LayerStack VPS Review
LayerStack in its own words
LayerStack is made up of cloud developers and engineers. Backed by 19 years of solid experience, we continue to invest and innovate in the design of reliable and high performance cloud infrastructure. We are committed to maintain a simple, scalable and stable cloud environment with the aim of providing multiple solutions for the cloud deployment.
LayerStack was founded in 2017.
It is headquartered in Singapore.
It offers VPS hosting products.
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| Performance variations of LayerStack VPS over the long term | Consistency |
LayerStack News
Providers share news about their company, their products, their features and their promotions on VPSBenchmarks. See all announcements on the Provider News page.
This is the most recent news from LayerStack.
LayerStack, provider of high performance Dedicated Cloud Servers / VPS Hosting at an affordable price is offering a 40% monthly discount for new subscriptions of our newly launched Dedicated Virtual CPU with promo code LSDC40. For example, for US$43/month (with a 12-month commitment) you can buy a 8vCPU/16GB Dedicated Virtual CPU Server.
Go to Dedicated Cloud and find out how to empower your IT infrastructure with LayerStack.
Dedicated Cloud comes in two flavors:
- Dedicated Virtual CPU: you buy a virtual server the traditional way but all the resources of the machine are dedicated to a single client.
- Dedicated Hardware: you buy a specified amount of resources (CPU, memory, storage) that you can split between a number of virtual servers, each with the configurations that works the best for you.
With Dedicated Cloud, you get:
- Flexible infrastructure components
- Higher level of isolation
- Lower deployment costs
The Dedicated Cloud is now available in our Hong-Kong data center.
Promo Code: LSDC40.
This is a limited time offer and is scheduled to end by 31 Jan 2022.
LayerStack VPS Features
Features not included in the VPS price are marked as missing below.
| Feature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly Billing | No | |
| DDOS Protection | No |
Available for a fee: https://www.layerstack.com/ddos-protection. |
| Backups | No |
Available for a fee: https://www.layerstack.com/backups (15% of service plan) |
| Control Panel | Custom | |
| SSH Keys Setup | Yes | |
| Total Number of Datacenters | 4 | |
| Number of Datacenter Continents | 2 | |
| Monitoring Charts | Yes |
CPU, RAM, Disk IO, Data transfer |
| Admin REST API | Yes | |
| Upgrade VPS from admin console | Yes | |
| Mobile Friendly UI | Yes | |
| Reverse DNS | Yes | |
| Accepted Forms of Payment | Credit cards, Alipay | |
| Hidden CPU Model | Yes | |
| Affiliate Program | Yes | |
| Firewall | Yes | |
| Shelving | No |
Pros and Cons
Strengths
- Hong Kong datacenter with direct China network route available.
- Fast and modern management UI.
Weaknesses
- Pricing is complex, varies by datacenter location and billing cycle.
LayerStack Extra Services
In addition to features included in VPS plans, LayerStack 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 LayerStack 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2364s | 30s | 15600s | 8 |
Admin UI Screenshots
This provider offers the following promotion:
10% off for all cloud servers plans excluding plan S008-HK .
New customers only.
https://www.layerstack.com/en/exclusive-offer
Value: 10 %
LayerStack Plans
Screen all LayerStack VPS Plans
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $28.06 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $17.76 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 150 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 4.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| 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: 67
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for LayerStack - R108-HK. 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 R108-HK plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the R108-HK plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24 2020 | AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB) | Hong Kong, China | C |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $28.06 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $17.76 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 150 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 4.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| 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: 58
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for LayerStack - R108-SG. 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 R108-SG plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the R108-SG plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19 2021 | AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB) | Singapore | C |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $32.00 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 200 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 6.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 5000 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | Yes |
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: 69
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for LayerStack - DC108-HK. 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 DC108-HK plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the DC108-HK plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 2021 | AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB) | Hong Kong, China | B |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $48.00 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $36.00 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 250 |
| Num Cores | 4 |
| Memory GB | 8.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 6000 |
| 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: 72
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for LayerStack - High Frequency 04. 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 High Frequency 04 plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the High Frequency 04 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 03 2020 | AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB) | Hong Kong, China | B |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $53.80 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $34.49 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 250 |
| Num Cores | 4 |
| Memory GB | 12.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 6000 |
| 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: 79
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for LayerStack - R208-HK. 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 R208-HK plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the R208-HK plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 07 2020 | AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB) | Hong Kong, China | B |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $53.80 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $34.49 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 250 |
| Num Cores | 4 |
| Memory GB | 12.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| 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: 64
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for LayerStack - R208-SG. 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 R208-SG plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the R208-SG plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 04 2022 | AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB) | Singapore | C |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $60.00 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
No |
| Disk GB | 300 |
| Num Cores | 4 |
| Memory GB | 8.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | Unlimited |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | Yes |
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 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for LayerStack - DC-208HK. 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 DC-208HK plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the DC-208HK plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 2021 | AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB) | Hong Kong, China | B |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $92.41 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $57.66 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 350 |
| Num Cores | 8 |
| Memory GB | 18.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| 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: 85
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for LayerStack - R408-HK. 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 R408-HK plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the R408-HK plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 05 2021 | AMD EPYC-Milan Processor | Hong Kong, China | A |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers |
|---|---|
| Price per month | $94.00 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $70.00 Minimum continuous use for discount: 1 year |
| Disk GB | 350 |
| Num Cores | 6 |
| Memory GB | 16.0 |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 8000 |
| 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: 75
Performance Test Results
We conducted 4 different types of tests during the latest trial for LayerStack - High Frequency 06. 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 High Frequency 06 plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the High Frequency 06 plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 07 2020 | AMD EPYC Processor (with IBPB) | Hong Kong, China | B |
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