FirstByte vs Cloud4box — which to choose for a VPS

Comparing VPS from the catalogue: 38 plans at FirstByte and 36 plans at Cloud4box. Prices come from the providers' price lists and are updated every day.

FirstByte FirstByte
FirstByte

38 plans · from $1.54

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Cloud4box Cloud4box
Cloud4box

36 plans · from $4.39

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In short

  • Cheaper — FirstByte on 4 of 5 comparable configurations, Cloud4box on 1.
  • DDoS protection — only at Cloud4box (27 plans of 36).
  • Unlimited traffic — only at Cloud4box (36 plans of 36).
  • Trial period — only at FirstByte.

These points are built from catalogue figures and change with the price lists.

Key facts

FirstByte
Cloud4box
VPS price from
$1.54 a month
$4.39 a month
VPS plans in the catalogue
38
36
Countries
Russia, Finland, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, United States, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Brazil, Bulgaria
Russia, France, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Poland, Spain, Hong Kong, Israel
DDoS protection
no
yes — 27 plans of 36
Unlimited traffic
no
yes — 36 plans of 36
IPv6 support
yes — 38 plans of 38
yes — 27 plans of 36
Trial period
1 day for a token fee
no
Payment
Russian card / SBP, YooMoney, Invoice for companies, PayPal
Russian card / SBP, YooMoney, Invoice for companies
Refunds
Unused balance refunded
Unused balance refunded
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
not stated
99.98%
In business
not stated
since 2016
Customer rating
no reviews yet · leave a review
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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.

FirstByte
Cloud4box
1 core · 1 GB
$3.56 / mo

“KVM-SAS-2” — 3 cores, 1 GB, 80 GB · nearest

$4.39 / mo

“Big Disk” — 1 core, 1 GB, 80 GB

1 core · 2 GB
$3.97 / mo

“Highmem KVM-SAS-1” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 50 GB · nearest

$6.61 / mo

“Big Disk” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 120 GB · nearest

2 cores · 2 GB
$3.97 / mo

“Highmem KVM-SAS-1” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 50 GB

$6.61 / mo

“Big Disk” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 120 GB

2 cores · 4 GB
$5.23 / mo

“Highmem KVM-SAS-2” — 2 cores, 4 GB, 60 GB

$7.98 / mo

“Big Disk” — 2 cores, 4 GB, 150 GB

4 cores · 8 GB
$28.59 / mo

“KVM-SSD-5” — 8 cores, 8 GB, 200 GB · nearest

$13.72 / mo

“Big Disk” — 4 cores, 8 GB, 250 GB

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper — FirstByte or Cloud4box?

FirstByte — VPS from $1.54 a month, Cloud4box — from $4.39. With 2 cores and 4 GB — $5.23 (“Highmem KVM-SAS-2”) vs $7.98 (“Big Disk”). Prices are updated from the providers' price lists.

Where are the FirstByte and Cloud4box servers?

FirstByte — Russia, Finland, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, United States, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Brazil, Bulgaria. Cloud4box — Russia, France, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Poland, Spain, Hong Kong, Israel.

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