Updated September 28, 2026
What is Server types?
In short
The infrastructure categories a provider sells, such as virtual private servers and bare metal machines.
Server types tell you what a provider actually sells. Virtual private servers run several tenants on shared physical hardware with dedicated resources carved out in software, so they are cheap and flexible. Bare metal gives you a whole machine to yourself, with more control and steadier performance for heavy or steady workloads. 1Gbits and 3v-Hosting cover both bases, offering vps and bare metal and vps and bare metal. 45Drives is the dedicated specialist, listing bare metal only. 21Vianet and A1 Digital are virtual-only, with vps and vps.
Sources
- 1gbits.com, checked September 26, 2026
- 3v-host.com, checked September 26, 2026
- 45drives.com, checked September 26, 2026
- a1.digital, checked September 26, 2026
- vnet.com, checked September 26, 2026