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Aruba cloud changing pricing (including for existing customers with existing machines)
NobodyInteresting
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I am guessing thats the end of the 1EUR/m VPS machines. If you have one - make sure you cancel it before they up your price.
An email I just got from them:
Dear Customer,
Please note that, from 1 August 2020, the prices for all active Cloud VPS – Server Smart services (details available on web page), including those already activated at lower prices and renewed until now at those prices – excluding those subject to recent promotions – will be updated.
From the first renewal after 1 August 2020, the following prices will be applied. All Cloud VPS – Server Smart products activated before 15 November 2018 will be brought into line with the new pricing.
Cloud VPS – Server Smart Small: €2.79 + VAT
Cloud VPS – Server Smart Medium Linux: €6.50 + VAT
Cloud VPS – Server Smart Medium Windows: €12.99 + VAT
Cloud VPS – Server Smart Large Linux: €12.50 + VAT
Cloud VPS – Server Smart Large Windows: €24.99 + VAT
Cloud VPS – Server Smart Extra Large Linux: €25.00 + VAT
Cloud VPS – Server Smart Extra Large Windows: €49.99 + VAT
Should you not wish to accept these changes, you may exercise your right to terminate the contract with Aruba, in accordance with the terms set out in Art. 14 of the Conditions for the Provision of Aruba Cloud Services.
We remind you that, if you choose not to renew your current cloud server at the new price, you can cancel the service before the renewal date, following the instructions provided in our guide.
For further information, please contact our support service at any time.
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I did not receive this email, but I guess I will get it soon.
@t0ny0 - I trust your information, and cancelled automatic top-up. Maybe this has something to do with the aftermath of Covid19 situation in Italy.
Goodbye Aruba, it was good while offers lasted. I hope their workers keep well and healthy in these troubled times.
Soooo, dick move. Expected at some point they all doing that. But to increase price from 1 EUR to 2.79... Still will pay, because of stability.
It would have been great if @ArubaCloud offered a bigger plan for the price of 2.79 for the previous customers as one can hope. But it was great while it lasted, thank you Aruba for that experience. This one really made you visible in LET for better or worse.
In all honesty, I did not expect this move. RAM is getting cheaper as technology evolves. Providers already started giving RAM 1Gb/12eur/year. As you stated, this was a move which reminds us of old wisdom from @WSS - but I guess Aruba staff never met him.
Yeah, I got 7-8 machines, in the midst of shutting them down and deleting them now.
@default you might want to delete them before August 1st, so you don't end up with some unpaid invoices :-)
Obviously, very much would like to hear from @ArubaCloud so they can chime in on why would they do that. If I signed up for a VM at 1Euro/m - I really dont expect such a huge price increase (granted, its still considered cheap, but its a 179% increase...). If you are doing that - at least provide more for the money.
Aruba pulled an online.net.
It's confirmed. I just got this email too. This information needs to become sticky.
Just got this mail. I can understand though, it was great while it lasted so far. Thanks @ArubaCloud !
By the way, can anyone suggest alternatives? I'm gonna need a VPS with EU (preferably Germany) IP, KVM, 1GB ram debian VPS which would cost €1/month'ish.
One of my best vps no problems since 2016 but new cost is too much just to host my backup pihole/pornblocker for the kids.
Alrighty, Aruba till end of July it is then I don't need the server too much but the 12€/yr was a good price so I kept it for minimal tasks, but I'll just cancel it then. I think 2,79€ is still an acceptable price for the performance they kept delivering (I really like the product), I just don't need it.
Received the same mail too.
It's my VPS with highest up time, network performance and stability are very good.
Honestly 3,5 Euro/month (includign VAT) it's quite expensive just for a VPN, but I think there are not so many alternatives Italy based..
11 answers and no benches
Ask, and you shall receive :-) Bench from Italy:
why are they all doing it now?
Im guessing ipv4 price increase might have something to do with it :-)
Shame, just read that. Had two in Italy and one in UK at the $1 price that I had been holding onto since I had a few different locations. Used them for simple backup services. Oh well.
Like others said - anyone that offers this same type of specs/price point. I understand the price to performance on it, but still curious before I just trash all of them and do no migration.
Because of IP price. Everything else going cheaper except IPv4. That is gold.
Cancelling my 1 EUR VPS Other than the oldish control panel and stale OS templates, the VPS was rock stable the past 2 years. Very reliable network with no downtime.
I am going to try to move stuff to Hetzner Cloud.
They should have done a special offers for long time customers... I was happy with them
I have about 14 VPS with them and clearly won't renew all of them at almost 3x the price... will probably move some to Hetzner
For those that weren't on the 1€ plan there is a recent promo than shouldn't be affected by the price change but it'll only last 12 months (and of course doesn't cover the small plan...).
https://www.cloud.it/vps/vps-hosting.aspx?utm_source=w2220&utm_medium=internal-dem-banner&utm_campaign=0320-cloud-vps&pk_campaign=internal-dem
Another one for you from Italy (older CPU, I have it since beginning 2017)
Well, the 1€ was available for years, so its legit to me.
It was a bait only offer (recruit clients) anyways.
Some providers like IONOS still have a 1€ bait offer.
And one for their French 1€ VPS
Good provider... had my €1 FRA server running solid since 3+ years... but with that pricing I would kill it merge it somewhere else, maybe Hetzner cloud is way better with its lowest tier.
I'm sure they have their reasons... but it was happy sailing with them so far.
Nooooo I loved my Lon €1 VPS sad panda
Why a dick move? They sold it for one euro a month for a very long time. Gave you 60 day warning. Are not going to kill machine on Aug 1 - just charge you more.
Dick move is GVH, VortexNode, the 20 cc hosted companies that blew up at the end of last year, HostDoc... Need I go on - Praeger, Delimiter, and more.
Another dick move - offer free word press, stop offering, restart offering but as paid - but still use the free thread until others point out someone needs provider tag.
Honor those who have that 1 EUR package and continue on.
Regarding Wordpress hosting, yes, it was pure dick move. Continue the onslaught, leave no behind.
@LTniger What industry has to honor pricing for ever? Seriously, it's absurd to think that, nor did they ever promise that. So 10 years from now you guarantee to be running and charging a user who signs up today .03/day?
Absolutely right. But when you have that sweet candy, do you want to release it without any rant? Nope. It's human nature and I'am human. More or less.
Maybe not honor the 1 EUR, but at least give them a special price, IE 30/40% discount.
For more or less 2 EUR month I'll keep it for sure..