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Plans & pricing
8 plans tracked ·
prices checked 6 hours ago
You pay (intro)$5.50/mo
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Renews at$6.92/mo
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Market avg$0.70/mo
▲ +26% at renewal Cloud VPS
KVM / SMALL
check2 vCPU Intel Silver
check8 GB RAM
check160 GB SSD
check4 TB traffic
check10 Gbps network
Cloud VPS
KVM / MEDIUM
check4 vCPU Intel Silver
check16 GB RAM
check320 GB SSD
check8 TB traffic
check10 Gbps network
Cloud VPS
KVM / 2X-LARGE
check8 vCPU Intel Silver
check32 GB RAM
check480 GB SSD
check16 TB traffic
check10 Gbps network
Cloud VPS
KVM / 4X-LARGE
check12 vCPU Intel Silver
check48 GB RAM
check720 GB NVMe
check24 TB traffic
check10 Gbps network
Cloud VPS
KVM / 8X-LARGE
check12 vCPU Intel Silver
check64 GB RAM
check1229 GB NVMe
check32 TB traffic
check10 Gbps network
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KVM / 16X-LARGE
check12 vCPU Intel Silver
check96 GB RAM
check1966 GB NVMe
check48 TB traffic
check10 Gbps network
You pay (intro)$3.25/mo
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Renews at$3.25/mo
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Deals & promo codes
1 active offer · verified by DohoHub
15% OFF
15% OFF Annual Performance Plans
Use promo code FIRST15 at checkout. Applies on all plans & cycles.
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What's included
✓ included · $ paid add-on · ✗ not offered
Performance
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Management
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Performance & reliability
monitored every 5 min · last 30 days
Daily uptime — 30 days
▲ 99.83%
OperationalDegradedOutage
Response time — 30 days
⚡ 189 ms avg
<300ms300–500ms>500ms
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Global data centers
14 locations
Seattle 
Los Angeles Dallas Chicago Atlanta New York Toronto 
London 
Amsterdam 
Frankfurt 
Mumbai 
Singapore 
Sydney 
Tokyo 
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Security & compliance
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Support & guarantees
Channels24/7 Ticket, Email, Knowledge Base
Avg first reply24/7 ticket support
LanguagesEnglish
Knowledge baseKnowledge Base + Blog tutorials
Uptime SLA99.9% uptime
Money-back14 days
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Company & billing
Founded2011
HeadquartersTustin, California, USA
Team size11–50
Network10 Gbps ports · Cogent, Hurricane Electric, GTT, Telia uplinks
PaymentCredit / Debit Card
BillingMonthly, 3-Year
Free trialNo free trial
Refund policy14-day money-back guarantee
ServicesVPS, SSL Certificates, Domain registrar
Websitessdnodes.com →
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Price history
cheapest plan · tracked by DohoHub · 1 months
$5.50/mo
▼ 0% vs 1 mo ago
Lowest seen: $5.50 · Highest: $5.50
Aug '26Aug '26
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Pros, cons & verdict
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About SSD Nodes
SSD Nodes is a budget-focused VPS provider founded in 2011 and headquartered in Tustin, California. It rents capacity from the Hivelocity data center network and runs its own Vippy virtualization stack, which lets it offer KVM plans with 8 GB RAM and up from just $5.50/mo on 3-year terms. The company is deliberately VPS-only and covers 14 locations across the US, Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
thumb_upPros
addRock-bottom VPS pricing — KVM / SMALL from $5.50/mo on a 3-year term
addNVMe storage on 4X-LARGE and up (720 GB – 1.92 TB) at prices far below the market
add14 locations across the US, Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific (Hivelocity network)
addFree IPv6, 10 Gbps ports and full root access on every plan
addNo bandwidth overage fees — soft caps with upgrade recommendations
add14-day money-back guarantee with 24/7 support
thumb_downCons
removeBest prices require 3-year prepayment — monthly billing costs ~25% more
removeVPS only — no dedicated servers, cloud, or managed hosting
removeEntry tiers still run SATA SSDs — NVMe starts at the 4X-LARGE tier
removeAging Intel Silver CPUs — no AMD EPYC/Ryzen or newer Xeon options
removeBandwidth capped at 4–48 TB/mo — no unmetered plans
removeNo phone or live-chat support — tickets and email only
8.3/10
auto_awesomeDohoHub verdict
The cheapest serious VPS on the market: real KVM, 8 GB RAM minimum, and NVMe on the larger tiers — if you can commit to 3 years. Monthly billing costs ~25% more, but even then SSD Nodes undercuts most competitors by 75%.
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How it is calculated →
DHH Score
8.3/10
Computed from data we collected ourselves: live prices, renewal terms, facts documented from
SSD Nodes's own pages and our uptime monitor. Nobody types this number in, and nothing
a company pays us changes it.
Parts with data this time: 90% of the formula; a part without data is left out, not counted as zero. Updated Oct 1, 2026.
Price 30%8.8
Plans compared with other companies selling the same kind of plan at the same size
Long-term price 20%8.7
How far the regular price (renewal or month-to-month) is above the advertised one
What's included 25%6.6
What plans include and what the company guarantees, documented from its own pages
Reliability 15%9.9
Uptime and response time of the company's website, measured by our monitor
Users 10%not enough data
Approved user reviews (from 5) and community votes (from 20)
| Product line | Plans | Price vs market | Long-term price | What's included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud VPS | 6 | 10.0 · 6 plans vs 34 other companies | 8.0 · regular price ×1.25 | 7.2 · 5 of 9 checks known |
| SSL Certificates | 2 | 6.3 · cheapest plan vs 4 other companies | 10.0 · no increase | 5.5 · 2 of 2 checks known |
Documented facts · what SSD Nodes states on its own pages; we record the page and the date we checked it
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Money-back guarantee:
14 days — 14-day money-back guarantee
Source: ssdnodes.com · checked Sep 27, 2026
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Support:
24/7 — 24/7 customer support
Source: ssdnodes.com · checked Sep 27, 2026
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Data center locations:
15 — 15 cities on 6 continents
Source: ssdnodes.com · checked Sep 27, 2026
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Backups:
Included — Daily automatic snapshots
Source: ssdnodes.com · checked Sep 27, 2026
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*DHH Score, 0–10 — computed by DohoHub · «—» = not tracked yetCompare vs similar
| Provider | From | Renewal | Uptime | Datacenters | Free domain | Backups | Support | DHH* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSD Nodes |
$5.50 | $6.92 | 99.83% | 14 regions | — | On demand (snapshots) | 24/7 Ticket, Email, Knowledge Base | 8.3 |
| Database Mart |
$2.88 | — | 99.70% | 3 regions | — | Daily | 24/7 Live Chat, Ticket System | 8.1 |
| Linveo |
$4.00 | $2.00 | 99.64% | 2 regions | — | Continuous (shared) · On demand (VPS) · included | Live chat + tickets (no SLA) | 7.9 |
| GPU Mart |
$21.00 | $29.00 | 99.86% | 2 regions | — | Bi-weekly (VPS); add-on (dedicated) | 24/7 Ticket & Live Chat | 7.6 |
| xCloud |
$0.00 | $0.00 | 99.75% | 31 regions | — | Daily automated (server + sites) | 24/7 Live Chat & Ticket | 7.6 |
| Hivelocity |
$10.00 | $10.00 | 99.81% | 42 regions | — | Paid add-on | 24/7/365 Phone, Live Chat, Tickets | 7.5 |
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Frequently asked questions
Why is SSD Nodes so much cheaper than other VPS providers?expand_more
Three reasons. SSD Nodes built its own virtualization stack (Vippy) to optimize resource sharing, rents capacity from Hivelocity\u2019s data center network at wholesale rates, and prices its best deals for 3-year prepayment. Long-term clients let the company plan cash flow and pass the savings on — which is why the $5.50/mo rate requires a 3-year term.
What does the $5.50/mo price actually mean?expand_more
The pricing page shows annual amounts on 3-year billing: KVM / SMALL is $66/year ($198 total, or $5.50/mo effective). Month-to-month billing is available at a higher rate — $6.92/mo for the same plan, about 25% more. The crossed-out price on the page ($83/yr) is the yearly rate without the long-term discount.
Is there a money-back guarantee?expand_more
Yes — 14 days on all plans. If you are not satisfied within the first 14 days, you can request a full refund.
What happens if I exceed my monthly bandwidth?expand_more
There are no overage fees. Bandwidth resets on your billing date every month, and if you exceed the limit you are notified and your server could be suspended until you address it. SSD Nodes recommends upgrading to a higher-resource plan for more bandwidth.
Does SSD Nodes offer dedicated servers?expand_more
No. The company is deliberately VPS-only and states that managing dedicated servers would distract from its goal of providing the best virtual server experience for the lowest price.
Where are the data centers located?expand_more
Fourteen locations through the Hivelocity network: Seattle, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and New York (US), Toronto (Canada), London (UK), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Frankfurt (Germany), Mumbai (India), Singapore, Sydney (Australia) and Tokyo (Japan).
What hardware and virtualization do the plans run on?expand_more
All plans use KVM virtualization on Intel Silver CPUs with 10 Gbps ports and RAID-10 storage. The three entry tiers use SSDs (160\u2013480 GB), while 4X-LARGE and up use NVMe (720 GB \u2013 1.92 TB). Nested virtualization is available as an add-on on the NVMe tiers.
What is included in every plan?expand_more
Full root access, 1 IPv4 address, free IPv6, a 10 Gbps port, 24/7 support, and the 14-day money-back guarantee. OS templates include the popular Linux distributions.