Hivelocity deploys fast and runs a huge edge network - then meters your traffic at 20 TB and adds $20-$75/mo depending on the city. Primcast starts at $5/mo with flat pricing in every location, unmetered bandwidth options.
Both platforms put you on bare metal in minutes. The difference is everything that lands on the invoice afterwards.
Each Primcast configuration is paired with the nearest Hivelocity machine in its class - and where Hivelocity simply doesn't sell one, we tell you straight instead of forcing a match.
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Hivelocity's instant catalog starts at $50/mo for a clearance 4-core Xeon E3 with 32 GB in Dallas - there's no low-power budget tier.
Their cheapest box outside the Outlet: two more cores than ours but half the memory, on a promotional rate that reverts to $129. Unmetered ports cost extra.
Their biggest EPYC instant server - a dual-socket 128-core box; metered at 20 TB, +$25/mo in Los Angeles.
Hivelocity models, specs and prices as listed in its public instant-server catalog at hivelocity.net in September 2026; inventory-driven pricing changes frequently and some figures are promotional. Our prices are configurator totals for custom builds, which add a one-time $29 setup fee; instant servers in stock have none, apart from $13 on the $5 entry server.
Both deploy in minutes. Here's what each platform includes once the server is yours.
| Primcast | Hivelocity | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $5/mo + $13 setup | $50/mo on Outlet clearance stock; $97 outside it |
| Bandwidth | Unmetered as standard; 10 Gbps available as a paid upgrade | 20 TB/mo metered standard; unmetered from $199/mo (1 Gbps) to $2,999/mo (10 Gbps) |
| cPanel | $49.50/mo add-on (Premier, 100 domains) - or the free ISPConfig panel | $49.50/mo add-on (up to 100 accounts) |
| Location pricing | Same flat rate in all 5 data centers | +$20 to +$75/mo surcharge by city |
| Streaming platform | Radio & live video included on the same network - AutoDJ, up to 5,000 listeners at once and 1.5 million listener hours a month | Not offered - separate provider needed |
| Locations | New York, Miami, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Bucharest | 44 data centers, 6 continents |
| Migration help | Free on every plan: planning, rebuilds and the cutover call - how it works | Self-service |
Hivelocity charges you for the network twice - the meter and the city. Primcast charges you once: flat monthly pricing from $5/mo, unmetered ports included, with port upgrades up to 10 Gbps on higher-tier servers, and the same rate in every location. And because our network also runs radio and video streaming, with up to 5,000 radio listeners at once, 1.5 million listener hours a month and no per-viewer fees, your hosting and your broadcasting finally share one account. Switching? Planning the move and the cutover call are free.
