Primcast vs Hivelocity

Hivelocity alternative with unmetered bandwidth built in

Hivelocity deploys fast and runs a huge edge network - then meters your traffic at 20 TB and adds $25-$85/mo depending on the city. Primcast starts at $63/mo with flat pricing in every location, unmetered bandwidth options.

Flat price in every city Unmetered ports Streaming on the same network

Why businesses pick Primcast over Hivelocity

Both platforms put you on bare metal in minutes. The difference is everything that lands on the invoice afterwards.

No meter on your traffic

Hivelocity's standard servers include a 20 TB/mo allotment; going unmetered is a $199+/mo add-on, and a 10 Gbps unmetered port runs $2,999/mo. Primcast's ports are unmetered as standard, with 1 and 10 Gbps upgrades in the lineup - built for sites and streams that actually move data.

Flat location pricing

Pick Amsterdam at Hivelocity and the same box costs $55/mo more, on top of a base price that already shifts with the city. Primcast charges one flat rate across all five data centers, US and Europe - the city you pick never changes the bill.

Entry to performance: the real price gap

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.

Entry server
  • CPUAMD APU, 4 cores, low-power
  • RAM8 GB
  • Storage32 GB SSD
  • NetworkUp to 1 Gbps unmetered
$63.34 / mo - no setup fee
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Hivelocity

No comparable server offered

Hivelocity's instant catalog starts near $65/mo on 4-core Xeon E3 hardware with 16 GB RAM - there's no low-power budget tier.

Mid-range server
  • CPUIntel Xeon E3-1585L v5, 4 cores
  • GPUIntel Iris Pro P580
  • RAM32 GB
  • Storage240 GB NVMe
  • NetworkUp to 10 Gbps unmetered
$62.57 / mo - no setup fee
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Hivelocity E-2336
  • CPUIntel Xeon E-2336, 6 cores
  • RAM32 GB
  • Storage480 GB SSD
  • Network20 TB on 1 Gbps
$75 / mo

Unmetered ports cost extra.

Performance server
  • CPUAMD EPYC 7763, 64 cores
  • RAM32 GB, up to 1 TB
  • Storage240 GB SSD
  • NetworkUp to 20 Gbps
$237.58 / mo - no setup fee
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Hivelocity 2× AMD EPYC 7713
  • CPU2× EPYC 7713, 128 cores
  • RAM256 GB
  • StorageNVMe + RAID mix
  • Network20 TB on 10 Gbps
$1,800 / mo

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 July 2026; inventory-driven pricing changes frequently and some figures are promotional.

The service behind the price

Both deploy in minutes. Here's what each platform includes once the server is yours.

Primcast Hivelocity
Entry price $63.34/mo ~$65/mo
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 +$25 to +$85/mo surcharge by city
Streaming platform Radio & live video included on the same network - AutoDJ, unlimited listeners Not offered - separate provider needed
Locations New York, Miami, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Bucharest 44 data centers, 6 continents
Migration help Free - we move you from Hivelocity with little to no downtime Self-service

Why Primcast?

Hivelocity charges you for the network twice - the meter and the city. Primcast charges you once: flat monthly pricing from $63/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 unlimited listeners and no per-viewer fees, your hosting and your broadcasting finally share one account. Switching? We'll migrate you free.