These are the two extremes: on one side, everything handled by us on a shared machine; on the other, an entire physical machine that is yours alone, to administer.
Side by side
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Shared hosting |
Dedicated server |
| Resources |
Resources shared with other accounts, with per-account limits (CPU, memory and processes). |
The whole physical machine: Xeon or i7 processor, 16 to 64 GB of RAM, its own disks in RAID 1. |
| Administration |
Ours. System, security and updates are on us. |
Yours. Delivered with the operating system installed. |
| Control panel |
cPanel included. |
Not included, bought separately. |
| Growing |
Change plan in minutes, no migration. |
Changing machine means a migration and a maintenance window. |
| Backups |
Taken by us every night before dawn. |
Not included, bought separately. |
| Built for |
Company websites, small and medium shops, business e-mail. |
High, constant load, full isolation requirements, lots of disk. |
The short answer
This jump is rarely justified in one go. If shared hosting is no longer enough, the natural step is a VPS, not a dedicated server. Dedicated wins when the load is high and constant, when you need a lot of your own disk, or when isolation or compliance requirements mean nothing may be shared.
Signs it is time to move
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The load is high all day, not only in peaks.
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You need several terabytes of your own disk in RAID.
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You have isolation requirements that allow no neighbours, not even virtual ones.
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What does not change with the plan. The domain stays registered in your name and e-mail can come along. Migrating does not force an address change or lose messages — it is planned and done without the site going offline.
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If you are not sure, tell us what the site does and how much traffic it gets. Asking costs less than moving twice.
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We will tell you the right option for your case, with no push towards the dearest plan.
Talk to our team
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