Cheap VPS for Small Business Web Hosting

As a business owner looking for small business web hosting you may find yourself caught between the competing factors of needing the freedom, flexibility, and security of a dedicated server and the high cost of dedicated hosting. This is the niche that Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting is intended to fill. It provides the cost savings of shared hosting without the associated restrictions or security vulnerability. Unfortunately, since VPS competes with dedicated server hosting many services that offer small business web hosting are reluctant to price VPS on par with shared hosting. This is something that is starting to change as VPS becomes more widespread.

For your small business web hosting needs compare these VPS packages which are all offered for $20 per month or less.

IdeaStack Hosting: Platinum Plan: 600 MB RAM, 75 GB disk, 300 GB transfer, multiple OS support, WebMin (cPanel $12/mo), three IPs, 99.9 percent up-time guarantee, 24/7 live chat/email support, $20/mo or $16.67/mo prepaid annually.

In2net Network: BudgetVPS1010: 256 MB RAM, 15 GB RAID 10 disk, 200 GB transfer, CentOS, Plesk, one domain, one IP, email support, $19.95/mo or $9.95/mo prepaid annually.

Network Redux: VS+ Standard: 256 MB RAM, 10 GB RAID 10 disk, 100 GB transfer, multiple OS support, cPanel $10/mo, domains $12/mo, one IP (additional IPs $2/mo each), 24/7 support, managed and monitored, $19/mo or $15/mo prepaid annually.

ProVPS: VPS 256: 256 MB RAM, 20 GB RAID 10 disk, 150 GB transfer, multiple OS support, cPanel, one domain, one IP, 24/7 phone/email support, 100 percent up-time guarantee, $19.95 per month.

RapidVPS: Rapid.One: 128 MB RAM, 5 GB disk, 100 GB transfer, multiple OS support, WebMin, two IPs, phone support, 99.9 percent up-time guarantee, $19.95/mo.

SliceHost (subsidiary of Rackspace): 256 slice: 256 MB RAM, 10 GB RAID 10 disk, 100 GB transfer, multiple OS support, SliceManager panel plus a mobile portal, one IP (additional IPs $2/mo each), live chat/email support, $20/mo.

VPSLink: Link-3: 256 MB RAM, 10 GB RAID 5, 300 GB transfer, multiple OS support, one domain, one IP, HostInABox (only with CentOS), limited support, $19.95/mo or $16.76/mo prepaid annually. (Link-1 $6.62/mo and Link-2 $11.72/mo prepaid annually).