Layer Stack General Purpose - R508, $ 83.40/mo. on Linux/Windows VPS

General Purpose - R508 has been updated on March 27, 2024 (added December 16, 2019), Aggregate Rating (7.2 out of 10 from 5 reviews)

💪 CPU/Cores :	12 vCPU
🔋 RAM :	24000 MB
🔌 Hosted domains :	unlimited
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	1
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsAliPay
🔨 Control Panel :	[In-house]
🔧 Category :	Self ManagedE-Commerce
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeForumLive ChatOnline: Skype, Whatsapp ...Available 24/7
Other special features :	Load BalancersGlobal Private NetworkingChina Direct CN2 RouteDDoS Attack ProtectionDedicated BandwidthObject StorageRESTful APIAccount ManagementUser Permission ManagementBackupsTemplateFirewall
🌏 Server Locations :	Hong Kong Japan Singapore Taiwan United States
⚑ Targeting :	HK JP MY PH SG TW TH US

Original plan URL was https://www.layerstack.com/pricing-cloud-servers

📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

LayerStack is a cloud infrastructure provider focused on VPS, cloud servers, GPU cloud, dedicated cloud, object storage, managed databases, private networking, and managed cloud services. The company operates as LayerStack Limited, with activity dating to 2017, and has corporate roots connected to Hong Kong and Singapore. Founder and CEO Dennis Ng is associated with the company, and LayerStack has grown into a regional cloud provider serving developers, agencies, startups, SaaS projects, trading platforms, e-commerce businesses, and companies that need flexible infrastructure in Asia-Pacific and the United States.

LayerStack is not a classic low-cost shared hosting company. Their strongest profile is IaaS / cloud VPS infrastructure, with a service portfolio covering General Purpose Cloud Servers, Memory-Optimized Cloud Servers, Premium Compute, Arm-Based Cloud Servers, High Storage Cloud Servers, Dedicated Cloud, Cloud GPU / Nano GPU, Dedicated GPU, Managed Database, Object Storage, Global Private Network, Dedicated Bandwidth, China Direct CN2 Route, DDoS Protection, backups, firewall, monitoring, templates, API access, and managed cloud server services. Customers can still build a traditional hosting environment by installing cPanel or Plesk, but LayerStack’s main strength is cloud infrastructure rather than bundled beginner shared hosting.

Their General Purpose servers fit normal websites, business applications, test environments, development servers, and production workloads that need balanced CPU, RAM, and storage. Memory-Optimized servers are better suited for databases, caching, analytics, and applications with higher RAM requirements. Premium Compute uses newer performance-oriented platforms and targets compute-heavy applications, cloud-native services, AI-related development, and more demanding production workloads. Arm-Based servers provide a lower-cost architecture for compatible Linux workloads, microservices, application development, and modern deployment pipelines. High Storage servers are useful for backups, media storage, file repositories, FTP services, larger websites, and data-heavy applications where disk capacity is more important than raw CPU power.

LayerStack has also expanded into GPU infrastructure. Nano GPU gives access to GPU resources such as NVIDIA A40, A100, and RTX-class configurations with hourly billing, while Dedicated GPU is better for customers that need a more stable GPU allocation. This makes the company relevant for AI development, machine learning testing, rendering, media processing, scientific workloads, and GPU-accelerated applications.

The managed cloud server service is useful for customers that want technical help beyond platform access. Managed tiers can include server setup, migration, operating system patching, backup configuration, application installation, DNS, SSL, web stack assistance, firewall configuration, monitoring, and control panel support. This distinction is important because LayerStack cloud servers are normally VPS/cloud environments with root or administrator access, so unmanaged customers remain responsible for their own system administration.

LayerStack supports English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese, while their wider resource and blog areas also show additional localization activity, including Japanese content. Product billing is available in USD, HKD, and SGD, which fits their Hong Kong, Singapore, and wider APAC customer base.

A useful historical point is the 2018 acquisition of Ximbo Internet Limited, which expanded LayerStack’s early hosting footprint after launch. Since then, their portfolio has developed into a broader cloud platform with Los Angeles, Tokyo, Taipei, object storage, dedicated cloud, Arm-based servers, managed databases, DDoS protection, CN2 routing, and GPU services.