Introduction
One of the most common questions we hear is: "Should I get a dedicated server or a VPS?" The answer depends on your workload, budget, and technical requirements.
VPS: The Sweet Spot for Most
A VPS (Virtual Private Server) gives you dedicated resources within a virtualised environment. At Hostingowy, our KVM-based VPS offers strong isolation, dedicated CPU cores, and NVMe storage — starting at £10/mo.
Best for: Web applications, development environments, small-to-medium databases, WordPress sites.
Dedicated Servers: Raw Power
A dedicated server gives you an entire physical machine. No hypervisor overhead, no noisy neighbours, full control over the hardware. Starting at £80/mo.
Best for: High-traffic applications, PCI DSS compliance, GPU workloads, large databases, latency-sensitive applications.
Cost Comparison
VPS: £10-£50/mo for 2-8 cores, 4-32GB RAM, NVMe storage.
Dedicated: £80-£500/mo for 8-32 cores, 32-256GB RAM, enterprise NVMe.
Scaling Path
Many businesses start with VPS and scale up. When you need more than 16 cores or 64GB RAM, a dedicated server becomes more cost-effective than a VPS at that scale.
Our Recommendation
Start with a VPS (£15/mo). If you hit resource limits or need hardware-level isolation, upgrade to a dedicated server. We make migrations seamless with zero-downtime transfers.