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.

Dedicated Hosting

Dedicated Hosting on the other hand, gives you the freedom of being alone. Alone means you are the sole owner of the server. You can do whatever you want and no other sites share the resources with you. You will have the ability to customize the hardware and software’s installed on your server, which you cannot find this privilege if you are under shared hosting. Listed below are some of the advantages why dedicated hosting is a popular option:

No more limitation in bandwidth usage:
With dedicated hosting, you have the amount of bandwidth of a server. Hence, downloading and uploading any materials from your site will not be a problem if you have a lot of daily visitors performing such activity.


More Secured:
Having a Dedicated Hosting is in fact more secured compared to shared hosting. This is because dedicated Hosting will be provided its own firewall. Therefore, the information stored in dedicated Hosting is less vulnerable to attacks by hackers or any malicious codes.

Quick server Response Time:
Since dedicated hosting means only you alone are hosted in that server, the response time of the server to requested files will be so much faster compared to shared hosting. Visitors who browse your website will feel happy because your pages will appear on their browser fast enough to satisfy them.


It sure comes with a price as dedicated Hosting is way more expensive than shared hosting. Dedicated Hosting Cost around $100-$150 per month for a good server. Some companies even give it for $75 per month, for okay/decent server.

Shared Hosting

Shared hosting is where a lot of websites share the same resources in one server. Resources here simply mean the total web space, the memory, the processor speed, as well as the bandwidth.

Shared hosting is just like you rent a room with a few other roommates, the reason behind sharing is the PRICE. Same goes with shared hosting; shared hosting is cheaper and more affordable compared to dedicate hosting. Nowadays, you can find shared hosting with the price of USD10 to USD90 per month. Therefore, if you think that price is an issue then you can surely select the shared hosting consequently, you have to bear the drawbacks of shared hosting those are:


Sharing Same IP :
Having the same IP address in shared hosting is the main concern when other sites in the server is actually being blacklisted for unethical activities such as spamming or generating illegal script. Since, you share the same server; it's obvious you will share the same IP address. So, when other sites are blacklisted, those sharing the same IP with them will also unfortunately share the same fate - being banned altogether by search engine. You will be the victim of crime which you don't commit.


Slow server Response Time:
If one of your neighbors has heavy daily traffic, it will consume most of the bandwidth and when things get tighten up, you will feel the slow response time such as difficulty accessing your website. This is because server will respond to the requested file in order of the queue. If one of the visitors happens to request it later and is on a long queue, that visitor will experience slow response time and might eventually end up leaving your website.


No Change is accepted:
You have to use what the shared hosting company provides, you cannot upgrade OS or install any software, and they provide their own environment, so you have to use what they offer.

Types of Hosting

There are 3 types of Hostings provided by the service providers:

1. Shared Hosting
2. Dedicated Hosting
3. Virtual Private Server

What is Hosting?

Hosting referred as Web site hosting, Web hosting, is the business of housing, serving, and maintaining files for one or more Web sites along with a fast connection to the inetrnet .