VPS( Virtual Private Server)

A VPS (Virtual Private Server) is a shared server that has many of the same functions as dedicated hosting. Unlike regular shared hosting, VPS allows the user to have a separate operating system, as well as root access. VPS gives certain performance guarantees that are normally associated with dedicated hosting.

To clear the picture one can assume VPS like an apartment complex. Everyone has their own living space, front door and lock. They are partitioned apart, although the whole of the building is together. Many common spots are shared, but each section has its own space. This is how VPS functions.

Like Dedicated Hosting VPS, provides its users with root access, the ability to run your own operating system, separate firewall, and many other.

So how do the two stacks up against each other? Price wise, the Dedicated Hosting is more expensive. VPS can offer all the security and functionality of a Dedicated Hosting, within reason, for a fraction of the price.