Same label, different model?
Vendors sometimes brand the same product as “cloud” or “VPS”. Technically the split is resource pool, automation and contract model. Cloud servers usually sit on a hypervisor cluster with orchestration; classic VPS can be a fixed slice on one host.
Scaling difference
- Cloud: vertical resize in minutes, easy automation
- VPS: plan changes may need migration or reboot
Cost difference
VPS is predictable monthly. Cloud can look cheaper at first then rise with usage. Compare both with a 12-month TCO for steady loads.
- Is traffic bursty?
- Do you need API-driven provisioning?
- One app or many environments?
KuzeyDC cloud servers add NVMe, strong networking and Istanbul latency for teams that outgrew basic VPS.