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
- Our own network, AS60982, with IP transit from an upstream carrier — bring your own ASN and announce your /24 to us over a BGP session; see our multi-homing guide.
- RPKI ROAs on every prefix we announce — all eight AS60982 /24s are RPKI-valid.
- Always-on DDoS protection at the edge, included by default.
- Engineer-led support on every ticket. The person reading your message understands BGP.
- Unmetered ports — no 95th percentile billing: dedicated servers take a guaranteed 1–200 Gbps port depending on the chassis, at a flat monthly price.
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 network | Yes — one ASN (AS60982), one upstream carrier | Heterogeneous (acquired sites) |
| RPKI ROAs on announced prefixes | Yes — every AS60982 /24 is RPKI-valid | Verify on their site |
| Always-on DDoS protection | Yes, included | Verify scope on their site |
| Engineer-led support | Yes, direct | 24/7 ticket-based |
| Transparent billing | Flat monthly price, unmetered port | 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 one network under a single ASN (AS60982), not a stitched-together footprint.
- You need RPKI-valid address space, BYOIP, or a BGP session for your own ASN.
- You want engineer-led support, not generic 24/7 ticket queues.
- You need to announce your own IPv4 /24 or run a BGP session from your own ASN — 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
Moving from Hivelocity to Noded works like any server move. Noded servers are unmanaged, so you run the data migration and DNS cutover; if you hold your own /24, we announce it from AS60982 on a dedicated server once you provide a signed LOA and an RPKI ROA or IRR route object. 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, on dedicated servers: bring your own ASN plus an IPv4 /24 for a BGP session with AS60982, or bring just the /24 and we announce it for you — both are order options, a one-time €25 for the /24 announcement or €50 with your own ASN. You need a signed LOA and an RPKI ROA or IRR route object.
Can I migrate from Hivelocity to Noded?
Yes. Noded servers are unmanaged, so the data migration and DNS cutover are yours to run. If you hold your own /24, we announce it from AS60982 on a dedicated server once you provide a signed LOA and an RPKI ROA or IRR route object.
Does Hivelocity have an API?
Yes. Verify current capabilities on their official documentation.