Cloud Provider News

The $20/mo/user plan gives access to ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok in one place. The $25/mo/user add privacy controls. Access is through a Bluehost website dashboard, no API but usage is unlimited.
More info in the All-Access product page.

LIASAIL is a global cloud infrastructure provider offering compute, networking, and IP resource services for international workloads. The company focuses on delivering stable environments for developers, businesses, and cross-border applications.

Service Portfolio

LIASAIL provides a range of infrastructure services, including:

• ECS virtual machines for general-purpose workloads
• Bare metal servers for dedicated performance requirements
• Native IP resources designed for business use cases
• Global network connectivity for cross-region deployments

These services are accessible through a self-service platform... (continued)

I’ve just published two new VPSBenchmarks rankings, but they are not meant to be compared head-to-head as if they measured the same market. The new hyperscaler ranking focuses on a narrow, apples-to-apples slice of the market: 4-core hyperscalers cloud servers with 16 GB RAM and roughly 160 GB storage from the biggest cloud platforms. The Enterprise ranking is broader: it covers enterprise-grade providers that offer advanced cloud features such as object and block storage, load balancers, GPUs, DDoS protection or... (continued)

Rad Web Hosting today announced a major expansion of its New York City network infrastructure, doubling its capacity to meet rapidly increasing demand for high-performance, low-latency hosting solutions.

Driven by continued growth in enterprise workloads, SaaS platforms, and latency-sensitive applications, the expansion reinforces Rad Web Hosting’s commitment to delivering scalable, reliable infrastructure in one of the world’s most critical connectivity hubs.

Strategic Expansion in a Critical Market

New York City remains one of the most important... (continued)

UpCloud will introduce new Cloud Server plans on May 2nd.

• Starter plans starting at €3/month are designed for development, testing and self-hosting.
• Premium plans are designed for production and business-critical workloads.
  The new pricing is available on the Pricing 2026 page.

The Best VPS 2026 rankings in 6 price ranges were just updated with 12 months of performance data up to March 1st 2026. Check them out!.

VPSLab is a European VPS provider offering Linux VPS and Windows RDP hosting from data centers located in Germany. The company has launched its infrastructure with a focus on privacy, accepting no identity verification for standard orders and supporting payments via PayPal as well as cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), Monero (XMR), and more.

All plans run on virtualization nodes powered by Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC processors with DDR4 RAM and NVMe SSD storage. Each instance... (continued)

Verpex, a UK-based provider with 9 global locations, is back on the platform. We are currently running a performance trial on a Linux Server D16. This specific plan features 8 dedicated cores and 16GB RAM, priced at $40 during the current promotion ($80/month regular price).

In addition to hosting services, Verpex now provides setup guidance for OpenClaw, including configuration and runtime support.

You can find more details on the Verpex provider page and track the ongoing trial results.

Two providers have expanded their global footprint this week:

• ServerOptima is now available in Sydney, Australia (Equinix), featuring AMD EPYC 9684X infrastructure and NVMe storage for the APAC region.
  6C/30G/300GB: $37.80/month.
  Deploy in Sydney

• TakeHost.Biz has launched in Madrid, Spain, with Ryzen 9 9950X and Tier-1 Cogent connectivity. They are offering a temporary promotion for early orders including permanent RAM or CPU upgrades.
  1C/2G/30GB: 3.50€/month.
  Deploy in Madrid

Sphera is the first cloud provider from Saudi Arabia to be featured on VPSBenchmarks. A first performance trial for the Sphera Tier 1 VPS plan is currently underway. Sphera differentiates its offering by including DDoS protection and daily backups at no additional cost across all VPS plans. This initial testing will provide standardized performance data for the Saudi Arabian region.

Contabo has introduced a one-click installation option for the OpenClaw AI assistant on its standard VPS infrastructure. You can run OpenClaw on Contabo’s entry-level Cloud VPS 10, which includes 8GB of RAM at a rate of €4.50 per month.

OpenClaw is an application where the VPS performance is not essential given how the model API calls are going to be so much slower than everything else (unless you want to run the AI model locally of course). Me, I run... (continued)

Hexabyte has launched a new S3-compatible object storage service based in the EU, Sweden. The service is designed to integrate with standard S3-compatible tools and APIs and can be used across a variety of workloads.

The price is €5 / TB / month with free ingress, egress and API calls.

Typical use cases include:

• Server, database, and file backups
• Application storage requiring an S3-compatible API
• Media and file archives for images, video, and documents
• Cloud storage... (continued)

RAKsmart’s latest upgrade tackles both high-concurrency attacks and inefficient management. The APAC DDoS lineup—VPS, Bare-Metal Cloud, and Dedicated Servers—now supports up to 200Gbps elastic protection on mainland China–optimized routes, helping you stay online through spikes and attacks.

The console was redesigned for faster operations:

• Message Notifications: Real-time delivery of promotion updates, support ticket notifications, product alerts, and incident/outage messages.
• User Center (Right Sidebar): Access to Account Management and the Security Center.
• Left Sidebar (4 Main Sections):
  1.... (continued)

Hosta Blanca, a young provider from Spain, is reviewed for the first time at VPSBenchmarks. Host Blanca offers VPS, Dedicated servers and domain registration. It has locations in Spain and Germany. VPS monthly prices start at 3.99€ for 2 vCPUs and 2GB RAM.

HostUp, a Swedish VPS and Web Hosting provider introduces native euro and dollar payments in addition to Swedish Krona. You can now buy your servers using the currency of your home country if it's in the Euro zone or in the USA. This will guarantee stable charges over time regardless of currency markets fluctuations.

RackNerd is a US-based infrastructure provider offering VPS, dedicated servers, and web hosting services across multiple global data center locations.

VPS Platforms: Intel Xeon and AMD Ryzen

RackNerd operates two distinct KVM VPS product lines, allowing customers to choose the platform that best fits their workload requirements:
Standard KVM VPS (Intel Xeon)
Powered by Intel Xeon processors and backed by enterprise SSD storage in RAID-10, this lineup focuses on reliability, balanced performance, and predictable I/O behavior. It is well... (continued)

The Best VPS 2025 rankings in 6 prices ranges were just updated. The new revisions cover the 12 months of trials up to November 31st 2025. Check them out at Best VPS 2025.

Contabo expanded its lineup of free 1-click applications, making self-hosting significantly faster and more accessible. Users can now deploy n8n, Nextcloud, WireGuard, and GitLab on any VPS or VDS in just a single click, without manual configuration or additional fees. 
These additions simplify the setup of development tools, automation systems, private clouds, and secure networks - allowing users to get production-ready environments running within minutes. 

1-Click Apps Available Now 
 
n8n: Powerful Workflow Automation 
n8n makes it easy to automate... (continued)

0ping.eu has announced the launch of its new High RAM VPS lineup, engineered for users who require extremely large memory capacity and uncompromising performance. Plans start at 16 GB RAM and extend up to 128 GB, all powered by octa-channel memory, delivering over 200 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

The lineup is built on AMD Threadripper Pro CPUs, which offer an excellent balance between high single-core performance and massive RAM capacity/bandwidth, making them ideal for both compute-heavy and memory-intensive workloads. All... (continued)

TakeHost.Biz today announced a significant upgrade to its Virtual Private Server (VPS) infrastructure with the deployment of new high-performance nodes powered by AMD EPYC 7763 processors. This hardware refresh aims to provide customers with substantial improvements in compute efficiency, network throughput, and workload stability.
The new VPS offering utilizes the AMD EPYC 7763 (Milan) CPU architecture, delivering enhanced performance consistency and superior resource utilization for demanding applications, data processing, and development environments.
Key specifications and performance details include:

• Processor:... (continued)