BandwagonHost vs Vultr: Cheap US VPS Speed Test & Real-World Benchmarks!

🖥️ BandwagonHost Bench Report (Los Angeles, USA)

IP: 192.210.191.105 · ASN: AS25820 (IT7 Networks)

Intro
BandwagonHost (aka "BWG") is like that old reliable pickup truck – not fancy, but gets the job done. They've been around forever, focusin' on budget KVM VPS. I grabbed their $19.99/year plan:

• 1 vCPU · 1GB RAM · 20GB SSD · 1TB BW @ 1Gbps

bench.sh Results (oof, mixed bag):

CPU Model: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 [2.40GHz]  👉 *Single-core, kinda dated but whatever*  
I/O Speed: 78 MB/s ✋ *...meh, expected at this price*  
Network Speed (LA to SF):  
  Send: 315 Mbps ⬆️  
  Recv: 47 Mbps ⬇️  😬 *Yikes, asymmetry much?*  
Ping Stats:  
  LA: 9.2 ms | NY: 78 ms | London: 152 ms *👉 Decent for West Coast!*  

Real Talk Usage:

• ✅ Good for: Personal VPN, tiny Wordpress blog, SSH tunneling.
• ❌ Avoid: Video streaming, database-heavy stuff. That I/O chokes.
• 😂 "It Works" Moment: Hosted my grandma’s cat blog. 12 visitors/day. Purrfect.

FAQ Time!

Q: Can I watch Netflix thru BWG’s VPN?
A: Nah, IPs get flagged often. Use for privacy, not streaming.

Q: Support any good?
A: Tickets take 8-12 hrs. But hey, it’s $1.66/month – lower expectations!

Cancellation & Refunds

• 7-day refund 👉 Only if you’ve used <5% BW. Read the fine print, folks!
• Renewals auto-bill. Cancel at least 3 days before or 💸.

Pricing Table (2024)

⚡ Vultr Bench Report (New York, USA)

IP: 108.61.200.22 · ASN: AS20473 (Choopa, LLC)

Intro
Vultr’s the "plug-n-play" cloud. Spin up a VM in 55 secs? Yeah. Tested their $5/mo "Cloud Compute":

• 1 vCPU · 1GB RAM · 25GB NVMe · 1TB BW

bench.sh Results (Consistency wins!):

CPU Model: AMD EPYC 7763 [2.45GHz]  🚀 *Zen3 core, snappy!*  
I/O Speed: 297 MB/s ✅ *NVMe magic!*  
Network Speed (NY to Chicago):  
  Send: 942 Mbps ⬆️  
  Recv: 899 Mbps ⬇️  👏 *Now we talkin'!*  
Ping Stats:  
  NY: 2.1 ms | LA: 72 ms | Frankfurt: 94 ms *👉 Beast for East/EU traffic*  

What Can YOU Do With This?

• ✅ Run: Small apps, Discord bots, ~500 visitor sites, Minecraft server (4 friends max lol).
• 🔥 Pro Tip: Their $6 DDoS protection add-on saved my game server from skiddies.

FAQ Time!

Q: Hourly billing?
A: Yep! Delete VM = stop paying. No sneaky charges.

Q: IPv6 included?
A: ✔️ Free /64 block. Good for homelabbers.

Cancellation & Refunds

• NO refunds ❗ But you only pay for hours used. No commitment.
• Delete = cancel. Easy peasy.

Pricing Table (NYC)

🧠 Final Thoughts

• Need dirt-cheap annual pricing
• Don’t care about 24/7 support
• Use light Linux tasks (Proxmox backup? Sure!)
• Want modern hardware + global DCs
• Need hourly scaling
• Hate long-term contracts

Vultr = Flexibility Beast 🦖 if you:

👉 Spin Up Vultr $5 VM

BandwagonHost = Budget King 👑 if you:

👉 Grab BWG’s $19.99 Deal

Bottom line: BWG saves cash, Vultr saves headaches. Pick yer poison!

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