= "Semi-dedicated" versus managed VPS, e.g. at KnownHost =

I'm trying to understand the difference between "semi-dedicated" versus a VPS.around, it seems like "semi-dedicated" may mean different things at different providers

So to narrow it down, let's say KnownHost, which has managed options for both. They call their semi-dedicated service a step between Shared Hosting and their VPS

Yet oddly, at the lowest tier, there's only a $5/month difference between the 2, so why wouldn't I just go with VPS? Digging a little deeper, I find that VPS has potential add-on fees; e.g., if you want cPanel versus DirectAdmin it's a bit more, or if you want LiteSpeed. But if I don't get any of those extras, the prices seem really comparable

So my question is, is there a clear reason why I should choose KH "semi-dedicated" versus their managed VPS?

They're targeted at somewhat different groups. Semi-dedi is VPS-level resources for people who really want a hands-off approach. VPS is for people that need slightly more control

On Semi-dedi we include some perks like Litespeed, etc. that'd be extra cost on VPS (due to licensing)

We've thought about upgrading from shared to managed VPS. What level of control does VPS have over semi-dedicated?
I wouldn't really care as long as I had the same cPanel/htaccess/php.ini/etc control that most shared hosts offer (I assume)

There is a clear line between them for me

With semi-dedicated you are still on a "shared" plan but with higher resources (sometimes like a VPS) but like you are still in shared yous license cost, software of choises and everything is being paid still among users so you can't do server-level changes but yeah, you got more resources than a normal shared

Then you have a VPS where your resources are still being shared but in a deeper level (server) you can do everything +1 because like a VPS you can install another panel, software, etc. However this is more costly because you will need to pay for every software you want (like cpanel, backups, another backup server, etc)

I would go with the VPS, you will get more raw resources than software limited resources, most likely from CloudLinux on a shared server

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