LayerStack vs MaxKVM
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We have tested 11 VPS plans from LayerStack and MaxKVM. This page is a summary and a comparison of all test results for those 2 providers.
LayerStack
LayerStack was founded in 2017.
It is headquartered in Singapore.
It offers VPS hosting products.
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Singapore
- United States
MaxKVM
MaxKVM was founded in 2008.
It is headquartered in the USA.
It offers VPS hosting products.
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- United States
VPS Plans
| Plan Name | Monthly Price | CPU cores | Memory (GB) | Disk Space (GB) | Data Transfer (GB) | Latest trial | |
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SKVM-1G | $5.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 25 | 1000 | Oct 20 2020 |
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SKVM-2G | $8.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 50 | 2000 | Jan 28 2021 |
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SKVM-4G | $12.00 | 2 | 4.0 | 75 | 3000 | Jul 29 2020 |
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PKVM-6G | $18.00 | 3 | 6.0 | 100 | 5000 | Dec 12 2020 |
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PKVM-8G | $25.00 | 4 | 8.0 | 150 | 10000 | Jun 12 2020 |
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R108-HK | $28.06 | 2 | 4.0 | 150 | 5000 | Jul 24 2020 |
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DC108-HK | $32.00 | 2 | 6.0 | 200 | 5000 | Jan 18 2021 |
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High Frequency 04 | $48.00 | 4 | 8.0 | 250 | 6000 | Dec 03 2020 |
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PKVM-16G | $50.00 | 8 | 16.0 | 200 | 20000 | Sep 07 2020 |
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R208-HK | $53.80 | 4 | 12.0 | 250 | 6000 | Oct 07 2020 |
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High Frequency 06 | $94.00 | 16.0 | 350 | 8000 | Dec 07 2020 |
Performance Grades
To summarize the performance of each VPS plan, we generated grades based on the various tests that were run: web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Each grade focuses on one aspect of the VPS speed or stability (cpu, disk IO, network IO...) and is made of one or more metrics measured during the tests.
Grades are evenly distributed between A and F. A is best, F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
Screen all VPS from LayerStack and MaxKVM| Plan Name | Web Perf | Raw CPU Power | Perf Stability | Disk IO Perf | Network Perf | |
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SKVM-1G
$5.00 |
D | D | D | D | B |
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SKVM-2G
$8.00 |
D | D | C | C | D |
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SKVM-4G
$12.00 |
B | B | B | C | B |
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PKVM-6G
$18.00 |
A | B | B | C | E |
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PKVM-8G
$25.00 |
B | A | B | C | E |
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R108-HK
$28.06 |
B | C | C | C | B |
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DC108-HK
$32.00 |
A | C | C | A | C |
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High Frequency 04
$48.00 |
A | B | C | B | D |
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PKVM-16G
$50.00 |
A | A | B | C | B |
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R208-HK
$53.80 |
A | B | B | B | A |
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High Frequency 06
$94.00 |
A | A | C | A | D |
CPUs
These are the CPUs we have seen in LayerStack and MaxKVM instances in the past 18 months.
| All LayerStack CPUs | All MaxKVM CPUs |
| AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB) | AMD EPYC 7302P 16-Core Processor |
VPS Instance Provisioning Time
This is the average time it took to create an instance for LayerStack and MaxKVM from instance order to instance accepting connections.
| LayerStack | MaxKVM | |
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| Number of instance creations in sample | 5 | 5 |
| Average provisioning time | 626s | 45s |
In Depth...
These are some of the test results that make up the grades above.
Web Response Times
We ran a database intensive web application at various levels of load on cloud servers from LayerStack and MaxKVM. This is the average response time measured locally on the VPS for each plan we tested.
Local Response Time per Plan
Lower is better
Maximum HTTP Load
We ran a database intensive web application at various levels of load on cloud servers from LayerStack and MaxKVM. This is the maximum rate of HTTP requests that each server handled without error.
Maximum HTTP request rate
Higher is better
Sysbench CPU Performance
We ran the full suite of Sysbench tests on VPS plans of LayerStack and MaxKVM. These are the Sysbench CPU test results:
Rate of operations
Higher is better
Sysbench Disk IO Performance
We ran the full suite of Sysbench tests on VPS plans of LayerStack and MaxKVM. These are the Sysbench Disk IO Random Read test results:
Rate of operations
Higher is better
Review and compare all Sysbench numbers on the Sysbench Comparison page for LayerStack and MaxKVM.
Network Transfers
We have performed large file transfers from the LayerStack and MaxKVM VPS and we measured the speed of downloads and uploads.
The transfers involve multiple files, 10 threads and last for at least 10 seconds at maximum speed. The transfers are repeated 3 times from different servers and only the fastest transfer is reported here.
Download Speed per Plan
Higher is better
Sustained CPU Endurance Tests
We pushed the CPU of those VPS plans hard for 24 hours straight.
This test shows how fast the VPS can go for long periods of time, how stable the performance is and it also gives clues on how overallocated the VPSs may be.
Average number of operations per hour
Higher is better
Features and Usability
Features not included in the VPS price of the plan will be marked as missing but they may be available for the fee.
| MaxKVM Review | LayerStack Review | |
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| Hourly Billing | No | No |
| DDOS Protection | Yes | No |
| Backups | No | No |
| Control Panel | WHMCS, SolusVM | Custom |
| SSH Keys Setup | No | Yes |
| Total Number of Datacenters | 5 | 4 |
| Number of Datacenter Continents | 3 | 2 |
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