LEB Top Provider Poll 2013-Q4 - The Results

Ladies and gentlemen: the moment has come! The votes have been counted, the results have been checked, and the winners have sent in the offers. The results for the Top Provider Poll 2013-Q4 are finally here!

First of all, let me all thank you very much for voting! The quarterly provider poll is a fun event in which we can all show some appreciation to the hosts we like the most. It’s been an on-going tradition and it always brings me great joy that so many of you vote. So, thank you again!

This poll was different than the last ones. Previously, you got to pick a number 1, number 2, and number 3 provider. These providers were awarded points accordingly: each number 1 vote earned the provider 3 points, each number 2 vote earned the provider 2 points, and each number 3 vote earned the provider 1 point. Unfair, thought I. You should be able to divide those points yourself! Because of that, each member got 5 votes to distribute amongst providers as they wished. Basically like dot-voting without the stickies and the whiteboard. Some gave a provider 5 points, others distributed them amongst providers. All in all, a nice, flexible, and honest system. I’m going to continue with this in the future!

So, on to the results. By popular demand, I have listed the top 10 right here! Most of the hosts have sent in a special offers to share their love with the LowEndCommunity. Enjoy these offers while you can, because some are limited either by quantity or by duration!

And the winner is…

1. RamNode (243 votes)

RamNode wins another Top Provider Poll. Nick and his team have been running a stable business for a while now and have continued to do so the last quarter. The community loves RamNode, and RamNode loves the community: use the coupon SOMUCHLOVE for 42% off of all their services. For example, this OpenVZ server with SSD disk:

512MB RAM
VSwap: 512MB vSwap
2 CPU cores @ 3.3GHz+
40GB SSD disk space
2TB Bandwidth
1Gbps uplink
1x IPv4 address
16x IPv6 address
OpenVZ/SolusVM
Price with coupon: $4.35/mo
Order in Atlanta
Order in Seattle
Order in Amsterdam

2. Prometeus (154 votes)

Prometeus, who doesn’t know them by now? While they already have various brands that complement each other and iwStack (the affordable cloud), Salvatore recently added Xen Power to the mix to broaden their empire of awesomeness. Another Top Provider Poll with Prometeus in the top 3 means that are doing it right (I can personally attest to that!)! To share some love, Salvatore has sent in this special offer (and believe me, this is on a monster of a host node):

1GB RAM
2 vCPU
50GB SSD disk space
2TB bandwidth
1Gbps uplink
1x IPv4 address
2x IPv6 address (free /64 on request)
Xen/SolusVM
Coupon code: LEB4Q13
Price with coupon: €4.76 | $6.44 / month
Order in Milan, Italy
Valid up to January 31

3. INIZ (63 votes)

Just like last time, INIZ comes in third! Patrick has been running INIZ solidly for a while now and he’s doing a great job at that! Known for both his real LowEndBoxes and his big-bang-for-buck offers, he is quite popular in the community. He shares his appreciation with the community with the following offer:

2GB RAM
1GB vSwap
4 vCPU cores
75GB disk Space
1500GB bandwidth
1Gbps uplink
2x IPv4 in NYC/LA
1x IPv4 in AMS
$7/month or $42.63/year
Order in New York City
Order in Los Angeles
Order in Amsterdam

4. Backupsy & Co. (54 votes)

Oktay has also been around a while. He recently launched Winity, where he sells affordable Hyper-V based Windows VPS. But he is best known for Backupsy, his brand that gives you a lot of disk space for very little dollars. Oktay shares this special offer with you, which is with VPSDime:

6GB RAM
4 CPU Cores
60GB disk space
2TB bandwidth
1Gbps uplink
1x IPv4 address
OpenVZ/Custom
$7/Month
Order here

More appreciation offers can be found here: http://nodisto.com/offers.html

5. BuyVM (40 votes)

Another established LowEndProvider, BuyVM, comes in fifth! BuyVM has recently initiated an upgrade of their servers, giving everybody free upgrades to SSD disk space. Also coming to a BuyVM location near you: free nightly backups and snapshot support! No special offer from BuyVM, but their normal offering isn’t bad either. For example, this 512MB OpenVZ server:

512MB RAM
512MB vSwap
50GB disk space
2TB bandwidth
1Gbps uplink
1x IPv4 address
/64 IPv6
OpenVZ/Custom
$5.95/month
Order in Las Vegas
Order in New Jersey

6. Crissic Solutions (37 votes)

Skylar has been working hard to make Crissic popular and he has succeeded! He is known for his competitive offers and his hard work. He owns all his hardware and equipment in his rack in Jacksonville, Florida, but also his IP addresses. He shares this special offer with the LowEndBox community:

512MB RAM
512MB vSwap
50GB disk space
2TB bandwidth
1Gbps uplink
2x IPv4 address
Up to 200 IPv6 addresses
OpenVZ/SolusVM
$15/year
Order here

7. Inception Hosting (32 votes)

Anthony launched LowEndSpirit last year: a real LowEndBox for just €3.00/year is just awesome!! LowEndSpirit recently launched their fourth location in Dallas, Texas. Inception Hosting itself has been running quite solid as well, with Xen-PV servers in 4 locations world-wide! Anthony shares his appreciated with this extremely special and discounted offer in the UK:

1.5 GB RAM
1.5 GB Swap
4 CPU Cores (equal Share)
85 GB disk space
1600 GB bandwidth
100Mbit uplink
1 x IPv4 address
5 x IPv6 address
Coupon code: PMCY306Y3S
Original price € 27.00 ($36.57)/month
Current price: €5.00 ($6.77)/month
Order is limited to the first 10 orders, one per person
Order in Maidenhead

8. Digital Ocean (31 votes)

DigitalOcean is known for their rapid-to-deploy boxes and their pay-as-you-use model. With an SSD KVM VPS for just $5/month in either the USA or The Netherlands, they do indeed have competitive offers! Various templates are available in order for you to rapidly deploy a specific application, all within their custom panel. This is their LowEnd-priced offer:

512MB RAM
1 CPU core
20GB SSD disk space
1TB bandwidth
1Gbps uplink
1x IPv4 address
KVM/Custom
Price: $5/month
Order here

Use coupon SSDBOX10 to get $10 credit on any new account!

9. We Love Servers (27 votes)

WeLoveServers received quite some love from the voters! They have also been around a while, offering servers in 4 locations across the continental United States. The following special offer, with which WeLoveServers, shares their appreciation with the community, is also available in those four locations: