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Head-to-head · Proxmox Hosting

AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud vs HVENS Hosted Proxmox

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud #1 in Proxmox Hosting 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit AlphaVPS
HVENS Hosted Proxmox #7 in Proxmox Hosting 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit HVENS

AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud leads on 1 check, HVENS Hosted Proxmox on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud · 9.4/10
  • Most featuresAlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud · 2 of 2

AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud scores higher on our rubric for proxmox hosting: 9.4 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud offers backups included; HVENS Hosted Proxmox doesn't.

AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud is the better fit for fully managed enterprise Proxmox clusters. HVENS Hosted Proxmox is the better fit for disaster-recovery-focused hosted Proxmox.

  • AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud fits best

    Fully managed enterprise Proxmox clusters

  • HVENS Hosted Proxmox fits best

    Disaster-recovery-focused hosted Proxmox

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Side by side

Feature AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud 9.4/10 Visit ↗ HVENS Hosted Proxmox 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.3
Ranking #1 in Proxmox Hosting #7 in Proxmox Hosting
Best for Fully managed enterprise Proxmox clusters Disaster-recovery-focused hosted Proxmox
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7 Email, Phone, Tickets
Compliance SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001, 2FA SOC 2
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud 2/2 · HVENS Hosted Proxmox 0/2
Backups included ✓ (best) —
Web console access ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Management level Fully_managed Not checked yet
Backup retention Not checked yet Not checked yet
Included RAM Not checked yet Not checked yet
Storage type Not checked yet Mixed
Our review
Pros
  • Fully managed deployment, updates, storage, monitoring, and backups
  • HA clusters with Ceph, ZFS, LVM-Thin, and live migration
  • REST API, private networking, and BYO IP prefixes via BGP
  • Cold and warm disaster recovery postures support different continuity needs.
  • Tiered compute and independently sized HDD or NVMe storage.
  • Proxmox Backup Server and Veeam integration support backup workflows.
Cons
  • Quote-based pricing requires contacting sales
  • Starter clusters require a minimum three-node quorum
  • Customers manage their own virtual machines and containers
  • Backup is not included by default.
  • Pricing depends on quote-based sizing.
  • The service is focused on Proxmox rather than broader platform coverage.
Our verdict

AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud provides fully managed private cloud clusters based on Proxmox VE. It is designed for businesses and enterprise teams that want high-availability virtualization without managing the underlying hardware, hypervisor,…

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HVENS Hosted Proxmox is Richweb’s private cloud platform for running Proxmox VE virtual machines and containers. It is aimed at small and medium businesses, managed service providers, application hosting providers, and organizations moving…

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  1. AlphaVPS Proxmox CloudProxmox Hosting 9.4Pricing on request
  2. HVENS Hosted ProxmoxProxmox Hosting 8.3Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud — where it wins

    • Fully managed deployment, updates, storage, monitoring, and backups
    • HA clusters with Ceph, ZFS, LVM-Thin, and live migration
    • REST API, private networking, and BYO IP prefixes via BGP

    Where it doesn't

    • Quote-based pricing requires contacting sales
    • Starter clusters require a minimum three-node quorum
    • Customers manage their own virtual machines and containers
  • HVENS Hosted Proxmox — where it wins

    • Cold and warm disaster recovery postures support different continuity needs.
    • Tiered compute and independently sized HDD or NVMe storage.
    • Proxmox Backup Server and Veeam integration support backup workflows.

    Where it doesn't

    • Backup is not included by default.
    • Pricing depends on quote-based sizing.
    • The service is focused on Proxmox rather than broader platform coverage.
  • AlphaVPS Proxmox Cloud9.4/10 · Pricing on request

    A fully managed Proxmox cloud for teams that need HA clusters without hardware operations.

    Visit AlphaVPSFull verdict →
  • HVENS Hosted Proxmox8.3/10 · Pricing on request

    A quote-based hosted Proxmox option built around offsite backup and disaster recovery.

    Visit HVENSFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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