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RackNerd is well known for its ultra-cheap VPS offerings and relatively high overselling ratio. Most of its products are budget U.S.-based VPS plans, and opinions about it are quite mixed—some users praise its excellent price-to-performance ratio, while others call it a “budget trap.”
Of course, with such low pricing, performance expectations should be modest. These plans are more suitable for users with limited budgets and higher tolerance. That said, the combination of low cost, relatively high specs, and minimal sunk cost makes it appealing—after all, it’s just $11.29 per year. Even if it doesn’t work out, the loss is minimal.
This particular plan includes 2TB monthly traffic and a 1Gbps port, with multiple U.S. locations available, including New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Jose, and Seattle. For this review, the San Jose node was selected. Let’s take a closer look at its actual performance.
Plan Details: 1 GB KVM VPS (New Year 2025)
- 1 vCPU Core
- 24 GB PURE SSD RAID-10 Storage
- 1 GB RAM
- 2000GB Monthly Premium Bandwidth
- 1Gbps Public Network Port
- Full Root Admin Access
- 1 Dedicated IPv4 Address
- KVM / SolusVM Control Panel – Reboot, Reinstall, Manage rDNS, & more
- Available in multiple locations
- ONLY $11.29/YEAR
- Purchase Link
Test IPs:
San Jose: 192.210.207.88
Seattle: 192.3.253.2
New York: 192.3.81.8
Dallas: 198.23.249.100
Chicago: 198.23.228.15
This review focuses purely on testing results without subjective judgment. Personally, this kind of plan is suitable for “stocking up” at a low cost. If it doesn’t fit your use case, you can always explore other options.
Local ping test from Shanghai:
Ping results via webmaster tools:
Packet loss test:
System configuration check:
Streaming unlock test:
Disk I/O performance:
Speed test across domestic and international nodes:
Outbound route tracing:
China Telecom (Outbound):
China Unicom (Outbound):
China Mobile (Outbound):
Return route tracing results:
NextTrace to China, Guangzhou CT (TCP Mode, Max 30 Hop)
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