NimbusVPS vs HushVPS: 60 Days of Data, One Winner Per Use Case
Head to head
| Criterion | NimbusVPS | HushVPS |
|---|---|---|
| Score in our ranking | 9.4/10 (#1) | 9.1/10 (#2) |
| Entry price | $6.99/mo | $4.50/mo |
| Measured uptime (60 days) | 99.98% | 99.91% |
| Network throughput | 870 Mbps avg | 510 Mbps avg |
| Disk I/O (sustained writes) | 620 MB/s | 180 MB/s |
| Provisioning time | 6 minutes | 14 minutes |
| Crypto accepted | BTC, XMR, LTC, USDT | BTC, XMR |
| KYC | None (email only) | None (email only) |
| Locations | Netherlands, Panama | Romania |
| Support reply time | 4–9 hours | 2–6 hours |
Where NimbusVPS pulls ahead
Everything performance-related. The 870 vs 510 Mbps network gap shows immediately if you push traffic — VPN gateways, seedboxes, anything streaming. The disk gap is even starker: 620 MB/s sustained writes versus 180 MB/s means databases and build jobs run roughly 3x faster on NimbusVPS. And with two locations (Netherlands, Panama) versus HushVPS’s single Romanian datacenter, NimbusVPS gives you jurisdictional options.
Where HushVPS wins
Price, obviously — $4.50 versus $6.99 is a 36% saving that compounds over a year. But the surprise of our test was support: HushVPS answered our tickets in 2–6 hours versus NimbusVPS’s 4–9, with equally competent answers. For a budget provider, that is remarkable. Uptime at 99.91% is also far above what the price suggests — most sub-$5 hosts we have tested over the years dip below 99.5%.
Which one for what
Production sites, VPN gateways, databases, anything latency- or disk-sensitive: NimbusVPS. The performance gap is real and the Panama option matters for some projects. Bots, monitoring nodes, dev environments, small personal sites, or running many cheap instances: HushVPS. At this price, its reliability is the best deal in offshore hosting right now.
Verdict
Both are excellent — they rank #1 and #2 in our offshore VPS comparison for a reason. If your workload is performance-sensitive, pay the extra $2.50 for NimbusVPS. If it is price-sensitive, HushVPS delivers 90% of the reliability at 64% of the cost. Many of our own test nodes run on HushVPS; our production monitor runs on NimbusVPS.
FAQ
Is NimbusVPS better than HushVPS?
On performance, yes: NimbusVPS beat HushVPS on uptime (99.98% vs 99.91%), network (870 vs 510 Mbps) and disk speed (620 vs 180 MB/s) in our 60-day test. But HushVPS costs 36% less and had faster support. For budget workloads, HushVPS is the better pick.
Which is cheaper, NimbusVPS or HushVPS?
HushVPS: entry plans start at $4.50/mo versus $6.99/mo at NimbusVPS. Both accept Bitcoin and Monero with no ID verification.
Data from our offshore VPS ranking tests, September 2026.