Hivelocity vs Latitude.sh (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hivelocity grades higher than Latitude.sh: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Hivelocity grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hivelocity
Bare-metal dedicated servers, VPS and colocation in 40+ data centers
Latitude.sh
Bare-metal servers, GPU clusters and VMs with hourly or monthly rates
Which one is for you
Pick Hivelocity if
- Fits if you want your own server with a choice of locations
- Works for teams that automate infrastructure with Terraform
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want managed hosting, as server management and firewall are separate services
- Tight if you want a fixed price, since dedicated and GPU prices vary by configuration
- Watch out: the 35% lifetime savings banner covers eligible dedicated servers only
- Watch out: some listed VPS prices show a higher crossed-out figure beside them
Pick Latitude.sh if
- Fits if you need bare-metal or GPU servers
- Works for teams that automate their infrastructure
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need dedicated hardware, as metal starts at $296 a month
- Watch out: reserved discounts are labeled 50% and 65%, but the billing basis is not stated
- Skip it if you want a free trial, as none is listed
- Tight if you need the biggest plans in many locations, as they have fewer
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAHivelocityWeak | 1.6GPALatitude.shWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CThe smallest listed VPS is $10 a month for 2 vCPUs and 4 GB, below the $10.99 middle for web hosting. A dedicated E-2236 server is $97 and GPU servers start far higher. | CThe smallest VM is $18 a month, in the ordinary range, but the cheapest metal plan is $296. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing is free: no free plan and no trial are listed. | FNothing free and no trial on the pages read, so you pay from day one. |
| Features | BVPS, dedicated VDS, bare metal and colocation across 40-plus data centres, with an API, Terraform and a choice of OS and apps. Management is a separate service. | CBare metal, GPU servers, VMs, free outbound traffic and managed services. The biggest plans are in fewer locations. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. You get a server and run it yourself, usually over SSH. | DServers you configure yourself, with developer tooling rather than a guided setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it has an API and Terraform and installs CloudPanel, Coolify, Nextcloud, Portainer, GitLab and Tailscale. | BWeb console with developer tooling and an API. |
| Best for | rented VPS, dedicated servers and colocation | bare-metal and GPU servers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Hivelocity and Latitude.sh. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hivelocity starts at $10 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Latitude.sh starts at $18 a month and scores 2.0.
Hivelocity scores higher and starts $8 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 3 score higher than Hivelocity for less, and 43 score higher than Latitude.sh for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Hivelocity also covers workflow automation.
- Latitude.sh also covers databases.
At a glance
| Hivelocity | Latitude.sh | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $10 per month (pro.sm.amd VPS) | $18 per month for a 1 vCPU virtual machine ($0.02 per hour) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Hivelocity | Latitude.sh |
| Price read from | hivelocity.net | latitude.sh |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hivelocity
- These are rented servers, not managed web hosting; server management and firewall are separate listed services.
- The homepage banner offers 35% lifetime savings on eligible dedicated servers, so many dedicated prices differ from the examples shown.
- Prices above are monthly list prices for example plans; the catalog and custom quotes hold many more configurations.
- Dedicated GPU servers are priced much higher, with a sample L4 server at $999 a month.
Latitude.sh
- Reserved monthly and yearly options are labeled 50% and 65% cheaper than hourly, but the page text shows one monthly figure per plan, whose billing basis is not stated.
- Compute is dedicated hardware, so the lowest metal plan is far above typical VPS pricing.
- The pricing page lists an FAQ on bandwidth fees and taxes, but its answers were not readable, so overage and tax terms are not recorded.
- Each plan lists the number of locations it is available in, and the largest GPU and metal plans have fewer locations than the small ones.
Key features
Hivelocity
- Dedicated servers
- Single-tenant bare-metal machines, from entry Xeon models to a GPU server, either from a catalog of instant servers or configured to order.
- VPS and VDS
- VPS plans share CPU cores with guaranteed minimums, while VDS plans give unshared CPU cores and RAM.
- Global data centers
- The vendor lists 40+ data centers on six continents and a network it describes as 2+ Tbps with a 99.99% uptime SLA.
- API and Terraform
- Servers can be purchased, deployed and managed through an API, and a Terraform provider for Hivelocity is published.
- Colocation and add-on services
- Customers can house their own hardware, and the services list covers server management, firewall, backups and cloud object storage.
- Choice of operating systems and apps
- VPS options include Ubuntu, Windows, AlmaLinux, Debian and Rocky, with app images such as CloudPanel, WordPress, Coolify and Nextcloud.
Latitude.sh
- Bare-metal servers
- Fully automated AMD-based metal servers are listed in small to extra-large sizes with NVMe storage and up to 200 Gbps networking.
- GPU servers
- Dedicated GPU plans range from a single H100 to eight-GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 and HGX B300 clusters.
- Virtual machines
- General-purpose VMs come in six sizes with local storage and a 10 Gbps network.
- Free outbound traffic
- Each plan lists 20 TB of free outbound traffic and unlimited inbound.
- Managed services
- Managed Postgres, Kubernetes, block, file and object storage and private networks are in the product menu.
- Developer tooling
- An API, SDKs, a CLI and a Terraform provider are listed.
Plans
Hivelocity
VPS pro.sm.amd$10
per month
2 vCPUs, 4 GB memory, 40 GB NVMe SSD and 10 TB bandwidth on a 1 Gbps port.
VPS pro.md.amd$15
per month
4 vCPUs, 8 GB memory, 80 GB NVMe SSD, 10 TB / 1 Gbps. The page shows $20 crossed out beside the $15.
VDS vds.sm.intel$21
per month
Dedicated, unshared 2 vCPUs, 4 GB memory, 80 GB storage and 10 TB bandwidth on a 1 Gbps port.
VDS vds.md.intel$37
per month
Dedicated 4 vCPUs, 8 GB memory and 160 GB storage. The page shows $42 crossed out beside the $37.
Dedicated E-2236$97
per month
A whole server: 6 cores and 12 threads, 16 GB memory, 480 GB SSD, 20 TB bandwidth on a 1 Gbps port.
Latitude.sh
vm.micro$18
per month and up, shown beside an hourly rate of $0.02
1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 40 GB local storage on a 10 Gbps network. Larger VMs run to 32 vCPUs and 128 GB at $372 a month.
Metal m4.metal.small$296
per month and up, shown beside an hourly rate of $0.41
6 cores AMD 4244P, 48 GB RAM and 2 x 960 GB NVMe. The largest listed metal plan is $3,971 a month.
Metal GPU g3.h100.small$1,230
per month and up, shown beside an hourly rate of $1.68
1 x NVIDIA H100 80 GB with 2 x 3.8 TB NVMe. Multi-GPU plans run from $17,520 to $46,720 a month.
Ways to pay less
Hivelocity
- Other savings
35% lifetime savings on eligible servers
A banner on the homepage advertises 35% lifetime savings on eligible dedicated servers; which servers qualify is not listed there.
Latitude.sh
- Annual discount
Reserved instances cheaper than hourly
The pricing page says paying upfront for monthly reserved instances is 50% cheaper than hourly and yearly is 65% cheaper.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hivelocity or Latitude.sh?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hivelocity is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $18 a month for Latitude.sh. Hivelocity starts at $10 per month (pro.sm.amd VPS), and Latitude.sh starts at $18 per month for a 1 vCPU virtual machine ($0.02 per hour).
Which has a free plan, Hivelocity or Latitude.sh?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Hivelocity nor Latitude.sh has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.