Exclusive Hosting xVM 8, $ 16.00/mo. on Linux VPS

xVM 8 has been updated on February 2, 2026 (added December 1, 2016), Aggregate Rating (1 out of 10 from 2 reviews)

💪 CPU/Cores :	4 cores
🔋 RAM :	8000 MB
🔌 Hosted domains :	unlimited
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	1
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalWire TransferWestern UnionBitcoin
🔨 Control Panel :	[In-house]
🔧 Category :	Backup
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeLive ChatAvailable 24/7
🌏 Server Locations :	United Kingdom United States
⚑ Targeting :	BG FR IT PT RU ES UK US
💰 Money-back guarantee :	30 days
🚀 Uptime :	99.9 %

See also initial xVM 8 plan location on their website!

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*📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Exclusive Hosting is a long-running web hosting and domain provider that has been helping people launch websites since 2004. The brand focuses on making hosting and site management straightforward for individuals, small businesses and growing online projects, rather than chasing the high-end enterprise cloud segment. Everything is built around three pillars: a proprietary cloud hosting platform, the in-house Hepsia / Exclusive Hosting Control Panel, and a people-first support team that stays available 24/7.

The core of the portfolio is cloud web hosting (essentially shared hosting on a clustered backend). There are three main plans – Exclusive, Multi-Exclusive and Enterprise – starting from $3.25/month. Even the entry plan is generous: unlimited disk space and traffic, a free domain name, up to 500 email accounts, and support for multiple databases and PHP apps. Higher tiers raise the cap on hosted domains (up to unlimited on Enterprise) and mailboxes, while keeping the same underlying platform. Cloud hosting accounts include the Hepsia control panel, daily backups, a one-click Web Apps Installer, a Website Builder, and more than 150 ready-made themes. A nice touch is the 30-day Free Trial on cloud hosting, with no credit card required, so the service can be tested in real conditions before paying.

For projects that outgrow shared limits but do not yet need a full VPS, Exclusive Hosting offers semi-dedicated servers. These plans share powerful physical machines with far fewer users, so each account gets noticeably more CPU and RAM. Semi-dedicated packages run on modern hardware (multi-core CPUs, large RAM allocations, fast storage and 2.5 Gbit/s connectivity) and keep the same conveniences as the cloud plans: the Hepsia control panel, unlimited hosted domains, unlimited email accounts, daily backups and 30-day free trials. This tier is aimed at busy WordPress sites, medium-sized e-commerce stores and content-heavy portals that have started to hit shared limits.

Above that sits the VPS hosting range. Customers can choose between OpenVZ VPS (from $11.00/month) and KVM VPS (from $8.00/month), with multiple configurations for CPU, RAM, storage and bandwidth. VPS packages include full root access, support several Linux distributions (CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu) and allow a choice of control panel on many setups – Hepsia is included at no extra cost on a number of OpenVZ plans, while cPanel can be added for those who prefer it. These virtual machines suit developers and businesses that want more isolation, guaranteed resources and the ability to customize software stacks without jumping all the way to a self-managed dedicated server.

For maximum control and performance, Exclusive Hosting also sells dedicated servers from around $67.50/month, with discounts for longer billing cycles. Here clients get full physical machines in the US data center, backed by the same 99.9% service uptime guarantee and round-the-clock support. Dedicated servers can be provisioned with Hepsia or cPanel, include optional reseller tools, and are targeted at heavy-traffic sites, applications and hosting resellers that need consistent performance and no noisy neighbors.

Alongside hosting, the company runs a full domain name service. A large catalogue of TLDs (classic extensions like .com, .net and .org, .info, plus many country-code and newer gTLDs) is available, with some domains promoted from 0.00/year for the first term. Domain management is integrated into the same Hepsia panel used for hosting, so DNS, WHOIS details and renewals can be handled in one place. Customers can add Whois Privacy Protection for an extra fee and secure their sites with SSL Certificates starting at $19.00/year, or use the built-in Let’s Encrypt integration for free certificates on many hosting plans.

Exclusive Hosting is also quite friendly for non-English-speaking users. The interface and ordering process can be switched between English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Russian and Bulgarian, and pricing can be displayed in USD, GBP, EUR, AUD or CAD. Combined with servers across three continents, this makes the platform surprisingly flexible for small projects that need localized presence without dealing with multiple providers.

Overall, the service is a classic "all-in-one" shared/VPS provider that has matured over many years: global data centers, an integrated control panel, generous feature sets and a clear focus on keeping things approachable for regular site owners.