Aruba Cloud VPS Plans Review
Aruba Cloud in its own words
Aruba Cloud, part of the Aruba Group, is a leading Cloud service provider. Thanks to a network of eight data centers in various countries (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic), Aruba Cloud offers its own customers a range of Cloud services and solutions: from VPS SSD to Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, plus a selection of Cloud Storage and Backup accessories.
Aruba Cloud was founded in 1994.
It is headquartered in Italy.
It offers VPS hosting products.
- Czech Republic
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Poland
- United Kingdom
Features and Usability
Features not included in the VPS price are marked as missing below.
Last updated on March 29 2020.
| Feature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly Billing | Mixed | |
| DDOS Protection | Yes | Available for both Cloud PRO and Cloud VPS plans. https://www.arubacloud.com/ |
| Backups | Yes | Snapshots are free but are kept for only 2 days before being destroyed. |
| Control Panel | Custom | |
| SSH Keys Setup | Yes | |
| Total Number of Datacenters | 8 | |
| Number of Datacenter Continents | 1 | |
| Monitoring Charts | Yes | Processor, Network, Memory, Disks. |
| Admin REST API | Yes | |
| Upgrade VPS from admin console | Yes | |
| Mobile Friendly UI | No | |
| Reverse DNS | Yes | |
| Accepted Forms of Payment | Credit cards, Paypal | |
| Hidden CPU Model | No | |
| Affiliate Program | No | |
| Firewall | No |
In VPSBenchmark's opinion
Aruba Cloud Extra Services
In addition to features included in the VPS plan, Aruba Cloud also offers the following services (possibly for a fee):
| Backups | Block storage | Object storage | Load balancer | Floating IP addresses |
| Teams | Managed databases | Serverless | DDoS protection | Kubernetes |
| GPU instances |
VPS Instance Provisioning Time
For each Aruba Cloud VPS trial, we measured how long it took to provision the server.
See also VPS provisioning times for all providers.
| Average Provisioning Time | Min Provisioning Time | Max Provisioning Time | Number of VPS Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 179s | 60s | 240s | 8 |
Admin UI Screenshots
Cloud Storage Prices
For a comparison of storage features and prices from all providers, please check the Cloud Storage Prices page.
| Storage Type | Price / GB / month | Restriction | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backups | €0.150 | 10GB minimum |
This is the pay-per-use price. Backups can be scheduled on an hourly, daily or weekly basis. https://www.arubacloud.com/cloud-backup/price-list.aspx |
| Object | €0.050 | 10GB minimum |
This is the pay-per-use price. Outgoing traffic is €0.05 per GB. API is S3 compatible. https://www.arubacloud.com/object-storage/pricing.aspx |
Compare all Aruba Cloud plans in the Screener
The Screener shows all Aruba Cloud plans side by side with their grades in 5 categories.
Aruba Cloud Plans
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.arubacloud.com/vps/virtual-private-server-range.aspx |
|---|---|
| Price per month | €2.79 ($3.10) |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 20 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Memory GB | 1.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Virtualization | VMWare |
| Data Transfer GB | 2000 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 36
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests during the latest trial for Aruba Cloud - Cloud VPS Small. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Performance trials run on the Cloud VPS Small plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Cloud VPS Small plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650L v4 @ 1.70GHz | D |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.arubacloud.com/vps/virtual-private-server-range.aspx |
|---|---|
| Price per month | €6.50 ($7.22) |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 40 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Memory GB | 2.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Virtualization | Vmware |
| Data Transfer GB | 5000 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 43
Performance Test Results
We conducted 6 different types of tests during the latest trial for Aruba Cloud - Cloud VPS Medium. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Performance trials run on the Cloud VPS Medium plan
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Cloud VPS Medium plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 23 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650L v4 @ 1.70GHz | D |
| Apr 16 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650L v4 @ 1.70GHz | D |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.arubacloud.com/vps/virtual-private-server-range.aspx |
|---|---|
| Price per month | €12.50 ($13.88) |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 80 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 4.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Virtualization | Vmware |
| Data Transfer GB | 12000 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 58
Performance Test Results
We conducted 6 different types of tests during the latest trial for Aruba Cloud - Cloud VPS Large. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Performance trials run on the Cloud VPS Large plan
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Cloud VPS Large plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650L v4 @ 1.70GHz | C |
| Oct 22 2018 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650L v4 @ 1.70GHz | C |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.arubacloud.com/vps/virtual-private-server-range.aspx |
|---|---|
| Price per month | €25.00 ($27.75) |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 160 |
| Num Cores | 4 |
| Memory GB | 8.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Virtualization | Vmware |
| Data Transfer GB | 25000 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 71
Performance Test Results
We conducted 6 different types of tests during the latest trial for Aruba Cloud - Cloud VPS XLarge. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Performance trials run on the Cloud VPS XLarge plan
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Cloud VPS XLarge plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650L v4 @ 1.70GHz | B |
| Jan 17 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650L v4 @ 1.70GHz | B |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.arubacloud.com/cloud-computing/prices.aspx |
|---|---|
| Price per month | €33.12 ($36.76) |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 20 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 2.0 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | VMWare |
| Data Transfer GB | Unlimited |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 71
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests during the latest trial for Aruba Cloud - Cloud PRO 2GB 2 cores. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Performance trials run on the Cloud PRO 2GB 2 cores plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Cloud PRO 2GB 2 cores plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6130 CPU @ 2.10GHz | B |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.arubacloud.com/cloud-computing/prices.aspx |
|---|---|
| Price per month | €63.36 ($70.33) |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 20 |
| Num Cores | 4 |
| Memory GB | 4.0 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | VMWare |
| Data Transfer GB | Unlimited |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 77
Performance Test Results
We conducted 6 different types of tests during the latest trial for Aruba Cloud - Cloud PRO 4GB 4 cores. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Performance trials run on the Cloud PRO 4GB 4 cores plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Cloud PRO 4GB 4 cores plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 2019 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6130 CPU @ 2.10GHz | B |
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