Virtual Private Servers offer hosting customers a great balance between the control and power of a dedicated server, but at very affordable prices as compared to shared hosting. Virtual Private Servers, also known as VPS, Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS), or virtual server hosting, offer developers and web hosting resellers an excellent way of maximizing hosting investments. As an intermediary service between shared web hosting and dedicated server hosting, the actual hardware server is divided into several isolated environments. Each environment, or space of the hardware, has its own server software, mail server, and independent software instances and services. This provides total independence for that particular website, as a crashed or corrupted application in another client's VPS setup has no effect on your virtual server hosting package.

Virtual Private Servers minimize the compromises that shared web hosting has, as one does not have to share resources, applications, nor an environment a large number of other users in the same directory. Overall, VPS offers a distinct advantage in performance and security, as compared to shared web hosting. The rewards of Virtual server hosting are based around control, security, and scalability. VPS offers control, as many of the server resources available to end users are very similar to that of dedicated servers without the cost and expenses associated with utilizing a totally dedicated solution. Because of the control, VPS users are able to install their own applications, as well as use the feature of dedicated web servers, mail servers, database servers, and FTP servers.