Cloud4box vs SmartApe — which to choose for a VPS
Comparing VPS from the catalogue: 36 plans at Cloud4box and 13 plans at SmartApe. Prices come from the hosts' price lists and are updated every day.
In short
- Cheaper — Cloud4box on 4 of 6 comparable configurations, SmartApe on 2.
- More countries — Cloud4box: 11 vs 3. Only there: France, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands and 5 more.
- DDoS protection — only at Cloud4box (27 plans of 36).
- Unlimited traffic — only at Cloud4box (36 plans of 36).
- Trial period — only at SmartApe.
These points are built from catalogue figures and change with the price lists.
Key facts
Cloud4box
SmartApe
VPS price from
$4.41 a month
$4.13 a month
VPS plans in the catalogue
36
13
Countries
Russia, France, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Poland, Spain, Hong Kong, Israel
Russia, Czechia, Israel
DDoS protection
yes — 27 plans of 36
no
Unlimited traffic
yes — 36 plans of 36
no
IPv6 support
yes — 27 plans of 36
yes — 4 plans of 13
Trial period
no
10 days free
Payment
Russian card / SBP, YooMoney, Invoice for companies
Russian card / SBP, YooMoney, Invoice for companies, International card, PayPal
Refunds
Unused balance refunded
Full refund within the first 10 days; unused balance refunded
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
99.98%
not stated
In business
since 2016
since 2012
Same configuration — where it is cheaper
The cheapest plan with at least as many cores and as much memory. No exact match — we take the nearest larger one.
Need
Cloud4box
SmartApe
1 core · 1 GB
1 core · 2 GB
2 cores · 2 GB
2 cores · 4 GB
4 cores · 8 GB
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper — Cloud4box or SmartApe?
Cloud4box — VPS from $4.41 a month, SmartApe — from $4.13. With 2 cores and 4 GB — $8.02 (“Big Disk”) vs $11.32 (“HDD S4”). Prices are updated from the hosts' price lists.
Where are the Cloud4box and SmartApe servers?
Cloud4box — Russia, France, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Poland, Spain, Hong Kong, Israel. SmartApe — Russia, Czechia, Israel.