Hivelocity vps.xl2.intel, $ 40.00/mo. on Linux VPS

Name: vps.xl2.intel
Brand: Hivelocity
SKU: p131813
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (10 reviews)

vps.xl2.intel has been added on Jul 14, 2025, Aggregate Rating (3 out of 10 from 10 reviews)

💪 CPU/Cores :	12 vCPU
🔋 RAM :	24000 MB
🔌 Hosted domains :	unlimited
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	1
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalWire TransferCheck PaymentsBitcoin
🔧 Category :	Self Managed
✍️ Support Options :	EmailLive ChatAvailable 24/7
🌏 Server Locations :	United States
⚑ Targeting :	US
💰 Money-back guarantee :	0 days
🚀 Uptime :	99.99 %

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*📜 Plan description

Intel counterpart to XL-2 with identical 12 cores, 24 GB RAM and 240 GB SSD, balanced across LA and NY for low-latency coast-to-coast reach while capping spend at $40 per month.

All Hivelocity Instant Servers deploy in under 7 minutes on enterprise platforms spanning 50+ data-centres worldwide. 24/7/365 U.S. support, native IPv6, free incoming bandwidth, snapshot backups, API/CLI control and optional managed service or DDoS filtering are available on every self-managed VPS.

📄 Editorial Review

Hivelocity is a U.S.-based infrastructure provider founded in 2002 in Tampa, Florida. The company started from a single rack of servers and developed into a global bare metal, virtual server, private cloud and colocation platform. The early company history is connected with Mike Architetto and Steve Eschweiler, while the current business is now part of the wider Colohouse group after the acquisition completed in April 2024.

Hivelocity is not a classic low-cost shared hosting provider. Their catalog is built mainly around Dedicated Servers, Bare Metal, VPS, VDS, Private Cloud, Enterprise Cloud, Colocation, Server Management, Object Storage, Backup, Firewall / DDoS protection, Unmetered Ports, and infrastructure automation. Standard shared hosting, beginner website builder packages, cheap domain hosting, and bundled small-business email hosting are not the main direction of the company.

Their strongest customer profile is technical. Hivelocity fits SaaS platforms, development companies, agencies, game-server operators, streaming projects, fintech workloads, hosting resellers, and businesses that want dedicated infrastructure with cloud-style provisioning. Dedicated servers are available as instant or custom bare metal configurations, with root access, IPMI, API access, private networking, IPv4 / IPv6, operating-system options, application images and automation tools.

The VPS and VDS line is also useful because it separates standard virtual servers from dedicated-resource virtual servers. This gives customers a middle option between inexpensive virtual hosting and a full dedicated machine, especially when predictable CPU and RAM allocation matters.

The enterprise side is a major part of the company. Their Private Cloud platform uses VMware Cloud Director, Dell compute, Pure Storage, Arista networking, Veeam and Zerto options. This makes the service more suitable for managed enterprise infrastructure, hybrid environments and production workloads than for simple personal websites.

The website is modern, technical, English-language, and built for self-service infrastructure buyers. Pricing is mainly in U.S. dollars. Overall, Hivelocity is a serious infrastructure provider, not a budget shared-hosting brand.

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