Xserver review

The entry plan is 2 GB RAM, 3 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD at ¥1,265. The median entry price across the brands compared here is €5.83, and Xserver ranks 119 of 200 on that measure, so the starting figure sits well above the middle of the field.

Yes. Xserver gives a free VPS on the entry-sized plans, and the instance can be renewed daily from the control panel, so its model is listed as free tier. That makes it an easy way to try linux and windows hosting in Japan before paying for the 2 GB RAM, 3 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD tier.

The entry plan covers 2 GB RAM, 3 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD, so memory, processor and storage are all set out up front. You can run either linux and windows, which gives a Windows option alongside Linux. Traffic is not capped: data transfer is unlimited over a shared port, with a speed ceiling per contract.

Billing models are monthly and reserved, so a server runs on a recurring monthly term or a longer reserved term. Many brands in this comparison also bill by the hour, so Xserver is a fit for steady workloads rather than spiky ones that need to start and stop.

Coverage is JP, a single market. The median brand in this comparison offers 4 locations, so anyone with a data placement requirement outside Japan should look at a provider with a wider footprint.

Support channels are email, chat and phone, which is broad for a host of this size and includes a phone line. Help centres and email are the most common channels across the brands compared here, so chat, phone and community options are the extra here.

The stated use cases are game server and forex, and you can choose linux and windows images. The company holds ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and JIPDEC Privacy Mark, which matters if you need documented security and privacy handling. Game servers and trading workloads are the workloads the provider points at.

The published availability target is 99.99%. Whether that fits your project depends on how much interruption you can absorb, and the free tier is a sensible way to test latency from Japan before you commit to a paid plan.