LayerStack Review
LayerStack in its own words
LayerStack is made up of cloud developers and engineers. Backed by 19 years of solid experience, we continue to invest and innovate in the design of reliable and high performance cloud infrastructure. We are committed to maintain a simple, scalable and stable cloud environment with the aim of providing multiple solutions for the cloud deployment.
LayerStack was founded as a VPS provider in 2017.
It is headquartered in Singapore.
It offers VPS hosting products.
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- United States
Quick Links
| LayerStack plans specs and prices | Plans |
| LayerStack instance types | Instance Types |
| How fast are LayerStack servers? Check them out in the Screener | Screener |
| List of LayerStack trials | Trials |
| Review CPU models found in LayerStack trials | CPUs |
| Performance variations of LayerStack VPS over the long term | Consistency |
| List of LayerStack yabs.sh results | Yabs |
LayerStack VPS Features
Features not included in the VPS price are marked as missing below.
| Feature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly Billing | No | |
| DDOS Protection | No |
Available for a fee: https://www.layerstack.com/ddos-protection. |
| Backups | No |
Available for a fee: https://www.layerstack.com/backups (15% of service plan) |
| Control Panel | Custom | |
| SSH Keys Setup | Yes | |
| Total Number of Datacenters | 5 | |
| Number of Datacenter Continents | 2 | |
| Monitoring Charts | Yes |
CPU, RAM, Disk IO, Data transfer |
| Admin REST API | Yes | |
| Upgrade VPS from admin console | Yes | |
| Mobile Friendly UI | Yes | |
| Reverse DNS | Yes | |
| Accepted Forms of Payment | Credit cards, Alipay | |
| Hidden CPU Model | Yes | |
| Affiliate Program | Yes | |
| IPv6 support | No | |
| Firewall | Yes | |
| Shelving | No |
Pros and Cons
Strengths
- Hong Kong datacenter with direct China network route available.
- Fast and modern management UI.
Weaknesses
- Pricing is complex, varies by datacenter location and billing cycle.
LayerStack Extra Services
In addition to features included in VPS plans, LayerStack also sells the services marked green in the following table:
| Backups | Block storage | Object storage | Load balancer |
| Floating IP addresses | Team Management | Managed databases | Serverless |
| DDoS protection | Kubernetes | GPU instances | Private network |
VPS Instance Provisioning Time
For each LayerStack VPS trial, we measured how long it took to provision the server from the moment it was ordered to the moment it accepted SSH connections.
See also VPS provisioning times for all providers.
| Average Provisioning Time | Min Provisioning Time | Max Provisioning Time | Number of VPS Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67s | 50s | 80s | 4 |
Control Panel Screenshots
Cloud Storage Prices
For a comparison of storage features and prices from all providers, please check the Cloud Storage Prices page.
| Storage Type | Price / GB / month | Description | Restriction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object | $0.011 |
S3 compatible. Available in Singapore and Hong-Kong.
LayerStack object storage |
250GB minimum. |
Network Bandwidth Prices
These are the network bandwidth prices charged by LayerStack for outbound transfers from VPS to the internet.
For a comparison of bandwidth prices from all providers, go to the Network Bandwitdh Prices page.
| Description | Price / GB |
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Pricing model: Allowance Then Throttled
(the provider gives a free bandwidth allowance with each server. Bandwidth above the free allowance is throttled.)
Free allowance: 5 TB / month
(for a 2 core 4GB instance or closest available)
Transfer pool: no
LayerStack networking
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This provider does not charge for bandwidth. |
LayerStack Instance Types and Plans
Note: All VPS prices reported at VPSBenchmarks are for one month without any further commitment and before promotions unless noted otherwise. The IPv4 charge is added to the VPS monthly price in case the provider doesn't include it by default.
| Plan | Number of CPU cores | RAM | Storage | Monthly Price |
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| Family: Memory Optimized Instance Type: HM |
With 100% dedicated vCPUs and NVMe SSD storage that possesses significantly higher read/write speed (IOPS), this memory-laden solution provides you with “sufficient” RAM (random access memory) and resources for highly stable performance with minimal latency caused by excessive disk swapping and out-of-memory errors, giving you a higher return on investment.
Provider page for instance type:
https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers
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| HM24-HK | 2 | 24.0GB | 200GB | $65.00 / month |
| Family: General Purpose Instance Type: Rx08 |
An all-round solution for day-to-day computing, the General Purpose cloud server plans are designed with an abundance of configurable vCPUs and memory. The whole host of memory-to-vCPU ratio options gives you the highest level of autonomy to find a configuration most suited to your applications. vCPUs are shared in all General Purpose plans. This maximizes resource utilization and therefore minimizes your cost while delivering reliable performance for its value.
Provider page for instance type:
https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers
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| R108-HK | 2 | 4.0GB | 150GB | $28.06 / month |
| R108-SG | 2 | 4.0GB | 150GB | $28.06 / month |
| R108-TP | 2 | 4.0GB | 150GB | $28.06 / month |
| R208-HK (Off rankings) | 4 | 12.0GB | 250GB | $53.80 / month |
| R208-SG | 4 | 12.0GB | 250GB | $53.80 / month |
| R308-HK | 8 | 16.0GB | 350GB | $68.00 / month |
| R408-HK | 10 | 20.0GB | 400GB | $93.00 / month |
| Family: Premium Compute Instance Type: PRO |
With the latest 4th generation AMD EPYC Genoa processor in the virtual machine, which provides 2x better performance over the previous generation and 2.5x better performance vs a 40-core Intel Ice Lake Xeon, as well as enhanced security. Ideal for critical workloads across cloud and high-performance computing.
Provider page for instance type:
https://www.layerstack.com/premium-compute
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| PRO200-HK | 4 | 8.0GB | 200GB | $32.00 / month |
| Family: ARM Based Instance Type: ARMx08 |
LayerStack’s latest Arm-based cloud server, powered by Ampere® Altra® Max cloud-optimized M128-30 processors that deliver exceptional performance with incredible speed plus as much as 30% more energy efficiency, allowing anyone to easily complete the most demanding workload.
Provider page for instance type:
https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers
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| ARM108-HK (preview) (Off rankings) | 4 | 8.0GB | 100GB | $10.00 / month |
| Family: Compute Optimized Instance Type: DCx08 |
With 100% dedicated vCPUs and NVMe SSD storage, Compute Optimized cloud sever plans are most appropriate for workloads that rely heavily on computing power and multitasking, but are less demanding in terms of memory. Compute Optimized plans are perfect solution when it comes to AI, machine learning, and other applications that can benefit from fast, coherent performance and low latency.
Provider page for instance type:
https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers
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| VPSBenchmarks has not tested any plan for this instance type yet. | ||||
| Family: Basic Cloud Instance Type: Bx08 |
The Basic Cloud offers reliable performance at the lowest cost and is built on AMD EPYC™ Gen 2/3 Processors. Ideal for low-traffic websites and users seeking simple, quality cloud computing solutions. Choose General Purpose plans for the newer generations of AMD or Intel CPUs, along with NVMe SSD.
Provider page for instance type:
https://www.layerstack.com/en/pricing#list-plan-cloudserver-basic
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| B008 | 1 | 1.0GB | 30GB | $5.00 / month |
| B108 | 1 | 2.0GB | 50GB | $8.00 / month |
| B208 | 4 | 6.0GB | 100GB | $10.00 / month |
| Instance Type: Other |
No description
Provider page for instance type:
/hosters/layerstack
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| PRO300-HK | 8 | 16.0GB | 300GB | $64.00 / month |