VPS vs VDS vs Dedicated/Bare Metal?

stupidgeniusstupidgenius
edited 8:57PM in General

Curious what everyone's decision making are on picking a hosted service.

My thought process is mostly around:
1. If it is for a personal/non-revenue project(s), go for as cheap as VPS as can handle it. (And I would migrate/upgrade it once I start to run into resource/access issues.)
2. I tend to move towards more premium options/hosts for VDS or Dedicated servers if it would hurt me financially or reputation if it were to perform poorly.

Why?
  1. What makes you decide to pick a VPS vs a VDS vs a Dedicated/Bare Metal server?3 votes
    1. Budget/Cost
        0.00%
    2. Flexibility/Scability
      33.33%
    3. Security
        0.00%
    4. Noisy neighbor (or CPU steal)
        0.00%
    5. I Idle Everything
      33.33%
    6. Other (explain below please)
      33.33%

Comments

  • stupidgeniusstupidgenius

    Fixed the poll, thanks @AnthonySmith!

  • frodothebearerfrodothebearer

    For me, it all depends on what the project is. I determine the needs and goals of the project and go from there. It can also change as your project changes over time. Sometimes you can start with a VPS but you'll need to scale to dedicated resources. Other times you start with dedicated but realize you can just use a few small VPSs for half the price.

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