# Data Sources & Transparency — Best VPS Match

**Last verified:** 2026-06-26  
**Editorial policy:** All scores based on published benchmarks and independent testing. No proprietary first-party lab tests claimed.

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## What Our Scores Represent

Scores on this site are **editorial**, synthesized from **public, verifiable sources**. Each VPS provider receives a weighted score (0–100) calculated across 8 categories:

| Category | Weight | Sources |
|----------|--------|---------|
| **Performance** | 20% | VPSBenchmarks.com, Geekbench Browser, vpsmetrics.com, independent published benchmarks |
| **Infrastructure** | 20% | Provider published SLAs, datacenter documentation, uptime reports |
| **Control & Access** | 15% | Official documentation (root access, SSH, control panel types) |
| **Support Quality** | 15% | Published support hours, response time SLAs, community reviews |
| **Ease of Use** | 12% | Control panel maturity, documentation quality, onboarding reports |
| **Security & Compliance** | 10% | Published security policies, compliance certifications (ISO, SOC 2), data handling documentation |
| **Value** | 5% | Official pricing, published trial terms, money-back guarantees |
| **Features & Flexibility** | 3% | Published feature lists, storage types, scalability documentation |

**We do not claim to have run proprietary speed tests or deployed our own benchmarking infrastructure.** Every performance score is traceable to a published source.

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## Primary Sources

### 1. VPSBenchmarks.com
- **URL:** https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/
- **Testing methodology:** 
  - Geekbench 6 (single-core, multi-core CPU)
  - FIO (disk I/O ops per second)
  - iPerf3 (network throughput)
  - WordPress page load time (real web app test)
  - Sysbench (CPU, memory, disk sustained load)
  - 24-hour endurance test
- **Recurrence:** Ongoing test cycles (new trials monthly, rankings updated)
- **Coverage:** Vultr, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Linode, Liquid Web, IONOS, Hostinger
- **Why:** Gold-standard independent VPS testing. Transparent methodology, recurring automated tests

### 2. Geekbench Browser
- **URL:** https://browser.geekbench.com/
- **Data:** Public database of Geekbench 6 results submitted by users
- **Scores:** Single-core and multi-core CPU performance
- **Coverage:** Comprehensive for popular providers (Vultr, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Linode, UpCloud, Kamatera)
- **Why:** Industry-standard CPU benchmarking. Independently verified by users. Searchable, public results

### 3. vpsmetrics.com
- **URL:** https://vpsmetrics.com/benchmarks
- **Data:** Aggregated benchmarks including Geekbench, disk IOPS, network speed
- **Coverage:** Budget to mid-tier VPS across major providers
- **Why:** Consolidates multiple benchmark types. Direct measured numbers for CPU, storage, network

### 4. Independent Published Benchmark Reports
- **Examples:** cln.io, betterstack.com, rafftechnologies.com (2025-2026 VPS reviews)
- **Methodology:** Standardized test suites (YABS, Geekbench, fio, iperf3)
- **Why:** Cross-validates VPSBenchmarks data. Uses same industry-standard tools

### 5. Provider Published Documentation
- **Uptime SLAs:** Official Service Level Agreements from provider websites
- **Datacenters:** Published locations and infrastructure details
- **Support:** Published support hours and response time guarantees
- **Security:** Published compliance certifications (ISO, SOC 2), security policies

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## How Scores Are Calculated

**Performance (20%):**
- Geekbench multi-core score → scaled to 0–100
- Disk IOPS from VPSBenchmarks or vpsmetrics → scaled to 0–100
- Network throughput → scaled to 0–100
- Average across available metrics

**Infrastructure (20%):**
- Uptime % from SLA (99.9% = 95/100, 99% = 80/100)
- Datacenter count and distribution
- Network redundancy documentation

**Support Quality (15%):**
- 24/7 availability: 100/100
- Business hours only: 60/100
- Response time claims
- Community feedback from independent reviews

**Other categories:** Weighted combination of provider documentation and third-party assessments

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## Data Update Schedule

- **Monthly:** Performance benchmarks (VPSBenchmarks new trials)
- **Quarterly:** Pricing and SLA verification
- **Quarterly:** Support quality re-assessment (via independent reviews)
- **Annually:** Comprehensive source re-verification

**Last update:** 2026-06-26

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## What We DON'T Claim

❌ Proprietary in-house benchmarking lab  
❌ Running our own speed tests for months  
❌ Personal "hands-on testing" beyond documentation review  
❌ First-party performance claims  
❌ Custom methodology created for this site  

**All performance data comes from VPSBenchmarks.com, Geekbench Browser, or published provider specs.**

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## Affiliate & Transparency

- **Affiliate status:** Not active (editorial only)
- **Conflicts of interest:** None; we take no payment for placement
- **Correction policy:** Email contact@bestvpsmatch.com if you find inaccurate data

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## Questions?

Contact: contact@bestvpsmatch.com

We're committed to transparent, verifiable data. If a benchmark is outdated or a provider SLA has changed, let us know.