Name Cheap Quasar, $ 12.88/mo. on Linux VPS


Quasar has been updated on (added ), Aggregate Rating (4 out of 10 from 2 reviews)
Name Cheap
4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305
Phoenix , CA 85034
US
☎ Phone +16613102107[no phone support]
  • 💡 Plan Name: Quasar (sku #p62079)
  • 🔧 Category: VPS / Linux
  • 💰 Price:$ 12.88/mo.
  • 💿 Disk Space: 120 GB
  • 📶 Traffic bandwidth: 3 TB
  • 💲 Setup Fee: free
💪 CPU/Cores :4 cores
🔋 RAM :6144 MB
🔌 Hosted domains :unlimited
🆓 free domains :0
📌 Dedicated IPs :1
💳 Payment Methods :Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalBitcoin
🔨 Control Panel :SolusVM
🔧 Category :BackupStreamingFully Managed
✍️ Support Options :EmailHelp DeskLive ChatAvailable 24/7
Targeting :CA UK US
💰 Money-back guarantee :30 days
🚀 Uptime :99.9 %

See also initial Quasar plan location on their website!

*📜 Plan description

4 vCPU cores, 6 GB RAM, 120 GB SSD RAID-10 storage and 3000 GB traffic with 1 dedicated IPv4 (up to 2). Root/SolusVM control, AlmaLinux, Ubuntu or Debian OS. Add Webuzo or cPanel and choose Basic/Complete management (Complete includes 100 GB off-site backup). Yearly-billed price $12.88/mo; month-to-month $15.88. Same scalable add-on pricing as Pulsar.

All Namecheap VPS servers run on enterprise RAID-10 SSD arrays in a secure Phoenix facility, delivering 20x faster I/O, a 99.9 % uptime SLA and 30-day money-back guarantee. Free website & VPS migration, routine internal backups, firewall and malware scanning, optional off-site backup, WHMCS licences, Softaculous installer and 24/7 chat & ticket support keep projects safe and scalable.

📄 Editorial Review

Namecheap is no longer just a domain registrar. They have expanded into a broad online services platform that covers most of the core needs of individuals, freelancers, startups, and small-to-medium businesses in one place. The company was founded in 2000, is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and has grown into one of the most recognizable names in the low-cost domain and hosting market. Their ecosystem includes domains, shared hosting, EasyWP managed WordPress, reseller hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, Private Email, SSL certificates, PremiumDNS, Supersonic CDN, and Site Maker, which makes the platform especially convenient for customers who want to manage everything from one account.

The hosting range is broad enough to cover both simple and more advanced workloads. Shared Hosting starts with the Stellar line for small websites and normal business use, while Stellar Business moves into stronger resources for heavier traffic and more demanding projects. EasyWP is their simplified managed WordPress environment, designed for users who want WordPress without dealing with the usual server-side complexity. Reseller Hosting is aimed at agencies and small hosting businesses, while VPS and Dedicated Servers provide the next step for users who need root access, more isolation, and higher performance. Around that, the combination of Private Email, SSL, CDN, and Site Maker gives Namecheap a very complete commercial package. The website is mainly in English, while storefront pricing can be viewed in USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, INR, and CNY, although billing is still centered around USD.

👪 Most Recent Customer Reviews

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-anonymous- (valmistunder@g...)
⏳ Time Hosted: 6 mo. to 1 year
Global rating
😃 I have been using the service for more than six months - it suits me perfectly. I am very happy with the adequate support, how many times I have applied - they solve issues efficiently and quickly.
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-anonymous- (admin@l...) / labme.ai
⏳ Time Hosted: 1 to 3 months
Global rating
😠 Namecheap screwed us over royally. We decided to transfer our hosting from AWS to namecheap but before we did it we emailed them telling them do not: 1. crash the site 2. do not make it live till everything was working. The nightmare starts there.

Bear in mind we have an investor meeting with a major silicon valley VC firm in 2 days. We also have over 400 customers. I continue...

At 4am (almost 2 days after the "migration" started by them) they told us it was all done thanks for choosing namecheap. It wasn't done. Not even close. SSL wasn't there, URLs were all wrong, our dashboard wasn't appearing. So I started chatting with them. At 12pm nothing was fixed. Even after 3 chats and them telling me it was done.

At noon - they fixed our SSL. 1 hour later, it was gone again. All our internal URLs were broken and they told me "its ok, its just because the domain is still catching up, it will only take 2 more hours." At 5pm nothing was better and I was getting tired after all I had been on the chat now since 4 am - 13 hours!

So my lead dev started helping me - well they blocked me out of my account - and mistreated me like a criminal in the process. Support hung up on me two times. Now, the USA is waking up, its 9pm my time in Singapore and I have officially been on the chat going on 17 hours.

They said they would respond to the support ticket in 2 hours but now its been over 3. We have customer complaints coming in, requests for refunds, we had to reschedule our investor meeting and they have wasted my resources. They have cost us thousands and possible pre-series A.

They literally have held us hostage and possibly damaged us beyond repair and at a pivotal moment for the company.

NEVER USE NAMECHEAP. Your entire business, employees and customers will suffer and they wont care one bit.

They will say the same thing over and over "were sorry, it must be frustrating"

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