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Provider hardware coverage: 40 providers / 1985 Hardware tiers · Memory capacity unknown: 0 · Storage capacity unknown: 0
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| Family / tier | CPU | Memory | Storage | Transfer / port | Monthly quote | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CloudCone · SSD VPS 1vps | 2 vCPU Cores | 1 GB Dedicated RAM | 30 GB Pure SSD Disk | — 1 Gb/s | $2.33 / monthMonthly rate; see source billing terms · $2.33 USDPrice conditions: Billed $28 per year, USD 2 vCPU Cores 1 GB Dedicated RAM 30 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 4 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Deploy Other source quotes (2)≈ $2.33 / monthYearly prepaid, monthly average · $28 USDPrice conditions: Billed $28 per year, USD 2 vCPU Cores 1 GB Dedicated RAM 30 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 4 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Deploy $2.00Billing period not stated · USD 2 USDPrice conditions: Billed $28 per year, USD 2 vCPU Cores 1 GB Dedicated RAM 30 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 4 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Deploy | Official ↗Source / statusSSD VPS 1 $2.33 /MO Billed $28 per year, USD 2 vCPU Cores 1 GB Dedicated RAM 30 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 4 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Deploy VPS — |
| CloudCone · SSD VPS 2vps | 4 vCPU Cores | 2 GB Dedicated RAM | 60 GB Pure SSD Disk | — 1 Gb/s | $3.83 / monthMonthly rate; see source billing terms · $3.83 USDPrice conditions: Billed $46 per year, USD Fast Seller 4 vCPU Cores 2 GB Dedicated RAM 60 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 7 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters i Other source quotes (1)≈ $3.83 / monthYearly prepaid, monthly average · $46 USDPrice conditions: Billed $46 per year, USD Fast Seller 4 vCPU Cores 2 GB Dedicated RAM 60 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 7 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters i | Official ↗Source / statusSSD VPS 2 $3.83 /MO Billed $46 per year, USD Fast Seller 4 vCPU Cores 2 GB Dedicated RAM 60 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 7 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Deploy VPS — |
| CloudCone · SC2 Starter Plancloud-servers | 1 vCPU Core | 1 GB Dedicated RAM | 20 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk | — 1 Gb/s | $5.20 / monthMonthly quote · $5.20 USD Other source quotes (1)≈ $5.10 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.00699 USD | Official ↗Source / statusSC2 Starter Plan $5.20 Per Month ($0.00699 per hour) 1 vCPU Core 1 GB Dedicated RAM 20 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk 3 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Los Angeles, US Includes Managed Firewall Includes Advance Server Metrics Includes One-click Apps Enable Auto-backups Enable Snapshots Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · SSD VPS 3vps | 6 vCPU Cores | 3 GB Dedicated RAM | 90 GB Pure SSD Disk | — 1 Gb/s | $5.75 / monthMonthly rate; see source billing terms · $5.75 USDPrice conditions: Billed $69 per year, USD 6 vCPU Cores 3 GB Dedicated RAM 90 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 8.5 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Depl Other source quotes (2)≈ $5.75 / monthYearly prepaid, monthly average · $69 USDPrice conditions: Billed $69 per year, USD 6 vCPU Cores 3 GB Dedicated RAM 90 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 8.5 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Depl $6.00Billing period not stated · USD 6 USDPrice conditions: Billed $69 per year, USD 6 vCPU Cores 3 GB Dedicated RAM 90 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 8.5 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Depl | Official ↗Source / statusSSD VPS 3 $5.75 /MO Billed $69 per year, USD 6 vCPU Cores 3 GB Dedicated RAM 90 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 8.5 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Deploy VPS — |
| CloudCone · SSD VPS 4vps | 8 vCPU Cores | 4 GB Dedicated RAM | 120 GB Pure SSD Disk | — 1 Gb/s | $7.66 / monthMonthly rate; see source billing terms · $7.66 USDPrice conditions: Billed $92 per year, USD 8 vCPU Cores 4 GB Dedicated RAM 120 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 10 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Purc Other source quotes (2)≈ $7.67 / monthYearly prepaid, monthly average · $92 USDPrice conditions: Billed $92 per year, USD 8 vCPU Cores 4 GB Dedicated RAM 120 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 10 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Purc $8.00Billing period not stated · USD 8 USDPrice conditions: Billed $92 per year, USD 8 vCPU Cores 4 GB Dedicated RAM 120 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 10 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Purc | Official ↗Source / statusSSD VPS 4 $7.66 /MO Billed $92 per year, USD 8 vCPU Cores 4 GB Dedicated RAM 120 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 10 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · SC2 Basic Plancloud-servers | 2 vCPU Cores | 2 GB Dedicated RAM | 40 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk | — 1 Gb/s | $10.34 / monthMonthly quote · $10.34 USD Other source quotes (1)≈ $10.15 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.01390 USD | Official ↗Source / statusSC2 Basic Plan $10.34 Per Month ($0.01390 per hour) Value 2 vCPU Cores 2 GB Dedicated RAM 40 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk 3 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Los Angeles, US Includes Managed Firewall Includes Advance Server Metrics Includes One-click Apps Enable Auto-backups Enable Snapshots Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · SSD VPS 5vps | 12 vCPU Cores | 8 GB Dedicated RAM | 240 GB Pure SSD Disk | — 1 Gb/s | $14.50 / monthMonthly rate; see source billing terms · $14.50 USDPrice conditions: Billed $174 per year, USD Value Plan 12 vCPU Cores 8 GB Dedicated RAM 240 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 15 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenter Other source quotes (1)≈ $14.50 / monthYearly prepaid, monthly average · $174 USDPrice conditions: Billed $174 per year, USD Value Plan 12 vCPU Cores 8 GB Dedicated RAM 240 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 15 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenter | Official ↗Source / statusSSD VPS 5 $14.50 /MO Billed $174 per year, USD Value Plan 12 vCPU Cores 8 GB Dedicated RAM 240 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 15 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · SC2 - Standard Plancloud-servers | 3 vCPU Cores | 3 GB Dedicated RAM | 60 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk | — 1 Gb/s | $14.51 / monthMonthly quote · $14.51 USD Other source quotes (1)≈ $14.24 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.01950 USD | Official ↗Source / statusSC2 - Standard Plan $14.51 Per Month ($0.01950 per hour) 3 vCPU Cores 3 GB Dedicated RAM 60 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk 3 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Los Angeles, US Includes Managed Firewall Includes Advance Server Metrics Includes One-click Apps Enable Auto-backups Enable Snapshots Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · WC2-1windows-cloud-servers | 2 vCPU Cores | 4 GB RAM | 60 GB RAID-10 SSD | 3 TB Bandwidth 1 GBps | $17.48 / monthMonthly quote · $ 17.48 USD Other source quotes (1)$2.00Billing period not stated · USD 2 USD | Official ↗Source / statusWC2-1 $ 17.48 Per Month, USD 2 vCPU Cores 4 GB RAM 60 GB RAID-10 SSD 1 x IPv4 + 3 x IPv6 3 TB Bandwidth 1 GBps Network Enterprise Dell Hardware Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · SC2 - Business Plancloud-servers | 3 vCPU Cores | 4 GB Dedicated RAM | 80 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk | Bandwidth 1 Gb 1 Gb/s | $17.56 / monthMonthly quote · $17.56 USD Other source quotes (1)≈ $17.23 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.02360 USD | Official ↗Source / statusSC2 - Business Plan $17.56 Per Month ($0.02360 per hour) 3 vCPU Cores 4 GB Dedicated RAM 80 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk 3 TB/Mo (Bandwidth 1 Gb/s) 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Los Angeles, US Includes Managed Firewall Includes Advance Metrics Includes One-click Apps Enable Auto-backups Enable Snapshots Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · SSD VPS 6vps | 14 vCPU Cores | 16 GB Dedicated RAM | 480 GB Pure SSD Disk | — 1 Gb/s | $26.83 / monthMonthly rate; see source billing terms · $26.83 USDPrice conditions: Billed $322 per year, USD 14 vCPU Cores 16 GB Dedicated RAM 480 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 25 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA P Other source quotes (2)≈ $26.83 / monthYearly prepaid, monthly average · $322 USDPrice conditions: Billed $322 per year, USD 14 vCPU Cores 16 GB Dedicated RAM 480 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 25 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA P $14.00Billing period not stated · USD 14 USDPrice conditions: Billed $322 per year, USD 14 vCPU Cores 16 GB Dedicated RAM 480 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 25 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA P | Official ↗Source / statusSSD VPS 6 $26.83 /MO Billed $322 per year, USD 14 vCPU Cores 16 GB Dedicated RAM 480 GB Pure SSD Disk On RAID-10 Configuration 25 TB/Mo Bandwidth at 1 Gb/s 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Upgradable CPU Before Creation Category: VPS Virtualization: KVM Datacenters in USA Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · SC2 - Professional Plancloud-servers | 5 vCPU Cores | 8 GB Dedicated RAM | 160 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk | Bandwidth 1 Gb 1 Gb/s | $31.99 / monthMonthly quote · $31.99 USD Other source quotes (1)≈ $31.39 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.04300 USD | Official ↗Source / statusSC2 - Professional Plan $31.99 Per Month ($0.04300 per hour) 5 vCPU Cores 8 GB Dedicated RAM 160 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk 3 TB/Mo (Bandwidth 1 Gb/s) 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Los Angeles, US Includes Managed Firewall Includes Advance Metrics Includes One-click Apps Enable Auto-backups Enable Snapshots Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · WC2 -2windows-cloud-servers | 2 vCPU Cores | 8 GB RAM | 120 GB RAID-10 SSD | 5 TB Bandwidth 1 GBps | $32.90 / monthMonthly quote · $ 32.90 USD Other source quotes (1)$2.00Billing period not stated · USD 2 USD | Official ↗Source / statusWC2 -2 $ 32.90 Per Month, USD 2 vCPU Cores 8 GB RAM 120 GB RAID-10 SSD 1 x IPv4 + 3 x IPv6 5 TB Bandwidth 1 GBps Network Enterprise Dell Hardware Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · WC2-3windows-cloud-servers | 4 vCPU Cores | 16 GB RAM | 240 GB RAID-10 SSD | 8 TB Bandwidth 1 GBps | $62.75 / monthMonthly quote · $ 62.75 USD Other source quotes (1)$4.00Billing period not stated · USD 4 USD | Official ↗Source / statusValue WC2-3 $ 62.75 Per Month, USD 4 vCPU Cores 16 GB RAM 240 GB RAID-10 SSD 1 x IPv4 + 3 x IPv6 8 TB Bandwidth 1 GBps Network Enterprise Dell Hardware Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · SC2 Premium Plancloud-servers | 11 vCPU Cores | 16 GB Dedicated RAM | 320 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk | Bandwidth 1 Gb 1 Gb/s | $63.09 / monthMonthly quote · $63.09 USD Other source quotes (1)≈ $61.90 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.08480 USD | Official ↗Source / statusSC2 Premium Plan $63.09 Per Month ($0.08480 per hour) 11 vCPU Cores 16 GB Dedicated RAM 320 GB RAID-10 SSD Disk 3 TB/Mo (Bandwidth 1 Gb/s) 1x IPv4 and 3x IPv6 Los Angeles, US Includes Managed Firewall Includes Advance Metrics Includes One-click Apps Enable Auto-backups Enable Snapshots Purchase Plan — |
| CloudCone · WC2-4windows-cloud-servers | 8 vCPU Cores | 32 GB RAM | 500 GB RAID-10 SSD | 10 TB Bandwidth 1 GBps | $125.75 / monthMonthly quote · $ 125.75 USD Other source quotes (1)$8.00Billing period not stated · USD 8 USD | Official ↗Source / statusWC2-4 $ 125.75 Per Month, USD 8 vCPU Cores 32 GB RAM 500 GB RAID-10 SSD 1 x IPv4 + 3 x IPv6 10 TB Bandwidth 1 GBps Network Enterprise Dell Hardware Purchase Plan — |
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| # | PROVIDER / PLAN | TRANSFER / PORT | RESOURCES | LOCATION | TEST EVIDENCE | MONTHLY EQUIVALENT | View details |
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| 01 | 4 TB / moAdvertised 1 Gbps$0.58 / TB | 2 vCPU · 1 GiB30 GB SSD | USLos Angeles, USA | Not tested No server report yet | $2.33 / mo eq.$28.00 billed yearly | ↗ | |
| 02 | 7 TB / moAdvertised 1 Gbps$0.55 / TB | 4 vCPU · 2 GiB60 GB SSD | USLos Angeles, USA | Not tested No server report yet | $3.83 / mo eq.$46.00 billed yearly | ↗ | |
| 03 | 8.50 TB / moAdvertised 1 Gbps$0.68 / TB | 6 vCPU · 3 GiB90 GB SSD | USLos Angeles, USA | Not tested No server report yet | $5.75 / mo eq.$69.00 billed yearly | ↗ | |
| 04 | 10 TB / moAdvertised 1 Gbps$0.77 / TB | 8 vCPU · 4 GiB120 GB SSD | USLos Angeles, USA | Not tested No server report yet | $7.67 / mo eq.$92.00 billed yearly | ↗ | |
| 05 | 15 TB / moAdvertised 1 Gbps$0.97 / TB | 12 vCPU · 8 GiB240 GB SSD | USLos Angeles, USA | Not tested No server report yet | $14.50 / mo eq.$174.00 billed yearly | ↗ | |
| 06 | 25 TB / moAdvertised 1 Gbps$1.07 / TB | 14 vCPU · 16 GiB480 GB SSD | USLos Angeles, USA | Not tested No server report yet | $26.83 / mo eq.$322.00 billed yearly | ↗ |
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