Web hosting vs VPS hosting
Web hosting is a managed home for your website. A VPS is your own virtual server. The right answer depends far more on who maintains it than on raw specifications.
Web hosting
A managed, ready-to-use environment with a control panel, caching and security handled by us.
Best for
- Brochure sites, blogs and portfolios
- Small and mid-sized stores
- Anyone who does not want to administer a server
VPS hosting
Guaranteed cores and memory with full root access, so you choose the entire stack yourself.
Best for
- Custom applications and APIs
- Teams with a developer or sysadmin
- Workloads needing specific software versions
The differences that matter
| Feature | Web hosting | VPS hosting |
|---|---|---|
| Who maintains the server | Ayuni Host | You, or a managed add-on |
| Root / SSH access | SSH only, no root | Full root access |
| Resources | Isolated account limits | Guaranteed dedicated cores |
| Control panel | Included | Optional |
| Software freedom | Supported stack | Anything you install |
| Setup effort | Minutes | An hour or more |
| Typical starting cost | Lowest | Higher |
| Scaling | Change plan in one click | Resize with a short reboot |
So which one should you buy?
Choose web hosting if your site is built on WordPress or a similar platform and you would rather spend your time on the business than on package updates.
Choose a VPS when you need software the shared stack does not offer, when you are running an application rather than a website, or when you want to isolate several projects behind your own firewall rules.
If you need guaranteed power without server administration, business or cloud hosting sits neatly between the two.
Questions people ask us
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