How We Build Honest, Competitive Pricing for our AMD EPYC VPS Plans

Editor's note, August 2026: the process described here is as we wrote it in May 2025 and it still holds. The plan highlights below render the current Performance lineup live from our pricing data, so the numbers on this page never go stale. Network details from before our March 2026 move to 1000 Denny Way are flagged where they appear.

Here at NoBull Networks, we believe in no surprises. Over the years we have seen every pricing model in the hosting industry, from VPS and VDS to shared hosting. Your hosting costs should reflect actual expenses plus a fair margin for sustainability, not hidden fees at checkout or smoke-and-mirror markups. In this post we pull back the curtain on our AMD EPYC VPS pricing. You will see exactly what you are paying for, and why the plans stay competitive.

The hosting landscape is fiercely competitive, so we will keep some of our secret sauce high-level. Our biggest advantage? We own and operate our own hardware and network. That end-to-end control lets NoBull Networks deliver transparent, cost-effective pricing without cutting corners.

The three-bucket cost breakdown#

To keep our pricing crystal clear, we sort every expense into three buckets:

1. Fixed costs: the unavoidable, baseline expenses every host pays.
   • Taxes and insurance
   • Hardware depreciation on enterprise-grade servers
   • Bandwidth provisioning (we either have it or we do not)
   • Base power draw, independent of customer usage
2. Variable costs: the part your monthly fee actually drives.
   • vCores: guaranteed (reserved just for you) versus burstable (shared spare capacity)
   • Memory: the RAM reserved for your virtual machine
   • Storage: NVMe or SSD flash, always in RAID arrays (mirrored drive sets that survive a failure)
   • Bandwidth and IPs: tier-1 transit (direct connections to the internet's core networks) plus IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
   • Features: off-host backups, snapshots, billing system enhancements
3. Margin for sustainability: what keeps the lights on long-term.
   • Payment transaction fees (we absorb these in the margin)
   • Room for promotions and discounts
   • Ongoing staff training and tooling improvements
   • Capital to expand our services for customers
   • Paying ourselves and employees a living wage

Hardware heavyweight: the AMD EPYC platform#

Our Performance platform runs on the AMD EPYC 4564P, a 16-core, 32-thread part designed for both efficiency and high clock speeds. In our benchmarks we have hit sustained boosts up to 5.879 GHz, which gives you:

• High base clocks for steady performance under typical loads
• Turbo boost when your workloads demand extra headroom
• Energy efficiency that keeps power costs in check

Every Performance VPS runs on a purpose-built, enterprise-grade node:

• 1U Supermicro rackmount with a minimal footprint
• Platinum-rated power supply for over 92% efficiency under load
• Mixed SSD and NVMe storage in RAID for speed and reliability
• 10 Gbps network card bonded across dual carrier uplinks (the carrier mix changed with the March 2026 move; this originally read Cogent plus Zayo)
• TPM security chip (a hardware trust anchor) on every board
• ECC server memory (error-correcting RAM), 128 GB or more per node, for rock-steady stability

The NoBull Networks pricing model: how the numbers add up#

Every plan is engineered around five cost drivers. Breaking expenses down this way reveals the true base cost of your server; we then add a straightforward margin to keep the service reliable and future-proof.

1. vCore count: how many virtual cores you reserve, and whether they are guaranteed or burstable, directly drives host provisioning cost.
2. RAM allocation: ECC memory ensures stability; your footprint determines both hardware capacity and energy draw.
3. Disk space: NVMe and SSD RAID arrays cost more to acquire and maintain, so the storage tier moves the base price.
4. Power usage: measured in watts per node; platinum-rated supplies and EPYC efficiency keep this down.
5. Feature costs: off-host backups, snapshot retention, and additional IPv4 or IPv6 allocations each carry incremental expense.

Calculating base cost: we sum those five factors to determine what it truly costs us to run each plan.

Adding a sustainable margin: depending on the tier (entry, mid-tier, or high-performance) we apply a consistent margin. That covers transaction fees, staff training, tooling upgrades, and the capital to keep expanding the network and fleet.

Plan highlights: the current lineup, priced live#

These three snapshots come straight from our pricing data, so they always match the Performance VPS page to the cent.

Ready to pick your VPS? Every plan includes full root access, your choice of OS (Ubuntu LTS, Debian, AlmaLinux, and more), bonded 10 Gbps uplinks, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

FAQ#

Q: How is my VPS price calculated?
A: We sum fixed costs (taxes, hardware depreciation) plus your variable usage (vCores, RAM, storage) plus a flat margin for sustainability.

Q: What is a guaranteed versus burstable vCore?
A: Guaranteed vCores are reserved exclusively for you, while burstable cores can use idle CPU on the host when it is available.

Q: Can I upgrade mid-billing cycle?
A: Yes, upgrades prorate daily. See upgrading and downgrading a plan for the mechanics.