Updated: October 10, 2026

Dedicated servers · For developers · DDoS-protected

An independent ranking of VPS/VDS providers — objective specs, prices and reviews in one place.

Hosts
47
Server countries
26
Price from
$1.11
Reviews
2k
Providers found 26
Price ≤ $16
$0$16+
Providers found 26
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MivoCloud
MivoCloud
DevelopersChișinău, London, EU + DDoS up to 40 Gbps
from
$5.59/mo
Test Drive10 d
Panel—
OSLinux · Windows
Locations+2

Key parameters compared

HostFromLocationsTrialScore
Fornex$467 days4.9
Friendhosting$2.2211—4.8
HyperHost$1.6827 days4.5
TheHost$1.3047 days4.7
Zomro$4.45330 days4.6
Inferno$333 days4.1
Fozzy$14.9567 days4.8
AdminVPS$2.3437 days4.7
HostIQ$7.67330 days4.7
HostPro$6230 days refund4.1

Prices are monthly, per provider data as of the page update date.

About the category

Dedicated servers for developers with DDoS protection

A curated selection: Dedicated servers for developers with DDoS protection. We picked providers matching these criteria and sorted them by rating and real reviews.

What matters about this combination of criteria: A dedicated server is 100% of a physical machine's resources with no neighbours. Developers need root access, OS choice and an API for automation. DDoS protection filters attack traffic before it reaches the server.

Bottom line: for most projects in Ukraine the ideal VPS means NVMe storage, a 99.9%+ SLA, a convenient panel and support in your language. Start with the ranking leaders above and compare them side by side.

How we test

  • 1We measure performance across plans
  • 2We check support response times
  • 3We read real reviews, not “we love everything”
  • 4We analyse refund policies
  • 5We update the ranking monthly

Which VPS suits whom

For a blog or portfolio

Cheap plans, simple launch

For small business

Stability and 24/7 support

For an online store

Speed, scalability, backups

For developers

SSH access, root, flexible config

Frequently asked questions

When you need guaranteed resources with no neighbours: high-load sites, large databases, rendering, video processing. When a VPS no longer suffices or maximum performance matters.
A dedicated server is a full physical machine just for you. A VPS is a virtual slice of a physical server shared with others. Dedicated costs more but gives 100% of the resources.
A KVM VPS with root access, any-OS choice, the ability to upload a custom ISO and an API/CLI for code-based management. NVMe disks speed up builds and database work.
Yes, some providers offer hourly billing — handy for test environments needed for a few hours. Create, test, delete — you pay only for the runtime.
Traffic passes through a filtering system that blocks attack packets before they reach the server. There's network-level (L3/L4 — volumetric attacks) and application-level (L7 — HTTP-flood).
It depends on the provider: basic protection usually covers attacks up to 10–100 Gbps. Stronger attacks need premium protection (Cloudflare, Stormwall) as a separate service.

User reviews

S
Sergey
about Friendhosting·25 September 2020
Good

Самый лучший сервис! Рекомендую однозначно! Поддержка 24/24, моментально решают любой вопрос. Цены лучшие чем где либо я видел и покупал.

А
Александр
about Fozzy·13 May 2021
Bad

Серый хостинг, обманывают людей и нагло врут, не связывайтесь!

В
Вадим
about Fornex·1 November 2017
Good

В этом году переехал на виртуальные сервера от fornex! Все работает как часики, забыл что такое проблемы с хостингом. А служба поддержки работает на ВЫСШЕМ УРОВНЕ - скорость и качество их работы радует всегда. Fornex однозначно рекомендую!

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Александр Шапко
about AdminVPS·13 October 2020
Good

Арендую у данного хостинга VPS сервер в NL, скорость работы очень хорошая, сайт работает ровно без лагов и сбоев, подключил за 149р дополнительно “мониторинг” для полной уверенности стабильной работы сайта, за 4 месяца проблем не наблюдал.

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