| I'm in a rather good situation to answer this. I have a Vultr VPS and a Linode VPS. Both are on $10/month plans. Linode I use as an rsync server, fossil server, and for IRC. It's running Arch Linux. I would like to run FreeBSD on it, but I didn't know you could when I got it. The Vultr one is a Postgres server running on DragonFlyBSD that I use as a database for various hobby projects. I experiment with various distributed computing projects with the two of them. I'm very happy with both of them. I'd like to unify on one for ease of payment and maintenance, but I can't decide which. :( Linode pros: - Recently the $10/mo plan went from 1GB RAM to 2GB! EDIT: So apparently I should've read the link… that was what this is about. Thanks for the extra RAM! - 4GB extra disk space (20GB vs 24GB). - I like their management panel better. - liXXX-YY.members.linode.com is an alias for your instance. It's much easier to remember than my Vultr IP. Linode cons: - I'm worried about security. - Installing OSes other than the available images is hard. Vultr pros: - Custom ISOs are nice for those of us who vastly prefer BSD servers. - So far no security breaches? - May be slightly faster, but it's hard to say given the OS difference. I suspect it's just DragonFlyBSD being DragonFlyBSD. Vultr cons: - Web management is mediocre; Linode's is better designed and shows me more information. - Young, who knows what their security is actually like. - A little more expensive for what you get. I don't mind much though. If any Linode people are reading this, I think I would settle on Linode _IF_ I can get some assurance about security practices. It's a nice service. I like you. It would be extra nice if you roll out some custom ISO thing eventually. EDIT: Obligatory "not affiliated with either company". Just a dude that wants to host some place for his fossil repos, rsync, and Postgres server. One of these days I'll just maintain my own server on a Free platform (not Intel, not x86_64) and not use any VPS provider. |