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-Q2 are here!
First of all, let me thank you all once again for voting! This poll is not possible without our appreciated members who takes the time to vote and share their opinions about the providers they love. Just like the last two times, people had five votes to divide. They could give them all to one provider, divide them amongst providers, or give five providers one vote. This has proven to be a popular system for all members.
The special offers providers have sent in this time are quite something. I have to admit, there’s several exclusive and/or (surprising) new offers in here, so I’m sure you will all love it!
On to the results. By continued 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 (139 votes)
RamNode wins yet another Top Provider Poll. I must say, they are quite unbeatable having held the top position for quite a while now. Nick and his team have been running a stable business for a while now and have continued to do so the last quarter. They have recently expanded to New York City, bringing their total number of locations up to four. They also recently overhauled their offering, increasing disk space and lowering their prices (and no more coupons). To share his love, though, Nick sent in this new special (or well, regular actually, but it’s special because it’s new) offer which we’re able to feature first:
- 2 CPU cores
- 1024MB RAM
- 256MB vSwap
- 60GB SSD space
- 2TB traffic
- 1Gbps uplink
- 1x IPv4
- 16x IPv6
- OpenVZ/SolusVM
- Price: $7/month
- Order in Atlanta
- Order in New York City
- Order in Seattle
- Seattle is not yet available at the time of writing but will be soon. Please be patient.
2. Prometeus (111 votes)
Prometeus, who doesn’t know them by now? Or better yet, who doesn’t have a server with them? 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 to celebrate their second position in this poll:
- 2 CPU cores
- 512MB RAM
- 25GB SAS2 disk space
- 2TB traffic
- 1Gbps uplink
- 1x IPv4
- /64 IPv6
- KVM/SolusVM
- Coupon code: 2Q2014LEB
- Price with coupon: €9 ($12.25)/quarter
- Order in Milan, Italy
- The coupon code also works for all their other KVM products!
3. Nodisto IT: Winity.io, Backupsy, VPSDime, Cloudive, Virtora (105 votes)
Oktay has also been around for a while. He launched Winity.io last year, 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. VPSDime is also unique with they big-bang-for-buck offers. Recently, they started offering free backups and offers with a 10Gbps uplink, within LEB pricing! This time, Oktay shares his appreciation with this VPSDime offer:
- 4 vCPU
- 6GB RAM
- 30GB SSD space
- 2TB bandwidth
- 10Gbps uplink
- 1x IPv4
- OpenVZ/Custom
- Dallas, TX and Seattle, WA
- $7/month
- Order here
4. INIZ (49 votes)
INIZ has actually sunk a bit and they can blame Oktay for that! 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:
- 4 vCPU cores
- 5GB RAM
- 100GB HDD space
- 2TB traffic
- 1Gbps uplink
- 1x IPv4
- 1x IPv6
- Coupon: 2014Q2
- $7/month
- New York City, Los Angeles, or Amsterdam
- Order here
5. Crissic Solutions (48 votes)
Skylar has been working hard to make Crissic popular and he has succeeded! He’s been in the upper part of the poll for the second time in a row now. 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 special offer with the LowEndBox community:
- 2 CPU cores
- 256MB RAM
- 256MB vSwap
- 50GB HDD space
- 1TB traffic
- 1Gbps uplink
- 1x IPv4
- 16x IPv6
- OpenVZ/SolusVM
- $10/year
- Order here
6. Inception Hosting (40 votes)
Anthony launched LowEndSpirit last year: a real LowEndBox for just €3.00/year is just awesome!! LowEndSpirit is currently available in six locations world-wide, with Japan and Australia having been added recently (Australia is provided by Ransom IT). Inception Hosting itself has been running quite solid as well, with Xen-PV servers in 4 locations world-wide! But there’s a big surprise… To celebrate this success, Anthony has shared the following bundle with you, which is OpenVZ-based and features the virtualizor control panel:
- 2x vCPU core
- 2GB RAM
- 1GB vSwap
- 40GB HDD space
- 1TB traffic
- 1Gbps uplink
- 1x IPv4
- IPv6 on request
- OpenVZ/Virtualizor
- Location: Miami, Florida, USA
- Coupon: VM2048-Jul-2014
- Price: €3.50 ($4.75)/month
- Order here
7. DrServer (34 votes)
DrServer is another wizard when it comes to being a good provider. With his unique brands and even more unique web designs he is quickly gaining popularity in the LowEnd market, but I believe also in the VPS market in general. Last time they came in tenth, but they’ve definitely made a jump up this time. 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 XenStorage brand:
- 256MB RAM
- 100GB HDD space (RAID6)
- 100GB traffic
- 1Gbps uplink
- 1x IPv4
- XenPV/Custom
- Price: $3/month
- Order in Chicago, IL, USA
8. Digital Ocean (31 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, the UK, 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. BuyVM (27 votes)
Back from the lower parts of the list is BuyVM! Another established LowEndProvider, BuyVM, comes in ninth! BuyVM has recently initiated an upgrade of their servers, giving everybody free upgrades to SSD space. On top of that, inbound traffic is now free as well as nightly backups. No special offer from BuyVM, but their normal offering isn’t bad either. For example, this 512MB OpenVZ server:
- 512MB RAM
- 512MB vSwap
- 50GB HDD space (SSD in Las Vegas)
- 2TB bandwidth
- 1Gbps uplink
- 1x IPv4 address
- /64 IPv6
- OpenVZ/Custom
- $5.95/month
- Order in Las Vegas
- Order in New Jersey
10. Catalyst Host (26 votes)
Catalyst Host is a first-timer in the Top Provider Poll, for which I would like to extend my congratulations! We all know Catalyst Host very well from LowEndTalk. It was started by friends Ryan and Jarland, with Jarland taking a step back next year and Ryan getting assistance from Don. Catalyst Host is known for their transparency and sane offers. They share their appreciation with this special deal:
- 1 CPU core
- 512MB RAM
- 20GB HDD space
- 3TB traffic
- 1Gbps uplink
- 1x IPv4
- 12x IPv6
- KVM/Custom
- Coupon: LEBSEATTLE (30% off for life)
- $30/year
- Dallas, TX or Seattle, WA
- Order here
Final note
This concludes the listing of top provider for this poll! Again, thank you all for voting and enjoy these amazing offers!
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.
With a deep understanding of web hosting, server management, and open-source infrastructure, Maarten brought fresh ideas and steady leadership to the site, bridging the gap between the original vision of LowEndAdmin and the future of the platform.
Today, Maarten remains an active and valued member of the LowEndTalk community (@mpkossen), continuing to share his experience, engage in discussions, and support the broader LowEnd ecosystem.
Keep up the good work Ramnode Team!
RamNode my xxx. they told me to provide my id for my order since their system has marked my order as a high risk for fraud. why should I let them have my id???? they are more like fraud to me. fxxx it.
True.they did it to me also. just because I wanna help my friend to pay the bill, because my friend doesn’t have paypal account.
Don’t ever give your ID. stay away from ramnode.
Do not buy from crissic.net they are crooks. Their services do not meet the reality.
Do you have anything to back that up?
I have two servers with Crissic and I don’t feel cheated at all.
But if you see the total votes a company gets steadily reduced, last poll have 200+ votes for top company and its nearly 60 down now,why?
BuyVM’s customer service is terrible. You don’t see them boasting about that here, do you? Steer clear.
Let me guess, you got canned for spamming or were a jerk off in ticket?
*countless* customers for other companies come by our support channel and even ticket asking for us to help them just because their providers refuse to or don’t have a clue what they’re doing.
We might be strict, but you’ll have a hard time finding someone said we didn’t address any issues they had or went above & beyond helping them out.
Francisco
Thank you for supplying a perfect example of your company’s rotten attitude, Francisco. I *must* be a spammer or a jerk off. Nice, real nice.
“We might be strict, but you’ll have a hard time finding someone said we didn’t
address any issues they had or went above & beyond helping them out.”
Strict isn’t the problem. Amazingly rude and unhelpful is the problem. And not such a “hard time” at all. You just found one. There are a lot of us “spamming jerk offs” out here.
NewsFlash:
Would not recommend, Prometeus.net / IperWeb.com / OverZold.com
Closed my account and would not even allow me
to BackUp my account after more than 2-Years of
paying them with punctuality on time ever time !
When I mention that I would post to LowEndBox.com
about it is when they terminated my account from suspended
to terminated, very NAZI-Like / GOD-Like attitude, STAY AWAY !