Photon VPS SSD - 5, $ 165.00/mo. on Windows VPS

SSD - 5 has been updated on July 31, 2026 (added June 30, 2014), Aggregate Rating (6 out of 10 from 28 reviews)

💪 CPU/Cores :	4 Cores
🔋 RAM :	32000 MB
🔌 Hosted domains :	1
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	1
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalAliPay
🔨 Control Panel :	SolusVM
🔧 Category :	BackupRDPDDoS Protection
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeAvailable 24/7
🌏 Server Locations :	Russian Federation
⚑ Targeting :	CA CN HK US
💰 Money-back guarantee :	30 days
🚀 Uptime :	99.9 %

See also initial SSD - 5 plan location on their website!

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*📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

PhotonVPS is a United States hosting provider operated by Profuse Solutions Inc., with a history that reaches back to 2001. The business initially concentrated on shared hosting and shell accounts, expanded into reseller hosting, and made virtual private servers a core service in 2009. Managed VPS and dedicated infrastructure followed as the company’s customer base and network operations grew.

The broader Profuse Solutions organization dates from 1999. PhotonVPS later became the VPS-focused brand within the same group as Psychz Networks, which handles much of the associated physical-server, cloud and network infrastructure. This relationship gives PhotonVPS customers a practical upgrade path from an inexpensive virtual server to larger cloud deployments, high-bandwidth systems and dedicated hardware.

The main product range now consists of Linux cloud VPS, Windows cloud VPS, Forex VPS, continuous data-protection backup services, server-control-panel licenses and reseller accounts. Shared hosting played an important role during the company’s earlier development, but it is no longer a central part of the active service portfolio.

Linux Cloud VPS plans use KVM virtualization with SSD or NVMe storage arranged in RAID-10 configurations. Standard resources extend from 2 GB to 32 GB of RAM, with one to four virtual CPU allocations and storage capacities ranging from 30 GB to 640 GB. Network ports vary between 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps according to the location and selected platform.

Linux operating-system templates include Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS and Fedora. Most Linux servers can be deployed within approximately ten minutes after payment confirmation and account screening. Customers retain administrative access and can reinstall the operating system, change passwords, control the virtual machine and monitor resource consumption through the client area.

Linux VPS locations cover Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Ashburn, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Moscow, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul and São Paulo. Atlanta is also available within the ordering system, although it is not consistently included in every location comparison.

Windows Cloud VPS packages begin with 2 GB RAM and extend to 32 GB RAM, while storage allocations range from 30 GB to 640 GB. Windows servers include Remote Desktop access and can be combined with Plesk for managing websites, domains, databases and email accounts. Deployment normally takes longer than a Linux installation, with provisioning commonly completed within one hour.

Some Windows documentation still refers to Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2012. These versions are obsolete or outside normal Microsoft support, so the exact Windows Server edition and license supplied in each location should be confirmed before completing an order.

Forex VPS packages are intended for MetaTrader installations, expert advisors and automated trading applications. Deployment is available in Los Angeles, Ashburn and London, allowing traders to place their systems closer to brokers operating in North America or Europe.

Forex configurations range from 1 GB RAM for a small MetaTrader installation to 8 GB RAM for considerably larger trading environments. The actual number of terminals that can run reliably depends on the expert advisors, active charts, indicators, trading frequency and broker software. Remote Desktop access, an initial security audit and compatibility with customer-selected brokers are included.

The CDP Backup service supplies remote disk-based protection for Linux and Windows servers. Storage plans range from 50 GB to 2 TB, with no separate transfer allowance imposed specifically on backup traffic. R1Soft continuous data protection supports block-level backups, several recovery points, file-level restoration, virtual-machine recovery and bare-metal restoration.

Backup data can use AES-256 encryption, integrity checks and replication between local and remote systems. Integration with cPanel, Plesk and InterWorx provides account-level recovery for hosting environments, while the separate web interface allows administrators to select restore points and recover files, databases or complete systems.

The reseller program is suitable for developers, hosting businesses and IT providers that want to sell virtual servers under their own customer relationships. Discounts begin at 5% for accounts maintaining between five and ten active servers and increase progressively to 20% for resellers with more than 50 servers.

Resellers remain responsible for billing their own customers and handling first-line support. They must also maintain an active sales channel and keep their PhotonVPS account in good standing.

Scalable cloud services available through the associated Psychz infrastructure add NVMe storage, automated failover, replicated data, custom operating-system deployment, rescue mode and network connectivity reaching 10 Gbps. Dedicated servers can be configured with single or dual processors, several storage devices, private networking, remote IPMI access, API management and either metered or unmetered bandwidth.

The website works on current desktop and mobile devices, while the billing portal uses a conventional client-area structure. However, several knowledge-base articles and operating-system references belong to earlier service generations. Some technical tables also contain values that are not aligned consistently, making the final shopping-cart configuration the most reliable place to confirm resources, licensing and location availability.

English is the principal website language. The billing and support portal also includes interfaces for Arabic, Azerbaijani, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Persian, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian. Prices are shown in US dollars.

Based on WHTop product and pricing monitoring, PhotonVPS.com appears to have kept almost all products unchanged in names and features since November 2020 for VPS and Backup plans, with some prices also remaining identical over time. Such a static product history is a negative signal in a hosting market where infrastructure, resources, and plan specifications usually evolve more frequently.

This pattern may indicate technology stagnation, limited business development, and a company operating mostly in a dormant or maintenance-focused mode. The main visible update appears to be the addition of newer NVMe SSD VPS plans, but this alone does not significantly change the overall impression of a hosting portfolio with limited modernization.