phoenixNAP
Bare Metal Cloud provider with API-provisioned dedicated hardware, hourly billing, and an enterprise security posture. phoenixNAP offers General Purpose, Compute, Memory, and GPU instances from $175/mo across 7 global datacenters with 20Gbps DDoS mitigation included.
Pricing Plans
| Plan | Price/mo | CPU | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s1.c1.medium | $175.00 | Intel Xeon Silver (single, 12-16c) | 32GB DDR4 ECC | 2x480GB SSD | 15TB (20Gbps DDoS protection) | General purpose entry, API-provisioned, hourly billing |
| s2.c2.medium | $350.00 | Dual Intel Xeon Gold (16-24c each) | 128GB DDR4 ECC | 2x1TB NVMe | 25TB (50Gbps fabric) | Compute-optimised, dual-socket Gold, 50Gbps |
| s3.m1.xlarge | $580.00 | Dual Intel Xeon Platinum (24-32c each) | 512GB DDR4 ECC | 2x1.92TB NVMe | 30TB (50Gbps fabric) | Memory-optimised, up to 1TB RAM available |
| Storage Optimised | $750.00 | Dual Intel Xeon Gold | 256GB DDR4 ECC | 6x15.36TB NVMe + Pliops XDP accelerator | Unmetered (50Gbps fabric) | NVMe-heavy with storage accelerator card |
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phoenixNAP combines the bare metal performance of dedicated servers with the operational model of cloud infrastructure, API provisioning, hourly billing, and Terraform/Ansible native support. The company is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and operates 7 datacenters globally.
API-First Operations
phoenixNAP’s Bare Metal Cloud is designed around automation. The API allows full lifecycle management, and official Terraform/Pulumi providers make it straightforward to integrate dedicated hardware into infrastructure-as-code workflows. This positions it between traditional dedicated hosting and cloud compute.
Security Posture
20Gbps DDoS mitigation is bundled on every plan at no additional charge. The Phoenix and Ashburn facilities hold SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI DSS Level 1, and HIPAA certifications, making it one of few bare metal providers genuinely suitable for regulated workloads.
GPU Instances
phoenixNAP offers GPU bare metal instances with NVIDIA A100 and H100 accelerators for AI/ML training and inference workloads at dedicated hardware performance without the multi-tenant noise problems common in cloud GPU instances.
Pliops XDP Accelerator
Storage-optimised instances include the Pliops XDP storage accelerator card, which offloads compression, deduplication, and RAID calculations from the CPU, delivering 5–10x higher storage IOPS for database and analytics workloads.
Verdict
Best bare metal option for regulated industries (healthcare, finance, government) requiring compliance certifications alongside API-driven automation. GPU bare metal is compelling for ML workloads that need dedicated hardware.