serv.host vs SmartApe — which to choose for a VPS

Comparing VPS from the catalogue: 15 plans at serv.host and 13 plans at SmartApe. Prices come from the hosts' price lists and are updated every day.

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serv.host

15 plans · from $5.15

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SmartApe SmartApe
SmartApe

13 plans · from $4.13

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In short

  • Cheaper — SmartApe on 4 of 6 comparable configurations, serv.host on 2.
  • More countries — serv.host: 20 vs 3. Only there: Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France and 14 more.
  • DDoS protection — only at serv.host (15 plans of 15).
  • IPv6 support — only at SmartApe (4 plans of 13).
  • Trial period — only at SmartApe.

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

Key facts

serv.host
SmartApe
VPS price from
$5.15 a month
$4.13 a month
VPS plans in the catalogue
15
13
Countries
Russia, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, United States, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Czechia, Switzerland, Norway, Canada, Poland, Denmark, Lithuania, Austria, Italy, Estonia, Latvia
Russia, Czechia, Israel
DDoS protection
yes — 15 plans of 15
no
IPv6 support
no
yes — 4 plans of 13
Trial period
no
10 days free
Payment
Russian card / SBP, Cryptocurrency
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)
99.9%
not stated
In business
since 2020
since 2012
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.

serv.host
SmartApe
1 core · 1 GB
$5.15 / mo

“AMD-EPYC-7713-0.5” — 1 core, 2 GB, 25 GB · nearest

$4.13 / mo

“HDD S1” — 2 cores, 1 GB, 50 GB · nearest

1 core · 2 GB
$5.15 / mo

“AMD-EPYC-7713-0.5” — 1 core, 2 GB, 25 GB

$7.13 / mo

“HDD S2” — 4 cores, 2 GB, 50 GB · nearest

2 cores · 2 GB
$7.79 / mo

“Epyc-7502-3” — 2 cores, 3 GB, 30 GB · nearest

$7.13 / mo

“HDD S2” — 4 cores, 2 GB, 50 GB · nearest

2 cores · 4 GB
$10.30 / mo

“Epyc-7502-4” — 2 cores, 4 GB, 40 GB

$11.32 / mo

“HDD S4” — 6 cores, 4 GB, 50 GB · nearest

4 cores · 8 GB
$16.77 / mo

“Epyc-7502-5” — 4 cores, 8 GB, 80 GB

$16.71 / mo

“HDD S8” — 8 cores, 8 GB, 50 GB · nearest

8 cores · 16 GB
$51.51 / mo

“Epyc-7502-7” — 8 cores, 32 GB, 320 GB · nearest

$27.49 / mo

“HDD S16” — 12 cores, 16 GB, 50 GB · nearest

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper — serv.host or SmartApe?

serv.host — VPS from $5.15 a month, SmartApe — from $4.13. With 2 cores and 4 GB — $10.30 (“Epyc-7502-4”) vs $11.32 (“HDD S4”). Prices are updated from the hosts' price lists.

Where are the serv.host and SmartApe servers?

serv.host — Russia, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, United States, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Czechia, Switzerland, Norway, Canada, Poland, Denmark, Lithuania, Austria, Italy, Estonia, Latvia. SmartApe — Russia, Czechia, Israel.

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