Timeweb vs FriendHosting — which to choose for a VPS

Comparing VPS from the catalogue: 50 plans at Timeweb and 22 plans at FriendHosting. Prices come from the hosts' price lists and are updated every day.

Timeweb Timeweb
Timeweb

50 plans · from $6.48

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FriendHosting FriendHosting
FriendHosting

22 plans · from $3.34

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In short

  • Cheaper — Timeweb on 4 of 6 comparable configurations, FriendHosting on 2.
  • More countries — FriendHosting: 15 vs 5. Only there: Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, Romania and 8 more.
  • Dedicated cores — only at Timeweb (8 plans of 50).
  • Free server administration — only at FriendHosting (22 plans of 22).

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

Key facts

Timeweb
FriendHosting
VPS price from
$6.48 a month
$3.34 a month
VPS plans in the catalogue
50
22
Countries
Russia, Netherlands, United States, Germany, Kazakhstan
Netherlands, Bulgaria, United States, Greece, Spain, Romania, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Czechia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Japan, Brazil
Dedicated cores
yes — 8 plans of 50
no
Free server administration
no
yes — 22 plans of 22
Trial period
no
no
Payment
Russian card / SBP, YooMoney, Invoice for companies, International card
International card, PayPal
Refunds
Unused balance refunded
Unused balance refunded
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
not stated
not stated
In business
since 2006
since 2009
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.

Timeweb
FriendHosting
1 core · 1 GB
$6.48 / mo

“Cloud EKB 15” — 1 core, 1 GB, 15 GB

$5.02 / mo

“Start NVMe” — 1 core, 1 GB, 10 GB

1 core · 2 GB
$8.83 / mo

“Cloud EKB 30” — 1 core, 2 GB, 30 GB

$9.50 / mo

“Plus NVMe” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 20 GB · nearest

2 cores · 2 GB
$11.78 / mo

“Cloud EKB 40” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 40 GB

$9.50 / mo

“Plus NVMe” — 2 cores, 2 GB, 20 GB

2 cores · 4 GB
$14.13 / mo

“Cloud EKB 50” — 2 cores, 4 GB, 50 GB

$19.01 / mo

“Storage 1 Tb” — 4 cores, 4 GB, 1024 GB · nearest

4 cores · 8 GB
$23.56 / mo

“Cloud EKB 80” — 4 cores, 8 GB, 80 GB

$38.58 / mo

“Business NVMe” — 8 cores, 8 GB, 70 GB · nearest

8 cores · 16 GB
$53.00 / mo

“Cloud EKB 160” — 8 cores, 16 GB, 160 GB

$61.51 / mo

“Corporate NVMe” — 8 cores, 16 GB, 120 GB

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper — Timeweb or FriendHosting?

Timeweb — VPS from $6.48 a month, FriendHosting — from $3.34. With 2 cores and 4 GB — $14.13 (“Cloud EKB 50”) vs $19.01 (“Storage 1 Tb”). Prices are updated from the hosts' price lists.

Where are the Timeweb and FriendHosting servers?

Timeweb — Russia, Netherlands, United States, Germany, Kazakhstan. FriendHosting — Netherlands, Bulgaria, United States, Greece, Spain, Romania, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Czechia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Japan, Brazil.

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