Hivelocity deploys fast too - but its cheapest instant server is a $50/mo clearance box in Dallas, it meters you at 20 TB of transfer, and it charges $20-$75/mo extra just for picking the wrong city. Server Room starts at $5/mo with truly unmetered ports and one price in every location.
Hivelocity does instant deployment well and runs a big edge network. The difference shows up on the bill: entry price, metered transfer and location surcharges.
Our entry, mid-range and performance builds lined up against the closest Hivelocity equivalents - and when Hivelocity has nothing in a class, the card says exactly that.
Their cheapest instant box, from the Outlet clearance list in Dallas: the same 32 GB for about $13 less a month, but two fewer cores, a metered port and limited stock.
Their cheapest box outside the Outlet: two more cores than ours but half the memory, on a promotional rate that reverts to $129. Unmetered ports cost extra.
Their biggest EPYC instant server - a dual-socket 128-core box; metered at 20 TB, +$25/mo in Los Angeles.
Hivelocity models, specs and prices as listed in its public instant-server catalog at hivelocity.net in September 2026; inventory-driven pricing changes frequently and some figures are promotional. Our prices are configurator totals for custom builds, which add a one-time $29 setup fee; instant servers in stock have none, apart from $13 on the $5 entry server.
Both platforms deploy in minutes. The gap is in what's included once the server is yours.
| Server Room | Hivelocity | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $5/mo + $13 setup | $50/mo on Outlet clearance stock; $97 outside it |
| Bandwidth | Unmetered as standard; 10 Gbps available as a paid upgrade | 20 TB/mo metered standard; unmetered from $199/mo (1 Gbps) to $2,999/mo (10 Gbps) |
| Location pricing | Same flat rate in all 5 data centers | +$20 to +$75/mo surcharge by city |
| cPanel | $49.50/mo add-on (Premier, 100 domains) - or the free ISPConfig panel | $49.50/mo add-on (up to 100 accounts) |
| Deployment time | ~30 minutes; custom builds within 24h | ~10+ minutes on instant catalog |
| Locations | New York, Miami, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Bucharest | 44 data centers, 6 continents |
| Migration help | Planning free on every tier; hands-on app work is paid - documented plan | Self-service |
Hivelocity proved instant bare metal works; Server Room makes it affordable to actually use. No 20 TB meter ticking behind your traffic, no surcharge for choosing Europe - just flat pricing from $5/mo, unmetered ports, and engineers on the phone 24/7. Moving from Hivelocity? We handle the infrastructure half and help you plan the rest.
