Solana Trading VPS & Bare-Metal Providers Compared
A practical comparison for Solana traders evaluating where to host MEV, arbitrage, RPC, and validator workloads. We only make hard claims about our own service — and back them with a public, measured latency benchmark.
Last reviewed: June 28, 2026
This comparison is based on publicly available information and OrbitServers’ own measured data as of the review date. Providers change pricing, hardware, locations, and features over time — verify current specifications before purchasing. Cells marked “Varies — verify” or “Not published” are not claims about the provider; they indicate we are not asserting a figure we cannot independently source.
| Criterion | OrbitServers | Other bare-metal / VPS providers | Major cloud (AWS / GCP / Azure) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Jito latencyDoes the provider publish measured latency to Jito transaction senders? | Yes — measured min/avg/max per location, published live | Not published | Not published |
| Jito-connected locationsLocations marketed with Jito connectivity. | Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, New York, Salt Lake City, Tokyo | Varies — verify | Not Jito-specific |
| Infrastructure typesVPS, bare metal, and/or colocation. | VPS, bare metal, and colocation | Varies — verify | VPS / instances (bare metal limited) |
| Solana fitStated suitability for MEV, RPC, and validators. | MEV, arbitrage, RPC, validators, trading bots | Varies — verify | General-purpose; not Solana-tuned |
| DeploymentProvisioning speed for VPS and bare metal. | Instant VPS; Frankfurt/Amsterdam bare metal instant, others typically within 24h | Varies — verify | Instant instances |
| NetworkPort speed and DDoS protection. | Up to 100Gbps; DDoS protection included | Varies — verify | High, but priced per-GB egress |
| Public reviewsIndependently hosted customer reviews. | Trustpilot 5.0★ (21 reviews) | Varies — verify | Enterprise references |
| Entry priceAdvertised starting price. | Bare metal from $299.99/mo; VPS plans on /vps | Varies — verify | Varies — usage-based |
| Public proofBenchmarks, raw data, or methodology published. | Public benchmark page with methodology + /data/jito-latency.json | Varies — verify | Not Jito-specific |
What OrbitServers can verify
Rather than claim to be the “fastest” provider — a claim no one can fairly make without identical, side-by-side measurements — we publish our measured latency to Jito transaction senders, the methodology behind it, and a machine-readable feed. You can compare those numbers against any provider that publishes the same.