Instance Type: VPS Hosting
This plan belongs to the BrainHost VPS Hosting server line (General Purpose).
Instance Type Description
High-performance KVM Virtual Private Servers (VPS) optimized for speed and reliability, featuring ultra-fast NVMe storage and instant provisioning. Designed for a wide range of workloads including web hosting, APIs, and CI runners, these instances offer predictable performance with dedicated CPU cores and a guaranteed 99.9% uptime SLA. The base configuration provides a 1:1 RAM to vCPU ratio.
Instance Type Specifications
| Approximate Cost per vCPU | Between $3.33 and $7.99 |
| Approximate RAM per vCPU | Between 1.0 and 2.7GB |
| Hourly billing | no |
| CPU type | MIX |
| Shared CPU | yes |
| Storage included | yes |
See also all BrainHost instance types.
"Growth" Plan Specifications
| Provider | BrainHost |
|---|---|
| Plan URL | https://brainhost.ai/vps-hosting |
| Price per month | $17.99 |
| Discount or Surcharge for long or short term use |
Discount Discounted monthly price: $15.00 Minimum commitment for discount: 1 year |
| Hourly Billing | No |
| Disk GB | 160 |
| Num Cores | 4 |
| Memory GB | 8 |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 8000 |
| Maximum Network Speed | 10000 Mbps |
| Burstable CPU | No |
| Dedicated CPU | No |
Badges of Quality
Badges are awards granted to VPS plans that meet certain quality criteria.
| Twenty Requests Per Core | BrainHost - Growth serves more than 20 HTTP requests per second per vCPU | |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1300 Geekbench6 Score | BrainHost - Growth serves got a Geekbench6 single core score over 1300 | |
| Stable Performance | BrainHost - Growth performance is very stable over long periods of time | |
| Fast Storage Speed | BrainHost - Growth storage read+write storage speed goes over 3000 MiB/s |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Grade A is best, grade F is worst. The grades below are those of the most recent trial run for this plan.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
More details about grades calculation
Overall Score: 68
| Web Performance | Raw CPU Power | Performance Stability | Disk IO Performance | Network Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | C | B | B | C |
Note: A low grade on a low price VPS does not necessarily mean the VPS is underperforming, the server may still perform better than other servers at the same price. Use the Price Weighted Grades or the Best VPS 2026 rankings to find the best VPS in each price range.
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests during the latest trial for BrainHost - Growth. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
| Yabs | Web Runs | Network Transfers | Sysbench | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Review | Review | Review | Review |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
Performance trials run on the Growth plan
This plan was tested 1 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the Growth plan with its grade and CPU type.
| Start of Trial | CPU | Datacenter | Overall Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 03 2026 | AMD EPYC 7513 32-Core Processor | Oregon, USA | B |