# InterServer Storage

> interserver.net | Storage, Compute; 6 records: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence.

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## InterServer Storage ST 600 (20 TB)

- `storage/interserver-storage-st-600` | qualifies-with-caveat | evidence reported | binding none | category shared storage hosting
- needs card yes, phone no, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05
- url https://www.interserver.net/storage/
- price $2.10/TB/mo at 20 TB ($42). At 5 TB interpolating the 4 TB plan ($10, 10 TB transfer) → $2.50/TB/mo. Egress is metered 1:1, which is the difference from Hetzner at the same price. | parsed USD 2.1/TB-mo
- free tier: 20 TB space, 20 TB transfer/month, 60 domains, DirectAdmin | unit: TB | metered on: unstated | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- retention: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- egress: 'Transfer 20 TB' per month on the 20 TB plan (1:1 with storage). Verbatim plan row: 'Space 20TB — Transfer 20TB — $42/month'. | metered: yes
- identity: card | detail: card
- interface: sftp, ftps, ftp, scp, rsync, ssh, rclone
- limits note: 1:1 transfer ratio; no root; ZFS/RAID-Z2 backing
- interface detail: FTP/FTPS, SFTP, SCP, rsync over SSH, DirectAdmin, web delivery; 'Object Storage Beta' API
- tooling: rclone over SFTP; rsync
- composes with: rsync target; DirectAdmin file manager; beta object API
- reliability: Transfer cap at 1:1 is the binding constraint — a 20 TB restore consumes the entire month's allowance. Fine for backup-in, poor for serving.
- notes: the same as the free tier
- extras:
  - price_verbatim: $2.10/TB/mo at 20 TB ($42). At 5 TB interpolating the 4 TB plan ($10, 10 TB transfer) → $2.50/TB/mo. Egress is metered 1:1, which is the difference from Hetzner at the same price.
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-21: 'ST 600 — 20 TB storage — $42/month — Transfer 20TB — Domains 60 — Control Panel DirectAdmin'; 'ST 500 — 10 TB — $25/month — Transfer 15TB'; 'ST 400 — 4 TB — $10/month — Transfer 10TB'
- sources:
  - [1] https://www.interserver.net/storage/

## InterServer Storage VPS (1 TB slices)

- `storage/interserver-storage-vps` | qualifies-with-caveat | evidence reported | binding per-ip-shaping | category storage VPS, composable slices
- needs card yes, phone no, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05
- url https://www.interserver.net/vps/storage.html
- price $3.00/TB/mo flat at 1, 5, 10, 20 TB — genuinely linear, no tier discount. Caveat: 2 TB transfer per TB stored does not cover 30 TB/mo serving at 20 TB stored (40 TB included, so it does at 20 TB; it fails at 10 TB stored where only 20 TB is included). | parsed USD 3/TB-mo
- free tier: 1 TB per slice, 1–20+ slices stacked | unit: TB | metered on: unstated | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- retention: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- egress: Metered per slice: 'Each storage VPS slice adds 1TB SATA storage, 2GB memory, 2TB transfer'. A 2:1 ratio. Overage rate not published on the page. | metered: yes | free allowance: 20 TB per month
- identity: card | detail: card
- interface: sftp, nfs
- limits:
  - per-ip-shaping (binding): 10 Gbps [1]
- limits note: Slice count adds RAM and cores linearly, which is wasted spend for pure storage. 10 Gbps shared port. The traffic ratio is the binding constraint, not the price.
- interface detail: full root; run MinIO/SFTP/NFS yourself
- tooling: unrestricted
- composes with: MinIO + Cloudflare; or rsync target
- reliability: Long-established US host (Secaucus/LA). The $3/TB headline is genuine and linear — 10 slices is $30 for 10 TB, no discount, no cliff. Page served a 403 and was retrieved via the provider renderer.
- notes: the same as the free tier
- extras:
  - price_verbatim: $3.00/TB/mo flat at 1, 5, 10, 20 TB — genuinely linear, no tier discount. Caveat: 2 TB transfer per TB stored does not cover 30 TB/mo serving at 20 TB stored (40 TB included, so it does at 20 TB; it fails at 10 TB stored where only 20 TB is included).
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-21: 'Starts at $3.00 per TB per month'; 1 Slice $3/mo (1TB SATA, 2TB transfer, 10Gbps shared); 10 Slices $30/mo (10TB SATA, 20TB transfer); 20 Slices listed
  - withheld 2026-10-21: same page — 'Use storage-optimized cloud compute for backups, archives, and high-volume file hosting when capacity matters more than raw application I/O'
- sources:
  - [1] https://www.interserver.net/vps/storage.html

## InterServer (compute/interserver)

- `compute/interserver` | paid-only | evidence documented | binding volume-quota | category cloud VM
- identity a placeholder: card and phone unknown | verified 2026-10-22 (live) | stale on 2026-11-22
- url https://www.interserver.net/vps/
- disagrees on identity_kind: `compute/interserver` says email, `compute/interserver-windows` says card
- free tier: USD 3.00/month for 1 slice: 1 core, 2 GB memory, 40 GB SSD, 2 TB transfer, 10 Gbps shared port, root access, in New Jersey. Slices stack: the page states 'The full order flow lets you choose any size from 1 to 32 slices' and that managed support is included from 8 slices. Windows Cloud Compute starts at USD 10.00/month and the Storage VPS line also starts at USD 3.00/month. | unit: GiB | metered on: wall-clock | read on: 2026-10-22 | source: [1] | note: none
- per-object cap: not applicable | source: [1]
- retention: not applicable | source: [1]
- egress: 2 TB of transfer per slice, stated on the slice card; no overage price or throttle is stated on the page read | metered: yes | free allowance: 2 TB per month per slice | source: [1]
- identity: email | detail: not stated
- interface: rest
- limits:
  - volume-quota (binding): 2 TB of transfer per slice is the stated allowance and it scales with the slice count rather than sitting at the account level; no overage price and no post-allowance throttle are stated on the page read. The port is published as '10Gbps Shared', so the shared fabric rather than the named speed is the physical ceiling. [1]
- limits note: 2 TB of transfer per slice is the stated allowance and it scales with the slice count rather than sitting at the account level; no overage price and no post-allowance throttle are stated on the page read. The port is published as '10Gbps Shared', so the shared fabric rather than the named speed is the physical ceiling.
- binding note: the same as limits note
- interface detail: inferred from the tooling the provider documents; not probed
- tooling: full root access is stated on the slice card; the order flow is described as choosing a slice count from 1 to 32. No API or panel name appears in the extract
- composes with: USD 3.00 for 2 GB and 40 GB of SSD with 2 TB of transfer is the cheapest RAM, and because the product is a stackable slice it grows from a cron host to a large box without changing provider or tooling; 40 GB of SSD per slice also makes 1-2 slices a usable small database host
- reliability: no reliability event recorded
- notes: Wall: the direct fetch of the vendor page returned upstream 403 and the text was served's exa reader, so the vendor figures here were read from an extraction rather than from a raw HTML fetch, and the page came back with no extraction step. The tracker and the vendor disagree on port speed for the same slice, 2 Gbps against '10Gbps Shared'; the vendor figure is recorded and the disagreement is left visible rather than reconciled. Rows above one slice were not read, so the per-slice price ladder is unverified.
- extras:
  - facets.free_tier_kind: none
  - facets.shape.vcpu: 1
  - facets.shape.ram_gib: 2
  - facets.shape.disk_gib: 40
- evidence:
  - [2] 2026-10-22: cheapest row, quoted: 'InterServer - $3.00 / month', '1 Intel Cores (shared)', '2,048 MB RAM', '40 GB SSD', '2,000 GB/month bandwidth', '2 Gbps port speed', 'IPv4 + IPv6', 'New Jersey U.S.A.'; product slug KVM_Machine_with_1_vCore_1_slice
  - [1] 2026-10-22: slice card, quoted: '1 Slice', '3/mo', '1 core 2GB memory', '40GB SSD 2TB transfer', '10Gbps Shared port', 'Root access Full server control'. The page's lead states 'Cloud compute that scales from $3/month VPS slices.'
  - [1] 2026-10-22: 'Each VPS hosting slice adds a predictable amount of CPU, memory, SSD storage, and transfer. The full order flow lets you choose any size from 1 to 32 slices.' and 'Managed eligible ... 8+ slices'; the style list reads 'Linux Cloud Compute ... from $3/mo', 'Windows Cloud Compute ... from $10/mo', 'Storage VPS ... from $3/mo'
- sources:
  - [1] https://www.interserver.net/vps/
  - [2] https://vpspricetracker.com/provider/InterServer/vps

## InterServer (Windows Cloud Compute, 8 slices)

- `compute/interserver-windows` | paid-only | evidence documented | binding volume-quota | category Windows VPS | tier Windows Cloud Compute, 8 slices
- needs card yes, phone no, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-10-26T11:33:32.317Z (live) | stale on 2026-11-26
- url https://www.interserver.net/vps/windows-vps.html
- price parsed USD 40/mo
- disagrees on identity_kind: `compute/interserver` says email, `compute/interserver-windows` says card
- free tier: no free tier; the Windows product starts at USD 10.00/month for 2 slices, and the 8-slice shape is USD 40.00/month | unit: none | metered on: none | read on: 2026-10-26 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not applicable
- retention: the disk persists while the slice plan is paid; the page states no deletion clock
- egress: 16 TB of transfer a month on 8 slices, on a 10 Gbps shared port; no overage price or post-allowance throttle is stated | metered: yes | free allowance: 16 TB per month | source: [1]
- identity: card | detail: an account and a payment method at order; the order page returned a sign-in form, so the accepted instrument and any hold are unverified
- interface: unknown
- limits:
  - volume-quota (binding): 16 TB of transfer a month on 8 slices [1]
  - per-ip-shaping: 10 Gbps shared port, so the shared fabric is the physical ceiling rather than the named speed [1]
- limits note: the Windows page states no public IPv4 line and no session clock; the Linux slice card states IPv4 + IPv6, and the Windows slice ladder carries RDP
- binding note: the shared 10 Gbps port is second.
- interface detail: RDP over the provider's network, with administrator control stated on the Windows page; no public API is documented for this product
- tooling: any RDP client; the provider's Hyper-V panel
- composes with: a 4 vCPU / 16 GiB Windows desktop for USD 40 a month, which is the cheapest shape found that meets the four minimums; it grows by adding slices without changing provider
- reliability: no reliability event observed; the product is Hyper-V with a 10 Gbps shared port
- notes: The cheapest qualifying row found. The candidate explanations for the USD 16 delta are a bundled licence, a per-slice Windows platform fee, or a different support tier; the page states none of them, so the delta is recorded as evidence and not as proof.
- evidence note: the shape and the USD 40.00 price are printed on the Windows page read. The Windows SKU is USD 16.00 a month above the identical Linux 8-slice SKU at USD 24.00, which is consistent with a bundled licence, but no sentence on either page says 'licence included'.
- extras:
  - shape.vcpu: 4
  - shape.ram_gib: 16
  - shape.disk_gib: 320
  - billing_model: monthly
  - term: monthly
  - monthly_usd: 40.0
  - first_month_usd: 40.0
  - setup_fee_usd: 0.0
  - renewal_usd: 40.0
  - windows_licence: supplied as part of the Windows Cloud Compute SKU; the page does not print the word licence
  - licence_delta_usd: 16.0
  - ipv4: not stated on the Windows page; the Linux slice card states IPv4 + IPv6
  - port_mbps: 10000
  - port_note: 10 Gbps shared
  - traffic: 16 TB/month
  - stock: orderable; the order page requires a login
  - cart_url: https://www.interserver.net/vps/windows-vps.html
  - payment_methods: not read; the order page returned a sign-in form
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-26: quoted: '8 Slices ... $ 40 / mo ... 4 cores ... 16GB memory ... 320GB SSD ... 16TB transfer', and 'Run Windows Server workloads on Hyper-V cloud compute with Remote Desktop access, administrator control'
  - [1] 2026-10-26: the slice ladder runs from 2 slices at USD 10.00 to 20 slices at USD 100.00, and every rung carries 'Windows VPS platform | Remote Desktop | RDP access included'
  - [2] 2026-10-26: the identical Linux 8-slice shape is USD 24.00 a month for 4 cores, 16GB memory, 320GB SSD and 16TB transfer; the Windows 8-slice is USD 40.00, a USD 16.00 delta
- sources:
  - [1] https://www.interserver.net/vps/windows-vps.html
  - [2] https://www.interserver.net/vps/

## InterServer Storage Cloud Compute — 1 TB slices at $3/mo, recurring 'buy 1 get 2 free months'

- `storage/interserver-storage-cloud-compute-1-tb-slices-at-3-mo-re` | paid-only | evidence documented | binding none | category iaas
- needs card yes, phone no, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-11-04T01:24:26.449Z (live) | stale on 2026-12-05
- url https://www.interserver.net/vps/storage.html
- free tier: No free tier. Storage VPS costs $3 per month per 1 TB SATA slice (2 GB memory and 2 TB transfer per slice), from 1 slice to 32 slices (32 TB SATA, 64 TB transfer). 11 slices are 11 TB SATA with 22 TB transfer for $33 per month; 22 slices are 22 TB SATA with 44 TB transfer for $66 per month. | unit: none | metered on: none | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- retention: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- egress: 2 TB transfer per 1 TB slice (22 TB with 11 slices, 44 TB with 22 slices) on a 10 Gbps shared port; the page does not state the transfer period. | metered: yes | free allowance: 2 TB transfer per slice (period not stated on the page)
- identity: card | detail: card
- interface: sftp, rsync, ssh, scp, ftps, rclone
- limits note: No trial and no money-back guarantee: 'There is no trial period or money-back guarantee on Storage VPS hosting.' Transfer is 2 TB per 1 TB slice.
- binding note: priced offer: capacity is bought in 1 TB slices at $3 each and transfer scales at 2 TB per slice
- interface detail: sftp
- tooling: KVM root, full SSH/SFTP/rsync/rclone.
- composes with: The only quasi-repeatable discount here: LET runs 'Buy 1 Get 2 Free' on VPS/Storage VPS roughly quarterly, and the promo is claimed by replying with an order number in the thread — so it recurs on the promo calendar rather than per account. NodeSeek users also report a $2.40/mo 1 TB uncapped variant.
- reliability: Three U.S. regions: Secaucus NJ, Richardson TX and El Segundo CA. Month-to-month billing with no trial and no money-back guarantee. unverified: operating since 1998 and the NodeSeek recommendation counts.
- notes: 1 TB SATA per slice at $3.00/TB/month, stackable up to multi-TB (32 TB ladder). 2 GB RAM, 1 core, 30 GB SSD boot per slice, 2 TB transfer.
- evidence note: documented from the vendor page read on 2026-11-03 (https://www.interserver.net/vps/storage.html): the 1 TB slice with 2 TB transfer at 3 USD per month and the absence of a trial. Card as the payment identity, the transfer period, retention and per-object cap were not read.
- extras:
  - dead_end.failure_class: quota
  - dead_end.why: 1 TB SATA per slice at $3.00/TB/month, stackable up to multi-TB (32 TB ladder). 2 GB RAM, 1 core, 30 GB SSD boot per slice, 2 TB transfer.
  - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-21: 'Starts at $3.00 per TB per month'; 'There is no trial period or money-back guarantee on Storage VPS hosting.'
  - [2] 2026-10-21: 'You can get 2 additional months free when you pay for just 1 month of VPS, Storage VPS, or Dedicated servers'
  - [1] 2026-11-03: each slice is 1 TB SATA with 2 TB transfer at $3 per month | capture: sha256:fdded16799f2e14e2ff691c577f4baa492e517e4c90112d3d3e0b8acd11bd9af | quote: Each storage VPS slice adds 1TB SATA storage, 2GB memory, 2TB transfer, and a predictable $3 monthly cost.
  - [1] 2026-11-03: the 11-slice plan has 11 TB SATA and 22 TB transfer | capture: sha256:fdded16799f2e14e2ff691c577f4baa492e517e4c90112d3d3e0b8acd11bd9af | quote: - 11TB SATA 22TB transfer
  - [1] 2026-11-03: transfer protocols offered | capture: sha256:fdded16799f2e14e2ff691c577f4baa492e517e4c90112d3d3e0b8acd11bd9af | quote: Transfer data with rsync over SSH, SFTP, SCP, FTP over TLS, or a custom LiteSpeed and PHP workflow.
  - [1] 2026-11-03: no trial, no money-back, month-to-month billing | capture: sha256:fdded16799f2e14e2ff691c577f4baa492e517e4c90112d3d3e0b8acd11bd9af | quote: There is no trial period or money-back guarantee on Storage VPS hosting. Billing is month to month, and you can cancel from your account if the service is no longer needed.
  - [1] 2026-11-03: three U.S. regions | capture: sha256:fdded16799f2e14e2ff691c577f4baa492e517e4c90112d3d3e0b8acd11bd9af | quote: Deploy VPS services near the New York City area in Secaucus, NJ, near Dallas in Richardson, TX, or in the Los Angeles area at El Segundo, CA.
  - [1] 2026-11-03: the 22-slice plan has 22 TB SATA and 44 TB transfer | capture: sha256:fdded16799f2e14e2ff691c577f4baa492e517e4c90112d3d3e0b8acd11bd9af | quote: - 22TB SATA 44TB transfer
  - [1] 2026-11-04: each slice is 1 TB SATA with 2 TB transfer at 3 USD per month | capture: sha256:fdded16799f2e14e2ff691c577f4baa492e517e4c90112d3d3e0b8acd11bd9af | quote: Each storage VPS slice adds 1TB SATA storage, 2GB memory, 2TB transfer, and a predictable $3 monthly cost.
  - [1] 2026-11-04: no free tier or trial; month-to-month billing | capture: sha256:fdded16799f2e14e2ff691c577f4baa492e517e4c90112d3d3e0b8acd11bd9af | quote: There is no trial period or money-back guarantee on Storage VPS hosting. Billing is month to month, and you can cancel from your account if the service is no longer needed.
- sources:
  - [1] https://www.interserver.net/vps/storage.html
  - [2] https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/203663/interserver-buy-1-get-2-free-wh-vps-updated-plans

## InterServer Storage Hosting ST 600 (20 TB)

- `storage/interserver-storage-hosting-st-600` | fails-egress | evidence reported | binding none | category shared storage hosting (ZFS / RAID-Z2, DirectAdmin)
- needs card yes, phone no, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05
- url https://www.interserver.net/storage/
- price $2.10/TB/mo at the 20 TB tier ($42) but with only 20 TB/mo of transfer. $2.50/TB/mo at the 10 TB tier with 15 TB transfer. at 5 TB: buy the 10 TB tier = $2.50/TB/mo. at 20 TB: $2.10/TB/mo. | parsed USD 2.1/TB-mo
- free tier: 200 GB $3 · 1 TB $5 · 2 TB $8 · 4 TB $10 · 10 TB $25 · 20 TB $42, all per month | unit: TB | metered on: unstated | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- retention: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- egress: VERBATIM per-tier transfer caps: 1 TB plan gets "Transfer 2 TB"; 4 TB gets 10 TB; 10 TB gets 15 TB; 20 TB gets only 20 TB of transfer. So egress is ~1x storage at the top tier, decaying to 0.5x at the 200 GB tier. This is a metered product wearing an 'unlimited hosting' costume. | metered: yes
- identity: card | detail: card
- interface: s3, webdav, sftp, ftps, ftp, scp, rsync, ssh
- limits note: No root access on the shared storage product ("Shared storage does not include root access"). Transfer caps are the binding constraint, not capacity.
- interface detail: FTP/FTPS, SFTP, SCP, rsync over non-root SSH, DirectAdmin, Apache/PHP/MySQL, Nextcloud, web file delivery
- tooling: rsync/SFTP. "Object Storage Beta" exists but is beta — treat as unavailable. No S3, no WebDAV stated.
- composes with: DirectAdmin + Apache means you CAN serve HTTP directly from it, which is unusual and useful for a Cloudflare origin. But the 20 TB transfer cap at the 20 TB tier means one full re-sync exhausts the month.
- reliability: Long-established (InterServer, since 1999), ZFS + RAID-Z2, 99.9% uptime claim, 24/7 support. Very stable operator.
- notes: the same as the free tier
- extras:
  - dead_end.failure_class: quota
  - dead_end.why: 200 GB $3 · 1 TB $5 · 2 TB $8 · 4 TB $10 · 10 TB $25 · 20 TB $42, all per month
  - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21
  - price_verbatim: $2.10/TB/mo at the 20 TB tier ($42) but with only 20 TB/mo of transfer. $2.50/TB/mo at the 10 TB tier with 15 TB transfer. at 5 TB: buy the 10 TB tier = $2.50/TB/mo. at 20 TB: $2.10/TB/mo.
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-21: 
  - [2] 2026-10-21: 
- sources:
  - [1] https://www.interserver.net/storage/
  - [2] https://www.interserver.net/vps/storage.html