🖥️ Rating system

Scoring: VPS comparison

This is how we rate VPS providers. The focus is on performance, network, tools and GDPR compliance.

Maximum score: 100

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Category	Criterion	Points breakdown	Max. points
Performance & specifications	CPU performance (vCPU/dedicated)	• Dedicated vCPU + AMD EPYC/Intel Xeon = full points • Shared vCPU with a good fair-use guarantee = 7 points • Shared vCPU without guarantee = 4 points	10
	RAM & storage (SSD/NVMe)	• NVMe SSD + ≥ 4 GB RAM from entry plan = full points • SSD + ≥ 2 GB RAM = 6 points • HDD or < 1 GB RAM = 2 points	8
	Scalability	• Seamless scaling + GPU option = full points • Predefined plans, good choice = 4 points • Fixed configurations = 2 points	5
	Uptime SLA	• 100% SLA with credits = full points • 99.99% SLA = 4 points • 99.9% SLA = 3 points • < 99.9% or no SLA = 0 points	5
Network & traffic	Included traffic	• Unlimited traffic = full points • ≥ 10 TB = 6 points • ≥ 1 TB = 3 points • < 1 TB = 1 point	8
	Network connectivity	• ≥ 10 Gbit/s = full points • ≥ 1 Gbit/s = 4 points • < 1 Gbit/s = 2 points	6
	Network features (load balancer, floating IP, VPC)	• Load balancer + floating IP + native VPC = full points • Two of the three features = 4 points • Basic network only = 1 point	6
Management & tools	Dashboard / user interface	• Modern, fast dashboard = full points • Functional dashboard = 4 points • Outdated interface = 2 points	6
	CLI & API	• Own CLI + full REST API + Terraform = full points • API + CLI available = 5 points • API only = 3 points • No API = 0 points	8
	Managed services (K8s, DB, PaaS)	• Managed K8s + DB + PaaS = full points • Managed K8s or DB = 4 points • No managed services = 0 points	6
Security & backup	DDoS protection	• Enterprise DDoS protection (≥ 1 Tbit/s) included = full points • Standard DDoS protection included = 4 points • Only at extra cost = 2 points • No DDoS protection = 0 points	6
	Backup & snapshots	• Automatic backups included + snapshots = full points • Backups at extra cost + snapshots = 4 points • Manual snapshots only = 2 points • No backup option = 0 points	6
	GDPR & certifications	• German data centre + ISO 27001 + SOC 2 = full points • EU data centre + ISO 27001 = 4 points • EU data centre only = 2 points • No EU location = 0 points	6
Price & support	Entry price	• < €2/month = full points • €2–5/month = 5 points • €5–10/month = 3 points • > €10/month = 1 point	7
	Billing model	• Hourly billing + EUR = full points • Hourly billing in USD = 3 points • Monthly only = 2 points • Annual with lock-in = 1 point	4
	Support & community	• 24/7 phone support in German + community = full points • 24/7 ticket/chat (German) = 4 points • Tickets in English only = 2 points • No support = 0 points	3
Total points:			100

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