Basic Listing
Requires: Do-follow backlink to vpschart.com from your homepage or footer, OR active affiliate program that vpschart.com can join (Impact, Awin, PartnerStack, ShareASale, CJ, or direct).
List your VPS
List your VPS on VPSchart
Free, in every tier. Give readers something concrete (a backlink, a badge, a discount, or a live status feed) and we give you better placement in return. No paid slots, no invoice, no upsell call.
Why list your VPS on VPSchart?
Four reasons a hosting founder or partnerships lead usually cites when they pick us over the paid directories.
- Independent, editorial directory. Vendors are indexed and compared by our team, not by ad-buys. Our editorial methodology is published on the Methodology page.
- Broad vendor coverage. We currently list dozens of VPS, cloud, GPU, and managed providers across seven categories, and we add new ones every week.
- Real reader traffic. Monthly organic sessions in the tens of thousands, weighted toward founders and engineers actively comparing providers.
- Fast time-to-live. Minutes, not months. Complete submissions with clean data are approved in one to three business days.
- Free with backlink. Every tier is $0. Enterprise providers whose compliance rules block outbound links can use our affiliate-alternative and still list at Basic tier.
How is VPSchart different from HostAdvice, WHTop, G2, and Capterra?
Short, honest comparison. We picked the four directories vendors mention to us most often.
| VPSchart | HostAdvice | WHTop | G2 / Capterra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free listing tier | Yes | Yes (limited) | Yes | Yes (limited) |
| Paid placement sold | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI-extracted, verified plan grid | Yes | No | No | No |
| Editorial cross-check before publish | Yes | Partial | No | No |
| Focus on self-hosted tools | Yes | No | No | No |
| Time-to-live for a clean submission | 1 to 3 business days | Days to weeks | Days | Weeks |
Four tiers, all free
You climb the ladder by doing more, not by paying more. Pick the one that matches how deep you want to integrate with VPSchart.
Enhanced Listing
Requires: Basic + embed our "As featured on VPSchart" badge on your site.
Featured Listing
Requires: Enhanced + exclusive discount code for VPSchart readers.
Editor's Pick
Requires: Featured + live status page or API for real-time uptime and pricing.
Editor's Pick vendors appear when users filter by "Real-time verified prices" - this is currently the fastest-growing filter on the site.
| What you get | Basic Listing | Enhanced Listing | Featured Listing | Editor's Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card in category listings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plans and price table | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vendor logo and description | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Larger card, screenshots | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| "Featured" badge on your card | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Highlight border | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Higher position in category | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| "Reader Deals" homepage strip | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Top-of-category slot | - | - | - | ✓ |
| Live uptime indicator | - | - | - | ✓ |
| Real-time price sync | - | - | - | ✓ |
| Editorial write-up | - | - | - | ✓ |
| Price | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
How it works
Four steps, most of them automatic. The wizard does the heavy lifting; you edit anything that looks wrong.
- 01
Upload your pricing
PDF, spreadsheet, CSV, or a link to a public pricing page. Whatever you already have.
- 02
Chip reads it
Our extractor pulls out plans, prices, specs and locations. You edit anything that looks off.
- 03
Verify backlink + domain
Prove the domain is yours and that the backlink is live. Both checks are automatic.
- 04
Live within three business days
An editor reviews the extraction, cross-checks the plans, and pushes your listing live.
Start your listing
Six short steps. About three to five minutes. Free at every tier.
- 1. Tier
- 2. Vendor
- 3. Upload
- 4. Review
- 5. Verify
- 6. Submit
Pick a tier to aim for
All four are free. You can start at Basic and upgrade later; the wizard just walks you through the requirements for the tier you pick.
Vendor basics
This is the info shown on your listing card and the address we email about approval.
Send us your pricing
Upload a pricing sheet or paste a public pricing URL. Our extractor (Chip) will read it and turn it into a plan table you can review on the next step.
Drop a file or click to choose
Accepted: PDF, XLSX, XLS, CSV, DOCX, TXT, MD. Max 5 MB.
or
Chip's read of your pricing
On the left is what we received. On the right is what Chip extracted. Edit anything that looks off; fields in yellow are lower-confidence and need a second look.
Source
Extraction (editable)
Verify your tier requirements
The exact requirements depend on the tier you picked. Complete the ones that apply.
Everything ready?
One last look. Our editors review submissions within three business days.
Frequently asked
How long does approval take?
Three business days is typical. Complete submissions with a working backlink and clean pricing data usually clear on the same day.
Do I have to add a backlink?
No. Vendors with a public affiliate program can list at Basic tier by joining our affiliate flow instead. Pick "I have a public affiliate program" on the verification step and provide the signup URL and contact email. The compliance rules some enterprise providers have around outbound links are exactly why we accept the affiliate alternative.
What if we do not have a backlink yet?
You can still start the wizard. Chip will show you the exact snippet to embed, and you can finish the backlink step at any time. Your listing goes live once we verify the link is present.
Can we upgrade tiers later?
Yes. Once your Basic listing is live, add the badge for Enhanced, add a discount code for Featured, or wire in a live status endpoint for Editor's Pick. Each upgrade takes effect after we re-verify.
What if our pricing changes?
Email [email protected] with the new sheet, or re-submit through the wizard. Editor's Pick vendors update automatically via their live API, so pricing never goes stale.
How is this different from paying for placement?
We do not sell placement, at any tier. Higher placement is earned by giving readers something concrete: a backlink, a badge, a discount, or live data. Money does not skip the queue.
Do you accept every vendor?
No. We reject listings that misrepresent pricing, offer no support channel, or have a track record of blocked chargebacks. Editorial standards apply to every tier.
What happens if our backlink comes down later?
Chip re-verifies the backlink monthly. If it disappears, your listing is paused and we email you. Restore the link and it goes back live automatically.
Do you require affiliate participation?
No. Affiliate deals are a separate conversation. Listings do not depend on whether you run an affiliate program at all.
How does VPSchart's AI extraction work?
Chip runs on Cloudflare Workers AI using a Llama-3.1 model. Every extracted field carries a confidence score; anything below 70 percent is flagged in yellow for the vendor to correct on a split-screen editor. A human editor then cross-checks the plan grid against your public pricing page before the listing goes live: full human-in-the-loop verification, not a black-box publish.