The Hosting That Keeps Work Moving.
When shared hosting starts slowing performance, limiting applications, or creating reliability concerns, a managed VPS gives you dedicated compute resources without the complexity of building full cloud infrastructure.
More predictable performance than shared hosting.
Use cases that do not fit a shared environment.
Smartt manages the hosting layer around the workload.
Add HA or DR when the business case requires it.
Three Managed VPS Starting Points
Choose the resource profile that fits today. Upgrade the package - or move to Virtual Private Cloud - when the workload needs more compute, stronger isolation, or non-oversold infrastructure.
Contract
No long-term contract. Monthly service with 30-calendar-day cancellation.
Provisioning
Next business day, with hosting locations in Canada or the United States.
Support
24/7/365 support, uptime monitoring, 4-hour RTO, and 24-hour RPO.
* OS, database, middleware, control-panel and other software licensing may be additional. Published catalogue terms apply.
This resource profile fits within the published Premium allocation and leaves room for a typical managed application workload.
// Final sizing depends on the application, database, concurrency, licensing, and resilience requirements.
More Control Than Shared Hosting. Less Operational Burden Than Building It Yourself.
A managed VPS gives your workload a dedicated virtual server profile while Smartt manages the physical hardware, virtualization layer, infrastructure monitoring, and supported updates around it.
Your team stays focused on the application. The underlying environment is monitored, backed up, patched, and supported as a managed service.
Code, content, workflows, and application configuration.
Control panels, web services, databases, and middleware support options.
Linux or Windows options, subject to compatibility and licensing.
Provisioning, monitoring, infrastructure maintenance, and capacity upgrades.
Datacenter foundation and end-of-life hardware replacement.
Add Continuity Without Jumping Straight to Full Cloud Complexity
Choose the protection level that matches the workload. Backup protects data; high availability reduces service interruption; disaster recovery adds a recoverable secondary environment.
Protect the workload’s recoverable state.
Daily backups and retention provide a recovery point when files, databases, or the server environment must be restored.
Choose VPS When the Workload Needs Its Own Room
VPS is the middle layer between shared hosting simplicity and a more customized Virtual Private Cloud architecture.
VPS Is a Strong Fit If
- Shared hosting is limiting performance, applications, or control
- Performance affects customers, revenue, or marketing activity
- You need predictable resources and root access
- You want managed infrastructure with room to grow
- You need centralized business applications or middleware
Consider VPC Instead If
- You require non-oversold compute resources
- You need global or multi-region redundancy
- You are running a large distributed or multi-tier system
- You require advanced private networking or custom architecture
- The workload exceeds the published VPS resource profiles
Smartt’s published VPS configurations use a 4:1 to 8:1 allocation ratio. Non-oversold configurations are available through VPC deployments.
Smartt VPS Service Catalogue
The full published comparison for technical, procurement, and operational review.
| Category / Component | Basic | Premium | Corporate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Package | |||
| Monthly fee | $150/month | $250/month | $500/month |
| StorageTotal global SSD storage across all services on the account, including backup. Storage is pooled and can be split across multiple VPS instances. Overage is billed at $0.25/GB per month. | 200 GB SSD | 300 GB SSD | 450 GB SSD |
| RAMThe amount of memory dedicated to your virtual server, sized to the resource profile of Basic, Premium, or Corporate. | 4 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| CPUThe number of virtual processor cores allocated to your server. Published configurations are oversold at a 4:1 to 8:1 ratio; non-oversold, dedicated-core configurations are available only through VPC. | 2 cores | 4 cores | 4 cores |
| BandwidthThe total data transferred between your server and the internet each month. Overage beyond the included allocation is billed at $0.25/GB. | 2 TB | 6 TB | 10 TB |
| Operating systemChoice of Linux or Windows server environment, selected at provisioning to match your application stack. OS licensing is excluded from base pricing. | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| cPanelA web hosting control panel for managing domains, email, databases, and files on Linux. Basic includes cPanel Pro (30 domains); Premium and Corporate include cPanel Premier Cloud (100 domains). | cPanel Pro · 30 domains | Premier Cloud · 100 domains | Premier Cloud · 100 domains |
| PleskA web hosting control panel for managing domains, email, databases, and files on Windows or Linux. Basic includes Plesk Web Pro (30 domains); Premium and Corporate include Plesk Web Host (100 domains). | Web Pro · 30 domains | Web Host · 100 domains | Web Host · 100 domains |
| Backup retentionAutomated daily backups of your server, retained for the stated period. Restoring from backup is a chargeable professional service ($330). | 90 days | 90 days | 180 days |
| Migration assistanceSmartt moves your existing server workload, files, databases, and configuration into the new VPS environment as part of onboarding. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dedicated IPv4Unique IPv4 addresses reserved for your server rather than shared with other tenants. Additional addresses beyond the included allocation are $2/IP/month. | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| MonitoringContinuous uptime monitoring of the server, so issues are detected and addressed by Smartt's operations team. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mail spam filterServer-side filtering that scores and quarantines junk mail before it reaches configured mailboxes. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Upgrades and patchingOngoing OS, virtualization, and middleware updates and security patches, applied by Smartt as part of the managed service. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Root accessFull administrative (root/Administrator) access to the server, giving your team direct control over configuration, software installation, and system settings. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SSL Certificates | |||
| Free SSL · ISRGA no-cost SSL/TLS certificate issued by ISRG (Let's Encrypt), enabling https:// on your domain. Included at every tier. | Included | Included | Included |
| Standard SSLA single-domain SSL/TLS certificate from a commercial certificate authority. $50 on Basic; included on Premium and Corporate. | $50 | Included | Included |
| Wildcard SSLAn SSL/TLS certificate that secures a domain and all of its subdomains (e.g., *.yourdomain.com) under one certificate. $170 on Premium and Corporate; not available on Basic. | Not available | $170 | $170 |
| Client Support | |||
| Email / telephone supportAccess to Smartt's support team by email and telephone, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, following ITIL and HDI best practices. | 24/7/365 | 24/7/365 | 24/7/365 |
| TTRTime to Respond: the maximum time before Smartt's support team responds to a submitted ticket. 8 hours across all tiers. | 8 hours | 8 hours | 8 hours |
| RTORecovery Time Objective: the target maximum time to restore service after a failure. 4 hours across all tiers. | 4 hours | 4 hours | 4 hours |
| RPORecovery Point Objective: the maximum data loss window in a recovery scenario, determined by backup frequency. 24 hours, based on daily backups. | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Published uptimeThe service availability target for the VPS environment: 100%, backed by monitoring and the stated recovery objectives. | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Custom SLAA negotiated Service Level Agreement with response, recovery, and uptime terms tailored to your business requirements. Available on Corporate. | - | - | Yes |
| Contract Details | |||
| Contract | Monthly · no long-term contract | ||
| Payment options | Visa / Mastercard / Direct Debit / Wire | ||
| Cancellation | 30 calendar days | ||
| ProvisioningNew VPS instances are deployed the next business day, from Smartt's USA or Canada infrastructure. | Next business day · USA or Canada | ||
| Professional Services · Time & Material | |||
| Security breach / eventInvestigation and remediation of a security incident affecting your server, billed at time-and-material rates as a professional service. | Time & Material | ||
| Update / patching outside managed scopeUpdates or fixes to your application code, custom software, or configuration outside Smartt's standard managed OS/middleware patching, billed at time-and-material rates. | Time & Material | ||
| Backup recoveryRestoration of your VPS from a retained daily backup, performed by Smartt as a fixed-fee professional service ($330 per recovery). | $330 | $330 | $330 |
| Middleware supportTroubleshooting and support for middleware components (such as application runtimes, web servers, or database engines) beyond baseline patching, billed at time-and-material rates. | Time & Material | ||
Published service conditions: Additional storage and bandwidth overage is calculated at $0.25/GB. Storage refers to total Global Storage used across services, including backup. OS, database, middleware, and other add-on software licensing are excluded from base pricing. Additional IPv4 addresses are $2/IP/month. Client services must use supported, non-end-of-life operating systems and middleware. Published VPS configurations are allocated at a 4:1 to 8:1 ratio; non-oversold configurations are available only through VPC deployments. Hardware follows a five-year replacement cycle. Service terms and SLA documents govern.
Hosting Supports the Workload. FlexEngine Supports Everything Around It.
Most teams do not outgrow hosting first. They outgrow the fragmented work around it: application releases, monitoring, security, automation, maintenance, analytics, and improvements spread across different skill sets and vendors.
For qualifying FlexHours packages, VPS can sit inside the same adaptive operating model as managed services, security, automation, web development, and digital execution.
See How FlexEngine Works →Move Beyond Shared Hosting Without Overbuilding.
Tell us what the application runs, how much resource it consumes, and how much interruption the business can tolerate. We’ll recommend VPS, resilience add-ons, or VPC based on the actual workload.