Zenlayer review
Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Zenlayer suits developers and small teams that want VPS and bare metal spread across from 50 locations with Unlimited bandwidth and hourly billing. Entry prices across VPS listings sit at a median of €5.63, and the hourly option is the less usual pick, since monthly billing covers 90.8% of those listings.
Key facts
- Best for
- A network first VPS and bare metal provider for teams that need many locations and unlimited transfer.
- Bandwidth allowance
- Unlimited↗
- Billing models
- Hourly, Monthly↗
- Locations
- from 50↗
- Server types
- VPS, Bare-metal↗
- Use cases
- Game-server↗
- Legal entity
- Zenlayer, Inc.↗
- Headquarters
- United States↗
- Support channels
- Email↗
- Pricing model
- Hourly billing
- Official website
- zenlayer.com
GPU cloud
CDN
- Points of presence
- 300↗
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 7 sources
Pros and cons
Pros
- Bandwidth allowance is Unlimited, so a busy month is not capped by transfer.
- Billing models listed are hourly and monthly, so short runs and steady workloads can sit on different cycles.
- Locations number from 50 and the network lists 300 points of presence, which suits multi region deployment.
Cons
- Support runs on email only.
- Bare metal billing granularity is hourly, so a short trial still pays for a full hour.
- The listed model is hourly, so there is no per second option to slow the meter down on a very short test.
Who it suits
- Teams running game servers, with game server among the listed use cases.
- Developers who want both VPS and bare metal from the same network, since server types listed are vps and bare metal.
- Anyone with heavy outbound traffic, since the bandwidth allowance is Unlimited.
Who should look elsewhere
- Aruba, which meters VPS traffic at 2 TB/month, suits buyers who want a published monthly cap.
- UCloud, which bundles 200 GB/month data package, 30 Mbps peak bandwidth, suits teams that prefer data and peak speed set together.
- SberCloud, which bills hourly, suits buyers who want a single billing style with no monthly option to weigh.
Core features
Bandwidth allowance on virtual machines is Unlimited, so transfer volume is not what pushes the bill up in a busy month. Locations number from 50, which lets a team place workloads across several regions rather than in a single market. Readers weighing entry price against renewal should ask whether an unlimited allowance and a wide footprint are worth more than a shorter location list.
The company behind it
The provider behind the plans is Zenlayer, Inc., registered in the US under those terms. Support runs on email, so an issue raised after hours waits for a written reply rather than a live conversation. Buyers who expect chat or phone reach on a bare metal ticket should factor that into the decision.
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Frequently asked questions
How much bandwidth do Zenlayer VPS plans include?+
Bandwidth allowance is Unlimited on virtual machines, so there is no monthly transfer ceiling to plan around. Egress caps are the usual reason a busy month costs more elsewhere; on this plan the bill follows the compute you run rather than the traffic it moves.
What billing options does Zenlayer offer?+
Billing models listed are hourly and monthly, and the model for virtual machines is listed as hourly. A short test can run on an hourly clock, while a steady workload can move to a monthly cycle without changing provider.
How many locations does Zenlayer serve?+
Locations number from 50, and the global network lists 300 points of presence. The two are not the same thing: locations are where compute can sit, points of presence describe the network that carries traffic between them and out to players.
Does Zenlayer offer both VPS and bare metal?+
Server types listed are vps and bare metal, so a team can start on a virtual machine and move the same workload onto dedicated hardware when it needs dedicated resources. Support through that change runs on email.
Which GPUs can I rent for inference and training?+
GPU models listed are NVIDIA RTX 4090, NVIDIA H100 and NVIDIA H200, spanning a workstation class card and data center parts for larger inference and training runs. GPU capacity is billed on the same hourly granularity as the bare metal range.
What workloads is the Zenlayer network built for?+
Use cases listed include game server, and the network is built around interconnect, with cloud on-ramps in many regions and the largest port size available in core locations on request. That suits deployments that have to reach cloud providers and players at once.
Who is behind Zenlayer and where is it registered?+
The legal entity is Zenlayer, Inc., with the headquarters country listed as US. Contracts, terms and invoices sit with that entity, which matters for buyers who need a named counterparty during a signed procurement review.
How does Zenlayer compare with Aruba and UCloud on bandwidth?+
Zenlayer's bandwidth allowance is Unlimited. Aruba meters VPS traffic at 2 TB/month, and UCloud bundles 200 GB/month data package, 30 Mbps peak bandwidth. Heavy steady transfer suits the unlimited line; a team that can forecast its monthly volume may prefer a published cap.
Sources
- zenlayer.com checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Interconnect, Server types, Use cases
“300+ Cloud Onramps”
- zenlayer.com/bare-metal checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Billing granularity
“Flexible billing - Pay as you go, starting from hourly. Get discounts for longer commitments.”
- zenlayer.com/distributed-inference checked September 26, 2026
Backs: GPU models
“Upgrade your AI stack with top GPUs at competitive prices. NVIDIA RTX 4090 ... NVIDIA H100 ... NVIDIA H200”
- zenlayer.com/global-network checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Points of presence
“300+ Edge Nodes”
- zenlayer.com/partner checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Locations
“Available across 110+ cities in 50+ countries”
- zenlayer.com/terms-of-use checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Headquarters, Legal entity, Support channels
“Zenlayer, Inc. 21700 East Copley Drive Suite 350 Diamond Bar, CA 91765”
- zenlayer.com/virtual-machine checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Bandwidth allowance, Billing models, Pricing model
“Unlimited data transfer”
Compiled from 7 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Entry price, Entry plan.
Zenlayer
A network first VPS and bare metal provider for teams that need many locations and unlimited transfer.