Main differences in VPS and reseller

[BlackStorm]

With VPS/VDS becoming more prominent in the hosting industry, I wanted to know the differences between the two.
Some are more obvious than others.
Not just the differences, but also the advantages and disadvantages.

Here are a few to get started:

VPS has root access - Reseller accounts don't
Reseller accounts are normally cheaper than a VPS
Reseller accounts have everything installed and setup, but you might need to tweak settings and install various things on a new VPS.
You have to pay a lot more to have a control panel on a VPS than a reseller account as they need a license for each VPS

 

[vpscolo]

A VPS can be tuned to your exact requirements and have the exact OS you want.
You get more CPU shared than a reseller

Rus

 

[RobAPI]

You can reboot a VPS when you want without effecting the other VPS on the same server, good if you are having a problem.
With a VPS you need a bit of experience with linux and know how to run a server, with a reseller everything is taken care of for you already.

 

[FatalSw1tch]

you can't screw your sever up with a reseller account...

with a VPS you have the almighty root access and can take it out not even knowing

 

[iserlohn]

It all boils down to the amount of separation you have with the other users on the server. With a VPS, you get a little more separation from the other users (normally through a kernel hack, such as contexts or jails, basically super-chroot) compared to reseller access.

Usually you can see (but not modify) which processes other users are running on reseller servers. With a VPS you don't see anything about the other users in the same server, and you get full control of your little area. This can be a good thing or bad thing, depending on how the server is managed.

 

[diginode]

Sorry, that was me with a wrong login.

It all boils down to the amount of separation you have with the other users on the server. With a VPS, you get a little more separation from the other users (normally through a kernel hack, such as contexts or jails, basically super-chroot) compared to reseller access.

Usually you can see (but not modify) which processes other users are running on reseller servers. With a VPS you don't see anything about the other users in the same server, and you get full control of your little area. This can be a good thing or bad thing, depending on how the server is managed.

 

[Addmember]

And what's more proitable in terms of the amount of clients I can take on?

 

[turbovps]

VPSs advantages compared to a shared hosting service

* Guarantees CPU, Memory and network resources
* Full root access
* Install and manage your own applications
* Isolation and Advanced security
* Host multiple domains
* Manage your own web and mail server
* Start and stop applications
* Reboot your own VPS

 

[Contiloop]

And what's more proitable in terms of the amount of clients I can take on?

You can crammed lots of clients on the server, but think about qulity of services and how many clients can you support staff actually support.