5 Reasons to Switch From Shared Hosting to VPS Hosting

You might have often heard that VPS hosting is better than Shared hosting and that you should consider moving from Shared to VPS, have you ever wondered why? In this article, we’ll give you top 5 reasons you should make the move. But let us first help you understand what these terms mean.  

Web hosting means buying a space or renting it out on the world wide web, it is an infrastructure that puts your website on the web. Not every person or institution may have all the resources and skills to host and maintain a website and that is why you need a web hosting service provider which does this job for you. These service providers offer different types of hosting solutions such as different server sizes, speed, control, and security.  

There are different types of hosting types available such as Shared hosting, VPS hosting, Dedicated hosting, WordPress Hosting, etc. For our purpose, we’ll be talking about Shared and VPS hosting.  

Shared Hosting: Shared hosting is where multiple websites are stored or hosted on one server. The cost for all resources such as hard disk space, CPU, and RAM is split between the users. Shared hosting is very popular among new and small website owners as it is highly affordable for them as the cost gets divided between multiple users but so does the safety and security. Because the servers are shared, it has potential security risks and risks of slowdowns.  

VPS Hosting: VPS stands for Virtual Private Server hosting; it uses a single server that is divided into different servers by virtualization technology. You as a user will never realize that there are other users also on this server, as for you it is as good as a Dedicated server. If we compare it with Shared hosting, VPS hosting is always a safer option as you get a dedicated although a virtual server for yourself.  

So, why consider moving from Shared hosting to VPS hosting?  

Here Are 5 Reasons to Consider Moving to VPS Hosting:   

1. Full-root Access: When you move to VPS hosting, you get complete access to more of the disk space, CPU, and RAM as it is a virtual dedicated server, and more access to these resources makes you undertake more processes and applications 
2. Reliable: Unlike Shared hosting, you do not share any resources with other VPS users. Other user’s processes will not affect yours as you are isolated, hence VPS is more reliable than shared hosting  
3. Performance: VPS hosting boosts your website’s performance as you get more processing power enabling the webpages to load faster, which means more and more customers will use your website as it will be user friendly and will also rise in SEO rankings  
4. Application: With Shared hosting, you are stuck with the operating system of your hosting provider, you cannot change it but with VPS you have the freedom to use the operating system that suits your requirements 
5. Managed Services: Last but not the least, VPS hosting comes with additional Managed Services so, you do need to learn all the technical aspects of maintaining the website, as our hosting experts will carry it out for you including maintenance, upgrades required, etc. All you need to do is concentrate on running your business 

Make the Switch

So, what are you waiting for, if Shared Hosting is holding you back with respect to features or freedom, or your website traffic has grown substantially VPS hosting is the way to go.  

Our VPS Hosting comes with Managed Hosting services that can be purchased as an add-on, to help build & manage your business website seamlessly.  

For more information and tips, head to our Web Hosting Category page. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to drop them below.