VPS vs Dedicated Server: what's the difference and when to upgrade?

VPS vs Dedicated Server: the fundamental differences

The VPS: smart virtualization

A VPS is a virtual machine running on a physical server shared between multiple clients. With KVM virtualization, your resources are strictly isolated — you don't suffer from neighbors. It's the ideal solution for 90% of projects.

VPS advantages:

VPS limitations:

The Dedicated Server: raw performance

A bare metal dedicated server gives you exclusive access to 100% of the physical hardware. No neighbors, no contention. Performance is maximum and predictable.

Dedicated advantages:

Dedicated limitations:

When to upgrade from VPS to dedicated?

Switch to dedicated when:

Our recommendation

Start with an NVMe VPS and scale up progressively. VexCloud offers AMD EPYC 7642 (48 cores) and 2× Xeon Gold 6138 servers in Paris, EQUINIX PA6.