Server Hunter
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Use it if you're shopping for a VPS or dedicated server and want to compare hundreds of providers in one free place.
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Server Hunter vs LowEndBox
Server Hunter and LowEndBox both land on Worth it.
LowEndBox
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Use it if you want ultra-cheap VPS deals ($1-5/mo) for tinkering and will vet each small provider yourself.
| Compare | Server Hunter | LowEndBox |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Worth it |
| Best for | Budget VPS hunters | Hobbyists and self-hosters |
| Who it's not for | Buyers needing independently benchmarked, verified specs | Businesses running production workloads |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.³ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No support evidence in sources | Not a host; no support of its own |
| Public sentiment | Community feedback is sparse but positive . users call it genuinely useful for cheap VPS and dedicated hunting while still shopping for alternatives.⁵ | Users treat LowEndBox as the go-to hunting ground for ultra-cheap VPS deals, but repeatedly warn that provider quality and support vary wildly. |
| Biggest gotcha | Prices change often . use the price-history graph, then reconfirm on the provider's site⁸ | Ultra-cheap annual deals often mean oversold nodes and slow, unresponsive support14 |
Pick Server Hunter when
- Budget VPS hunters
- Homelab builders
- Game-server hosting shoppers
- Multi-provider price comparison
When Server Hunter is not a fit
- Buyers needing independently benchmarked, verified specs
- Anyone wanting procurement-grade support . it's a directory
- Big-cloud (AWS/Azure) shoppers; it focuses on VPS/dedicated
- People who already picked a provider
Pick LowEndBox when
- Hobbyists and self-hosters
- Homelab and test servers
- Deal hunters comfortable vetting providers
- IPv6 experimenters
When LowEndBox is not a fit
- Businesses running production workloads
- Anyone needing managed support or SLAs
- Teams that can't admin their own patching and backups
- Buyers who assume cheap means dependable
Sources
- Server Hunter homepageserverhunter.comofficial
- Find a server . filter optionsserverhunter.comofficial
- Server Hunter security pageserverhunter.comsecurity
- Server Hunter Reviews . Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
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- Palworld server hosting thread . Facebookfacebook.comreview
- VPSBoard thread on Server Huntervpsboard.comreview
- HostBalls thread . pricing history graphshostballs.comreview
- Show HN: Server Hunter . Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.comnews
- Archived snapshot via atlaq.comserverhunter.com.atlaq.comofficial
- LowEndBox homepagelowendbox.comofficial
- $1 VPS rounduplowendbox.comofficial
- DediRock $6.85/year VPS reviewlowendbox.comofficial
- Delux Host 6-month review threadlowendtalk.comreview
- Are LowendBox providers legit? (SlickStack)slickstack.ioreview