Disclaimer: This comparison reflects publicly available information as of May 2026. Pricing and features change — always verify on each provider's site.
Hivelocity has aggressively expanded through acquisition, accumulating a wide US footprint and an API-driven self-service catalog. Noded is the alternative for buyers who want their network actually engineered — not just provisioned fast. Speed of deploy is a feature; routing quality, RPKI, and engineer-led support are the features that matter when something breaks at 2 AM.
Why Noded Wins for Production Network Quality
- Multi-homed Tier-1 transit with full route diversity — see our multi-homing guide.
- RPKI ROAs and drop-invalid policy on every prefix.
- Always-on DDoS protection at the edge, included by default.
- BGP communities for customer traffic engineering.
- Engineer-led support on every ticket. The person reading your message understands BGP.
- Transparent 95th percentile billing.
Where Hivelocity Sits
Hivelocity's pitch is fast bare metal across many US sites with a public API. That's a real strength for teams building infrastructure-as-code at scale and provisioning servers programmatically. The trade-off is that growth-by-acquisition has produced a heterogeneous network and a support model that varies by inherited site. Fast provisioning is great. Fast provisioning across a network that wasn't engineered as a single coherent product is a different story.
What Actually Matters in Production
| What you actually need | Noded | Hivelocity |
|---|---|---|
| Coherent multi-homed network | Yes | Heterogeneous (acquired sites) |
| RPKI + drop-invalid | Yes | Verify on their site |
| Always-on DDoS protection | Yes, included | Verify scope on their site |
| BGP communities for customers | Yes | Verify on their site |
| Engineer-led support | Yes, direct | 24/7 ticket-based |
| Transparent billing | 95th percentile | Tiered |
The One Thing Hivelocity Does Well
If you're building a platform where you spin servers up and tear them down programmatically, Hivelocity's API and broad US footprint are useful. For platform builders and resellers who measure success in deploys per hour, that's their lane.
Pick Noded If You Care About Network
- You want a single coherent multi-homed Tier-1 network, not a stitched-together footprint.
- You need RPKI, BGP communities, and traffic engineering.
- You want engineer-led support, not generic 24/7 ticket queues.
- You need IP transit, IPAM, or BGP peering — see our IPAM guide.
- You want always-on DDoS protection by default.
Pick Hivelocity Only If
- You need fast API-driven provisioning across many US sites.
- You're building infrastructure-as-code where speed of deploy beats network quality.
Migrating to Noded
Migrations from Hivelocity to Noded are common, particularly after support disappointments or routing variance issues. Our team handles BGP announcements, RPKI setup, rsync migrations, and DNS cutover. Talk to us.
FAQ
Is Hivelocity faster to deploy than Noded?
For purely API-driven mass provisioning, Hivelocity is built around speed. Noded prioritizes network correctness on first deploy — a brief engineer review for BGP customers prevents misconfigurations later. For most workloads the time difference is negligible.
Does Hivelocity offer DDoS protection?
Verify the current scope and tiers on their site. Noded includes always-on network-level DDoS protection by default.
Can I run my own AS with Noded?
Yes. Customer BGP sessions, RPKI, and BGP communities are standard.
Can I migrate from Hivelocity to Noded?
Yes. Rsync migrations, BGP announcements, and DNS cutover are handled by our team.
Does Hivelocity have an API?
Yes. Verify current capabilities on their official documentation.