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MyHosting VPS Discount & Review

MyHosting VPS services are extremely unique in that they offer the user full customization of their Virtual Private Server. Whether you need a Windows VPS or a Linux VPS, you’ll have complete control over the hardware your VPS has, from disk space to bandwidth, you pay for exactly what you need.

MyHosting is one of a very few top rated companies that operates in the virtual private servers (VPS) industry. Today, there are almost an endless number of hosting companies that supply this type of service that you can choose from. However, only a tiny fraction of them provide the comprehensive package that a webmaster must have in order to accomplish what they need.

If you are not familiar with virtual private servers, they are an upgrade when compared to shared web hosting packages, but are not quite as powerful, or expensive, as dedicated servers. You’ll need a VPS if your site is receiving a heavy load of traffic, need faster page load times or overall better performance to handle multiple websites.

Below you will find our full review of the MyHosting VPS hosting solution including both Windows and Linux plans as well as features included.

Virtual Private Servers Packages Review

Virtual private servers perform as if they were individual servers. The server is partitioned in such a way that each client has total control over their section of the server. A user can install their own operating system, reboot the computer whenever they wish, and protect their server using any firewall or software that they desire. Or, take all the complication out of the picture and let the host manage your VPS with the specs you need so that you can enjoy the performance boost over typical shared hosting solutions.

Now that we’ve knocking shared hosting out of the way and you are truly here for their VPS features, let’s further drill down which VPS plan you actually need. Note: Below is responsive, if they are “stacked” instead of let/right orientated, you may need to widen your browser window or change orientation on mobile.

From their custom VPS builder, you will notice 4 different pre-built plans to choose from whether you go with Linux or Windows. These plans are the Barebone VPS, Developer VPS, Business VPS and the Reseller VPS. See our pricing section below for exact comparisons between all 4 plans and pricing between Windows and Linux as well, it will give you a better idea of what you’ll really pay depending on your configuration needs.

The Barebone and Developer VPS plans are for advanced users only and definitely not recommended for people expecting a interface to configure your VPS settings. With these plans, you’ll be working strictly in shell to make your configuration changes and they are typically for developers who simply need a VPS to test their code on, a VPS to build on or for advanced users who know their way around black screens and system configurations.

Business VPS – This is the first pre-build that includes easy management through either cPanel or Plesk. A bit more expensive but necessary for those unfamiliar with servers or for those that want simplicity.

Reseller VPS – You only need this if you want to resell space on your VPS with clients or if you are a madman that wants to host hundreds of your own websites. Even then, you’ll likely save money by using the “Barebone VPS” setting and customizing from there to include the control panel and specifications you need.

The starting price is a little deceiving, because the more options you add, like additional hard-drive space, more bandwidth, or the ability to host an unlimited number of domain names, can send your cost far higher. However, again, this custom VPS builder is why MyHosting received our DIAMOND AWARD in the first place.

Pricing Comparisons Review

The virtual private servers company MyHosting basic plan at $11.96 a month is an unbelievable value. Their build your own server is a great deal for somebody that knows what they are doing. Be sure to check out the coupon from above and start your purchasing from that link to save over prices shown on your order. Below is a quick feature comparison using their pre-built packages in their VPS customizer.

* Pricing is accurate at the time of writing this review. If you notice a difference, please leave a review below and let us know so we can revise accordingly. Thank you.

Customer Support Review

The effort that MyHosting has put into their customer support is absolutely amazing and offers some the most expansive and impressive help we’ve seen for VPS customers. If you start at the main help page (found in the header “SUPPORT” link or in the footer “Community & Help) and click the VPS Hosting button, you’ll be presented with an option of cPanel, Plesk or no control panel to drive you to the right section for your control panel selection.

No matter what you select, you are going to find a full knowledge base, starter guides and a video guides section to choose from. All sections include a search to help you find the topic you need help with. The only negative we found is the “No Control Panel” section is limited to the knowledge base and starter guides, neither the Windows or Linux section has video guides to help you. However, since most users will use Plesk or cPanel, there’s no problem with that since Barebones configurations are for advanced users anyway.

What if you can’t find a solution in the self help? They have you covered.

• Community Forums – This forum is very active with posts the day of this review (you’d be surprised how many forums we’ve found with weeks-old posts as the newest). You’ll want to find the “Virtual Server” section of the forum to get help with your VPS questions and to help others.
• Wiki – This area is an extended knowledge base found in the footer of their site. You’ll want to find the “VPS Hosting” section and review the topics there. Don’t be confused with the “17” number, that’s just for that particular main section of the Wiki, look for sub-categories in there that have hundreds of topics to browse and learn from. Awesome.
• Status Blog – Here you are going to find out about script exploits discovered, emergency maintenance and other things that may be causing you service interruption. Definitely bookmark this if you decide to sign up.
• Live Chat – Again, this feature received top marks because they offer both sales support and technical support for VPS customers. Usually, we find that live chat is strictly meant for sales support to get you signed up, not with MyHosting.
• Email Support – Here you can request a call-back or submit your questions into a customer support form that submits your question into their customer help ticket system. You can choose “VPS Support” here to have your question sent directly to specialists in that department.
• Phone Support – They offer toll-free telephone numbers in a whopping 8 countries including: USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Australia, Germany, South Africa and Turkey. They also promise your phone support is going to be available 24/7 in English with response times within 60 seconds. Again, awesome.

MyHosting also backs their VPS plans with a 100% uptime guarantee. According to their SLA policy, you will receive a 1% credit on your total hosting fees for every 1% of downtime experienced. As always, the maximum credit is equivalent to and will not exceed your monthly fees.

The Support Negatives: Do not consider using their social media accounts for questions or support. They strictly use these avenues for advertising and news about their services which can be easily discovered in their status blog we’ve reviewed above. I looked back 2 weeks and couldn’t find a single customer question replied to or answered on either Twitter or Facebook.

VPS Hardware Review

They use Dell PowerEdge servers on Cisco network equipment that is on fully backed up fault tolerant RAID arrays with protection by enterprise firewall and intrusion prevention appliances. Their infrastructure is powered by Level 3 and other premium redundant data networks.

During your build of the VPS of your dreams, you’ll also be able to select your data center location. The USA – NY selection is default but you may choose to have your site hosted in Ontario Canada as well.

Summary

We hope this MyHosting VPS review summary answers most of your questions. As always, we rely on actual MyHosting customers to let us know how their service has been. How has their customer service department treated your requests? How fast do they reply? How has phone support been? How has your VPS performed? How fast did their technicians fix your issue(s)? Leave your rating below to let everyone know how everything is for you this month (in this industry, things change fast).