UK Hosting Comparison
Glitch Servers vs Fasthosts: UK VPS Head to Head
Two UK hosting providers compared - Glitch Servers vs Fasthosts on hardware, DDoS protection, and tech spec
Two UK hosting providers compared - Glitch Servers vs Fasthosts on hardware, DDoS protection, and tech spec
Overview
Glitch Servers vs Fasthosts: UK VPS Head to Head from Glitch Servers provides scalable virtual infrastructure running on bare-metal AMD Ryzen hardware - backed by AMD Ryzen hardware, NVMe Gen4 storage, and UK-native routing through AS212868. Fasthosts is one of the UK's longest-established hosting providers, offering shared hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers to UK businesses from their Gloucester data centre. For UK businesses comparing providers, both Glitch Servers and Fasthosts offer genuine UK data residency - so the comparison moves to hardware specification, DDoS protection quality, pricing transparency, and support responsiveness. This review examines where each provider delivers better value for different use cases.
Performance on Glitch VPS plans is driven by AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processors - single-core clock speeds that handle application workloads, database queries, and concurrent web traffic without the CPU credit limits that cap performance on burstable cloud instances. Storage runs on NVMe Gen4 drives with sequential read speeds of 3,500 MB/s, eliminating the I/O bottleneck that affects VPS plans running on SATA SSD or shared SAN.
Glitch Servers operates AS212868 with direct peering at LINX and LONAP - the London Internet Exchange and London Access Point - providing low-latency paths to BT, Virgin Media, Sky, TalkTalk, and other major UK ISPs without unnecessary Continental European hops. For users connecting across the UK, that translates to consistent single-digit-to-low-double-digit millisecond round-trip times under normal UK network conditions.
Every plan includes Corero Smartwall inline DDoS mitigation operating at the network edge. Traffic scrubbing runs continuously without latency penalty, absorbing volumetric floods before they reach the hypervisor layer. Full plan specifications and pricing are on the UK VPS hosting page.
About Fasthosts
Fasthosts is a UK-established hosting provider headquartered in Gloucester. They offer shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, and domain registration with a focus on UK small business customers.
Side by Side
An honest, feature-by-feature breakdown. We'll note where Fasthosts has strengths too.
| Feature | Glitch Servers | Fasthosts |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ✓ AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (Zen 4) | Intel Xeon (generation varies) |
| DDoS Protection | ✓ 1Tbps always-on, all plans | Network-level - capacity not published |
| UK Data Centre | ✓ Yes (London, Manchester) | Yes (Gloucester) |
| Target Market | ✓ Technical developers, game hosting | Small business, email, web hosting |
| Root Access | ✓ Full root, any OS | Standard - restricted on lower tiers |
| LINX Peering | ✓ Direct LINX and LONAP | Indirect via transit |
Where We Excel
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (Zen 4, 2022) versus Fasthosts' older Intel Xeon VPS hardware
1Tbps published DDoS scrubbing capacity versus Fasthosts' undisclosed mitigation specification
Direct LINX and LONAP peering for optimal UK traffic routing - Fasthosts uses transit
Honest Assessment
Fasthosts excels at Windows hosting, domain registration bundling, and UK SME support for non-technical business owners - a better fit than our developer-focused offering for those customers
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