FastComet review

The entry plan is billed on monthly terms at $53.87 to $76.95. That price covers 2 CPU virtual cores, 4 GB ECC RAM, 80 GB SSD (NVMe). The figure sits above the €5.63 field median, so the case for FastComet rests on the region list and the support channels rather than the invoice.

The entry plan gives you 2 CPU virtual cores, 4 GB ECC RAM, 80 GB SSD (NVMe), and the transfer allowance on the VPS range is 4 TB. Storage is NVMe and memory is ECC, which suits databases and build servers that need more than shared hosting offers.

The operating system list covers linux, the common case for web, build and container workloads. Windows is not part of that list, so a Windows estate would fit a different provider better.

FastComet runs 12 locations across US, DE and GB. That spread reaches North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, so you can usually place a server near the audience it serves without going to a second provider.

Support comes through chat, phone and help centre, which mixes live chat, a phone line and a help centre. Phone and chat are the faster routes for anything blocking a deployment, while the help centre covers routine self-service questions.

DDoS protection is included with the cloud VPS plans, and the provider publishes an uptime commitment of 99.9% for its data centre network. A game server or a busy shop can lean on both without shopping for a separate mitigation product.

Yes, the server types on offer include vps and bare metal. A small VPS for staging and a dedicated machine for databases can sit with the same provider, on the same billing model of monthly.

On entry price the brand sits at 184 of 200 brands compared, well above the €5.83 field median in price terms. The reason to pay more sits in location count, which ranks at 46 of 239.