Why this program exists

The truth about startup cloud credits

All startup companies give away a lot of cloud credits to new customers. And then the costs suddenly explode when the credits are used up. Focus on low costs from the very beginning.

Credits burn fast

Large credits from hyperscalers sound wonderful in the initial pricing discussions and clearly show that a large part of the costs can be paid by means of credits. However, they are often used up quickly, especially in the case of high resource consumption and the real costs that you need to pay are often a big surprise.

Architecture becomes expensive

Large, complex infrastructure on hyperscalers can lead to surprises when it comes to costs. Keep in mind, however, that the simplest and most uniform infrastructure is generally the most cost efficient.

Operations become complex

Our IT departments are overwhelmed with mundane tasks. Provisioning new servers, databases and scaling out infrastructure to handle increasing workloads. Rather than writing applications, they spend most of their day managing infrastructure and performing routine tasks. This is unacceptable. The mundane should be automated.

What startups receive

Concrete benefits, no marketing hype

Infrastructure credits

Early Builder
infrastructure credits
Growth Stage
credits

Credits can be used for:

VPS plans Additional IPv4 Snapshots Scaling upgrades

Technical support

Infrastructure guidance that hyperscalers do not provide:

Architecture guidance
VPS sizing recommendations
Infrastructure planning
Scaling advice

Predictable infrastructure

Low density nodes, published benchmarks, and transparent pricing are what set BuyVPS apart. Read on for the full feature overview. We promise to give you the best pricing as you grow.

Who should apply

Built for serious builders, not for everyone

Good for

  • SaaS startups
  • API platforms
  • Developer tools
  • AI inference services
  • Agencies building SaaS products

Not intended for

  • Short-term experiments
  • Crypto mining
  • Traffic arbitrage
  • Mass email infrastructure
Program requirements

Clear eligibility criteria

This is specifically for startups that are founded and participating in the Builder Program.

Have a working product or MVP
Maintain a public website
Operate a registered company
Build a technology product
Infrastructure benefits

Technical foundation

Low-density nodes

Because VPS density is lower on these types of servers, resource allocation is more predictable and CPU and RAM utilization is less variable per host.

NVMe storage

High-performance, NVMe storage with consistent I/O behaviour. All local NVMe drives are striped together in a RAID10 configuration.

KVM virtualization

Independent kernels per VPS. No shared kernel between VPS.

Published benchmarks

Median and p95 results for published benchmarks. Gives you an idea of what performance to expect before deploying. See benchmark data.

Founder stories

Real builders, real infrastructure

API platform scaling to 50k requests/sec

We host a B2B API which mainly targets European customers. Our focus is on low latency and affordable pricing. For some time we were hosting our application on hyperscaler infrastructure but we wanted to reduce costs, lower the p95 latency and BuyVPS ended up being the most cost effective solution for us. We used credits we get through the Builder Program and managed to scale our API to 50k request/sec while reducing our infrastructure costs by 40%.

AI inference service with predictable latency

We got this story from a startup that does inference workloads with AI. They were looking for a stable CPU resource with minimal jitter. They ended up deploying Dedicated CPU instances in Amsterdam and are using the credits they get from the Builder Program. Performance is very good and the inference workloads are always responding in under 20ms.

Application process

Simple three-step process

Apply with startup details

Please fill in the form with: What is the product you are offering? Keep this brief and to the point. Describe your company. Keep this brief and to the point. What is the amount of funding required?

Technical review

We will review your application and may call you to conduct a short phone conversation to gather additional information about your environment.

Credits activated

We'll enable your credits after receiving approval from you. You can host your website from Amsterdam or New York.

Ready to build on sustainable infrastructure?

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Common questions

Builder Program FAQ

Short answers about credits, eligibility, and infrastructure. Amsterdam and New York.