{"id":1586,"date":"2025-04-25T19:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2025-04-25T19:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:24:06","slug":"dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Dedicated Server or VPS? Which is better?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1590 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/one-way-other-way-300x111.jpg\" alt=\"Dedicated Server\" width=\"662\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/one-way-other-way-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/one-way-other-way-512x190.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/one-way-other-way.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#Whether_you_should_go_with_a_dedicated_server_or_a_VPS_isnt_as_simple_as_price\" >Whether you should go with a dedicated server or a VPS isn\u2019t as simple as price<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#Operating_Systems_and_Control_Panels\" >Operating Systems and Control Panels<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#Middle_Ground_Between_These_Services\" >Middle Ground Between These Services?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#Price_Range\" >Price Range<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#Virtual_processors\" >Virtual processors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#What_is_a_VPS\" >What is a VPS?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#Lets_talk_about_management_services_between_these_two_types_of_services\" >Let\u2019s talk about management services between these two types of services.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#Addressing_Application_Requirements\" >Addressing Application Requirements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#What_do_many_VPS_and_dedicated_servers_have_in_common\" >What do many VPS and dedicated servers have in common?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/dedicated-server-or-vps-which-is-better-for-you\/#ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\" >ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whether_you_should_go_with_a_dedicated_server_or_a_VPS_isnt_as_simple_as_price\"><\/span>Whether you should go with a dedicated server or a VPS isn\u2019t as simple as price<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Whether you should go with a dedicated server or a VPS isn\u2019t as simple as price because what you should be looking for is which type of server most closely matches your specific web hosting requirements, not just for today, but for years down the road. Is it better to start small and upgrade as required or should you acquire ample resources upfront and grow into them?<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Operating_Systems_and_Control_Panels\"><\/span>Operating Systems and Control Panels<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Essentially, any OS that you can run on a dedicated server will also run on a VPS service, given sufficient resources. The same applies to control panels. It should be noted that the most popular control panel, cPanel, recommends at minimum 2GB of RAM.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you\u2019re not locked into cPanel. There are plenty of free and paid alternative control panels available such as Webmin, Virtualmin and DirectAdmin.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Middle_Ground_Between_These_Services\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/This-or-that-300x232.png\" alt=\"VPS\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/This-or-that-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/This-or-that-512x395.png 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/This-or-that.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Middle Ground Between These Services?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Dedicated servers are generally considered an upgrade from a Virtual Private Server, but that\u2019s not always true, in either hardware or price. There is middle ground where some crossover occurs. Of course, low end VPS packages can\u2019t compete with low end dedicated servers, but high end VPS services can and do compete favorably with many dedicated server packages, especially Atoms and older CPUs.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Price_Range\"><\/span>Price Range<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The price range for both of these types of web hosting services varies from a couple of dollars to hundreds of dollars per month, and some over a thousand dollars. If you\u2019re low balling on price, then don\u2019t expect much on your VPS in terms of vCores, RAM, disk space, DDoS protection or management services. The same applies to dedicated servers, except you wouldn\u2019t be talking about vCores, rather the age and processing power of its CPU.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Virtual_processors\"><\/span>Virtual processors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Virtual processors are physically mapped to available logical processors and are scheduled by the Hypervisor software to allow you to have more virtual processors than you have logical processors. 1 vCPU does not equal 1 core. There is no 1 to 1 relationship between vCPU and core in any virtualization software. When receiving two cores, in reality you&#8217;re receiving access to two threads of the CPU.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_VPS\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/what-is-your-choice-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"what is your choice\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/what-is-your-choice-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/what-is-your-choice-512x228.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/what-is-your-choice.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>What is a VPS?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A VPS service is essentially a shared service in a virtualized container. What it shares are virtual CPU cores, RAM and disk space. A dedicated server is just that \u2013 dedicated resources. It should be noted that there are different ways to provision VPS services, including OpenVZ, XEN and KVM. Of those three, OpenVZ is the most apt to be over-provisioned, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redhat.com\/en\/topics\/virtualization\/what-is-KVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KVM<\/a> has grown to be the most popular.<\/p>\n<p>If what you\u2019re looking for is a large repository, then VPS wouldn\u2019t be the way to go, but if you\u2019re only looking to provision a small DNS service, then a VPS would be ideal. The same would apply if you\u2019re looking to provision a VPN endpoint or small email server.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lets_talk_about_management_services_between_these_two_types_of_services\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Management-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dedicated Server Management\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Management-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Management-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Management.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Let\u2019s talk about management services between these two types of services.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s quite easy to find managed VPS service providers, but not so easy with dedicated servers as the trend today seems to be unmanaged and bare metal. For consumers looking to upgrade from shared or reseller hosting, what they\u2019ve become accustomed to is their provider managing the server in the background. The jump in price to an unmanaged VPS service isn\u2019t that alarming, but when pricing out managed VPS services, that delta widens significantly.<\/p>\n<p>Attempting to manage a server on the fly rarely works out well, especially in today\u2019s world of increased cybercriminal activities. Of course, there are 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party vendors that offer management services if you go the route of unmanaged. For those dedicated service providers that do offer management services, I\u2019ve seen pricing over one hundred dollars per month. Suddenly that $149 server becomes a $249 server.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Addressing_Application_Requirements\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/yes-or-no-300x158.png\" alt=\"server management services\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/yes-or-no-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/yes-or-no-512x269.png 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/yes-or-no.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Addressing Application Requirements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If your application requires 64GB of RAM or more, a VPS is probably not a viable cost-effective solution, nor would it be if you require extreme amounts of data transfer or disk space. Everything really depends on your application and resource requirements. If you don\u2019t know how to determine what those are, contact each prospective provider and ask their advice.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_many_VPS_and_dedicated_servers_have_in_common\"><\/span>What do many VPS and dedicated servers have in common?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The answer to that is SSD or NVMe drives. Why? The price of solid state drives has diminished sufficiently so that many providers now provision them in a good number of their packages. Many service offerings that include large spinning disk hard drives (HDD), give you the option to substitute smaller SSDs. If you\u2019re looking for a high performance VPS, then SSD or NVMe is the right solution.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/unnamed-e1408122780935.jpg\" alt=\"ProlimeHost RAID Server Solutions\" width=\"400\" height=\"80\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. We specialize in Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated servers, with data centers in Los Angeles, Denver &amp; Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\"><\/span>VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/ssd-vps-server\/\">Virtual Private Servers<\/a>&nbsp;all feature high performance Xeon processors and SSD storage in a RAID10 configuration to optimize your server\u2019s performance, which dramatically enhances visitor experiences on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That speed is backed by unparalleled 24\/7 support, featuring both outstanding response AND resolution times to maximize your uptime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Now is the time to join the ProlimeHost virtual private server revolution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\"><\/span>DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We only use enterprise-class hardware in our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/los-angeles-dedicated-servers\/\">dedicated servers<\/a>&nbsp;and offer a four (4) hour hardware replacement. Throw in IPMI for remote management, support for public and private networks, free operating system (OS) re-installs, and SATA, SAS &amp; SSD (including NVMe) storage. Call 1-877-477-9454 or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>. For everything from gaming servers to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\"><\/span>ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Procuring an Asia optimized server improves the connection speed and quality between the server and the users in Asia or China. This can reduce latency, packet loss, jitter, and bandwidth issues that can affect the performance and reliability of the server and the applications hosted on it. For more information, please call 1-877-477-9454 or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whether you should go with a dedicated server or a VPS isn\u2019t as simple as price Whether you&hellip;","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1,10],"tags":[207,120,123,43,24,107,113,198,106,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-1586","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-around-the-web","8":"category-geneal","9":"category-tutorials-tips","10":"tag-ai-servers","11":"tag-asia-optimized","12":"tag-china-optimized","13":"tag-dedicated-server","14":"tag-dedicated-servers","15":"tag-dedicated-servers-usa","16":"tag-gaming-servers","17":"tag-gpu-servers","18":"tag-virtual-private-servers","19":"tag-vps","20":"cs-entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}