Comparison: THE.Hosting vs Hostinger vs InterServer vs Time4VPS
Most VPS providers talk about “global infrastructure,” but in practice they offer two or three locations at best. A US data center and one in Europe — and that gets marketed as “international presence.”
Data center geography directly impacts speed. A server in New York can easily mean 300+ ms latency to Singapore. A server in Lithuania can mean 200+ ms to Brazil.
We compared four providers: THE.Hosting, Hostinger, InterServer, and Time4VPS. The gap is huge — 50 countries versus one.
Data Center Geography at a Glance
| Provider | Countries | Continents | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE.Hosting | 50 | 5 | €1/mo |
| Hostinger | 8–10 | 4 | $4.99/mo |
| InterServer | 1 (USA) | 1 | $6/mo |
| Time4VPS | 1 (Lithuania) | 1 | €3.99/mo |
THE.Hosting: True Global Coverage
THE.Hosting operates in 50 countries across five continents — from Iceland to New Zealand.
Geography:
Europe: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
North America: USA, Canada
South America: Brazil, Chile
Asia: Armenia, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia
Oceania: Australia, New Zealand
One price everywhere: a VPS in Tokyo costs the same as one in Germany or Brazil.
Ferrum plan: €1/month (available in all 50 locations for 6 months)
1 vCore (dedicated)
1 GB ECC RAM
15 GB NVMe SSD (RAID 10)
Unlimited traffic
KVM virtualization
Infrastructure highlights
NVMe RAID 10 everywhere
ECC memory on all plans
10 Gbps ports
Partnerships with Equinix, NTT, and Digital Realty
Tier III standard
Business case: customers in Asia, Europe, and the US? Deploy VPS nodes in Tokyo, Frankfurt, and New York. You can keep latency under 50 ms from any region.
Hostinger: Solid Coverage for the Mass Market
Hostinger offers six VPS locations across four continents.
VPS locations: Netherlands, Lithuania, United Kingdom, USA, Singapore, Brazil.
Important: India and France are available only for shared/cloud services — not for VPS.
VPS pricing
KVM 1: $4.99/mo
KVM 2: $7.99/mo
KVM 4: $14.99/mo
Tech stack: NVMe SSD, KVM, AMD EPYC, 1 Gbps, plus free Cloudflare CDN.
Limitations: you choose the location when creating a VPS. Changing the location requires contacting support and is typically limited to once every 30 days.
Best for: projects in 1–2 regions, startups on a budget, small businesses without global ambitions.
InterServer: USA Only
InterServer operates exclusively in the United States.
Locations:
New Jersey (Secaucus)
Los Angeles
Two locations — in one country.
Pricing
1 slice: $6/mo (1 CPU, 2 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD)
Tech stack: SSD storage, KVM, DDoS protection, full root access.
Critical downside: no presence outside the US.
Latency to InterServer (NJ) from different regions
New York: 5–10 ms
London: 80–90 ms
Tokyo: 180–200 ms
Singapore: 220–250 ms
Sydney: 250–300 ms
Best for: US-only projects and local American businesses.
Time4VPS: Europe — and Only Europe
Time4VPS offers a single location in central Europe.
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania.
Pricing: Linux 2 from €3.99/mo.
Tech stack: SSD storage, KVM, HP ProLiant DL360 Gen10, Intel Xeon Gold, Tier III data center.
Pros: excellent coverage across Europe (under 50 ms to most EU countries), GDPR compliance.
Cons: no coverage outside Europe.
Latency to Time4VPS (Vilnius)
Berlin: 20–25 ms
London: 35–40 ms
New York: 110–120 ms
Tokyo: 240–260 ms
Singapore: 280–300 ms
Best for: European projects, GDPR compliance, businesses serving EU customers.
Why Geography Matters
1) Latency kills conversions
A common benchmark: every 100 ms of extra latency can reduce conversion rates by about 1%.
If your site loads in 3 seconds instead of 1 second, you may lose up to 20% of customers.
2) Regulatory requirements
Russia, China, Brazil, and India often require local storage of citizens’ data. A local data center is not optional — it’s a compliance requirement.
3) CDN doesn’t always save you
CDNs cache static assets. But API calls, database queries, and authentication still hit your origin server. If your origin is in the US and your users are in Singapore, the latency remains.
Which Provider Fits Which Use Case
THE.Hosting: audiences in multiple countries, global expansion, data residency, low worldwide latency, easy testing via the €1 Ferrum plan.
Hostinger: 1–2 regions, limited budget, beginner-friendly interface.
InterServer: US-only operations and US-based audiences.
Time4VPS: Europe-focused audiences, GDPR, EU-based customers.
Conclusion: 50 Countries vs. One
The difference is fundamental: THE.Hosting offers 50 countries, while Hostinger offers six, and InterServer and Time4VPS offer one each.
| Metric | THE.Hosting | Hostinger | InterServer | Time4VPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Continents | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Location switching | Freely | Once per 30 days | No | No |
| Starting price | €1/mo | $4.99/mo | $6/mo | €3.99/mo |
THE.Hosting is the only provider in this comparison with truly global presence.
Tip: not sure about geography? Start with Ferrum for €1. You can test performance in any of 50 countries for the price of a cappuccino — for six months.
All providers give you basic testing tools: run ping from your target regions. Numbers don’t lie.
