How Do They Compare? — VPS vs. Reseller Hosting

[helmishariff]

if you have no skill or no time for take care your vps, I suggest go to reseller. But if you want more control such as root access, go to vps. But for start sell shared hosting I prefer reseller account on good provider than on vps.

 

[ssluser]

VPS = More money, more control, less known to handle, if it there is support to help you get around that is a + if there isn't it will be a waste since time will be taken in order to learn how to use.

Reseller = Less money, less control, mostly known how to handle, support, easy setup.

Excellent tip!!:thumbup:

 

[rathost]

Vps= more expensive and more reliable

Also you have to get VPS from "reliable" company

 

[vpsville]

Many good points here but I'd add that a VPS comes with its own dedicated IP's, which is important if you send mail.

On shared hosting you may be sharing the IP with other clients, and if one of them sends spam (or something that looks like spam) the shared IP can be blacklisted, so your mail will be rejected. For companies that consider email very important using a shared IP is asking for trouble. A VPS is a cheap way of getting your own dedicated IP's.

Of course some shared hosts offer dedicated IP's which is a great option for those that don't need their own VPS but still want their own dedicated IPs for reliable email.

 

[JLondon]

I think that a VPS is a good mover for anyone that is providing hosting services. Just like anything else, it needs to be kept in mind that there is homework that needs to be done in order to assure that everything can be handled. You don't want to get stuck in the mud and not know how to get pulled out. Some hosting companies offer managed VPS packages, but it's always good to have the management knowledge when getting into anything. Altogether, I think a VPS is more of an asset then reseller hosting.

 

[hostlonestar]

What hasn't been mentioned is that with a VPS you can sell reseller packages. With resellers you generally can't. If you get one of those master reseller things you're asking for trouble. These are usually fly by night/kiddie hosts. Also, the software for it is not very stable at all.