Virtual private server - VPS - a compromise between the control and security of dedicated servers and price of a shared hosting account. VPS is also preferred when the customer doesn't want to host his site along with hundreds of sites on a shared service. For better security, more control and assured resources at reasonable rates, VPS is getting more popular. One issue issue that stops many from going for a VPS is the time and effort required for server management. But there are also hosts that offer managed VPS at a reasonable rate. VPS servers can cost anything between $20 - $100, depending on the configurations and server management.

1	Hostgator VPS
Hostgator is one of the top 3 web hosts in world, in terms of number of domains hosted. They used to be a specialist shared host, but have entered VPS market in a big way. Hostgator offer a number of configurations, starting with a very basic Level 1 to powerful VPS at Level 9, which is comparable to mid size dedicated servers. The USP of Hostgator shared hosting is excellent customer service and fortunately the same can be said about VPS service as well. ...more »
2	MyHosting
Myhosting is a mid sized shared / VPS host, based in Canada and is a registered trademark and brand of SoftCom Inc. SoftCom also owns web-based email retrieval system – mail2web.com. They started operations in 1997 and today they have more than 50,000 customers from across the globe. MyHosting is headquartered in Toronto and have datacenters in Toronto, Canada and Rochester, NY, USA . ...more »
3	Liquidweb
Established in 1997, Liquidweb is basically a managed dedicated host. Even though they offer VPS and shared hosting, they are best known for their dedicated servers. The USP of Liquidweb is their customer support, which they call “Heroic Support”. Heroic or otherwise, within their price range, there are very few hosts that give as much stress on customer support as Liquidweb. ...more »
4	HostV
HostV is the VPS and dedicated server arm of the well known shared host CirtexHosting. They are best known for reasonably priced managed VPS servers. HostV doesn't believe in offering too many options and customizations – they offer three VPS solutions and all of them come with cPanel, back up and monitoring solutions. ...more »
5	1and1 VPS
1and1, one of the largest host and domain registrar in the industry, belong to the same league as Godaddy and Network Solutions. Their pricing and strategy are more like Godaddy - offering a wide variety of services at rock bottom prices. 1and1 in fact have more variety in hosting products, like share point hosting, e commerce hosting etc. in additions to the standard shared, VPS and dedicated hosting. ...more »
6	Godaddy
Godaddy, the largest domain name registrar on the web is the largest web host as well. Independent analysts put their market share as approx. 25 million web sites which is around 35% of US market. This could include parked domains as well, but in any case they are the largest host by a big margin. As a company, Godaddy revolutionized the market by offering extremely competitive rates for domain registration and web hosting. Even today, their rates are much below the market average. Their strength is their volume and excellent infrastructure which helps them make sense of the low prices. ...more »