Alternatives to LightNode
These featured providers are the closest alternatives to LightNode, selected using provider category, data-center locations, entry prices and comparable VPS plans.
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Price and performance at a glance
Performance is a price-weighted score (out of 100). Entry price is the lowest current monthly VPS price we track.
Price-weighted performance
The score averages the price-weighted scores of each provider's three most recent graded trials (or all available trials when fewer than three exist). A plan score combines web performance, raw CPU capacity, performance stability, disk I/O and network performance; lower plan prices improve the price-weighted score. 100 is best.
Entry monthly price
This is each provider's lowest current monthly VPS price, converted to USD. Bar lengths are relative to the highest entry price shown.
Comparable VPS plans
These plans are all in the same mid-price price band: each alternative plan must be within 30% below or 40% above the selected LightNode plan price. Prices are converted to USD for an easier comparison.
| Provider | Plan | Monthly price | CPU | Memory | Disk | Data transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LightNode | Premium | $27.700 | 4 | 8.0 GB | 50 GB | 3000 |
| Vultr | General Purpose 4GB | $30 | 1 | 4.0 GB | 40 GB | 4000 |
| LightNode | Premium | $27.700 | 4 | 8.0 GB | 50 GB | 3000 |
| OVHcloud | B2-7 | $28.314 | 2 | 7.0 GB | 50 GB | Unlimited |
| LightNode | Premium | $27.700 | 4 | 8.0 GB | 50 GB | 3000 |
| UpCloud | Starter 8 GB 4 cores | $23.400 | 4 | 8.0 GB | 40 GB | 2000 |
| LightNode | Premium | $27.700 | 4 | 8.0 GB | 50 GB | 3000 |
| OVHcloud US | D2-8 | $25.530 | 4 | 8.0 GB | 50 GB | Unlimited |
Features and locations
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| Feature | LightNode | Vultr | OVHcloud | UpCloud | OVHcloud US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Hong Kong | USA | France | Finland | United States |
| Locations | Africa: 2 Asia: 20 Europe: 6 North America: 2 South America: 5 | Africa: 1 Asia: 5 Europe: 6 North America: 3 South America: 2 Oceania: 1 | Africa: 1 Asia: 2 Europe: 14 North America: 1 Oceania: 1 | Asia: 1 Europe: 9 North America: 1 Oceania: 1 | North America: 1 |
| Backups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Block storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Object storage | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Load balancer | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DDoS protection | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hourly Billing | Yes | Yes | Mixed | Yes | Mixed |
| SSH Keys Setup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Backups | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Firewall | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 support | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Total Number of Datacenters | 42 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
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Price and performance by plan
Each dot is a plan used in the price-weighted performance chart above. Its vertical position is the average PW score from its contributing recent trials.