Dedicated resources, full root access, and scalable performance for growing businesses. Perfect for high-traffic sites and custom applications.
Get a Custom QuoteNo sharing of CPU or RAM. Your performance is always consistent.
Complete control over your server environment and software.
Easily scale CPU, RAM, and disk as your traffic grows.
Isolated environment means other users can't affect your security.
Perfect for WooCommerce, busy forums, or custom applications.
We can manage OS updates, security patches, and monitoring.
We can provision custom VPS setups with specific CPU, RAM, and storage requirements.
Request a QuoteA VPS — Virtual Private Server — is a piece of a physical server that behaves like its own dedicated machine. You get guaranteed CPU cores, RAM, and SSD storage that nobody else can touch, plus full root access to install whatever software you need. Unlike shared hosting, a noisy neighbour on the same box can't slow you down.
Hostiko VPS plans are hosted in Tier-III data centres, provisioned within minutes of M-Pesa payment, and billed in Kenyan shillings — so there's no FX surprise on your invoice.
"A VPS is your own private server — you control the software, you don't share the performance, and you can scale up whenever you need to."
Most Kenyan websites start on shared hosting and graduate to a VPS when traffic or technical needs grow.
| Shared Hosting | VPS Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | KSh 200/mo | KSh 2,500/mo |
| CPU & RAM | Shared with others | Dedicated to you |
| Root access | No | Yes |
| Install any software | Limited | Anything |
| DirectAdmin control panel | Included | Optional |
| Managed (OS updates, monitoring) | Fully managed | Managed add-on |
| Best for | Blogs, small business sites, portfolios | WooCommerce, busy forums, custom apps |
Clear signals that your site has outgrown shared hosting.
Payment checkout slows down at peak. Product search lags with hundreds of SKUs. A VPS keeps the cart responsive during M-Pesa rush.
Articles go viral on WhatsApp, traffic spikes 10× in an hour. A VPS has the headroom to handle spikes without a 503.
Shared hosting blocks things you need — cron jobs, shell access, specific PHP extensions, long-running processes. A VPS unblocks all of it.
Users log in, dashboards load, email queues run. Consistent performance matters more than raw bandwidth — a VPS delivers.
Large WordPress sites, directories with thousands of listings, reporting dashboards — they all need more RAM than shared hosting offers.
Fintech, healthcare, and SACCO portals need isolated environments for compliance — a VPS provides that separation.
Hostiko VPS plans are semi-managed by default — you have root access, but we handle the underlying server: kernel updates, security patches, firewall config, and basic monitoring. If anything feels like server-admin work that you shouldn't have to do, ask us.
For teams that want zero server admin — no sudo, no apt-get, no tail -f /var/log — we offer a fully managed add-on. We install your stack, configure nginx, tune MySQL, handle backups, and respond to alerts. You just push code and watch traffic.
Ask about Managed VPSCommon questions from Kenyan VPS customers.
Yes — all Hostiko VPS plans accept M-Pesa via Till No. 9837107. Your server is provisioned automatically within minutes of payment confirmation.
Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 LTS, Debian 12, AlmaLinux 9, Rocky Linux 9, and CentOS Stream. Windows Server is available on request for an additional fee.
Basic Linux command-line is helpful. If you'd rather focus on your business, pick our Managed VPS option and we'll handle everything.
RAM, CPU, and disk upgrades are live — we resize your VPS with a single reboot (usually under 2 minutes). No migration needed.
Yes, every VPS includes at least one dedicated IPv4 + unlimited IPv6. You can purchase additional IPv4s for multi-site or SSL scenarios.
Similar specs, but Hostiko bills in KSh (no FX), accepts M-Pesa, provides Kenyan-timezone support, and includes semi-managed services and daily backups at no extra cost.