Top Provider Poll 2014-Q1 — The Results

Ladies and gentlemen: the moment has come! The votes have been counted, the results have been checked, and the winners have sent in the offers. The results for the Top Provider Poll 2014-Q1 are finally here!

First of all, let me all thank you very much for voting! The quarterly provider poll is a fun event in which we can all show some appreciation to the hosts we like the most. It’s been an on-going tradition and it always brings me great joy that so many of you vote. So, thank you again!

Just like last time, people had five votes to divide. They could give them all to one provider, share them amongst providers, or give five providers one vote.

So, on to the results. By popular demand, I have listed the top 10 right here! Most of the hosts have sent in a special offers to share their love with the LowEndCommunity. Enjoy these offers while you can, because some are limited either by quantity or by duration!

And the winner is…

1. RamNode (282 votes)

RamNode wins yet another Top Provider Poll. I must say, they are quite unbeatable with so many votes. Nick and his team have been running a stable business for a while now and have continued to do so the last quarter. Word is they are going to be expanding to New York City in the first weeks of May. The community loves RamNode, and RamNode loves the community: use the coupon NUMBERONEfor 42% off of all their services. For example, this OpenVZ server with SSD disk:

• 512MB RAM
• VSwap: 512MB vSwap
• 2 CPU cores @ 3.3GHz+
• 40GB SSD disk space
• 2TB Bandwidth
• 1Gbps uplink
• 1x IPv4 address
• 16x IPv6 address
• OpenVZ/SolusVM
• Price with coupon: $4.35/mo
• Order in Atlanta
• Order in Seattle
• Order in Amsterdam

2. Prometeus (147 votes)

Prometeus, who doesn’t know them by now? While they already have various brands that complement each other and iwStack (the affordable cloud), Salvatore added Xen Power to the mix late 2013 to broaden their empire of awesomeness. Another Top Provider Poll with Prometeus in the top 3 means that are doing it right (I can personally attest to that!)! To share some love, Salvatore has sent in this special offer (and believe me, this is on a monster of a host node):

• 1GB RAM
• 2 vCPU
• 50GB SSD disk space
• 2TB bandwidth
• 1Gbps uplink
• 1x IPv4 address
• 2x IPv6 address (free /64 on request)
• Xen/SolusVM
• Coupon code: LEB4Q13
• Price with coupon: $6.90/month
• Order in Milan, Italy

3. INIZ (67 votes)

Just like last time and the time before that, INIZ comes in third! Patrick has been running INIZ solidly for a while now and he’s doing a great job at that! Known for both his real LowEndBoxes and his big-bang-for-buck offers, he is quite popular in the community. He shares his appreciation with the community with the following offer from openvz.io:

• 4GB RAM
• 3 vCPU cores
• 75GB disk Space
• 1TB bandwidth
• 1Gbps uplink
• 1x IPv4 address
• 1x IPv6 address
• Coupon: 2014Q1
• $6.96/month
• New York City, Los Angeles, or Amsterdam
• Order here

4. Crissic Solutions (62 votes)

Skylar has been working hard to make Crissic popular and he has succeeded! Last time he came in sixth, this time he is fourth! He is known for his competitive offers and his hard work. He owns all his hardware and equipment in his rack in Jacksonville, Florida, but also his IP addresses. He shares this KVM offer with the LowEndBox community:

• 512MB RAM
• 25GB disk space
• 2TB bandwidth
• 1Gbps uplink
• 2x IPv4 address
• 16x IPv6 address
• KVM/SolusVM
• $4/month
• Order here

5. (Shared) Backupsy & Co. (59 votes)

Oktay has also been around a while. He recently launched Winity, where he sells affordable Hyper-V based Windows VPS. But he is best known for Backupsy, his brand that gives you a lot of disk space for very little dollars. This time, Oktay shares this Windows server from Winity with you as a token of appreciation:

5. (Shared) DewlanceVPS (59 votes)

A new one in the top provider poll! With the help of some other providers (one of which missed the top 10 by one vote), Dewlance got a nice shared fifth spot together with Oktay’s brands. Everybody knows Kunnu by now and he’s famous for this “Auto Boot” system for Windows VPS. He shares his appreciation for the votes with this special offer:

• 512MB RAM
• 4 CPU cores (3.07Ghz)
• 15 GB disk space
• 1TB bandwidth
• 100Mbit uplink
• 1 x IPv4 address
• Coupon code: 0YOHM8IU52
• XenHVM/SolusVM
• $7/month
• Order here

7. Inception Hosting (47 votes)

Anthony launched LowEndSpirit last year: a real LowEndBox for just €3.00/year is just awesome!! LowEndSpirit is currently available at four locations world-wide and is looking to expand further. Inception Hosting itself has been running quite solid as well, with Xen-PV servers in 4 locations world-wide! To celebrate this success, Anthony has shared the following bundle with you:

• 3 LowEndSpirit boxes
• Dallas, TX, USA: 256MB RAM, 3GB SSD-cached HD, 350GB Bandwidth
• Newcastle, UK: 128MB RAM, 3GB, 100GB Bandwidth
• Rotterdam, The Netherlands: 128MB RAM, 2GB HD, 500GB Bandwidth
• 100Mbit uplink
• 20x NAT port on an IPv4 address
• 5x IPv6 address
• OpenVZ/SolusVM
• Limited support! Read the Terms of Service before ordering!
• Price: €7.50 ($10.36)/year
• Order here

8. Digital Ocean (41 votes)

DigitalOcean is known for their rapid-to-deploy boxes and their pay-as-you-use model. With an SSD KVM VPS for just $5/month in the USA, The Netherlands, or Singapore, they do indeed have competitive offers! Various templates are available in order for you to rapidly deploy a specific application, all within their custom panel. This is their LowEnd-priced offer:

• 512MB RAM
• 1 CPU core
• 20GB SSD disk space
• 1TB bandwidth
• 1Gbps uplink
• 1x IPv4 address
• KVM/Custom
• Price: $5/month
• Order here

9. Vultr (37 votes)

Vultr is another new provider in the top 10! Based in New Jersey, this company has been building on becoming a large SSD VPS host with rapid deploy options. They currently have several US locations and also offers servers in The Netherlands, France (out of stock), Germany (out of stock), Japan, Australia, and the UK (out of stock). Recently they have added the option to deploy an instance using a custom ISO, in addition to deployment by template, which makes their servers even more awesome. As a limited time promotion, Vultr doubles your first payment up to $100 (meaning you can get as much as $100 extra credit). Below is their LowEnd-priced offer:

• 768MB RAM
• 1 CPU core
• 15GB SSD space
• 1TB bandwith
• 1Gbps uplink
• 1x IPv4 address
• KVM/Custom
• $5/month
• Available in the USA (New Jersey, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta) and The Netherlands
• Available in the Tokyo, Japan and Sydney, Australia (100GB bandwidth)
• Sign up here

10. DrServer(35 votes)

Last, but not least, in the top 10 comes DrServer! DrServer is a fairly new provider and they’ve managed to get into the top 10 quite quickly. Their focus is on Xen and they have several brands, among which is AbusiveCores, which gives you a dedicated CPU core for a LEB price. DrServer shares his appreciation with you by means of this offer from their brand ByteShack:

• 512MB RAM
• 10GB SSD space
• 500GB Bandwidth
• 1Gbps uplink
• 1x IPv4 address
• Xen/SolusVM
• Price: $5/month
• Order in Buffalo (Xen-PV)
• Order in Buffalo (Xen-HVM)

Final note

This concludes the listing of top provider for this poll! Again, thank you all for voting and enjoy these amazing offers!

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Maarten Kossen served as the administrator of LowEndBox from 2013 to 2015, playing a key role in guiding the platform during a critical phase of its growth. During his tenure, Maarten introduced numerous improvements, helped shape editorial direction, and contributed to the evolution of LowEndBox as both a resource and a community hub for budget-conscious hosting users.

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