CloudSigma VPS Review
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| Review CloudSigma plan grades in the Screener | Screener |
| Review CPU models found in CloudSigma trials | CPUs |
| Performance variations of CloudSigma VPS over the long term | Consistency |
CloudSigma VPS Features
Features not included in the VPS price are marked as missing below.
| Feature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly Billing | Yes | |
| DDOS Protection | Yes | |
| Backups | No | There is some sort of manual backup feature: https://www.cloudsigma.com/cloudsigma-how-to-series-cloud-backup-functionality/ |
| Control Panel | Custom | |
| SSH Keys Setup | Yes | |
| Total Number of Datacenters | 13 | |
| Number of Datacenter Continents | 3 | |
| Monitoring Charts | No | |
| Admin REST API | Yes | |
| Upgrade VPS from admin console | Yes | |
| Mobile Friendly UI | Yes | |
| Reverse DNS | No | |
| Accepted Forms of Payment | Credit cards, Paypal, Bank transfer | |
| Hidden CPU Model | No | |
| Affiliate Program | No | |
| Firewall | No | |
| Shelving | No |
Pros and Cons
Weaknesses
- Atrociously complex billing.
CloudSigma Extra Services
In addition to features included in the VPS plan, CloudSigma also offers the following services (possibly for a fee):
| Backups | Block storage | Object storage | Load balancer | Floating IP addresses |
| Team Management | Managed databases | Serverless | DDoS protection | Kubernetes |
| GPU instances | Private network |
VPS Instance Provisioning Time
For each CloudSigma VPS trial, we measured how long it took to provision the server from the moment it was ordered to the moment it accepted SSH connections.
See also VPS provisioning times for all providers.
| Average Provisioning Time | Min Provisioning Time | Max Provisioning Time | Number of VPS Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11s | 10s | 12s | 2 |
Admin UI Screenshots
CloudSigma Plans
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.cloudsigma.com/pricing/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $10.00 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 50 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Memory GB | 1.0 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| 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: 47
| Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | E | D | B | C |
Note: A low grade on a low price VPS does not necessarily mean the VPS is underperforming, the server may still perform better than other servers at the same price. Use the Price Weighted Grades or the Best VPS 2021 rankings to find the best VPS in each price range.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 6 different types of tests during the latest trial for CloudSigma - Small-2. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Live Web | Network Transfers | Remote Timings | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the Small-2 plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Small-2 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6148 CPU @ 2.40GHz | Virginia, USA | D |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.cloudsigma.com/pricing/ |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $32.21 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Surcharge The on-demand price for this plan is $54.72/month, which is 69% more expensive than the monthly price. The surcharge does not apply if the VPS is used for 30 days or more. |
| Disk GB | 60 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 4.0 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| 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: 52
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for CloudSigma - Medium-2. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the Medium-2 plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Medium-2 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 06 2020 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6148 CPU @ 2.40GHz | San Jose, California, USA | C |
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