PhoenixNAP Bare metal Cloud
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What is PhoenixNAP Bare metal Cloud
PhoenixNAP Bare Metal Cloud is an infrastructure-as-a-service offering that provides on-demand, single-tenant physical servers deployed in PhoenixNAP data centers. It targets teams that need dedicated compute for performance-sensitive workloads such as databases, virtualization platforms, CI/CD runners, and GPU or storage-heavy applications. The service emphasizes API-driven provisioning, hourly or monthly billing, and optional add-ons such as private networking and managed security services.
Single-tenant dedicated hardware
The platform provisions physical servers rather than shared virtual machines, which can help reduce noisy-neighbor risk for latency- and throughput-sensitive workloads. This model is commonly used for high I/O databases, virtualization stacks, and compliance-driven environments that require dedicated resources. It also supports use cases where direct access to hardware characteristics (CPU model, RAM, storage layout) matters.
API-driven server provisioning
Bare Metal Cloud provides an API and automation-friendly workflow for deploying and managing servers, which fits infrastructure-as-code practices. Teams can integrate provisioning into CI/CD pipelines and configuration management tools. This approach aligns with how many IaaS users standardize repeatable environments across regions and projects.
Flexible billing and configurations
The service offers hourly and monthly consumption options, supporting both short-lived environments and steady-state production. Users can select from predefined server configurations and add networking or storage options depending on workload needs. This can simplify capacity planning compared with traditional colocation or long-term dedicated hosting contracts.
Narrower managed platform breadth
Compared with broad cloud platforms, the product focuses primarily on bare metal infrastructure rather than a large catalog of managed databases, analytics, and application services. Organizations may need to self-manage more of the software stack (e.g., database operations, message queues, observability). This can increase operational overhead for teams expecting a full platform ecosystem.
Geographic footprint constraints
Bare metal capacity is tied to specific data center locations, and the available regions may be fewer than hyperscale-style providers. This can limit options for strict data residency requirements, multi-region active/active designs, or proximity to end users. Buyers should validate current site availability and interconnect options for their target geographies.
Less abstraction than virtual IaaS
Because the service delivers physical servers, scaling patterns differ from VM-based environments where capacity can be resized rapidly and granularly. Provisioning times, hardware availability, and maintenance windows can be more relevant considerations. Teams may need stronger automation and capacity buffers to handle demand spikes.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (hourly on-demand). Monthly billing and discounted reservations (12/24/36 months) available.
Free tier/trial: First Bare Metal Cloud deployment includes 15 TB free outbound bandwidth (5 TB in Singapore) — this is an included bandwidth allowance, not a permanent free compute tier or a time-limited trial.
Example instance (official site examples):
- General Purpose: s0.d1.small — $0.08 per hour (≈ $38.81/month). s2.c2.medium — $0.37/hr (example "Best Buy").
- Compute: d1.c1.small — $0.42 per hour (example lowest for Compute; listed as starting $0.42/hr; example monthly shown as $225.77/mo).
- Memory: d2.m1.medium — $1.10 per hour (example lowest for Memory; listed as $1.10/hr; example monthly shown as $728.64/mo).
- Database: d2.c4.db1.pliops1 — $2.23 per hour (example listed on site; example monthly shown as $1,646.72/mo).
- AI/ML: example instance listed at $2.56 per hour in the product examples.
Bandwidth & Networking (official pages):
- First deployment includes 15 TB free outbound bandwidth (5 TB in Singapore) shareable between all servers in the same location.
- Outbound traffic is billed (inbound traffic is free). Pay-per-use bandwidth and multiple bandwidth bundles are available; public IP allocations incur separate charges.
Storage (Cloud Object Storage official pricing):
- Storage per GB (tiered): First 10 TB/month — $0.0220/GB ($23.00 per TB); Next 90 TB — $0.0205/GB ($21.00 per TB); Next 400 TB — $0.0195/GB ($20.00 per TB); Next 500 TB — $0.0185/GB ($19.00 per TB); Over 1 PB — $0.0175/GB ($18.00 per TB).
- Outgoing bandwidth for object storage: First 30 TB/month — Free; Next 70 TB — $0.030/GB ($31.00 per TB); Over 100 TB — $0.025/GB ($26.00 per TB).
Notes & billing cadence:
- Hourly on-demand billing is available; monthly billing and 12/24/36 month reservations provide discounted rates (reservation discounts referenced by phoenixNAP).
- Public IP allocations and bandwidth are billed separately from compute instances.
(Information sourced only from phoenixNAP official pages: product/pricing pages, IP & bandwidth pricing, object storage pricing, and the Bare Metal Cloud product page.)
Seller details
phoenixNAP, LLC
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2009
Private
https://phoenixnap.com/
https://x.com/phoenixnap
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