Shared hosting vs VPS vs Dedicated: which one do you need?

Start with your workload

Shared hosting is ideal for brochure sites, blogs and small shops. You share a server with other customers, but modern NVMe servers make it fast and it costs a few dollars a month.

VPS gives you guaranteed CPU, RAM and disk plus root access. Choose it when you need custom software, Docker, or predictable performance under load.

Dedicated servers are single-tenant hardware. Pick one for large databases, virtualisation (Proxmox), or compliance requirements.

Rules of thumb

• Under ~25k visits/month and no custom stack → Shared or WordPress hosting
• Custom apps, APIs, staging, Docker → VPS
• Heavy databases, many VMs, strict isolation → Dedicated

Upgrading later

Everything in the KB Solutions client portal is designed for growth: you can move from shared hosting to a VPS, or from a VPS to a dedicated server, with our free migration service.