Differences between VPS and Dedicated Servers, Cloud Servers
What is the difference between Virtual Private Servers (VPS), Dedicated Servers and SimplerCloud’s Cloud Servers?
There are key differences between virtual private servers (VPS), dedicated servers and SimplerCloud’s cloud servers or cloud hosting.
If you’re looking for a virtual private server (VPS), you may want to know what the differences between virtual private servers and our cloud servers or cloud hosting. Although virtual private servers and cloud servers or cloud hosting seem similar, SimplerCloud’s cloud servers are full Virtual Machines (VMs) or Instances, loading your OS of choice and application framework instantly, whereas a Virtual Private Servers (VPS) is typically an account on one machine that is multiplexed into multiple server accounts. These accounts share the same machine OS, kernel and physical storage space. So, you can select a SimplerCloud Servelet, and add a Windows 2008 License (with MS SQL), or choose a Linux OS with mysql instead. A virtual private server is provisioned with fixed resources and OS.
| Virtual Private Servers (VPS) | SimplerCloud’s Cloud Servers |
|---|---|
| 1) Shared Kernel | Dedicated Kernel |
| 2) Local Storage or Network Attached Storage (NAS) | Centralized storage (We use Ceph) for significantly increased redundancy |
| 3) Upgrades or downgrades usually require physical downtime or sales assistance. | Upgrades or downgrades are automatically performed on-the-fly when you submit your order. |
| 4) Physical downtime in the event of hardware failure | High-availability failover in the event of physical node failure. A new Servelet launches with your server content. |
What about Dedicated Servers and SimplerCloud’s Cloud Servers?
Dedicated servers typically refer to physical, hosted servers with pre-selected resources (RAM, CPU and storage space) that you lease from a provider. Unlike cloud servers, dedicated servers and VPS usually require physical upgrades of hardware resources and do not have as high levels of redundancy when it comes to physical failure.
| Dedicated Servers | SimplerCloud’s Cloud Servers |
|---|---|
| 1) Hardware & OS are provisioned physically, requiring days of lead time | Instant Virtual Machines (VMs) or Servelets spin up when you order, automatically loading and provisioning your OS and application framework. Your Servelet is ready for use in minutes. |
| 2) Local Storage or Network Attached Storage (NAS) | Centralized storage (We use Ceph) for significantly increased redundancy. This allows for (3) and (4). |
| 3) Upgrades, downgrades, and even some basic installations usually require scheduled, physical downtime or sales assistance. | Upgrades or downgrades are automatically performed on-the-fly when you submit your order. |
| 4) Physical downtime in the event of hardware failure | High-availability failover in the event of physical node failure. A new Servelet launches with your server content. |
| 5) 6-month or annual contracts, especially in Singapore and Asia, and mandatory sales conversations and negotiations | Our Virtual Machines or Servelets are 100% self-manageable, with monthly billing cycles. Upgrades and downgrades are instant, and you can cancel your cloud hosting or cloud server any time. |
Here’s a list of all the main features that come with every SimplerCloud Cloud Hosting Server or Cloud Server.
| All SimplerCloud Cloud Hosting Servelets come with the following: | |
|---|---|
| 100% Self-Manageable
Real-Time Deployment (Ready in 3 minutes) Access to Root & Password Reset Ceph storage – self-healing, highly scalable distributed file storage High-availability failover in the event of physical node failure SSD servers Snapshot Backups Manage your server through central panel |
Monthly billing – no annual contracts Upgrade or Downgrade on-the-fly Free DNS hosting (unlimited) Free CloudFlare management Choose your OS: Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, ArchLinux, OpenSUSE, Windows 2008 (more added regularly) Choose server configuration panels: cPanel, Plesk, Froxlor 1-click installation of Ruby on Rails, Joomla, WordPress, and more Hosted in a Tier-3 Singapore Data Center (1-Net) |
Please visit our Prices page for a full price list of our cloud hosting, Linux and Windows cloud servers, as well as our other products – domain names and SSL certificates.