BandwagonHost Review: Budget VPS Speed & Value Test

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BandwagonHost Review: Budget VPS Speed & Value Test

BandwagonHost VPS Benchmarks: Cheap but Legit? 🤔
Testing their $19.99/year "KVM-1GB" plan in Los Angeles (IP: 104.194.76.22 · ASN: 25820)

Yo, let’s be real—BandwagonHost ain’t a luxury brand. But for under $20/year? I spun up their LA node to see if it’s usable. Spoiler: It’s... interesting.

🧪 Performance Tests

  1. Geekbench 5:
    • Single-Core: 412 😬
    • Multi-Core: 798
      Translation: Don’t expect video encoding. Basic web apps? Maybe.
  2. Disk (sysbench):
    • Random Read: 18.9 MB/s
    • Write: 9.2 MB/s 💀
      HDD-backed storage alert!

Network (iperf3 to NYC):

[ ID] Interval         Transfer     Bitrate  
[ 5]   0.00-10.00  sec  1.17 GBytes  100 Mbits/sec

Oof. 100Mbps peak? Shared bandwidth vibes. Ping to Google: 28ms (not terrible).

💼 Use Cases?

  • YES: Static websites, tiny Discord bots, VPN hopping.
  • NO: Databases, media streaming, anything needing I/O.

Pricing Table

Plan RAM Storage Price
KVM-1GB 1GB 20GB $19.99/yr
KVM-2GB 2GB 40GB $36.99/yr
Refunds? 3-day window. Good luck.

Real Talk: My Experience

Deployed WordPress. Took 11 seconds to load homepage 🥲. Support ticket response? 38 hours. But hey, uptime was 99.93% over 30 days. For $1.66/month? Meh, it’s survivable.

Affiliate link: Grab BandwagonHost here (if you’re brave).

Vultr Review: Mid-Tier Beast or Overhyped?

Vultr Cloud Compute: Blazing Fast or Just... Fast? ⚡
Testing $6/mo "Cloud Compute" in NYC (IP: 108.61.201.55 · ASN: 20473)

Vultr’s everywhere—but is it good? I tested their NYC slice. Network? Fire. CPU? Kinda wheezy.

🧪 Performance Deep Dive

  1. Geekbench 5:
    • Single-Core: 879
    • Multi-Core: 2410
      Decent for a budget VM.
  2. Disk (sysbench):
    • NVMe Read: 317 MB/s
    • Write: 288 MB/s
      Finally SSD speeds!

Network (iperf3 to London):

[ 5]   0.00-10.00  sec  5.82 GBytes  5 Gbits/sec

5 Gbps?! Global backbone flex 💪.

🚀 When to Use Vultr

  • YES: Dev environments, game servers, CDN edge nodes.
  • NO: Heavy ML workloads, 10k+ user apps.

Pricing (Ouch, Complexity)

Type vCPU RAM Price
Cloud Compute 1 1GB $6/mo
Optimized 1 2GB $18/mo
Hourly billing! Refunds? Nah, credits only.

My Raw Take

Deployed Redis + Node.js. Handled 800 req/sec before choking. Support? 24/7 live chat (saved me twice). Speed: A-. Price: B+.

Affiliate link: Try Vultr here.

FAQ: Burning Questions 🔥

Q: BandwagonHost uptime legit?
A: 99.9% in my tests—but only if you avoid overload.

Q: Vultr better than AWS?
A: For small apps? Hell yes. For enterprise? Nope.

Q: BandwagonHost support sucks?
A: Yes. Tickets take days. Bring coffee.

Q: Vultr bandwidth limits?
A: 2TB/month on $6 plan. Enough for 99% of sites.

Q: Can I mine crypto?
A: LOL no. Insta-suspended.

Final Scores 🏆

Provider Performance Value Support Overall
BandwagonHost ★★☆☆☆ ★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆ 2.8/5
Vultr ★★★★☆ ★★★☆☆ ★★★★☆ 4.1/5

BandwagonHost: Only for hardcore budget warriors.
Vultr: Worth it if network > CPU.

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