I have noticed that there are a lot of companies do provide as reseller packages as VPS. Why? I think that it is actually the same in space and bandwidth.
Myriadnetwork offer as VDS server as reseller packages:
http://myriadnetwork.com/resellers/resellers.php
http://myriadnetwork.com/services/vds.php
There some difference in space offered.
I think if I have VPS I can resell from them.Please can anyone explaine?

The main thing in VPS or VDS hosting is the limit of hosting accounts on a server. In VPS hosting there are max 15-20 accounts on a server whereas in reseller hosting there are more than 100 accounts on a server.

With a VDS / VPS you have more freedom on usage resources.

Plus, as Jack said, the accounts are limited. They maybe huge number of accounts on a reseller server.

I would generally recommend that you take a VPS for reselling, rather than a "reseller" account.

However, this depends on things like budget (VPS will usually be more expensive) and the specific VPS package you're looking at; there is obviously a big difference in your responsibilities and required technical ability etc. between a reseller plan (where all server management is the hosting provider's responsibility) and an unmanaged VPS (where it would all be your responsibility).

Assuming that you can find a suitable managed VPS service (and obviously it's important to check exactly what that management includes, as you may still need to take care of some additional things yourself), and that you can afford it, a managed VPS plan is generally the better option to take: you get more flexibility in terms of what you run on there (e.g. control panel software/versions, other software versions - PHP, MySQL etc.), and most importantly for reselling - you can brand the whole thing much better; things like the ability to have your own hostname are a nice touch in enhancing your service anonymity from that of your hosting provider's.

Myriadnetwork.com's VDS hosting isn't expensive at all. Why not try them and then share your experience with us.

Originally Posted by juio

Myriadnetwork.com's VDS hosting isn't expensive at all. Why not try them and then share your experience with us.

I beg to differ - their VPS plans are all completely unmanaged, and therefore there's a good chance they're not suitable for the needs of many resellers since it would theoretically require the reseller to have 24/7 staffing to correct any problems which may occur (including the appropriate technical knowledge too!).

The other point is that they're simply not that cheap at all! Their "Value" plan is $44.95/month; a very similar plan is our unmanaged Linux VPS:10 which starts from $22.95/month (although Myriadnetwork's plan offers more data transfer).

That said, there are a lot of people in forums with good things to say about Myriad - but even so I don't personally believe that our service is 1/2 the quality of theirs... I'd argue that we're at least every bit as good, and I would question whether they have the same level of commitment, influence and knowledge regarding the virtualisation platform as we do as well.

Finding a good VPS was not even the OP's query. He/She wanted to know why do hosts have reseller / as well as VPS plans even though both offer the same space and bandwidth ( alomost )

Originally Posted by iFast_Presh

Finding a good VPS was not even the OP's query. He/She wanted to know why do hosts have reseller / as well as VPS plans even though both offer the same space and bandwidth ( alomost )

True. But after that is answered then discussions run their course.

I'd like to add to/correct a point made earlier in this thread though:

Originally Posted by iFast_Presh

Plus, as Jack said, the accounts are limited. They maybe huge number of accounts on a reseller server.

This isn't strictly true - there may be just as many reseller accounts as VPS on any given server. In either case you (as the customer) have no way of knowing for sure, and it really doesn't matter providing that your service is not adversely affected.

Utilisation is far more significant than number.

However, the important point is that a VPS gives you an isolated OS environment and (potentially) guaranteed system resources at your disposal. These factors mean that you're far less likely to be affected by rouge scripts, IP blacklisting etc. caused by other accounts on the physical server; a reseller account is just as bad as any other shared hosting in these aspects.

Originally Posted by damien_ls

I'd like to add to/correct a point made earlier in this thread though:


This isn't strictly true - there may be just as many reseller accounts as VPS on any given server. In either case you (as the customer) have no way of knowing for sure, and it really doesn't matter providing that your service is not adversely affected.

Yes, I do agree with that. What I mean is, irrespective of the number of the accounts on a server, you are still guaranteed the resources for your VPS. If there is a problem on a script hosted on the same physical server, you won't be affected by it.

Originally Posted by iFast_Presh

Yes, I do agree with that. What I mean is, irrespective of the number of the accounts on a server, you are still guaranteed the resources for your VPS. If there is a problem on a script hosted on the same physical server, you won't be affected by it.

This isn't true for all VPS's though - not all VPS providers and virtualisation platforms were created equal...

It's possible that your VPS may have no (or very limited) guaranteed resources, in which case you may still be significantly affected by some other VPS hogging the node.

However, I think we're agreeing with each other as I mentioned in my previous post that "you're far less likely" to be affected on a VPS vs. reseller.

Ummm.... yes. But the better known hosts would be certainly be specific about that.
I'm glad we agree on the point though.

P.S: Nice meeting you.