Windows VPS — save 40% when you pay for 24 months
3 plans to choose from.
Windows VPS Core for 24 months · £11.54 month to month
99.9% uptime guarantee · free migration · support 24/7
Windows Server with remote desktop and full administrator access.
Double the cores and memory for applications that need them.
Serious Windows compute, for software that cannot wait.
A virtual private server running Windows Server, reached over remote desktop, with administrator rights and resources reserved for you.
Most websites do not need Windows and cost less on Linux. You need Windows when something on the list below is true, and when it is, nothing else will do.
Windows Server is licensed per server by Microsoft, so the licence is charged as a separate line rather than hidden inside the plan price. That is also why a Windows VPS costs more than the equivalent Linux VPS, and why provisioning takes a little longer - the licence has to be issued before the machine can be handed over. You choose the edition and any control panel when you order.
The licence is charged as a separate line, because Microsoft licenses Windows Server per server rather than per plan. You select the edition when you order and see the cost before you pay.
Yes. You receive administrator credentials and connect over standard remote desktop from Windows, macOS, Linux or a phone.
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people buy one. A Windows VPS gives a shared, always-on machine that staff in different places can reach over RDP, which is usually cheaper and safer than leaving a PC in the office switched on.
Yes. IIS with ASP.NET is available, and you can install MS SQL Server - the Express edition at no licence cost, or a licensed edition that we can supply.
Not meaningfully, for the same specification. Windows uses somewhat more memory at idle, so we would size a Windows VPS slightly larger than a Linux one for the same workload. If your application runs on either, Linux costs less.
Longer than Linux, because the licence has to be issued first. Most Windows VPS orders are handed over within a working day of payment clearing, and we tell you if anything will take longer.