About HostingDiscounts.org
In one line: we are an independent site run by a working DevOps engineer who runs production sites on Hostinger, Hetzner, Cloudways and AWS. We compare providers on published prices, specs and renewal terms, and we rank by your use case, disclose every commission, and recommend hosts we earn nothing from when they are the better fit.
HostingDiscounts.org is an independent comparison and review site for VPS hosting, Minecraft server hosting, Windows VPS, Forex VPS, and managed cloud hosting. We are not owned by, or affiliated with, Hostinger, Cloudways, Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Vultr, or any other provider unless we explicitly say so on the page.
Who runs this site
The comparisons are written by Rai Ansar, a DevOps engineer and founder of AceFina Creative with 6+ years keeping production WordPress and VPS infrastructure online. This is not a content farm. One person who actually administers servers is responsible for what gets published here, and his name and credentials are public on the author page.
How we compare
These are desk comparisons, not lab tests. We read each provider's own pricing pages, documentation and status pages, line plans up by RAM, vCPU, storage and traffic, and show first-term and renewal prices side by side. We do not publish benchmark or uptime numbers unless we can show how they were produced.
- Dated sources: every page shows when prices were last re-checked, and says which providers were re-checked and which are due.
- Like-for-like: plans are matched by resources, not by name.
- Hidden-cost audits: bandwidth overage, backup and snapshot fees, IPv4 charges, and renewal pricing, because the headline price is rarely the real price.
- Attribution: where performance is discussed, it is attributed to the provider's documentation or to public community reports.
How we rank (the trust-broker funnel)
We use a transparent waterfall instead of sorting by commission:
- Hetzner first when it is genuinely the best value, which is most use cases for users comfortable with a Linux terminal.
- Cloudways second when you want managed hosting without server admin. Cloudways supports AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, Linode, and Vultr. It is not a Hetzner reseller, despite what some reviews claim.
- Hostinger third when a bundled free domain or first-time pricing matters more than raw value.
When a provider we earn nothing from is the right answer for your use case, we say so and name it. See, for example, the honest mentions of Contabo, Vultr, and Linode in our cheap VPS guide.
Affiliate relationships (disclosed)
This site contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you when you sign up through them. Specifically:
- Hostinger, approved affiliate (Hostinger International publisher account).
- Cloudways, approved affiliate (a commission when a reader signs up through our link).
- Hetzner, unpaid mentions only. Its referral-credit program is discontinued; we earn nothing from Hetzner signups.
We earn nothing on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, Contabo, Kinsta, Bluehost, Apex, or BisectHosting, and we recommend several of them when they fit. Full details on the affiliate disclosure page.
Corrections
Pricing and specs change. If something here is out of date, email editor@hostingdiscounts.org and we will verify and fix it.