| Factor | SSD (SATA) | NVMe |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | SATA, designed around spinning-disk protocol | PCIe, direct connection |
| Command queuing | Limited parallel commands | Far higher parallel command depth |
| Latency under load | Higher | Lower |
| Best for | Small sites, light workloads, budget projects | Databases, high-traffic sites, mail queues |
| Available on | Basic, Standard, Advanced plans | Pro plan |
A personal site, a small business brochure page, or a lightly-used development server rarely pushes disk I/O hard enough for NVMe's advantage to be noticeable.
Once you're running a database under concurrent reads/writes, a busy WordPress site with heavy plugin activity, or a mail server processing a large queue, NVMe's lower latency translates directly into a faster application.
For sequential single-threaded reads the difference is small; NVMe's real advantage appears under concurrent, parallel workloads like databases and busy applications.
Our Pro plan includes 25GB of NVMe storage alongside 8 CPU cores and 8GB RAM.
Yes, you can upgrade to the Pro plan at any time from the client area without losing your data.
Yes, SSD storage is reliable and considerably faster than traditional spinning disks; it's simply outperformed by NVMe under heavier concurrent load.
SSD from $4.95/month, NVMe on the Pro plan from $27.95/month.
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