Virtual Private Servers (VPS) offer the same capabilities and features as dedicated servers but at a much lower price. Although your VPS is hosted on a master dedicate server with other VPSs, each VPS is effectively isolated from other accounts. You have full control over your server space and resources.
Virtual Private Servers are the most advanced step in server virtualization technology. With a VPS, it is possible to migrate Web sites from one virtual server to another or even to a dedicated server without any problem and/or downtime! Your hosting environment is dynamically expandable.
VPS has four main benefits over shared hosting: control, security, isolation, and performance.
Processor
500 MHz to 1 GHz, $24.95 /month [add $25 one-time setup fees] 1 GHz to 2 GHz, $29.95 /month [add $25 one-time setup fees]
Memory (RAM)
512 MB 1 GB, $5 /month 2 GB, $10 /month
Disk Space
15 GB 25 GB $7.95 35 GB $12.95 45 GB $17.95
Server Security
I will secure my server myself ServerTune Standard Plan [add $79.95 one-time fees] ServerTune Plus Plan [add $125 one-time fees]
Operating System (FREE)
CentOS v5 (recommended) CentOS v4.7 Fedora Core v13 Fedora Core v11
Server Management Plan
No Server Management Plan Update Plan $69.95 /month
Control Panel
No Control Panel Webmin $5 /month DirectAdmin $7.95 /month cPanel/WHM $10 /month
Bandwidth
500 GB Bandwidth 7000 GB Bandwidth $10 900 GB Bandwidth $20 1200 GB Bandwidth $30
IP Addresses
5 IPs (3 IPs useable) 13 IPs $16.25 29 IPs $36.25 61 IPs $76.25
Uplink Port Speed
10 Mbps UpLink (very slow network) 100 Mbps UpLink $5
Hostname
Nameservers