2012 Top 10 VPS Hosting

Rank	Top Web Hosts	Web Hosting Features and Information	Visit Site
		InMotion Hosting Best VPS Hosting Award in 2010! 40GB Space, 500GB Xfr, 256MB RAM, $49.95/mo In-house customer service in USA - 24/7 support 99.9% Uptime, 90 day money back guarantee!
2		HostV cPanel and unmanaged VPS hosting HostV VPS starts at $19.95/mo, cPanel $29.95/mo Double RAM and premium bandwidth limited offer
3		LiquidWeb Linux and Windows VPS hosting Premium VPS hosting starts at $60/mo Linux cPanel/WHM, Windows Plesk VPS hosting 100% network uptime SLA - heroic cust support
4		SiteCloud Linux cPanel cloud VPS hosting Load balanced clustered architecture - Digg ready 30GB space, 300GB bandwidth, $49/mo 30 day money back guarantee - 99.9% uptime
5		HostNine cloud Virtual Private Servers hosting Choose your datacenter location in US or UK 20GB space, 500GB xfr, 750MB RAM, $59.95/mo Redundant cloud VPS hosting - Failsafe RAID 10
6		HostGator Linux VPS hosting starting at $19.95/mo 30GB space, 500GB xfr, 768MB RAM, $39.95/mo cPanel/WHM optional ($10) - Full root access 24/7/365 support via phone, live chat, or tickets
7		VPSNext Linux cPanel VPS Hosting 50GB space, 2,000GB xfr, 1GB RAM, $39.96/mo cPanel/WHM, Plesk, or no CP available options 99.99% uptime, RAID 10, 30 day guarantee
8		EasyCGI Linux Virtual Private Servers Hosting 20GB space, 500GB xfr, 256MB RAM, $39.96/mo Plesk control panel, no setup fee, same day setup 30 day money back guarantee - 99.9% uptime
9		KnownHost managed and hybrid VPS hosting 30 GB space, 750GB xfr, 512MB RAM, $35/mo Choose VPS location: Texas or California cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, or Webmin Available

The web hosting companies that are listed in the top 10 VPS hosting providers are the preferred hosting options when it comes to VPS hosting. At present, VPS hosting (Virtual Private Servers hosting) is one of the most popular hosting options. VPS hosting also known as virtual hosting is the best website solution for small and medium sized business. VPS hosting involves splitting a dedicated server into several virtual private servers. The virtual private servers' functions like a physical server. Each of the virtual private servers is capable of running an operating system and has its own configuration. Since the virtualization technology has greatly advanced in the recent years, VPS hosting has become quite popular.

Here are the benefits of hosting your site on virtual private servers through VPS hosting:

1. Cost-Effective - As compared to dedicated hosting, the VPS hosting service is much cheaper. Since there is a need of only one server, services such as applications, network connectivity, maintenance are all provided to you at lower price than having your own dedicated server.
    
2. Security - As compared to shared hosting, a virtual private server of VPS hosting is more safe and secure. So, the site owners can be rest assured about the security of their website.
    
3. Configuring - VPS hosting allows you to configure your server according to your requirements and specifications. Hence, users can manage their servers without relying on the VPS hosting service provider.
    
4. Resources - Since you are not sharing your server; you have the advantage of making full use of all the resources that are available to you. This will greatly help in expanding your business.
    
5. Organizing Your Requirements - You can make use of different servers for different purposes. For example, you can make use of one server for storing your emails, another server for storing media files, and another one for backup and so on.

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