Comparing High Performance Dedicated Server Hosts

Choosing a high performance dedicated server host can be difficult, especially when there are so many different hosts to choose from! However, if we narrow it down to just a couple of reputable hosts, the choice becomes much easier. This review will start off with a brief overview of each company, then compare the features of each company and the server pricing and performance. Let’s begin!

Expert Overview

1&1

1&1, also known as 1and1, has been around since 1988 but didn’t offer a commercially available hosting service until 1998. The web hosting company is based in Germany and didn’t begin offering service in the United States market until 2003. Since then, it has expanded its product range to offer services from domain registration to hosting.

ServerPronto

ServerPronto is a server hosting company which started in 2000 and based in Miami, FL. They focus on offering mid to high-end dedicated servers at the world’s most affordable prices. In 2012, ServerPronto changed ownership which resulted in a lot of changes including scalable hosting options and a new, more customer-focused, approach.

Features

1&1 Hosting Features

• 24/7 support (email and phone)
• Full root access
• 30-day money back guarantee

ServerPronto Hosting Features

• Free setup including setup assistance
• 1 hour average provisioning time
• 100% uptime SLA
• No contract
• 7-day money back guarantee
• Full root access
• Servers are preconfigured with essential applications
• 24/7 hardware replacement
• 24/7/365 customer support contactable by email, phone and live chat
• Fully customizable servers

Server Pricing and Performance

1&1’s Server Specifications

• AMD Opteron 6338P (12 Cores at 2.3 GHz)
• 32 GB DDR3 RAM
• 2,000 GB SATA Hard Disk
• $99.99 for the first 3 months then $199.99

ServerPronto’s Server Specifications

• 2x Intel Xeon E5530 (8 Cores at 2.4 GHz + HT)
• 32 GB DDR3 RAM
• 2x 1 TB SATA Hard Disk
• $149.95 $129.95 lifetime sale price

In-Depth Look:

CPU

While 1&1 features a newer CPU with more cores, ServerPronto offers a dual CPU set up at a higher GHz. This means that ServerPronto’s server will have a better single thread performance while 1&1 will perform slightly faster running multiple threads.

RAM

Both servers offer the same amount of ram, but ServerPronto allows you to increase RAM as needed while 1&1 doesn’t offer options to increase hardware without choosing another server entirely. This means that ServerPronto will benefit from increased scalability.

Hard Disk

Both offer the same amount of hard disk space with optional SSD upgrades, however, ServerPronto offers more choices for upgrading space including up to 3 additional hard drives. This again results in added benefit for scalability.

Deciding Which Host is Right for You

Both hosts make for a great choice, but as you can see by the in-depth look at the hardware differences, each host differs slightly in their services and products. ServerPronto offers better pricing, scalability, and features, but 1&1 does have newer hardware. The new hardware won’t always outperform ServerPronto’s hardware and there are several cases where ServerPronto’s dual processor set up will outperform the newer processor offered with the 1&1 package. Your choice in a host may rest on what your performance needs are and what you value most in your hosting experience.

ServerPronto offers the best affordable hosting service in all dedicated server packages.