LayerStack VPS Review
LayerStack in its own words
LayerStack is made up of cloud developers and engineers. Backed by 18 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.
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Singapore
- United States
Features included with VPS
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 the VPS plan, 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 |
CPUs
These are all the CPU types we have seen in LayerStack instances per plan and time period.
LayerStack CPUsVPS Instance Provisioning Time
For each LayerStack 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 626s | 30s | 3000s | 5 |
Admin UI Screenshots
Compare all LayerStack plans in the Screener
The Screener shows all LayerStack plans side by side with their grades in 5 categories.
LayerStack 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: 365 days |
| 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 | $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: 365 days |
| 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: 365 days |
| 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 | $94.00 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $70.00 Minimum continuous use for discount: 365 days |
| Disk GB | 350 |
| Num Cores | |
| 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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