How to choose a VPS Hosting Plan?
Expert tips to help you select the best VPS hosting plan
Selecting the right VPS hosting package is essential for any online business. Whether you're launching a new e-commerce website, running a high-traffic blog, or developing on-demand applications, it's important to choose a VPS hosting package that meets your unique needs and objectives. This comprehensive guide will help you understand the key elements to consider choosing a vps hosting plan and make a better decision for your business growth.
Understand Your Business Needs
1. Business Requirements
Website Traffic
Measure and monitor your website traffic to determine the necessary VPS server resources for smooth performance.
Example: If your website receives 50,000 visitors per month, you may need more CPU and RAM to handle the load efficiently.
Application Demands
Analyze the specific applications you plan to run and their resource requirements for the best performance.
Example: Resource-intensive applications like a video streaming service, online gaming platforms or interactive educational tools will require a powerful VPS compared to a simple blog.
Business Growth
Select a VPS hosting plan that can easily scale with your growing business needs.
Example: If you plan to expand your e-commerce website, include more products and expect a 30% increase in traffic over the next year, you'll need a VPS plan that can be upgraded easily.
2. Technical Requirements
Operating Systems
Decide between Linux or Windows based on your technical skills, application requirements and workflow. At VerticHost, we offer both Windows and Linux VPS hosting. Moreover, we support various versions of Debian, Ubuntu, Almalinux, Rocky Linux and more.
Example: If you need to run a .NET application or you need Microsoft SQL Server, a Windows VPS hosting plan is essential. However, if you're hosting a WordPress site, a Linux VPS plan with LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) would be ideal.
Control Panel
If you need a user-friendly control panel for your VPS, every VPS hosting plan from VerticHost include a free panel for easy management.
Example: For a small business managing multiple client websites, cPanel/WHM offers an easy way to handle separate accounts and services from a single dashboard. For those who need cPanel control panel, see our managed VPS plans. Meanwhile, for those who would like to go with their own custom setup, we provide unmanaged VPS hosting.
Software Compatibility
Check software and tools compatibility with your VPS hosting plan and chosen operating system.
For example, if you use specific database management systems, verify their compatibility with a VPS hosting package. Also, if your application relies on Node.js and MongoDB, ensure the VPS hosting plan can handle their performance needs.
Key Factors to Consider Choosing VPS Hosting
CPU and RAM
Measure and monitor your website traffic to determine the necessary VPS server resources for faster page load times and smooth performance.
We have VPS hosting packages with multiple CPU cores, high RAM, SSD and NVMe storage for fast page loads and smooth user experience. Similarly, we offer custom VPS hosting plans for advanced hosting requirements.
Storage Type (NVMe and SSD)
Decide between NVMe and SSD storage for enhanced speed and reliability, better efficiency while choosing your VPS hosting plan. You can quickly find VPS hosting on our VPS locations finder page and apply filters for available SSD or NVMe VPS storage.
At VerticHost, we offer both SSD and NVMe storage for VPS hosting. NVMe storage can handle large data more efficiently and deliver faster processing times and page loads compared to SSDs.
Flexibility
Flexibility matters. It's important to select a VPS that provides options for upgrade based on your requirements.
With VerticHost, it's easy to scale your resources. Our VPS hosting platform allows you to upgrade or adjust your server resources as needed.
Data Protection
Choose a VPS hosting plan with advanced protection and backup options to keep your information safe.
At VerticHost, We offer backup services as additional hosting option for every VPS hosting plan.
Compare Different VPS Hosting Plans from VerticHost
Basic VPS Packages:
The Basic VPS hosting package is generally suitable for simple applications such as VPN, DNS, basic static websites, or lightly loaded websites and applications. You can choose this package if your operations and service require minimal resources and your site receives up to 5,000 visits per month. It is important to mention that with VerticHost as your VPS provider, you get unmetered VPS hosting at all of our locations, even with the basic plan.
Plus VPS Packages:
The Plus VPS hosting package is designed for more advanced usage, offering additional resources and storage. It is suitable for launching and testing applications, as well as live websites with a moderate amount of traffic and a limited number of simultaneous users. Though the exact load can vary depending on optimization, typically up to 15,000 visits per month.
Premium VPS Packages:
The Premium VPS hosting package is more powerful and ideal for live applications, services, and websites with more complex requirements. This VPS plan can comfortably handle up to 50,000 visits per month.
Ultimate VPS Packages:
With proper optimization, configuration, and thoughtful structuring, the Ultimate VPS hosting plan can serve up to 100,000 visits per month.
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