Hosting and cloud referral programs

This category collects hosting and cloud providers that run referral or affiliate programs: virtual private servers (VPS/VDS), dedicated and GPU servers, shared web hosting, domain registrars, cloud storage, developer platforms and uptime monitoring tools.

How referral bonuses usually work here. Most providers reward a new customer in one of three ways: account credit added after the first top-up, a percentage discount on the first order or first billing period, or a promo code entered at checkout. Some bonuses only apply to specific plans, to monthly rather than yearly billing, or expire if unused. The referring side is typically paid a share of what the new customer spends, which does not change your price.

What to check before signing up:

• Billing model — hourly, monthly or prepaid balance, and whether you can get a refund on unused balance.
• Renewal price — introductory discounts often apply only to the first term.
• Server locations — latency to your users and the jurisdiction your data sits in.
• Resources — CPU type, guaranteed vs shared RAM, disk type, bandwidth limits and overage fees.
• Verification — some providers require ID, phone or card checks, and some do not serve certain countries.
• Acceptable use policy — rules on mail servers, proxies, crypto mining or torrents differ widely.
• Backups and support — whether snapshots are included and how support is reached.

Each program page lists the exact bonus available through our link and the terms taken from the provider's own pages.