Time4VPS Reviews and Expert Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Troubleshoot quickly with knowledgeable staff members via Time4VPS’ live chat or ticketing system.
• Subscribe for an annual rather than monthly plan to receive substantial discounts.
• Rely on your website’s load speed thanks to generous bandwidth allotments and Intel Xeon processors.
• Find a plan that works for your budget with Time4VPS’ affordable plans.
• Get exactly what you want out of your VPS with the company’s highly customizable packages.
• Track Time4VPS’ network performance with its useful Looking Glass feature.
• Resolve issues on your own with the help of Time4VPS’ knowledge base and vibrant community forum.

Cons:

• The company does not offer shared or dedicated hosting products.
• Time4VPS has just the one data center in Lithuania.
• Certain features seemingly included in your plan can turn out to be add-ons upon checkout.

Pricing and Payment Methods

Pricing is one of Time4VPS’ distinct advantages. Not only is the company one of the more affordable VPS hosting solutions on the market today, it offers many price points to accommodate different budgets and hosting needs. Linux hosting starts at €3.99 (about $4.45) monthly and comes with 2GB RAM, 20 GB storage space, and 2 TB bandwidth.

You won’t be priced out of Windows hosting with Time4VPS, either. The company’s most affordable Windows VPS plan starts at €5.99 (about $6.68) a month and offers the same RAM, disk space and bandwidth as its Linux counterpart. If you’re looking for a more secure, resource-efficient VPS solution, Time4VPS’ Container VPS may be your ticket.

Starting at €2.99 (about $3.34) a month, the company’s starter container plan offers similar features to its Linux and Windows plans. For users that need big data storage, the company’s most affordable plan also starts at €2.99 and comes with 0.25GB RAM, 256GB storage space and 2TB bandwidth. Users that have over 11 VPS accounts can apply to become a reseller, with discounts dependent on how many VPS accounts you have.

While we really enjoyed just how many packages Time4VPS offered with each plan, you do have to read the fine print. Some features, like automatic backups or SSD storage space, will cost you an extra Euro each.

Ease of Use

On the whole, Time4VPS’ setup leaves little room for the experienced user to get lost. Resources and add-ons are clearly labeled with each plan, and the Looking Glass feature lets you check in on the company’s network performance to see that you’re getting what you’re paying for. If you are uncertain about anything, you can always post a question on Time4VPS’ active community board or browse the knowledge base before submitting a help ticket.

Newcomers to VPS may find it harder to navigate the company’s multitude of plans or understand exactly what resources they need for their website. Still, you too can consult Time4VPS’ friendly, expert staff to get help configuring your server or any other questions you may have.

Load Times and Reliability

One of the reasons users opt for VPS hosting plans is because they are less prone to downtime and slow page loads. As far as we could tell, Time4VPS does not offer a specific uptime guarantee, which initially put us on alert. However, in spite of this warning sign, Time4VPS tested admirably for reliability over the course of several months, with uptimes at or above 99.95% on average.

As Time4VPS has just one data center in Lithuania, its hosting solution is best for users whose target audiences are in Europe or close by.

Features

Time4VPS comes with a hefty number of features, though many of these seem to be aimed at advanced users. You have root access to your server through cPanel, which supports multiple coding languages like Perl and Python. Instead of having to manually install different scripts, Time4VPS lets you automatically execute scripts after you install an operating system via its Init Script Management function.

We liked how easy it was to scale our plans up or down with just a few clicks through Time4VPS’ client area, and how simple it was to reconfigure your Linux firewall with the Iptables flush function. There were certain features, like automatic backups and SSD storage, that we were dismayed to see as add-ons when other VPS solutions include them for free. Still, Time4VPS has all the features you need to easily take charge of your website’s back-end.

Customer Support

Customer support is one of those things you might not think about until you need it, but that really should be a deciding factor when choosing a VPS host. We found Time4VPS’s customer support team to be friendly and extremely knowledgeable when it came to all things VPS. You can reach these helpful individuals fairly quickly through the company’s ticketing system as well as through live chat.

Any hosting solution that’s worth its salt offers you the tools for DIY problem-solving, and Time4VPS hosts a community support forum where you can get fast answers to any issues you’re experiencing. Additionally, the company’s knowledge base provides a limited number of articles on performing specific technical and billing actions.

User Reviews

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Conclusion

In general, we were very pleased with Time4VPS’ varied VPS plans, which use state-of-the-art hardware that give you minimal downtime and speedy load times. We especially liked how simple it was to do things on your own that would typically require a call to support with other providers. You can easily scale and customize plans in just a few moments and configure your back-end with different coding languages and scripts.

There is a certain lack of clarity about just which features come with each plan that could be confusing for beginner VPS users and even those who have been using VPS for years. Nevertheless, if your target audience is located in Europe, it’s hard to beat Time4VPS’ low prices and excellent customer service.