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Hivelocity VPS review and pricing

Hivelocity is a VPS provider based in Tampa, United States with 30 data-center locations in 16 countries (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America). Plans start at $10.00/month for pro.sm.amd (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 10 TB traffic); the median price is $3.56 per GB of RAM. It offers Windows Server, bills monthly.

Short answer

As of October 23, 2026, Hivelocity sells 8 VPS plans from $10.00/month (pro.sm.amd: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 10 TB traffic) in 30 locations. It ranks #78 of 160 providers overall and #9 of 153 for VPS for Ollama and Local LLMs. It has no Trustpilot profile.

Key takeaways

  • Cheapest plan: pro.sm.amd at $10.00/month (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 10 TB traffic).
  • Windows Server from $10.00/month (pro.sm.amd, licence terms not published).
  • 30 data-center locations in 16 countries: Albany, Amsterdam, Ashburn, Atlanta, Chicago, Colorado Springs and 24 more.
  • Ranks #78 of 160 overall; best placing #9 of 153 for VPS for Ollama and Local LLMs.

Key facts

Websitehivelocity.net
HeadquartersTampa, United States
Cheapest planpro.sm.amd, $10.00/month
Price per GB RAM (median)$3.56
Data centers30 locations in 16 countries (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Virtualization—
BillingMonthly
Windows ServerYes Windows is listed among the selectable operating systems on the VPS page; license pricing not stated.
Operating systemsUbuntu, Windows, AlmaLinux, Debian, Rocky Linux, Custom ISO
StorageYes NVMe (NVMe, SSD)
DDoS protection—
Backups / snapshotsPaid backups; snapshots: —
IPv4 / IPv6IPv4 included: —; IPv6: —
APIYes
Dedicated CPU plansYes
Payment methods—
Money-backNot published
Support24/7/365 support; claims engineer responses in under 15 minutes
Email / port 25Port 25 blocked by default
Uptime SLA99.99% uptime SLA
TrustpilotNo profile found

Plans and prices

8 plans recorded across 4 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest.

PlanLineCPUvCPURAMStorageTraffic$/month$/GB RAMNotes
pro.sm.amd VPS (AMD, shared) Shared 2 4 GB 40 GB NVMe 10 TB $10.00 $2.50 Shared CPU cores with guaranteed minimums; 1 Gbps port.
pro.md.amd VPS (AMD, shared) Shared 4 8 GB 80 GB NVMe 10 TB $15.00 $1.88 Sale price; regular price $20/mo.
vds.sm.intel VDS (Intel, dedicated cores) Dedicated 2 4 GB 80 GB 10 TB $21.00 $5.25 Dedicated, unshared CPU cores.
vds.md.intel VDS (Intel, dedicated cores) Dedicated 4 8 GB 160 GB 10 TB $37.00 $4.62 Sale price; regular price $42/mo.
Intel E-2236 Dedicated server Dedicated 12 16 GB 480 GB SSD 20 TB $97.00 $6.06 6 cores / 12 threads; sale price, regular $129/mo; 1 Gbps port.
2x Xeon E5-2680 v4 Dedicated server Dedicated 56 128 GB 2250 GB SSD 20 TB $250.00 $1.95 28 cores / 56 threads; 2x 1TB SSD plus 250GB hardware RAID 1; 10 Gbps port.
Threadripper PRO 7965WX Dedicated server Dedicated 48 1024 GB 4512 GB NVMe 20 TB $750.00 $0.73 24 cores / 48 threads; 512GB + 2x 2TB NVMe; 10 Gbps port.
EPYC 7302P + NVIDIA L4 Dedicated GPU server Dedicated 32 128 GB 4321 GB SSD 20 TB $999.00 $7.80 16 cores / 32 threads; 480GB + 3.84TB SSD; 1 Gbps port.

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Hivelocity: price per GB of RAM by planHivelocity: price per GB of RAM by plan$ per GB RAM / monthpro.sm.amdpro.sm.amd: $2.50$2.50pro.md.amdpro.md.amd: $1.88$1.88vds.sm.intelvds.sm.intel: $5.25$5.25vds.md.intelvds.md.intel: $4.62$4.62Intel E-2236Intel E-2236: $6.06$6.062x Xeon E5-2680 v42x Xeon E5-2680 v4: $1.95$1.95Threadripper PRO 7965WXThreadripper PRO 7965WX: $0.73$0.73EPYC 7302P + NVIDIA L4EPYC 7302P + NVIDIA L4: $7.80$7.80
Monthly price per gigabyte of RAM for each published plan.

Hivelocity Windows VPS prices

Plans that can run Windows Server, with the monthly licence fee added where Hivelocity charges one.

PlanvCPURAMStorage$/monthLicence
pro.sm.amd24 GB40 GB$10.00licence terms not published
pro.md.amd48 GB80 GB$15.00licence terms not published
vds.sm.intel24 GB80 GB$21.00licence terms not published
vds.md.intel48 GB160 GB$37.00licence terms not published
Intel E-22361216 GB480 GB$97.00licence terms not published
2x Xeon E5-2680 v456128 GB2250 GB$250.00licence terms not published

Data-center locations

Hivelocity lets you deploy in 30 locations: 16 in North America, 7 in Europe, 5 in Asia, 1 in South America and 1 in Oceania. Countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea and 4 more.

Map of Hivelocity locations

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Pros and cons

Strengths

  • Network of 30 cities in 14 countries, wide for a provider of this size
  • VPS, dedicated-core VDS, bare metal and GPU servers under a single account and API
  • One-click apps such as CloudPanel, Coolify, Portainer and GitLab, plus custom ISO

Limitations

  • Only two shared VPS sizes are listed on the VPS page, so scaling up means moving to VDS
  • Port 25 is blocked on VPS
  • Backups sit in a separate paid service (Rapid Restore) and no refund policy is stated

Acceptable use

Port 25 is blocked on VPS plans; use ports 587/465 or a third-party mail service.

Where Hivelocity ranks

Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.

Alternatives to Hivelocity

Providers closest to Hivelocity by region, price and features. LikeVPS, Contabo and Google Cloud Compute Engine are the nearest matches.

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# Provider Plan $/month RAM $/GB RAM Locations Windows Trustpilot
1 LikeVPS Lite 2.0 $10.00 2 GB $5.00 26 Yes —
2 Contabo Cloud VPS 4 $6.16 8 GB $0.77 10 Yes 4.6 (11,470)
3 Google Cloud Compute Engine e2-micro $6.11 1 GB $6.11 41 Yes 1.4 (43)
4 Evoxt VM-0.5 $2.99 512 MB $5.98 17 Yes —
5 OVHcloud VPS VPS-1 $4.54 4 GB $1.14 11 Yes 3.8 (8,843)
6 Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (B-series) Standard_B2ats_v2 $6.86 1 GB $6.86 48 Yes 1.4 (57)

Frequently asked questions

How much does Hivelocity VPS cost?

Plans start at $10.00 per month for pro.sm.amd (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 10 TB traffic); Shared CPU cores with guaranteed minimums; 1 Gbps port. Across its published plans the median price is $3.56 per GB of RAM.

Where are Hivelocity's data centers?

Hivelocity lets you deploy in 30 locations: 16 in North America, 7 in Europe, 5 in Asia, 1 in South America and 1 in Oceania. Countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea and 4 more.

Does Hivelocity offer Windows VPS?

Windows is listed among the selectable operating systems on the VPS page; license pricing not stated. Cheapest Windows-capable plan: pro.sm.amd at $10.00/month.

Does Hivelocity have hourly billing?

No; billing is monthly.

Is Hivelocity good?

As of October 23, 2026, Hivelocity sells 8 VPS plans from $10.00/month (pro.sm.amd: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 10 TB traffic) in 30 locations. It ranks #78 of 160 providers overall and #9 of 153 for VPS for Ollama and Local LLMs. It has no Trustpilot profile. Strengths: network of 30 cities in 14 countries, wide for a provider of this size and vps, dedicated-core vds, bare metal and gpu servers under a single account and api. Limitations: only two shared vps sizes are listed on the vps page, so scaling up means moving to vds and port 25 is blocked on vps.

Sources

Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 16, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.