses: 5 Environment: CentOS, cPanel, WHM Backups: Every 24-36 hours |
VPS-4 | Guaranteed RAM-2048 MB,
RAID 10 Disk Space 80 GB 8+ CPUs – 4x priority Bandwidth 5000 GB |
Premium | OS: Linux CentOS
RAM: 4 GB Storage: 120 GB Bandwidth: 4,000 GB/mo |
Plesk VPS for Business | Full Root Access
11 Virtual Processors (vCPUs) 1 GB Guaranteed RAM 40 GB Guaranteed Disk Space 600 GB Bandwidth @ 100 Mbps* 1 FREE IP Address Disaster Recovery Backups |
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| Level 5 | CPU-2.69 GHZ
RAM-1824 MB Disk Space-80 GB Bandwidth-1425 GB |
VPS-5 | Guaranteed RAM-2536 MB,
RAID 10 Disk Space 100 GB 8+ CPUs – 4x priority Bandwidth 6500 GB |
Ultimate | OS: Linux CentOS
RAM: 8 GB Storage: 240 GB Bandwidth: 8,000 GB/mo |
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| Additional Package Details | Cpanel/whm can be purchased additionally, regular backups | Included:
Automatic backups (up to 10GB free) CentOS updates and security patches cPanel and WHM support Hardware maintenance and replacement System level performance monitoring Monitoring and maintaining network uptime Apache, MySQL, Exim and network security support Apache (Linux) web server support |
Read Detailed Review here | Other server options also available like fedora, windows.Each VPS comes with 3 dedicated IPs, Bandwidth Overage Protection, TippingPoint® Intrusion Prevention Systems, Fast Asia Pacific-based servers
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Custom packages also available with windows VPS being an option too. You also get Virtuozzo + cPanel/WHM + WHMCS | |||||
| Customer support | five star | Five start | Five star | Four star | Four star | |||||
| Performance | Five star | Five star | Five star | Four star | Four star | |||||
| Managed or Unmanaged | Unmanaged package 1 & 2, managed 3 & above | Managed | Managed | Managed services can be purchased | Managed, | |||||
| Migration available | Free | Contact support | Free | Contact support | Paid | |||||
| Pricing | Starts from $19.95 | Starts from 29.99/month | Starts from $25/month | Economy- $29.99, value-$39.99, deluxe-$59.99, premium-$79.99, ultimate-$149.99 (prices are monthly and will change with the payment mode) | Linux hosting package starts from $15.95 with LAMP developer package priced at 18.95/month and so on | |||||
| My ranking | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Know More | Know More | Know More | Know More | Know More | ||||||
Best VPS faceoff- Hostgator Vs Myhosting Vs Knowhost Vs Godaddy Vs Inmotion Conclusion
I have ranking them based on my experience and feedback. Your priority may be different so these rankings for you may change but one thing for sure, these are top 5 VPS host available to webmasters. They provide high quality infrastructure and have been in the business for long time. They have adequate skills and capabilities to support VPS web hosting.
In this comparison, idea is not prove that one is better than others but it is more geared towards providing your detailed information so that you can compare them yourself and decide which one is most appropriate for you.
Please share your concern, queries and questions.
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