Dedicated Server hosting is the type of hosting where a website does not share server resources with another website/blog. When you pay to be hosted by dedicated servers, it means that you are allocated all the resources in a server. In Nigeria, there are several dedicated server providers but only a few provide the best services.
Here are the best web hosting companies for Dedicated Server Hosting in Nigeria:
- QServers
QServers is not only cheap but also reliable. The company’s dedicated servers costs N110,000 to N180,000 per month. There are three main types of servers as outlined in the table below:
| Dual Processor Intel Xeon E3-1230v3 | Dual Processor Intel Xeon E5-2620v2 | Dual Processor Intel Xeon E5-2630v3 |
| N110,000 per month | N145,000 per month | N180,000 per month |
| Intel Xeon E3-1230v3 (4-Core) | Intel Xeon E5-2620v2 (6-Core) | Intel Xeon E5-2630v3 (8-Core) |
| 8GB DDR3 1600 ECC | 8GB DDR3 1600 ECC | 8GB DDR3 1600 ECC |
| 1,000GB WD 7.2k RPM HDD | 1,000GB WD 7.2k RPM HDD | 1,000GB WD 7.2k RPM HDD |
| 5TB Bandwidth | 5TB Bandwidth | 5TB Bandwidth |
| 1 Dedicated IPs included | 1 Dedicated IPs included | 1 Dedicated IPs included |
| Available on Centos OS | Available on Centos OS | Available on Centos OS |
| CPanel/WHM | CPanel/WHM | CPanel/WHM |
If you wish to migrate to Qservers, the company will do the work for free. Qservers has very powerful servers that will sustain traffic in millions.
- Bluehost
Bluehost is an international web hosting company which more than 1,000 Nigerian bloggers and companies host with. It’s currently hosting over 2 million websites from around the world. WordPress recommends anyone with a WordPress site to host with Bluehost because of its efficient services.
There are three main plans under Dedicated Server hosting:
- Standard
- Enhanced
- Premium
The table below summarizes contents of the three plans and prices.
| STANDARD | ENHANCED | PREMIUM |
| $79.99/mo* | $99.99/mo* | $119.99/mo* |
| 4 cores @ 2.3 GHz | 4 cores @ 2.5 GHz | 4 cores @ 3.3 GHz |
| 500GB (Mirrored) Storage | 1TB (Mirrored) Storage | 1TB (Mirrored) Storage |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| 5 TB Bandwidth | 10 TB Bandwidth | 15 TB Bandwidth |
| 3 IP Addresses | 4 IP Addresses | 5 IP Addresses |
| Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here |
Bluehost allows you to pay for 6 months, one year, two years or any period you wish. They provide free SSL certificate as well as 30-day money back guarantee.
- Smart Web
Smart Web is among top 3 best web hosting companies in Nigeria. The company provides 4 types of dedicated servers:
DC1— Intel Xeon E3-1220 Quad Core
DC2— Intel Xeon E5-1650, Hexa Core
DC3— Intel Dual Xeon E5-2620 V3 Quad Core
DC4—- Intel Dual Xeon E5-2650 V3 Quad Core
The prices are determined based on the resources each server has, the most powerful one is Intel Dual Xeon E5-2650 V3 Quad Core which costs N292,000 per month.
Here is the summary of the features and prices for each plan:
| DC1 | DC2 | DC3 | DC4 |
| N114,000 per month | N170,000 per month | N193,000 per month | N292,000 per month |
| Intel Xeon E3-1220 Quad Core | Intel Xeon E5-1650, Hexa Core | Intel Dual Xeon E5-2620 V3 Quad Core | Intel Dual Xeon E5-2650 V3 Quad Core |
| 4 Cores @ 3.1/3.5GHZ Turbo | 6 Cores @ 3.9GHZ | 12 Cores @ 1.8GHZ | 20 Cores @ 2.0GHZ |
| 16GB RAM (DDR3) | 16GB RAM (DDR3) | 32GB RAM (DDR3) | 32GB RAM (DDR3) |
| 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA RAID 1 Redundant (Primary) | 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA RAID 1 Redundant (Primary) | 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA RAID 1 Redundant (Primary) | 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA RAID 1 Redundant (Primary) |
| 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA (Backup) | 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA (Backup) | 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA (Backup) | 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA (Backup) |
| 120GB Kingston SSD Bonus Drive | 120GB Kingston SSD Bonus Drive | 120GB Kingston SSD Bonus Drive | 120GB Kingston SSD Bonus Drive |
| 5 TB Outbound & FREE Incoming Bandwidth | 5 TB Outbound & FREE Incoming Bandwidth | 5 TB Outbound & FREE Incoming Bandwidth | 5 TB Outbound & FREE Incoming Bandwidth |
After buying one of the plans, you’ll also receive the following:
- Free.com.ng domain
- Unlimited Database
- 1-click install apps
- 99.9% Uptime Guarantee
- easy-to-use control panel
- Free SiteBuilder
- Free SSL Certificates
- Free Transfer Website & Domain
- 30 Day Money Back
- 24/7/365 Premium Support
- A2 HOSTING
A2 Hosting is a cheap web hosting company that offers dedicated server hosting for viral websites. There are two types of dedicated servers, unmanaged and managed dedicated server hosting. Managed dedicated servers are more powerful and highly reliable. Under Managed Dedicated Server Hosting, there are three main plans:
- Sprint
- Exceed
- Mach
The table below lists the three types of plans, their features, and prices.
| SPRINT | EXCEED | MACH |
| $141.09 per month | $207.49 per month | $290.49 per month |
| From 8 GB RAM | From 8 GB RAM | From 16 GB RAM |
| From 2X500 GB Storage | From 2X500 GB Storage | From 2X1000 GB Storage |
| From 10 TB Transfer | From 15 TB Transfer | From 20 TB Transfer |
| 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 8+ Cores |
| Intel 3.1+ GHz | Intel Xeon 2.4+ GHz | 2x Intel Xeon 2.1+ GHz |
| Free SSL | Free SSL | Free SSL |
| Free cPanel Control Panel | Free cPanel Control Panel | Free cPanel Control Panel |
| Free & Easy Site Transfer | Free & Easy Site Transfer | Free & Easy Site Transfer |
| Anytime Money Back Guarantee | Anytime Money Back Guarantee | Anytime Money Back Guarantee |
| Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here |
Liquid Web
Another excellent web hosting company in terms of dedicated Server hosting is Liquid Web. Even if you own a website that gets 100 million visits, Liquid Web Servers will still sustain the traffic. There are 6 main servers under Dedicated environment.
- Intel Xeon 1230
- Intel Xeon Silver 4108
- Intel Xeon Gold 6130
- Intel Xeon 1230v6 Value Bundle
- Intel Silver 4108 Value Bundle
- Intel Gold 6130 Value Bundle
| Intel Xeon 1230 | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 | Intel Xeon Gold 6130 | Intel Xeon 1230v6 Value Bundle | Intel Silver 4108 Value Bundle | Intel Gold 6130 Value Bundle |
| Great for: high traffic sites, multiple websites, small apps, resellers. | Great for: databases, small SaaS, large resellers, multiple apps. | Great for: multi-user apps, big databases, large SaaS, virtualization. | Includes Recommended Add-Ons | Includes Recommended Add-Ons | Includes Recommended Add-Ons |
| $199/mo | $299/mo | $499/mo | $249/mo | $349/mo | $549/mo |
| 4 cores @ 3.9 GHz Max | 8 cores @ 3.0 GHz Max | 16 cores @ 3.7 GHz Max | 4 cores @ 3.9 GHz Max | 8 cores @ 3.0 GHz Max | 16 cores @ 3.7 GHz Max |
| 16 32 GB RAM | 32 64 GB RAM | 32 64 GB RAM | 32 64 GB RAM | 32 64 GB RAM | 64 128 GB RAM |
| 2 x 240 GB SSD Primary Disk | 2 x 480 GB SSD Primary Disk | 2 x 480 GB SSD Primary Disk | 4 x 240 GB SSD Primary Storage Hardware RAID 10 | 4 x 240 GB SSD Primary Storage Hardware RAID 10 | 4 x 480 GB SSD Primary Storage Hardware RAID 10 |
| 1 x 1 TB SATA Backup Disk | 1 x 2 TB SATA Backup Disk | 1 x 2 TB SATA Backup Disk | 1 x 1 TB SATA Backup Storage | 1 x 1 TB SATA Backup Storage | 1 x 1 TB SATA Backup Storage |
| 5 TB Bandwidth | 8 TB Bandwidth | 8 TB Bandwidth | 1 x 1 TB SATA Additional File Storage | 1 x 1 TB SATA Additional File Storage | 1 x 2 TB SATA Additional File Storage |
| 250 GB Acronis Cyber Backups | 250 GB Acronis Cyber Backups | 250 GB Acronis Cyber Backups | 8 TB Bandwidth | 10 TB Bandwidth | 15 TB Bandwidth |
| 500 GB Acronis Cyber Backups | 500 GB Acronis Cyber Backups | 1000 GB Acronis Cyber Backups | |||
| Server Protection & Malware Remediation | Server Protection & Malware Remediation | Server Protection & Malware Remediation | |||
| InterWorx, Plesk Web Pro, or cPanel Pro | InterWorx, Plesk Web Pro, or cPanel Pro | InterWorx, Plesk Web Pro, or cPanel Pro | |||
| Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here |
- Garanntor Web hosting
Guaranntor has a total of 5 dedicated servers. The cheapest one costs N120,000 per month while the most expensive goes for N440,000 per month. The prices and features are shown in the table below:
| DS1 | DS2 | DS3 | DS4 | DS5 |
| Intel Broadwell E5-2623V4 2.6GHz (4 Cores) | Intel Broadwell E5-2623V4 2.6GHz (8 Cores) | Intel Broadwell E5-2687WV4 3.0GHz (12 Cores) | Intel Broadwell E5-2697AV4 3.0GHz (16 Cores) | Intel Broadwell E5-2698V4 3.0GHz (20 Cores) |
| N120,000 /mo | N156,000 /mo | N240,000 /mo | N316,000 /mo | N440,000 /mo |
| 8 GB RAM | 16GB RAM | 32 GB RAM | 64 GB RAM | 128 GB RAM |
| 250 GB STORAGE | 500GB STORAGE | 1TB STORAGE | 2TB STORAGE | 4TB STORAGE |
| 500 GB BANDWIDTH | 500 GB BANDWIDTH | 500 GB BANDWIDTH | 500 GB BANDWIDTH | 500 GB BANDWIDTH |
| Select plan here | Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here | Select Plan Here |
- UTIWARE
The last web hosting company we feature in this article is Utiwire.The company’s servers are extremely powerful, which is why they are hosting over 20,000 websites. There are three dedicated server hosting plans, they include:
- Dedicated Server U1000 RAID
- Dedicated Server U2000 RAID
- Dedicated Server U3000 RAID
Here are the features and prices for each plan:
| Dedicated Server U1000 RAID | Dedicated Server U2000 RAID | Dedicated Server U3000 RAID |
| N500,000 for 6 months | N750,000 for 6 months | N1,000,000 for six months |
| N1,000,000 per Year | N1,500,000 per Year | N2,000,000 per Year |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Windows Server 2012 R2 | Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Dell PowerEdge Server | Dell PowerEdge Server | Dell PowerEdge Server |
| 2 x 1.6 GHz Intel® Xeon® | 2 x 2.8 GHz Intel® Xeon® | 8 x 2.6 GHz Intel® Xeon® |
| 4 GB Memory | 8 GB Memory | 12 GB Memory |
| 500 GB RAID Hard Drives | 1 TB RAID Hard Drives | 2 TB RAID Hard Drives |
| 50 Mbps Upload Speed | 50 Mbps Upload Speed | 50 Mbps Upload Speed |
| 50 Mbps Download Speed | 50 Mbps Download Speed | 50 Mbps Download Speed |
| Unlimited Bandwidth | Unlimited Bandwidth | Unlimited Bandwidth |
| 1 Static IP address | 1 Static IP address | 2 Static IP address |
| User Friendly Control Panel | User Friendly Control Panel | User Friendly Control Panel |
| MySQL Database Server (latest version) | MySQL Database Server (latest version) | MySQL Database Server (latest version) |
| MS SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition | MS SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition | MS SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition |
| ASP.Net 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 4.5, MVC 3, 4, 5, AJAX | ASP.Net 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 4.5, MVC 3, 4, 5, AJAX | ASP.Net 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 4.5, MVC 3, 4, 5, AJAX |
| PHP | PHP | PHP |
| SmarterMail Email Server (addon or BYOL*) | SmarterMail Email Server (addon or BYOL*) | SmarterMail Email Server (addon or BYOL*) |
| Full Administrator and Remote Desktop Access | Full Administrator and Remote Desktop Access | Full Administrator and Remote Desktop Access |
| Free Reboots | Free Reboots | Free Reboots |
| World-Class Data Center | World-Class Data Center | World-Class Data Center |
| 99.9% Up-time Guarantee | 99.9% Up-time Guarantee | 99.9% Up-time Guarantee |
| Superior Technical Support | Superior Technical Support | Superior Technical Support |
Instead of choosing Dedicated Server, you can go for Managed WordPress Hosting.Kinsta offers the best Managed WordPress Hosting which costs as little as $30 per month, you can visit the company’s website via this link and see all the plans. Kinsta servers host websites that draw over 100 million visits per month.