Top Providers Poll

[NodeBytes]

Poll now ends July 15th. Upon further thought, this makes a lot of sense.

 

[peterw]

1. BlueVM
   
2. Ramnode
3. Liquidhost

 

[mikho]

Usually don't vote in these popularity contests but since this is the first time here and the votes looks like they go a little different then on the other place I'll cast my votes.


Choosing providers between the ones I still use.


1 - InceptionHosting


My first Xen and still up and about doing it's job. Using it as a jumpserver and for different tasks when I want something done fast. Only had the need for one serious ticket, back in the early days. It slipped my mind to use VNC to troubleshoot, nevertheless..... Anthony didn't only reply to the ticket but also resolved the issue.


Another reason is the lowendspirit project that he has going on.


2 - Securedragon


Never any problems, tickets sent in are never questioned, kind and helpfull answers no matter who replies to them. Everything handled quick, even low priority tickets.


Have 2 with SD, one as vpn and one as monitoring other sites.


3 - Prometeus


Got one promo server with them, the one running lowendguide.com


A few short outages, but honest replies when tickets are sent about it. Not the usual types of problems.


Stable and close to home. (In EU)


A few HM ( in no particular order)


GetKVM - stable provider, not one issue with the vps. Used as a testserver when a KVM is needed.


IPXCore - got one of their smallest plans, currently idling but was used for irc and vpn.


MiniVPS - got one of their early 10/year in OVH (which then moved to UK). Never any issues except the time when leaving OVH. Used for a few personal sites and backup.

 

[HalfEatenPie]

Oh yeah I have this.

1. BuyVM - My Las Vegas Storage KVM container has been one of the VPSes I've been using almost on a daily level.  Fantastic

2. RamNode - Nick runs one of the best operations I know.  That's all I can really say.  Even with the Solus event Nick kept a cool head and continued to do his work with great progress with little sleep and obviously tons of clients banging on his door.  Definitely one of the best ones out there.  

3. Prometeus - My IRC Bouncer is on their network (and a KVM) and has been one of the best containers I've ever used.  Uptime is currently 372 days and has been awesome.  

HM: IPXCore - Damian, Adam, and the rest of the staff are fantastic.  While I haven't had much need with their support, their VPS Container is fantastic. 

 

[rds100]

I've already voted on the other forum, so here is my personal list again:

1. Prometeus

2. -

3. Edis

HM: none

 

[danni]

1. tortois

2. getkvm

3. linode

 

[wlanboy]

1. SecureDragon/ServerDragon Good performance, perfect support and perfect network. Really good communication with announcements and twitter account. If they have some sales special it is not about cutting prices but to add goodies. Last promo was top notch: A free additional IPv4 ip. Their support is very friendly and you can always ask for some custom modifications. Never had any issues with my vps.
   
2. RamNode Perfect performance, good support and perfect network. I like the way they are handling their SSD offers. Tons of GB on SSD-cached or a small package of SSD that is really fast (>1 GB/s). Like SD very good communication. Look to announcements and their twitter account and you know what's happening. Never had any serious issues with my vps.
   
3. Torqhost Good performance, good support and perfect network. A provider that needs attention. Well Estonia might sound strange but their uplinks are top notch for Sweden, Norway, Finnland, Denmark, UK, Netherlands and Germany. The support is friendly and is able to speak english quite well. Sometimes you have to ask twice but the result was always as wished. They started a offsite MySQL offer (beta) too.
   

HM:

• Fliphost - Really good provider. Locations are perfect for US but not that good for EU customers.
• BlueVM - They do have some decent specials (currently sold out). If you want to be at CC take them.
• DotVPS - Good and cheap offer at UK.

 

[bizzard]

1. BuyVM
2. RamNode
3. BlueVM

HM:

• Hostigation

 

[D. Strout]

The thing for me is that the specs/speed of any given VPS isn't that important any more. I know multiple comanies I can go to to get a VPS with fast I/O, or one with lots of storage, or loads of BW, all that. What really matters for me are the people. Support is huge, obviously. I'm looking for a quick response that shows relevant technical knowledge and also courteousness. But I'm also looking for a company where the people are "out there" - available on forums like this, social networks, and IRC. On that note, here are the companies I like, based on the person or people I've gotten to know there.

1. Versatile IT: Brendan is very good on support, and also active here on the forum. I have him on Skype as well, and we've discussed his network and plans for Versatile IT. I feel like I can easily get in contact with him, and he'll be more than happy to help. I've had some issues with the VPS itself, but he's done what he can, and has bugged his upstream provider to fix what he can't.
2. Ninja Hawk Solutions: @SeriesN was very helpful in getting my VPS online in NYC with tunneled IPv6, and is always quick to respond to tickets and PMs/posts here.
3. My Custom Hosting: As with the others, Phil is very accessible, with a quick response to tickets and forum messages. He took the initiative when I submitted a cancellation request to see if there was anything he could help with, which I admired a lot. If I didn't need to trim down my VPS collection, I'd still have service with him. He's got some good VPSes in North Carolina, and just got IPv6, which is great.

I like "up and comers", because due to their size the people behind them are more accessible. Still, I would like to give out a few "honorable mentions" to some larger companies. They don't (let's face it, pretty much can't) rank well in terms of "people", but they've got great service, so:

1. Ramnode: Great speed on the VPSes, and Nick is good in terms of responding to tickets. After the SVM and Skype hacks, though, I must admit I've lost some confidence. Still, good is good; there's a reason I have four VPSes with Ramnode.
2. DigitalOcean: I know a lot of people have had trouble with them, but I've found the service to be good and I love the all-in-one panel with hourly billing.
3. Any provider with a custom panel: BuyVM, Tortoise Labs, Backupsy - they're all avoiding the mess that SolusVM is/has become, and I commend them for that.

 

[SeriesN]

Thanks for the mention Boss . We have more awesome things in progress.

 

[DaringHost]

So far, impressed with BlueVM, ReverseHosting and DaringHost.... All for the price and what they are delivering, pretty nice...

Want to eventually try BuyVM

Thank you for the vote/mention. We appreciate your business.

 

[Nick_A]

Thanks for the votes!

I'll throw mine in for:

1 - BuyVM

2 - CatalystHost

3 - Hostigation

 

[WelltodoInformalCattle]

1. Ramnode -- IN NICK WE TRUST. I was constantly on the lookout for a server in Seattle and thankfully Ramnode set up shop down there and have rendered a fantastic service of which I couldn't ask for more.

2. Prometeus -- My server functions flawlessly to the point where I tend to forget that I even have it. Plus, we all know that Salvatore is a boss.

3. EDIS -- Their numerous locations they have is definitely an advantage and something of which I take full advantage of.

 

[egihosting]

I can't wait until EdgeVM shows up in one of these polls, but we've worked with the following, so our votes are for these providers:

1) BuyVM (LV)

2) CheapVPS (UK)

3) ChicagoVPS (Buffalo)

 

[acd]

In no particular order a vote for each of: ramnode, buyvm. I'd like to vote for anynode, but I haven't been with them long enough to be sure nor have they been around long enough. The rest of my VMs do not count as low-end or are just for toying around.

 

[willie]

1. OVH, cheap plentiful dedicated servers.  Pluses: resources per dollar in the SP1 and SP2 plans are near unbeatable.  DDOS protection supposedly coming soon.  More payment options supposedly coming soon.  IME their support is not as bad as some people say.  Minuses: currently very intolerant of DDOS, and has recurring problems with Paypal payments.  Listed as #1 because most of my stuff is there now, though that's mainly because of the large machines--the company itself has a ways to go.

2. Ipxcore - pluses: very person to person service, solid servers, offers Stripe as alternative to Paypal.  Minuses: Stripe gateway doesn't work (it used to but there seems to be some kind of driver problem), Colocrossing hosting feels like a recipe for future drama at some point (though I haven't had any serious problems so far).

3. InceptionHosting - the audacity of the lowendspirit vps's deserves kudos in its own right, and Inception runs a very solid service independently of tihs.

HM: Ramnode, stupendous performance on SSD plan, extra-generous disk space allocation on cached plan.

 

[VPSCorey]

Man no love here.

 

[vanarp]

I have long waited for such a Poll thread to be opened by the Admin/Mods. I was tempted to start it myself many times but waited just because it should be different and more value adding than what happens on the other forum, IMHO.

Some how not liking the idea of bringing every thread from there to here. Think different 

 

[NodeBytes]

@vanarp - Agreed, see PM.

 

[MCH-Phil]

@D. Strout, Thank you for the mention