Preface

Black Fridayis coming soon, and almost all cloud server merchants have launched Black Friday promotions. Nowadays, the forums are full of introductions to the Black Friday promotions of various merchants. They are so hyped that it is difficult for people to decide which one to buy. Today the blogger chose two old American cloud server manufacturers for comparison. One is VMRack located in Los Angeles, USA, and the other is a BandwagonHost mover that is very popular on the Internet.

VMRack

Are you confused about the three major Los Angeles VPS series of Global BGP, Platinum (triple network optimization) and Premium (triple network CN2 GIA/9929/CMIN2) launched by VMRack? This article will comprehensively compare the core lines, network latency, hardware performance, applicable groups and other dimensions, and provide detailed package configurations and price lists of all series to provide you with the clearest and most practical purchasing decision-making advice. This year, a free CDN was also launched, with 30G of free traffic per month. The merchant has a 24-hour online customer service on the website, supports digital wallet (USDT) recharge, and can also access PayPal, Stripe, Alipay and other payment methods.

1：In-depth analysis of series and applicable scenarios:

1: International BGP

• Network core: Standard international BGP lines are used, carried by large international operators such as Arelion (formerly Telia, AS1299). Its advantage lies in its good global coverage, extremely fast access speeds and extremely low latency in North America and Europe.

• Mainland performance: The connection to the mainland has not been specially optimized, and the average delay is more than 200ms. The delay to the mainland is within the normal level of international lines. Fluctuations may occur during evening peak hours (increased latency, increased packet loss).

1. Ultimate hardware cost-effectiveness: You can get a 2-core EPYC CPU, 2G memory and 2TB traffic at a price of $3/month. The hardware configuration is far superior to competing products at the same price.

2. Powerful unlocking ability: After testing, its US native IP is highly clean and can perfectly unlock almost all mainstream streaming media Netflix, Disney, TikTok and ChatGPT.

• Application scenarios：

• The business mainly targets foreign trade websites, corporate official websites, blogs, etc. for global or North American and European users.

• For developers who need high-performance server computing and development and compilation environments.

• Pursuing the ultimate cost-effectiveness, it is suitable for individual users who watch streaming media and use AI services.

2. Platinum series

• Network core: This is the "upgraded version" of the BGP series, which has been specifically "triple network optimized" for mainland China. The outbound route shows that China Telecom uses high-quality AS4134, China Unicom uses AS4837, and the return route mainly relies on China Unicom AS4837, which can ensure the speed and stability of data returning to the mainland to a certain extent during the evening peak.

• Mainland performance: The measured average delay during the evening peak hours is about 190ms. Although the number is similar to the BGP series, due to the optimized routing, actual connection stability and packet loss resistance, especially during the evening peak hours, it is theoretically better than standard BGP.

1. Unbeatable traffic bandwidth cost-effectiveness: This is the most dazzling highlight of this series. For only $4/month, you can get up to 500Mbps bandwidth and 2TB monthly traffic, and the unit traffic cost is extremely low. Suitable for users running large-traffic businesses.

2. Balanced performance: It improves the delay and packet loss rate of access to the mainland based on BGP, while maintaining extremely high traffic limits. It is an "all-rounder".

• Applicable scenarios：

• Applications that require large traffic and bandwidth, such as photo sites, download sites, video sharing or personal network disks.

• The user group includes mainland China, but they are not extremely sensitive to delays and value websites with stable connections and sufficient bandwidth.

• Users who hope to obtain a better connection experience to China than ordinary BGP lines at a lower cost.

3. Premium series：

• Network core: This is the "ace" line of VMRack. It uses the best three-network backhaul in China and the United States regardless of cost: China Telecom uses CN2 GIA (AS4809), China Unicom uses CUII (AS9929), and China Mobile uses CMIN2. These are the "VIP channels" with the highest priority and the least congestion.

• Mainland performance: Thanks to the top line, the average delay to mainland China has been significantly reduced to 159ms, and it can even reach 130ms in East China. This is not only a reduction in numbers, but also means stable and low latency around the clock, without fear of the impact of the evening peak.

1. Extremely low latency and stability: For users in mainland China, this line provides the fastest and most stable access experience and is the cornerstone for ensuring smooth business operations.

2. Increase the volume and reduce the price: The upgraded new version of the Premium series not only ensures line quality, but also has very competitive hardware configuration. You can have 2 cores and 2G memory for $5, and the price/performance ratio is very outstanding among similar CN2 GIA products.

• Applicable scenarios：

• The core business users are all in mainland China and have strict requirements on website/application response speed and stability, such as e-commerce websites, online services, and enterprise-level applications.

• Developers or operation and maintenance personnel who need to smoothly perform remote desktop and SSH operations.

• Individual users who pursue the best network experience and have a relatively sufficient budget.

三 VMRack combination

1: International BGP

2. Platinum Series：

3. Premium series

VMRack also has independent servers, which are not listed here. You need to visit the official website to view them.

活动

VMRack The Black Friday event is here (join in the fun), the quantity is limited, but I still prepared a discount code.

Discount code: UFL6UP85 (15% discount). It also explains that some packages are not available.

Since there is no new IP in this event, the package prices and event benefits are still the same as before.

Discount codes cannot be used for the following packages

Premium（CN2 GIA/9929/CMIN2）,1C1G 50G 150G monthly traffic. monthly payment $3.5 /Annual payment $35

Premium（CN2 GIA/9929/CMIN2）,2C2G 50G 300G monthly traffic. monthly payment $5 /Annual payment $50

Premium（CN2 GIA/9929/CMIN2）,4C4G 50G 500G monthly traffic. monthly payment $9 /Annual payment $90

BandwagonHost

BandwagonHost is part of the Canadian IT7 Networks Inc. IT7 has been providing users with high-quality web hosting services since 2004 and owns multiple trademarks in Europe and North America. Bricklayer has focused on VPS services since its launch, and it is well-known to Chinese people for its package plan with an annual payment of US$19. Since the development of Bricklayer, VPS hosts have abandoned OpenVZ virtual technology. Currently, all package plans fully adopt KVM, RAID-10 SSD solid state drives, Gigabit bandwidth, etc. In order to facilitate the use of users in China, Brickman has launched China-optimized routes and supports UnionPay and Alipay payments. Brickman VPS has been welcomed by the majority of Chinese users.

1：Core advantages

• Fast and stable connection

•  99.99% online rate guarantee

• 12 computer rooms around the world are available for switching

• Mobile direct connection, China Unicom and Telecom direct connection optimized lines

• RAID-10 SSD solid state drive, Gigabit bandwidth to all hosts

• Professional operation and maintenance team provides technical support and quick response to work orders

• KiwiVM, a highly automated management panel, provides a complete API interface

• Support UnionPay and Alipay payment

• Free automatic backup, free snapshots

• 30-day money back guarantee

• 7X24-hour service monitoring to prevent abnormalities

2：Disadvantages:

• IPs can easily be blocked during sensitive periods

• The number of free IP changes is limited

BandwagonHost combo

1：Data center:USCA_2

Data center function highlights: ANY2IX, Cloudflare, Google, China.com, China Unicom, China Mobile Internet

2：Data center：USCA_6

Data center feature highlights: HiVelocity, Cloudflare, Google, China Telecom CN2 GIA, China Mobile CMIN2, China Unicom Premium

Same price as aboveUSCA_2

3：Data center: USCA_8

Data Center Feature Highlights: Zenlayer

Same price as aboveUSCA_2

4：Data center: USCA_9

Data center feature highlights: AMD+NVMe, ANY2IX, Cloudflare, Akamai, Apple, Facebook, Google, Tencent/ACE, China Telecom CN2 GIA, China Mobile CMIN2, China Unicom Premium.

Same price as aboveUSCA_2

Activity

BandwagonHost Currently, is launching this promotion: annual payment is only $19/year. The computer room is located at Fremont FMT2 in California, USA. It is a non-domestic optimized line and is suitable as a backup machine, light website building, light task or tool node.

Summary

Comparing the price of VMRack and BandwagonHost from the official website, VMRack is more cost-effective. Basically, all packages have a 15% discount. The price of VMRack International BGP is as low as 18.88$ per year. BandwagonHost has a wider scope of application. BandwagonHost has multiple computer rooms around the world, namely: Vancouver, Canada, Osaka, Japan, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Fremont, the United States, Los Angeles, the United States, New Jersey, the United States, New York, the United States, San Jose, the United States and other computer rooms. VMRack currently only has one computer room in Los Angeles, USA, which is inferior to that of bricklayers.