Two managed hosts, two different guarantees.
KnownHost is a genuinely managed VPS provider with a solid reputation, but it runs a standard uptime guarantee and bills cPanel and some features as add-ons. RemarkableCloud is fully managed with a 500% SLA, flat all-in pricing, and the mail gateway and offsite backups included. Choose KnownHost if their plan lineup fits and a standard guarantee is enough. Choose RemarkableCloud if you want a stronger SLA and one all-in price.
KnownHost is a long-running managed VPS provider.
KnownHost has offered managed hosting since 2005 and has built a solid reputation for reliable VPS and dedicated servers with genuine management included. Their plans cover OS-level administration, monitoring, and responsive support, and they are a credible managed-hosting choice rather than a budget shared host or a raw cloud provider. For a team that wants a real managed VPS, KnownHost is a reasonable option worth comparing.
The differences with RemarkableCloud are in the details rather than the category. KnownHost runs a standard uptime guarantee, where credits depend on the downtime crossing a threshold and a claim being filed. cPanel is a licensed add-on on top of the plan price, and offsite backup storage and an enterprise mail relay are not bundled into every tier by default. KnownHost is genuinely managed hosting. The question on this page is how its guarantee and its pricing model compare to a 500% SLA and one flat all-in price.
Two managed hosts, where the lines are drawn.
KnownHost and RemarkableCloud are both genuinely managed VPS providers. The difference is in the guarantee and the pricing model. Two differences matter most.
KnownHost runs a standard uptime guarantee.
KnownHost backs its servers with a standard uptime guarantee. Credits depend on the downtime crossing a threshold, and claiming them requires filing a request after the fact.
RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA.
1 hour down equals 5 hours credited. From minute one, automatically, with no threshold to cross and no claim to file. The credit is calculated and applied to your next invoice for you.
KnownHost bills cPanel and features as add-ons.
cPanel is a licensed add-on on top of the plan price, and offsite backup storage and an enterprise mail relay are not bundled into every tier by default. The real monthly cost depends on what you add.
RemarkableCloud is one flat all-in price.
Control panel, daily snapshots, free S3 backup storage, and the mail gateway are included on every plan. One flat monthly rate, no add-ons to price up, no renewal jump.
What you actually get for the same money.
KnownHost lists a competitive managed VPS price, but cPanel is a licensed add-on and offsite backups are billed separately, so the real monthly cost runs higher than the plan price. RemarkableCloud's Shared CPU 8 GB Cloud Cube is $36 per month with annual billing, a dedicated fully managed server with the control panel, daily snapshots, free S3 backup storage, the mail gateway, and a 500% SLA all included. One flat all-in price.
4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 120 GB NVMe · 5 TB transfer
Genuinely managed. cPanel licensed separately. Offsite backups billed as an add-on. Standard uptime guarantee with a claim process.
per month, plan price before add-ons
- cPanel license billed as a separate add-on
- Offsite backup storage costs extra
- Standard uptime guarantee, credits after a threshold
- SLA credits require a claim to be filed
- No enterprise mail relay bundled by default
Genuinely managed hosting, but the listed price is not the full price. cPanel and backup add-ons push the real monthly cost above the plan figure.
2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 20 TB transfer
Comparable RAM and storage, with far more transfer, every feature included, and a 500% SLA, at a lower all-in price.
per month, annual billing, everything included
- Genuinely fully managed by RC team, 24/7
- Daily snapshots plus 200 GB free S3 storage
- RemarkablePanel control panel included free
- 500% SLA, automatic credits from minute one
- Free migration from KnownHost
4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 40 TB transfer
Dedicated CPU cores for teams that want headroom, with everything still included at one flat price.
per month, annual billing, everything included
- Dedicated CPU cores, never shared or throttled
- Daily snapshots plus 400 GB free S3 storage
- RemarkablePanel control panel included free
- 500% SLA, automatic credits from minute one
- Free migration from KnownHost
Performance, side by side.
KnownHost runs managed VPS plans on solid hardware with NVMe storage and US and EU data centers, a credible managed-hosting setup. Every RemarkableCloud Cloud Cube runs on current-generation enterprise Intel and AMD processors at 3 GHz or higher, with 100% NVMe storage, dedicated resources, full root access, and a 50 Gbps DDoS-protected network on every plan, including the $8/month Basic tier.
KnownHost infrastructure
Managed VPS on solid hardware
KnownHost runs its managed VPS plans on capable server hardware with NVMe storage. The infrastructure is genuinely solid, a real managed-hosting setup rather than a budget shared environment.
Genuine OS-level management included
KnownHost includes real server management: OS administration, monitoring, and responsive support. This is a true managed service, one of KnownHost's genuine strengths.
Network capacity varies by plan
Network throughput and DDoS protection on KnownHost VPS plans depend on the tier. There is no single high-capacity scrubbed network figure published as a baseline across every plan.
US and EU data center options
KnownHost offers data center locations in the US and Europe. For a team that needs a European location specifically, that geographic choice is a genuine advantage.
RemarkableCloud infrastructure
Current-generation enterprise CPUs at 3 GHz+
Every Cloud Cube runs on modern Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC server-grade processors at 3 GHz or higher. Consistent clock speeds, the same caliber of hardware used in demanding data center workloads, with no mixed-generation fleet.
100% NVMe on every plan, no premium tier
NVMe storage is included on every Cloud Cube, from the $8/month Basic 2 GB plan to the 128 GB Dedicated CPU tier. NVMe delivers 5 to 7× faster read and write speeds than standard SSD, benefiting WordPress database reads and any disk-heavy workload immediately.
50 Gbps DDoS-protected network, all plans
Every Cloud Cube plan runs on a 50 Gbps network with built-in DDoS scrubbing at the infrastructure level. Attack mitigation is on by default. No add-on, no premium tier, no separate firewall service to configure.
Non-oversold, allocation guaranteed
Cloud Cubes are never oversold. Your allocated CPU and RAM are consistently yours, never shared or throttled by neighboring tenant activity. No burst credits, no noisy-neighbor risk on any plan.
KnownHost vs RemarkableCloud across 15 categories.
RemarkableCloud leads on 11 of 15 comparison categories. KnownHost leads on 1: European data center options. Three categories, genuine managed support, OS-level administration, and 24/7 human support, are ties because both companies deliver them. Every other row covers what changes between two real managed hosts.
| Feature | KnownHost | RemarkableCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Server management | Genuinely managed VPS | Genuinely fully managed VPS, 24/7 tie |
| OS and security patching | Managed at the OS level | Managed proactively by our team tie |
| 24/7 human support | 24/7 support on managed plans | 24/7 human support on all plans tie |
| Uptime SLA | Standard uptime guarantee | 500%, 1 hr down equals 5 hrs credited automatically from minute one RC wins |
| SLA credit process | Credits require a claim after the threshold is breached | Automatic credits, no threshold, no claim to file RC wins |
| Control panel | cPanel licensed separately as an add-on | RemarkablePanel included free RC wins |
| Backups | Offsite backup storage billed as an add-on | Daily snapshots plus free S3 storage included RC wins |
| Offsite backup storage | Not bundled by default | 2× NVMe disk size in S3 included free on every plan RC wins |
| Mail gateway | No enterprise relay bundled by default | MailChannels SMTP and Rspamd antispam included free RC wins |
| Pricing transparency | cPanel and backup add-ons inflate the real monthly cost | Flat all-in price, no add-ons required RC wins |
| Storage type | NVMe on managed VPS plans | 100% NVMe on every plan tie |
| Network speed | Varies by plan tier | 50 Gbps DDoS-protected on every plan RC wins |
| DDoS protection | Basic, varies by plan | 50 Gbps network-level scrubbing, always on RC wins |
| Free migration | Free migration offered | Full server migration by RC team, free tie |
| European data centers | US and EU data center options | US infrastructure only They win |
Pick your Cloud Cube.
The comparison above showed two specific Cloud Cubes against a KnownHost managed VPS plan. Here is the complete RemarkableCloud lineup, from the 2 GB Basic tier at $8 per month with annual billing to the 128 GB Dedicated CPU tier. Every plan, regardless of size, includes the same dedicated fully managed server, daily snapshots with offsite S3 backup storage, MailChannels SMTP and Rspamd mail gateway, RemarkablePanel, and the 500% SLA. One flat all-in price, no cPanel license to buy, no backup add-ons, no premium tier gates on features.
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
Three steps to leave KnownHost.
RemarkableCloud handles the full migration from any KnownHost server at no cost. Most migrations complete in 2 to 24 hours with no downtime planned. You stay on KnownHost until we confirm the new server is verified and ready.
Order your Cloud Cube
Pick a Cloud Cube plan and complete the order. We provision the new server and send migration credentials within minutes. Your KnownHost server stays running and serving traffic. No reconfiguration on the KnownHost side.
We migrate your full stack
Our team copies files, databases, mail accounts, DNS records, and SSL certificates from your KnownHost server to the new Cloud Cube. We test everything on a staging URL before cutover. You review and approve. No surprises, no rushed migrations.
Coordinated cutover, then go live
When you approve, we point your domain DNS to the Cloud Cube during a coordinated window. Final database sync, DNS propagation, post-migration verification, then you cancel the KnownHost server. You are fully live on RemarkableCloud.
Four reasons teams move from KnownHost to RemarkableCloud.
Teams running production workloads on KnownHost move to RemarkableCloud for four consistent reasons: they want a 500% SLA instead of a standard guarantee with a claim form, they want one predictable bill without cPanel and backup add-ons, they want enterprise mail deliverability included, and they want offsite backup storage bundled on every plan.
A 500% SLA, not a standard guarantee.
KnownHost backs its servers with a standard uptime guarantee, where credits depend on the downtime crossing a threshold and a claim being filed. RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA credits 5 hours for every hour of downtime, automatically, from the first minute, with no threshold and no claim. The credit is calculated and applied to your next invoice for you.
One predictable bill, no add-on creep.
KnownHost lists a competitive plan price, but a cPanel license is billed separately and offsite backup storage costs extra, so the real monthly figure runs higher than the headline. On RemarkableCloud, management, the control panel, daily backups, offsite S3 storage, the mail gateway, and the 500% SLA are included on every Cloud Cube. The price you see is the bill you pay.
Enterprise mail deliverability, included.
KnownHost does not bundle an enterprise mail relay into every tier by default. RemarkableCloud sends all outbound mail through the MailChannels enterprise relay, with established IP reputation whitelisted by Gmail and Outlook, plus Rspamd antispam on inbound. Your transactional and customer email reaches the inbox from day one, with no separate configuration.
Offsite backups on every plan.
On KnownHost, offsite backup storage is an add-on rather than a default. RemarkableCloud includes daily snapshots plus free S3 backup storage on every Cloud Cube, sized at twice the NVMe disk of the plan. A real recovery point is part of the service, not a line item you remember to buy.
When KnownHost is the right choice. When RemarkableCloud is.
KnownHost is the wrong answer for some buyers and the right answer for others. Same for RemarkableCloud. The honest version of this page is which one matches the shape of your team and your workload. Here is the test.
Choose KnownHost when
- You want a genuinely managed VPS and KnownHost's plan lineup fits your needs.
- You need a European data center location specifically for your audience.
- You already run cPanel and are comfortable licensing it as an add-on.
- A standard uptime guarantee with a claim process is enough for your workload.
- You prefer a provider with a long track record in managed hosting since 2005.
- You want to assemble offsite backups and mail on your own terms rather than bundled.
Choose RemarkableCloud when
- You want a 500% SLA with automatic credits instead of a standard guarantee and a claim form.
- You want one flat all-in price with no cPanel license or backup add-ons.
- You want offsite S3 backup storage included free on every plan.
- You want MailChannels enterprise SMTP and Rspamd antispam included, not configured separately.
- You want a 50 Gbps DDoS-protected network as a baseline on every plan.
- You want a control panel included free rather than billed on top of the plan price.
RemarkableCloud vs KnownHost, your questions answered.
Is KnownHost genuinely managed hosting?
Yes. KnownHost has offered managed VPS and dedicated servers since 2005, with real OS-level administration, monitoring, and responsive support included. It is a credible managed-hosting provider, not a budget shared host or raw cloud. RemarkableCloud is also genuinely fully managed, so the comparison is not about whether the management is real on either side. It is about the strength of the uptime guarantee and whether features like the control panel, offsite backups, and the mail gateway are bundled or billed as add-ons.
How is RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA different from KnownHost's uptime guarantee?
KnownHost backs its servers with a standard uptime guarantee, where credits depend on the downtime crossing a threshold and a claim being filed afterward. RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA credits you automatically from minute one of any downtime: one hour down means five hours of service credited back to your account. There is no threshold to breach, no claim form to file, and no support ticket required. The credit is calculated and applied to your next invoice for you.
Why does KnownHost end up costing more than the listed plan price?
The plan price KnownHost advertises does not include everything you need. cPanel is a licensed add-on billed on top, and offsite backup storage is a separate paid option rather than a default. Once those are added, the real monthly cost runs above the headline figure. RemarkableCloud's Shared CPU 8 GB Cloud Cube is $36 per month with annual billing, with the control panel, daily snapshots, free S3 backup storage, the mail gateway, and the 500% SLA all included. The price you see is the bill you pay.
Can I migrate from KnownHost to RemarkableCloud for free?
Yes. RemarkableCloud includes free migration from KnownHost on every Cloud Cube plan, with no engineering work required on your side. Our team copies your files, databases, mail accounts, DNS records, and SSL certificates from your KnownHost server to your new Cloud Cube, tests everything on a staging URL, then coordinates a cutover window with you. Most migrations complete in 2 to 24 hours with no planned downtime, and you stay on KnownHost until we confirm the new server is verified.
Does KnownHost include offsite backups and an enterprise mail gateway?
Not bundled by default. On KnownHost, offsite backup storage is a paid add-on rather than a standard inclusion, and an enterprise mail relay is not built into every tier. RemarkableCloud includes daily snapshots with free S3 backup storage, sized at twice the NVMe disk of the plan, plus the MailChannels SMTP relay with Rspamd antispam, on every Cloud Cube at one flat price. A real recovery point and inbox-grade mail deliverability are part of the service, not extra line items.