Choosing the right compute tier is mostly about answering three questions: how sensitive is your workload to noisy neighbours, how much do you value virtualization features, and what does your budget look like at peak load?
The three tiers at a glance
| Tier | Resources | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud VPS | Shared host, dedicated allocation | Web apps, staging, APIs |
| Root Server | 100% dedicated CPU/RAM on KVM | Databases, game servers, CI |
| Bare Metal | Entire physical machine | Latency-critical & compliance workloads |
When a Cloud VPS is enough
Our Cloud Compute instances run on AMD EPYC hosts with NVMe storage and a 10Gbps uplink. For the vast majority of web workloads — WordPress at scale, Node.js APIs, small databases — a VPS with 4–8 vCPUs delivers excellent price-to-performance. You also keep hourly billing as an option, which is ideal for short-lived staging environments.
When to step up to a Root Server
A root server gives you dedicated cores and RAM — no CPU steal, ever — while keeping the conveniences of virtualization: copy-on-write snapshots before risky upgrades, a web VNC console when you lock yourself out, and instant tier upgrades.
Pick a root server when:
- Your database latency graphs show CPU steal spikes
- You run scheduled batch jobs that must finish in a predictable window
- You want snapshots as a first-class safety net
When only Bare Metal will do
Bare metal removes the hypervisor entirely. Choose it for hardware-bound workloads (virtualization hosts, HFT-adjacent systems) or compliance regimes that mandate single tenancy. Our team can quote configurations beyond the standard catalogue — talk to an engineer.
Migration is free either way
Whichever tier you pick, our engineers handle migrations at no charge, including DNS cut-over planning and post-move verification.