Both ports are unmetered, so bandwidth is never the limit — port speed is. Here is how 1Gbps (~125 MB/s) and 10Gbps (~1.25 GB/s) compare on throughput, price and the workloads each one actually suits.
Unmetered means no overage bills on either plan. The difference is how fast data can leave the server at any given moment — and that ceiling is what your users feel.
A blog, brochure site or small SaaS rarely sustains more than a few MB/s. A 1Gbps unmetered port gives comfortable headroom at the lowest cost.
Streaming, CDN origins, large backups and high-concurrency APIs hit a 1Gbps wall long before they run out of monthly transfer. 10Gbps keeps them moving.
Headline price is higher, but cost per gigabit of port capacity is roughly four times lower. If you need the throughput, 10Gbps is the cheaper way to buy it.
Everything that changes between the two port speeds — and everything that does not.
| Specification | 1Gbps Unmetered | 10Gbps Unmetered |
|---|---|---|
| Port speed | 1 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Practical throughput ceiling | ~125 MB/s | ~1.25 GB/s |
| Monthly transfer allowance | Unmetered — no cap | Unmetered — no cap |
| Bandwidth overage fees | None | None |
| Starting monthly price | From $126/mo | From $319/mo |
| Cost per Gbps of port capacity / year | ~$1,512 | ~$383 |
| Spike / burst headroom | Limited — sustained spikes queue | Ample — absorbs traffic spikes |
| Typical fit | Brochure sites, small SaaS, mail | Streaming, CDN origin, backups, VPN |
Throughput figures are theoretical line-rate maximums (~125 MB/s per gigabit). Real-world results vary with protocol overhead, disk speed and congestion.
Entry-level pricing on our unmetered ports, normalised to cost per gigabit of port capacity.
| Server type | Monthly | Annual | Cost per Gbps / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gbps unmetered | $126 | $1,512 | ~$1,512 |
| 10Gbps unmetered | $319 | $3,828 | ~$383 |
10Gbps costs more per month but far less per gigabit of usable port capacity. If your workload can use the extra throughput, it is the more efficient purchase.
You do not have to guess right on day one — but plan for the move.
Watch sustained egress, not peaks. Consistent 80%+ of a 1Gbps port is the signal that the ceiling is costing you users.
Provision the new server in the same datacenter so data transfer between the two stays fast and on the local network.
Sync, switch DNS, verify, then cancel the old plan at the end of its billing period. No long-term contract to buy out.
The things people ask before they pick a port speed.
In practice, yes for bandwidth billing. Unmetered means we never charge for the volume of data transferred. The physical port speed is still the ceiling — a 1Gbps port cannot exceed ~125 MB/s at any instant, no matter how much total transfer you use.
Yes. Order the new configuration, migrate your data, then cancel the old plan at the end of its billing period. There is no long-term contract and no setup fee to buy out.
It depends entirely on bitrate. At 5 Mbps per viewer — typical for HD streaming — 10Gbps can serve roughly 2,000 simultaneous streams. The same port serving 2 MB web pages is limited more by CPU and disk than by network.
No. Every plan on this site is unmetered, so there are no per-terabyte charges and no overage invoices. Your only limit is the port speed you choose.
Video and audio streaming, CDN origins, large-scale backup and replication targets, VPN and proxy nodes with many concurrent sessions, game servers, and any platform that regularly pushes more than 100 MB/s sustained.
For most brochure sites, blogs and small stores, yes. Those workloads sit comfortably on a 1Gbps unmetered port. 10Gbps is worth it when the network, not the CPU, is your bottleneck.
Send us your traffic profile and we will size the server honestly — even if that means a cheaper plan.
