Differences between VPS Hosting and Cloud Server Hosting
                     Differences between VPS Hosting and 
Cloud Server Hosting
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Nowadays, apart from free, shared, VPS and dedicated hosting services, a 
new form of hosting called cloud server hosting has become popular. VPS 
and cloud hosting seems similar at first glance. But, there are a lot of 
differences between these two types, in many aspects. So, if you are 
planning to choose anyone of them for your website hosting, you must 
have a clear idea of the differences between these two types of hosting. So, 
let’s know them in brief.
Server
A VPS is a server which is divided into various portions for hosting the 
websites of different customers. It is same as shared hosting; but, it has its 
own unique characteristics. In VPS hosting, the server is big and divided 
into only a few portions, where the customer has great freedom to make 
changes in their portion of server allocation. However, cloud server is 
different from VPS and is a cluster of multiple servers. In cloud server, the 
customers using multiple servers will have more benefits such as – 
unlimited storage and bandwidth, load balancing etc.
Physical location
The location of VPS servers is in the data center of the host or at third-party 
hosting provider, whereas private cloud is owned by own data center of a 
business. In this case, the clouds use the hardware for a particular cloud 
and not shared with other users.
Flexibility
VPS offers the flexibility and freedom for the customers at very low cost. 
In a similar way, cloud hosting also offers more flexibility and 
independence with minimum cost and efficiency.
Customization
In VPS, you will have the ability to install a software, configure, customize 
and administrate your severe applications. However, you have only limited 
rights to access the resources and customize. But, in case of cloud hosting, 
it offers highly controllable and customizable environment.
Safety and security
Due to virtualization, VPS hosting is considered to be more safe and 
secure; and similarly cloud hosting is secure and reliable as the data tends 
to be stored in separate servers in different locations and data centers. You 
can also get round the clock customer support with cloud hosting.
Cost
VPS is significantly less costly than the private cloud; because, in VPS you 
will be paying only for the portion of the server you have taken. But, in 
order to reduce the cost of cloud hosting, you need to choose normal cloud 
hosting, which doesn’t designate your own server.
Scalability
Scalability with cloud is very fast, as it is designed with control panels built 
with fast provisioning and deployment in mind. So, it is scalable in just a 
few minutes; whereas, in VPS, in order to be scalable, it requires the 
services to be upgraded manually with the required support and resources.
These are the few differences between VPS and cloud server hosting. So, 
chose the type of hosting that meets your website requirements.
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