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Entry VPS
Lowest effective rate1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB storage · 2 locations
- Due at checkout:
- $51.00
- Term:
- 12-month commitment
- Renewal:
- Not confirmed
- Price checked:
- 2026-06-02
Knownhost VPS review
Knownhost is worth shortlisting if its published VPS catalog matches the way your project buys infrastructure: 7 tracked plans, pricing from $4.25 to $102/mo, and not clearly published in our profile virtualization in our current profile. Main tradeoff: Normalized monthly prices still need checkout and renewal confirma…
$4.25/mo effective rate · 12-month commitment
- Best for
- Knownhost is for buyers who want its specific mix of price, plan shape, support channels, and region coverage: small production apps, self-hosted tools, agency staging, WordPress or ecommerc…
- Market position
- Below median entry price
- Management
- Not confirmed
- Locations
- 2 tracked
- Third-party rating
- 4.3 / 5
- Monthly visits
- 96K
Plan shortlist
Start with the plans that change the decision
Monthly figures are normalized from the lowest available commitment rate. We show the amount charged and required term so a long contract cannot masquerade as month-to-month pricing.
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Basic VPS
Best RAM value4 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 100 GB storage · 2 locations
- Due at checkout:
- $204.00
- Term:
- 12-month commitment
- Renewal:
- Not confirmed
- Price checked:
- 2026-06-02
Compare all 7 tracked plans
| Plan | Resources | Effective /mo | Commitment | Due now | Renewal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry VPS | 1 vCPU · 1 GB · 25 GB | $4.25 | 12-month commitment | $51.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Entry Plus VPS | 2 vCPU · 2 GB · 50 GB | $8.50 | 12-month commitment | $102.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Basic VPS | 4 vCPU · 6 GB · 100 GB | $17.00 | 12-month commitment | $204.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Standard VPS | 6 vCPU · 10 GB · 200 GB | $34.00 | 12-month commitment | $408.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Professional VPS | 8 vCPU · 12 GB · 300 GB | $51.00 | 12-month commitment | $612.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Premium VPS | 10 vCPU · 14 GB · 350 GB | $68.00 | 12-month commitment | $816.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
| Extreme VPS | 16 vCPU · 16 GB · 500 GB | $102.00 | 12-month commitment | $1224.00 | Not confirmed | Pricing ↗ |
Service facts
What is confirmed—and what is still a claim
Official provider statements are useful, but they are not presented as independent verification. Missing purchase-critical facts stay visible.
Verified
Provider stated
Not confirmed
- Management
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Virtualization
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Backups
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- DDoS protection
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Bandwidth
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Control panel
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Operating systems
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Support
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Money-back period
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Uptime SLA
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Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
Company context
- Domain registered
- 2005 · 21 years
Operational footprint
Where it runs and what customers report
Datacenter locations
NetherlandsUnited States
Market context
Price is useful only when it has a baseline
Knownhost is compared with the median across the VPS plans currently tracked in our catalog.
Entry price
Knownhost$4.25
Catalog median$48.00
Its lowest tracked rate is below the catalog median.
Cost per GB of RAM
Knownhost$2.83
Catalog median$4.69
Its best RAM value beats the current catalog median.
Decision evidence
Why Knownhost earns this verdict
The strongest buying signals behind this recommendation.
Reasons to choose it
- +7 tracked VPS plans in the live dataset
- +Entry pricing starts at $4.25/mo in our normalized data
- +Best tracked RAM value is $2.83/GB
- +Technical profile includes infrastructure fields
- +Trustpilot profile renders 4.3 from 94 reviews
Editor-selected alternatives
What to compare before choosing Knownhost
These providers are selected for a relevant tradeoff—not because they have similar traffic.
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Hostinger
4.6/5 From $6.49/mo Primary alternative
Knownhost starts at $4.25 in our data, while Hostinger starts at $6.49. Knownhost's best RAM value is $2.83/GB; Hostinger's is $0.81/GB. Choose based on the operating model, regions, support boundary, and pricing shape rather than brand recognition alone.
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Hetzner
4.3/5 From $5.59/mo
Knownhost starts at $4.25 in our data, while Hetzner starts at $5.59. Knownhost's best RAM value is $2.83/GB; Hetzner's is $0.85/GB. Choose based on the operating model, regions, support boundary, and pricing shape rather than brand recognition alone.
Frequently asked questions
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Knownhost VPS plans in our production profile start at $4.25 and run up to $102/mo. Always confirm renewal pricing, billing term, and add-ons at checkout.
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Knownhost offers VPS in 2 locations: Netherlands, United States.
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Knownhost is one of the VPS providers we track. Compare its plans and pricing above against the alternatives.
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The strongest RAM value in our current profile is Basic VPS, at $17/mo and $2.83/GB RAM.
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Knownhost's profile currently lists Netherlands and United States. Verify the selectable region during checkout before building production infrastructure.
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Our profile lists managed support as not clearly published in our profile. Read the provider's current support scope before assuming it includes application debugging, server hardening, migrations, or emergency sysadmin work.
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Knownhost can be production-suitable if its plan size, support boundary, backup model, and regions match your workload. Use independent backups, monitoring, security hardening, and a restore test before moving critical traffic.
Evidence policy
This brief uses 2 source groups. Official provider pages are labeled as provider statements; independent sources are labeled verified. Unknown renewal terms and missing service details remain visible rather than being inferred.
Latest source check: 2026-06-12
Decision ready
$4.25/mo effective rate · 12-month commitment