Hivelocity
6.6/10Tampa-based provider of bare metal dedicated servers, VPS, colocation and private cloud for businesses that need global, API-driven infrastructure.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
Hivelocity is a US infrastructure provider headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Its main business is bare metal dedicated servers, offered as instant-deploy configurations or custom builds with up to four processors, 1,000GB of RAM and 100 drives. It also sells shared-core VPS and dedicated-core VDS plans, colocation, private cloud built on VMware Cloud Director, and managed services for Linux, Windows and cPanel servers. The company says it has more than 40 data center locations across six continents. Every bandwidth-enabled service includes automatic Layer 3 and 4 DDoS mitigation, a 99.99% uptime SLA and at least 10TB of free outbound transfer. Developers and IT teams can provision servers through a REST API and a Terraform provider. Self-service VLANs, IPMI, Anycast and free DNS management are included. Pricing is a flat monthly fee per server. Dedicated servers started at $97 per month for an Intel E-2236 when checked, and promotions such as 35% lifetime discounts appear regularly. VPS plans start at $10 per month and VDS plans at $21. Extras are priced separately: additional IPs cost $2.50 each per month, block storage is about $0.075 per GB per month, and third-party software installation costs $100 without a managed plan. The main drawbacks are that VPS billing is monthly rather than hourly, which makes it a poor fit for short-lived cloud workloads, and that no managed Kubernetes, serverless or managed database layer appeared in the research. Some users also report strict abuse handling and uneven support quality.
Our Rating
Who Hivelocity is best for
Good fit
The platform offers root access, IPMI, VLANs, API and Terraform tooling, and custom hardware builds.
Servers can be provisioned through a REST API and Terraform, with custom ISO and app images such as Coolify and GitLab.
Colocation, private VMware cloud and large custom builds are on offer.
Global bare metal with included DDoS protection and generous bandwidth suits SaaS platforms.
Less suited
VPS plans start at $10, but the platform assumes server administration skills.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- DDoS mitigation for Layer 3 and 4 attacks is built into every bandwidth-enabled service at no extra cost.
- Every VPS and dedicated server includes at least 10TB of outbound transfer, and inbound and private traffic are free.
- Custom builds scale to four processors, 1TB of RAM and 100 drives, and GPU options are available.
- Provisioning can be automated through a REST API and a Terraform provider, and VLANs are self-service.
- Support is in-house, US-based and available 24/7, and phone reboots are free.
Cons
- VPS plans are billed monthly, with no hourly billing, and port 25 is blocked on VPS.
- No managed Kubernetes, serverless or managed database offering appeared on the pages reviewed.
- Some reviewers on G2 and Trustpilot complain of aggressive abuse handling, including instant terminations.
- Dedicated server fees are non-refundable and there is no standard money-back guarantee.
- According to VPSBenchmarks, reverse DNS changes require a support ticket and there is no built-in VPS firewall.
Key Features
Hivelocity Pricing
VPS pro.sm.amd
- 4GB RAM
- Root access
- 40GB NVMe SSD
- 2 vCPU (shared)
- 10TB bandwidth at 1Gbps
VPS pro.md.amd
- 8GB RAM
- 80GB NVMe SSD
- 10TB bandwidth
- 4 vCPU (shared)
- On sale for $15 per month when checked
VDS vds.md.intel
- 8GB RAM
- 160GB storage
- 10TB bandwidth
- 4 dedicated vCPU
- On sale for $37 per month when checked
Instant Dedicated Intel E-2236
- 6 cores
- 16GB RAM
- 480GB SSD
- 1Gbps port
- No setup fee
- DDoS protection
- 10TB+ outbound transfer
GPU Dedicated AMD 7302P + NVIDIA L4
- 16 cores
- 128GB RAM
- NVIDIA L4 24GB GPU
- Setup fee may apply
Custom builds and colocation
- Up to 100 drives
- 1 to 4 processors
- Hardware RAID options
Frequently Asked Questions
Standard dedicated servers have no setup fee. Custom builds that need specialized hardware, and GPU configurations, may carry one.
Yes. Every bandwidth-enabled service gets automatic mitigation of volumetric Layer 3 and 4 attacks.
Yes. Hivelocity publishes API reference documentation and a Terraform provider for provisioning servers.
VPS plans share CPU cores with guaranteed minimums. VDS plans give you dedicated CPU and RAM, starting at $21 per month.
Port 25 is blocked on VPS, so you need to use port 587 or 465, or a third-party email service.
Per WHTop's review, there is no standard money-back guarantee, and dedicated server fees are non-refundable.
Hivelocity has been part of the Colohouse group since April 2024, and in 2025 it sold its Chicago and Miami colocation assets to Digital Realty.
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