Websavers Canada Montreal Scalable Canadian VPS Hosting Test and Review
We recently tested Websavers Canada‘s Montreal VPS Hosting, which is pretty powerful. It runs on an AMD EPYC 7413 24-core Processor and comes with this setup: 4 CPU cores, 8 GB of RAM, 50 GB of SSD storage, a 1 Gbps internet connection, 5 TB of monthly data transfer, and one IPv4 address.
Our team did some basic benchmarks to see how well it performs overall, tested the network thoroughly from different places worldwide, and checked how quickly it responds to commands from various locations.
Also, We looked into whether you can access regional media services, tested the connection quality via CloudFlare, and checked how fast websites on this server would load using tools like PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix.
About Websavers
Websavers.ca is a Canadian company based in Halifax that offers a wide range of web services. They are known for their performance-optimized Plesk hosting, touted as one of the fastest WordPress hosting services. In addition to this, they offer SSD VPS hosting, Exchange email hosting, and domain registration services.
One of the unique aspects of Websavers.ca is its commitment to providing free advice on various web-related topics. Whether you have questions about performance, development, WordPress, SEO, or dealing with a hacked site, Websavers.ca is ready to help.
Their hosting services are designed to offer high performance with friendly support at an affordable price. Their shared Canadian web hosting plans are competitively priced and located in Canada. They also offer specialized hosting services for WordPress and Plesk, designed for speed and ease of use.
For those who need more control, Websavers.ca offers scalable VPS hosting. This service provides full root access to a server in the cloud at a fraction of the price of a dedicated server. Resources can be upgraded in seconds, with no reboot required.
In addition to hosting, Websavers.ca offers a range of other services. Their Canadian Exchange Email Hosting provides fully synced, business-class email, contacts, and calendar hosting. They also offer website repair services for those struggling with their website or looking to implement new ideas.
Official Website: https://www.Websavers.ca
BasicBench: Server Profile, I/O Speed, Upload and Download Speed
CPU Model : AMD EPYC 7413 24-Core Processor
CPU Cores : 4 @ 1500.000 MHz
CPU Cache : 512 KB
AES-NI : ✓ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✓ Enabled
Total Disk : 53.1 GB (699.9 MB Used)
Total Mem : 8.0 GB (30.4 MB Used)
Total Swap : 4.0 GB (0 Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 0 hour 19 min
Load average : 0.05, 0.04, 0.02
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 11
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 4.19.0
TCP CC :
Virtualization : OpenVZ
IPv4/IPv6 : ✓ Online / ✗ Offline
Organization : AS16276 OVH SAS
Location : Beauharnois / CA
Region : Quebec
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I/O Speed(1st run) : 1.1 GB/s
I/O Speed(2nd run) : 1.6 GB/s
I/O Speed(3rd run) : 1.6 GB/s
I/O Speed(average) : 1467.7 MB/s
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Node Name Upload Speed Download Speed Latency
Los Angeles, US 959.73 Mbps 1305.64 Mbps 68.08 ms
Dallas, US 832.23 Mbps 2560.53 Mbps 37.80 ms
Montreal, CA 937.96 Mbps 929.90 Mbps 1.06 ms
Paris, FR 184.96 Mbps 3632.98 Mbps 86.42 ms
Amsterdam, NL 943.85 Mbps 2597.28 Mbps 82.17 ms
Shanghai, CN 548.50 Mbps 1406.33 Mbps 209.11 ms
Hongkong, CN 390.26 Mbps 1389.83 Mbps 222.93 ms
Mumbai, IN 542.60 Mbps 1541.28 Mbps 203.64 ms
Singapore, SG 73.82 Mbps 2683.78 Mbps 254.46 ms
Tokyo, JP 451.49 Mbps 1497.69 Mbps 171.33 ms
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Finished in : 4 min 37 sec
Timestamp : 2023-12-25 01:54:10 AST
YabsBench: Disk Speed, iperf3 Network Speed, Geekbench 6 Benchmark
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 0 hours, 32 minutes
Processor : AMD EPYC 7413 24-Core Processor
CPU cores : 4 @ 2650.000 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 8.0 GiB
Swap : 4.0 GiB
Disk : 49.1 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Kernel : 4.19.0
VM Type : OPENVZ
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline
IPv4 Network Information:
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ISP : OVH SAS
ASN : AS16276 OVH SAS
Host : OVH Hosting, Inc
Location : Montreal, Quebec (QC)
Country : Canada
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 633.12 MB/s (158.2k) | 440.53 MB/s (6.8k)
Write | 634.79 MB/s (158.6k) | 442.85 MB/s (6.9k)
Total | 1.26 GB/s (316.9k) | 883.38 MB/s (13.8k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 680.73 MB/s (1.3k) | 631.87 MB/s (617)
Write | 716.90 MB/s (1.4k) | 673.95 MB/s (658)
Total | 1.39 GB/s (2.7k) | 1.30 GB/s (1.2k)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 901 Mbits/sec | 1.29 Gbits/sec | 81.6 ms
Scaleway | Paris, FR (10G) | busy | busy | 87.0 ms
NovoServe | North Holland, NL (40G) | 896 Mbits/sec | 1.80 Gbits/sec | 87.6 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 843 Mbits/sec | 432 Mbits/sec | 169 ms
Clouvider | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 964 Mbits/sec | 3.91 Gbits/sec | 8.53 ms
Clouvider | Dallas, TX, US (10G) | 929 Mbits/sec | 1.44 Gbits/sec | 43.4 ms
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | busy | 1.61 Gbits/sec | 68.0 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 1688
Multi Core | 5049
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/4129046
YABS completed in 10 min 47 sec
UnixBench: CPU Performance, A Score Higher is Better
Benchmark Run: Mon Dec 25 2023 02:32:48 - 03:00:45
4 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 49389815.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 8344.8 MWIPS (9.7 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 3144.7 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1218172.8 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 320724.5 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 3386743.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 2066189.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 144303.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 9293.0 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 9759.1 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 3351.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 2261794.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 49389815.0 4232.2
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 8344.8 1517.2
Execl Throughput 43.0 3144.7 731.3
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1218172.8 3076.2
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 320724.5 1937.9
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 3386743.3 5839.2
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 2066189.8 1660.9
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 144303.0 360.8
Process Creation 126.0 9293.0 737.5
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 9759.1 2301.7
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 3351.2 5585.3
System Call Overhead 15000.0 2261794.1 1507.9
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System Benchmarks Index Score 1828.9
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Benchmark Run: Mon Dec 25 2023 03:00:45 - 03:28:50
4 CPUs in system; running 4 parallel copies of tests
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 189312491.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Double-Precision Whetstone 32701.5 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples)
Execl Throughput 15707.9 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1389703.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 346271.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 4169267.7 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Pipe Throughput 7818958.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Pipe-based Context Switching 1147870.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
Process Creation 32172.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 30934.8 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 4523.3 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples)
System Call Overhead 5824618.8 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples)
System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX
Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 189312491.1 16222.2
Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 32701.5 5945.7
Execl Throughput 43.0 15707.9 3653.0
File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1389703.9 3509.4
File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 346271.0 2092.3
File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 4169267.7 7188.4
Pipe Throughput 12440.0 7818958.6 6285.3
Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 1147870.4 2869.7
Process Creation 126.0 32172.6 2553.4
Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 30934.8 7295.9
Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 4523.3 7538.8
System Call Overhead 15000.0 5824618.8 3883.1
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System Benchmarks Index Score 4881.2
======= Script description and score comparison completed! =======
Looking Glass
None
Global Node Test
## CDN Speedtest
CacheFly : 53.13 MiB/s | 425.08 Mbps | ping 6.866ms
Gdrive : 0 B/s | N/A | ping 8.763ms
## North America Speedtest
Softlayer, Washington, USA : 37.18 MiB/s | 297.45 Mbps | ping 21.718ms
SoftLayer, San Jose, USA : 29.66 MiB/s | 237.29 Mbps | ping 62.321ms
SoftLayer, Dallas, USA : 0 B/s | N/A | ping error!
Vultr, New Jersey, USA : 152.44 MiB/s | 1219.51 Mbps | ping 8.509ms
Vultr, Seattle, USA : 32.45 MiB/s | 259.57 Mbps | ping 68.030ms
Vultr, Dallas, USA : 49.85 MiB/s | 398.80 Mbps | ping 38.825ms
Vultr, Los Angeles, USA : 33.56 MiB/s | 268.46 Mbps | ping 68.015ms
Ramnode, New York, USA : 94.05 MiB/s | 752.41 Mbps | ping 8.245ms
Ramnode, Atlanta, USA : 79.01 MiB/s | 632.10 Mbps | ping 28.064ms
## Europe Speedtest
Vultr, London, UK : 28.24 MiB/s | 225.92 Mbps | ping 78.761ms
LeaseWeb, Frankfurt, Germany : 42.36 KiB/s | 0.33 Mbps | ping 86.727ms
Hetzner, Germany : 310 B/s | N/A | ping 95.838ms
Ramnode, Alblasserdam, NL : 26.44 MiB/s | 211.52 Mbps | ping 90.458ms
Vultr, Amsterdam, NL : 26.02 MiB/s | 208.17 Mbps | ping 87.249ms
EDIS, Stockholm, Sweden : 365 B/s | N/A | ping 107.733ms
OVH, Roubaix, France : 637 B/s | N/A | ping 82.666ms
Online, France : 13.10 MiB/s | 104.78 Mbps | ping 87.023ms
Prometeus, Milan, Italy : 363 B/s | N/A | ping 99.221ms
## Exotic Speedtest
Sydney, Australia : 4.13 MiB/s | 33.04 Mbps | ping 246.780ms
Lagoon, New Caledonia : 152 B/s | N/A | ping 250.981ms
Hosteasy, Moldova : 10.79 MiB/s | 86.28 Mbps | ping 124.950ms
Prima, Argentina : 1.38 MiB/s | 11.04 Mbps | ping error!
## Asia Speedtest
SoftLayer, Singapore : 873.13 KiB/s | 6.82 Mbps | ping 243.284ms
Linode, Tokyo, Japan : 3.46 MiB/s | 27.69 Mbps | ping 197.088ms
Linode, Singapore : 5.62 MiB/s | 44.98 Mbps | ping 240.879ms
Vultr, Tokyo, Japan : 9.76 MiB/s | 78.11 Mbps | ping 177.289ms
Benchmark finished in 96 seconds
Global Latency Test
Query: ping 51.161.76.5, interval: 5s, dense mode: no
Probing 51.161.76.5 – ARIN /17 AS16276 OVH – Canada, Quebec, Montreal
Media Unlock Test
** Test Starts At: Mon Dec 25 02:28:04 AST 2023
** Checking Results Under IPv4
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** Your Network Provider: OVH Hosting (51.161.*.*)
============[ Multination ]============
Dazn: Yes (Region: CA)
HotStar: No
Disney+: No
Netflix: No
YouTube Premium: Yes (Region: CA)
Amazon Prime Video: Yes (Region: CA)
TVBAnywhere+: Yes
iQyi Oversea Region: CA
Viu.com: No
YouTube CDN: Montreal, PQ
Netflix Preferred CDN: Failed
Spotify Registration: No
Steam Currency: CAD
ChatGPT: Only Available with Web Browser
Bing Region: CA
=======================================
No IPv6 Connectivity Found, Abort IPv6 Testing...
Testing Done! CloudFlare Internet Test
PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix Performance
Admin Control Panel
The Client Centre Control Panel at Websavers.ca is a powerful tool that gives users self-managed control over their hosting and domain details. It is the primary interface for managing services, domains, support requests, and payments.
To access the Client Centre, users must log in to the Websavers.ca website. Once logged in, they can select the “Dashboard” from the menu at the top of the screen. From the dashboard, users can manage their services and domains.
Users can access the Plesk hosting control panel directly from the Client Centre for shared or reseller hosting accounts. They need to click the “Settings” button beside the hosting plan they wish to work on. From there, they can choose the “Login to Plesk” or “Access Plesk” button to log in to Plesk.
For VPS hosting users, the process is similar. They must click the “Settings” button beside the VPS they wish to work on. Under “Configuration,” they will find a small “Access Plesk” button.
The Client Centre also provides users with access to support resources. Users can check the system status, search the knowledge base, or ask an expert for help. This makes it easy for users to find the information they need and resolve any issues they may encounter.
Server Pricing
Official Website: https://www.Websavers.ca
Coupon
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Payments
Websavers.ca offers a straightforward and secure payment process for its services. Customers can complete payment on one or more invoices through the following steps:
- Log in to the secure Client Centre on the Websavers.ca website.
- Navigate to the relevant invoice.
- Follow the prompts to complete the payment.
- Websavers.ca accepts payments via credit card and PayPal. This flexibility allows customers to choose the payment method that is most convenient for them.
If a credit card payment is declined, Websavers.ca provides support to help resolve the issue. This ensures that customers can maintain uninterrupted access to their services.
Customer Support
Websavers.ca offers a comprehensive customer support system to assist their clients. They have a dedicated “Ask an Expert” feature in their Client Centre, where users can submit their technical queries or website update requests. This ensures that the request reaches the right place and is addressed promptly.
In addition, they provide a wealth of guides and tutorials for users who prefer to solve issues independently. These resources cover various topics, from performance and development to WordPress and SEO.
For more complex issues or for users who need assistance with their website, Websavers.ca offers website repair services. They also support users whose web developer, host, or registrar no longer responds to their queries.
Conclusion
In our initial set of tests, we looked at I/O speeds and network performance. The VPS showed impressive I/O speeds, with an average of 1467.7 MB/s. Network performance varied by location, with excellent speeds in North American and European cities and slower results in Asia, reflecting typical geographical influences. These results suggest that the server is well-suited for high-speed operations and can handle substantial transfers effectively, especially within its closest network nodes.
Yabs testing gave us mixed read/write speeds for more detailed performance insights, illustrating the server’s capacity to handle data-intensive tasks, with over 1 GB/s in most scenarios. The Geekbench 6 Benchmark underlined the VPS’s solid performance with a multi-core score of 5049, indicative of its ability to manage concurrent processes well.
The UnixBench scores confirmed robust CPU performance, revealing the server’s strong processing capabilities – particularly when handling multiple tasks at once, demonstrated by a benchmark index score of 4881.2 when running four parallel copies of tests. This robust performance is crucial for applications that demand intensive computation and multi-threading.
From a media accessibility standpoint, the server was verified to unlock various media services in Canada, including Dazn and YouTube Premium, which points to its utility for regional content delivery. However, some global services, like Netflix and Disney+, were inaccessible, suggesting a potential limitation depending on the use case.
Overall, Websavers Canada’s Montreal VPS delivers strong and reliable performance with particularly good results for tasks within regional networks. This makes it a viable choice for customers looking to host their applications on a robust platform, with the slight caveat of limited access to certain global media services.
Official Website: https://www.Websavers.ca
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