What are the advantages of VPS over shared hosting and what businesses is it better suited for?

If you are planning to launch your own website online, one of the essential steps is to find a reliable hosting provider and a hosting plan that meets your needs. It is very likely that if you are reading these lines, the time has already come when you need to make this decision. Given the availability of different types of hosting solutions, as well as the numerous companies that offer this service, it may be difficult for you to decide. And the choice of hosting is not to be underestimated! It has a direct impact on the success of any website, because the performance of the site, as well as user satisfaction, largely depends on it.

To help you and save you valuable time and money, in the following lines we will look at the advantages of VPS hosting over shared hosting.
You will also find out what businesses it is more suitable for.

At the end of this article, you will be able to clearly understand the differences between these two popular hosting solutions, as well as which one is suitable for your business project. 

What are shared hosting and VPS hosting?
In order to differentiate between  VPS and shared hosting, as well as compare their advantages, we will first try to explain in plain language what they are. 
Let's start fromshared hosting, as it is also the most basic hosting option that you can find on the market. A simple example that we like to give is that shared hosting is very similar to renting a room in a hostel. If you have ever been there, you know that you have to share everything with the other guests - the bathroom, the common areas, etc. In a similar way, sites that use shared hosting share the resources of a given server with the other sites on it. 
It is this sharing of common resources that allows the price of shared hosting to be quite low. On the other hand, however, the consumption of other sites can negatively affect the performance of your site and even leave you offline, which is not at all pleasant. You should keep in mind that unlike a hostel, where you will share space with  5 or even 50 strangers, your business could be sharing common server resources with more than 9,000 other sites. Can you imagine?

The other type of hosting that we have already mentioned is the so-called Virtual Private Server (VPS). Unlike shared hosting, with VPS hosting, resources such as memory, disk space, processor time, etc. are pre-allocated. This means that if you choose this option, you will get certain resources that are only for you. If we use the analogy again - it is like renting a private apartment in a hotel. The bathroom, the kitchen, the view and all the other benefits are only for you.

What are the advantages of VPS hosting over shared hosting?
VPS hosting has some significant advantages over shared hosting:
- The consumption of other sites does not affect the performance of your site, since you do not share common resources.
-  VPS hosting can provide much higher loading and operation speeds, which is especially important for online stores, corporate sites and large online platforms.
- You have a clear idea of ​​what resources you will have at your disposal right from the moment you choose your plan
- Moving to a higher plan when your business grows and needs additional resources becomes easier, faster and more flexible.
- VPS hosting is the more reliable solution in terms of security and protection of your site, company and personal data.

When is VPS hosting the right solution for your business?
Stable businesses need to be available to their customers 24/7. To thrive, they can't afford to be offline, but on the contrary - they need to provide their customers with an excellent user experience. This includes high loading speed and reliable data protection.
This makes VPS hosting an excellent solution for company websites, online stores, and various online platforms and portals. Clowbe.bg offers secure and flexible solutions, so you can easily find the optimal hosting plan for your needs. 

Check out our Cloud VPS hosting plans and if you have any questions, Clowbe consultants are on hand to help you.