Dedicated servers
What Dedicated servers actually is
A dedicated server is an entire physical machine: all cores, RAM, disks and usually a dedicated NIC. Use it for isolation, licensing, sustained CPU or compliance theatre that a VPS cannot satisfy.
How it is sold
Hetzner, OVH Dedibox, Leaseweb, Contabo, Hivelocity and Liquid Web provision from a catalogue. You still install the OS unless you pay for managed dedicated.
Who it is for
- High, steady CPU or RAM
- Software that forbids virtualisation
- Isolation from noisy VPS neighbours
What to watch
- Hardware lead times versus cloud VMs
- Disk and NIC generation
How it differs from nearby products
- Bare metal — Bare metal is dedicated with cloud-style APIs and often hourly billing.
- Colocation — Colo is your hardware in their cage; dedicated is their hardware on a lease.
- VPS hosting — VPS is enough until it is not — most sites never need dedicated.
Ranked hosts for Dedicated servers
Hetzner
Best price-to-performance VPS in Europe and Singapore
Support 8.0Quality 9.4Experience 9.1Value 9.7Reliability 8.8
From₹320/mo
Vultr
Multi-city cloud including Mumbai and Delhi
Support 7.8Quality 8.6Experience 7.8Value 8.4Reliability 8.2
From₹210/mo
OVHcloud
Anti-DDoS dedicated and VPS with a wide footprint
Support 7.4Quality 8.4Experience 8.3Value 8.8Reliability 8.0
From₹300/mo
Liquid Web
Fully managed US VPS, dedicated and WooCommerce
Support 9.3Quality 9.0Experience 8.8Value 6.2Reliability 8.6
From₹1,600/mo
Netcup
German root servers with strong CPU value
Support 7.2Quality 8.8Experience 8.0Value 9.4Reliability 8.2
From₹250/mo
Leaseweb
Enterprise dedicated servers and IP transit
Support 8.2Quality 8.8Experience 8.4Value 7.0Reliability 7.8
From₹3,400/mo
Contabo
High RAM VPS at a low monthly price
Support 7.0Quality 7.8Experience 8.2Value 9.4Reliability 7.6
From₹420/mo
Scaleway
European cloud, ARM and Dedibox servers
Support 7.6Quality 8.5Experience 8.3Value 8.6Reliability 8.0
From₹300/mo
RoseHosting
Fully managed Linux VPS in the US
Support 9.0Quality 8.4Experience 8.6Value 7.0Reliability 8.1
From₹590/mo
IONOS
Inexpensive EU/US VPS with a consumer-friendly control panel
Support 8.0Quality 8.0Experience 8.3Value 8.8Reliability 7.7
From₹340/mo
Cherry Servers
Hourly bare metal and GPU
Support 8.0Quality 8.6Experience 8.2Value 8.0Reliability 8.0
From₹1,270/mo
KnownHost
Managed VPS and reseller hosting
Support 8.8Quality 8.4Experience 8.4Value 7.8Reliability 8.1
A2 Hosting
Turbo shared hosting and any-OS VPS
Support 8.2Quality 8.4Experience 8.4Value 8.2Reliability 7.8
Hivelocity
US bare metal with fast provisioning
Support 8.4Quality 8.6Experience 8.0Value 6.8Reliability 7.6
From₹4,150/mo
AccuWeb Hosting
Windows and India-friendly VPS with GST billing
Support 8.4Quality 7.4Experience 8.5Value 8.2Reliability 6.8
Time4VPS
Cheap EU VPS with optional managed extras
Support 7.4Quality 7.8Experience 8.2Value 9.0Reliability 7.5
RackNerd
US VPS deals and annual bargains
Support 6.8Quality 7.4Experience 7.6Value 9.6Reliability 7.2
Servers.com
Custom dedicated in US, NL and Hong Kong
Support 8.0Quality 8.5Experience 7.8Value 6.6Reliability 7.5
From₹4,200/mo
InMotion Hosting
US agencies wanting shared-to-dedicated growth
Support 8.4Quality 8.0Experience 8.0Value 7.8Reliability 7.6
UltaHost
Budget VPS and shared hosting across many cities including India
Support 8.0Quality 7.8Experience 7.8Value 8.6Reliability 7.4
Atlantic.Net
HIPAA-aware US cloud with a Singapore node
Support 8.2Quality 8.0Experience 8.0Value 7.2Reliability 7.5
From₹510/mo
IBM Cloud
Enterprise hybrid, SAP and regulated workloads
Support 8.4Quality 8.6Experience 7.6Value 5.0Reliability 7.5
From₹3,400/mo
InterServer
Unlimited US shared hosting and Windows VPS
Support 8.0Quality 7.4Experience 7.8Value 8.5Reliability 6.8
From₹420/mo
YouStable
India-based LiteSpeed/NVMe shared and VPS with GST billing
Support 8.2Quality 7.4Experience 8.0Value 9.0Reliability 7.2
Aruba Cloud
Low-cost Italian and EU cloud
Support 7.2Quality 7.6Experience 7.2Value 8.6Reliability 6.8
From₹250/mo
Hostwinds
Inexpensive US and Amsterdam VPS with hourly billing
Support 7.8Quality 7.4Experience 7.4Value 8.2Reliability 6.7
From₹420/mo
AlphaVPS
Low-cost EU VPS and storage boxes
Support 7.0Quality 7.6Experience 7.8Value 8.8Reliability 7.2
HostingRaja
Ultra-budget Indian shared hosting and resellers
Support 7.4Quality 6.6Experience 7.8Value 8.6Reliability 6.1
Questions buyers ask
Dedicated or two big VPS?
Two regions of VPS usually beat one dedicated box for availability. Dedicated wins on raw single-node performance and some licences.