RackNerd
Unmanaged KVM VPS from $21.99 a year, hybrid servers from $39 a month and bare metal from $139; no hourly billing.
Founded 2019
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RackNerd is a US hosting company founded in 2019 and based in Rancho Cucamonga, California. It sells unmanaged KVM virtual private servers, hybrid, bare metal and GPU dedicated servers, shared hosting and colocation. It lists 20 data center locations, 12 in the US; its VPS order forms offer only US ones.
Servers are prepaid for one month to two years, not billed by the hour. KVM VPS specials start at $21.99 a year for 1 vCPU, 1 GB of memory, 20 GB of SSD and 3 TB of monthly transfer, and renew at the same rate; the regular KVM VPS list starts at $26.99 a year for 512 MB, with monthly plans from $17.99. Hybrid servers start at $39 a month and bare metal servers at $139. There are no managed databases, Kubernetes or object storage, server plans include no backups by default, and refunds are case by case.
Best for
Developers, hobbyists and self-hosters who want a low-cost unmanaged Linux VPS in the US on a yearly plan, or a dedicated server, and who do not need hourly billing or managed cloud services.
Pros
- Low yearly prices: KVM VPS specials from $21.99 a year (1 vCPU, 1 GB, 20 GB SSD, 3 TB transfer) that renew at the same rate
- Large transfer allowances on a 1 Gbps port: 3 TB a month on the $21.99 special, 20 TB on the 8 GB special at $119.99 a year
- Lists 20 data center locations, 12 in the US; VPS order forms cover up to 8 US cities, among them Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and Ashburn
- ctrl control panel on every VPS, with an HTML5 VNC console, rescue mode, a network firewall and one-click apps such as n8n, Coolify and Ollama
- SLA of 99.999% network and power uptime, with a credit of 2% of the monthly fee per extra hour of outage (up to 50%)
Cons
- No hourly billing: servers are prepaid for one month to two years, refunds are not offered by default, and cancelling needs 5 days' notice before renewal
- No managed databases, managed Kubernetes or object storage; GPUs only as dedicated servers from $199 a month, ordered through sales
- VPS, hybrid and dedicated servers include no managed backups by default; the terms leave backups to the customer
- Unmanaged by default: OS and software support are excluded, and server management is a paid add-on
- VPS order forms offer only US locations, 5 to 7 per plan; the KVM VPS specials list five
Pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (12-month total) |
|---|---|---|
| KVM VPSFrom $26.99/year: 512 MB, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD, 500 GB transfer (yearly only); 1 GB and larger from $17.99/month or $215.88/year; 5 US locations | no monthly price | $26.99/yr, billed yearly ($2.25/mo) |
| KVM VPS SpecialPromotion: 1 vCPU, 1 GB, 20 GB SSD, 3 TB transfer; renews at the same rate; billed yearly or every 2 years ($43.98); 5 US locations | no monthly price | $21.99/yr, billed yearly ($1.83/mo) |
| AMD Ryzen VPSFrom $26.99/year: 512 MB, 1 Ryzen 3900X core, 10 GB NVMe, 500 GB transfer (yearly only); 1 GB from $17.99/month or $194.29/year; 6 US locations | no monthly price | $26.99/yr, billed yearly ($2.25/mo) |
| Windows VPSFrom $27.59/month: 1 Ryzen vCore, 2 GB, 35 GB NVMe, 2 TB transfer, Windows Server with Remote Desktop; the yearly price is 12 x monthly; 7 US locations | $27.59/mo | $331.08/yr ($27.59/mo) |
| Hybrid Dedicated ServerFrom $39/month: dedicated resources, dual Xeon E5-2690 (2 x 2.90 GHz), 4 GB, 120 GB HDD, 5 TB transfer; instant setup; 10 Gbps DDoS protection | $39/mo | $468/yr ($39/mo) |
| Dedicated ServerFrom $139/month: Xeon E3-1230 v2, 16 GB, 480 GB SSD, 35 TB transfer, 5 IPv4 addresses; usually set up within 48 hours | $139/mo | $1,668/yr ($139/mo) |
| AMD Ryzen Dedicated ServerFrom $219/month: Ryzen 5 7600, 64 GB DDR5, 1 TB NVMe, 40 TB transfer; Utah only | $219/mo | $2,628/yr ($219/mo) |
| GPU Dedicated ServerFrom $199/month (limited-time deal): Ryzen 7600 with an NVIDIA RTX 4060, 64 GB, 960 GB NVMe, 50 TB; Salt Lake City; ordered through sales | $199/mo | no yearly price |
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Features
In Cloud hosting
| Feature | RackNerd |
|---|---|
| Free trial | No · No free trial or money-back guarantee; refunds only case by case; RackNerd suggests ordering monthly to try the service |
| Managed databases | No · No managed database service among the listed products; shared hosting plans include unlimited databases in cPanel |
| Managed Kubernetes | No · No managed Kubernetes; the terms allow running Kubernetes or K3s yourself on a KVM VPS |
| Object storage | No · No object storage product among the listed services (hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, colocation) |
| GPU instances | Partial · No hourly GPU instances; GPU dedicated servers with an NVIDIA RTX 4060, 3090 or 4090 from $199/month, in Salt Lake City, ordered through sales |
| Automatic backups | No · None on VPS, hybrid or dedicated servers by default; only shared and reseller hosting get free daily JetBackup backups, up to 30 days, best effort |
| DDoS protection | Partial · 10 Gbps DDoS protection included on hybrid dedicated servers, and shared hosting is called DDoS protected; the VPS and dedicated server pages do not mention it |
| Uptime SLA | Yes · 99.999% network and power per month; credit of 2% of the monthly fee per extra hour, up to 50%; maintenance up to 180 min/month excluded |
| Data center regions | Yes · 20 listed / 12 US; VPS order forms offer 5 to 7 US sites (8 in all, none abroad); dedicated servers also in Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Singapore, London and Montreal |
| Included bandwidth | Yes · Monthly transfer per plan: VPS 500 GB to 20 TB at 1 Gbps; US dedicated servers 35-200 TB; EU and Singapore servers unmetered at 100 Mbps; 10-40 Gbps unmetered servers |