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Hosting Provider Reviews

Independent, hands-on reviews of dedicated server hosting providers. Every provider is benchmarked and evaluated on performance, reliability, customer support, and value.

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Editor's Choice

Hetzner

4.8/5
$49/month
  • Intel Xeon E-2388G (8 cores)
  • 64 GB DDR4 ECC RAM
  • 2x 512 GB NVMe SSD
  • Unlimited traffic (1 Gbit/s)
  • Germany / Finland data centers
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OVHcloud

4.5/5
$59/month
  • Intel Xeon E-2386G (6 cores)
  • 32 GB DDR4 ECC RAM
  • 2x 480 GB SSD
  • Unlimited traffic (1 Gbit/s)
  • Global data centers
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Best Managed

Liquid Web

4.7/5
$169/month
  • Intel Xeon E-2236 (6 cores)
  • 16 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 2x 240 GB SSD
  • 5 TB bandwidth
  • Fully managed with Heroic Support
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InMotion Hosting

4.4/5
$89/month
  • Intel Xeon E-2134 (4 cores)
  • 16 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 1 TB SSD storage
  • Unmetered bandwidth
  • Free cPanel / WHM license
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Hostwinds

4.3/5
$106/month
  • Intel Xeon E-2246G (6 cores)
  • 32 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 1 TB SSD storage
  • 10 TB bandwidth
  • Nightly backups included
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Best DDoS Protection

ReliableSite

4.4/5
$99/month
  • Intel Xeon E-2276G (6 cores)
  • 32 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 1 TB NVMe SSD
  • Unmetered bandwidth
  • Free DDoS protection (20 Gbps)
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Fasthosts

4.1/5
$69/month
  • Intel Xeon E-2274G (4 cores)
  • 16 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 2x 1 TB HDD
  • Unlimited bandwidth
  • UK data center
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Best Budget

Contabo

4.2/5
$64/month
  • AMD EPYC 7282 (8 cores)
  • 64 GB DDR4 ECC RAM
  • 1 TB NVMe SSD
  • 32 TB traffic
  • Germany / US data centers
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PhoenixNAP

4.5/5
$149/month
  • Intel Xeon Silver 4214 (12 cores)
  • 32 GB DDR4 ECC RAM
  • 2x 480 GB SSD
  • 5 TB bandwidth
  • BMC remote management
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Our Review Methodology

Every hosting provider in our reviews is tested using a standardized methodology. We purchase real hosting plans with our own funds, run performance benchmarks over a minimum 30-day period, and evaluate the complete customer experience from signup to support interactions.

Our evaluation criteria include:

  • Performance: CPU benchmarks (Geekbench, sysbench), disk I/O tests, network throughput, and latency measurements
  • Reliability: Uptime monitoring over 30+ days using multiple external monitoring services
  • Support: Response time tests across live chat, ticket, and phone channels at various times of day
  • Value: Price compared to hardware specifications, included features, and overall market positioning
  • Features: Control panel options, DDoS protection, backup solutions, and available operating systems

Ratings are updated monthly to reflect any changes in provider performance, pricing, or service quality.