Overview
BinaryLane is an Australian cloud host whose servers run in NextDC facilities in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, and in Equinix SG3 in Singapore. All storage is NVMe, and servers provision in about 30 seconds.
Standard servers start at A$4.90/month for 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe and 1,000 GB of transfer, doubling in steps up to 8 vCPU and 32 GB. Dedicated-thread servers that boost to 4+ GHz start at A$36, and HDD storage servers cater to media libraries and archives. Memory, storage and transfer can be changed at any time and are billed by the hour.
BinaryLane's appeal is local presence: for Australian users, servers in their own city cut latency compared with Singapore or Sydney-only regions of larger clouds, and billing is in AUD. It offers an API, external firewall, load balancing, monitoring and automated backups, but no managed databases or Kubernetes. Before choosing, remember that backups and additional IPv4 addresses are billed as extras, and that Windows servers cost roughly double the Linux price.
Pricing and plans
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Standard 1 GB | A$4.90/mo | 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 1,000 GB transfer |
| Standard 2 GB | A$9.80/mo | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 2,000 GB transfer |
| Standard 4 GB | A$19.60/mo | 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe, 3,000 GB transfer |
| Standard 8 GB | A$39.20/mo | 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe, 4,000 GB transfer |
| Dedicated threads | From A$36/mo | 2 dedicated hyper-threads boosting to 4+ GHz, 4 GB RAM |
| Storage (HDD) | From A$20/mo | 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD |
What it does
- Five Australian cities
- Servers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, plus Singapore.
- Hourly billing
- Post-paid hourly billing; resize or cancel at any time and pay only for hours used.
- All-NVMe storage
- Every server uses NVMe storage, with live migration for maintenance.
- Dedicated threads
- High-frequency dedicated hyper-thread servers for CPU-heavy work.
- Backups and restore
- Automatic or on-demand backups, restorable as a full disk or attachable to retrieve files.
- API and firewall
- Full API, external firewall and load balancer service.
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Local data centers in five Australian cities, which few providers match.
- Billing in AUD with hourly granularity.
- Cheap extra transfer at one cent per GB.
- Flexible resizing without fixed plans.
Limitations
- No locations outside Australia and Singapore.
- Dedicated-thread servers are not offered in Adelaide or Singapore.
- Backups are charged per GB.
- No managed databases or Kubernetes.
Who it suits
Good for
- Australian sites and apps needing low latency
- Businesses wanting AUD billing and local hosting
- Game servers for Australian players
Look elsewhere if
- Global apps needing servers in Europe or the Americas
- Teams wanting a full managed cloud platform
Alternatives to BinaryLane Cloud Servers
| Tool | From | Free option | Stages |
|---|---|---|---|
| UpCloud Cloud Servers Cloud VPS | €3/mo | ||
| Infomaniak VPS VPS | CHF 2.70/mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Cloud VPS Cloud VPS | $3.51/mo | ||
| IONOS VPS VPS | $4/mo | ||
| DigitalOcean Droplets Cloud VPS | $4/mo | ||
| Kamatera Cloud Servers Cloud VPS | $4/mo |
Questions
How much is BinaryLane's cheapest server?
A$4.90/month for 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe and 1,000 GB of data transfer.
Where are BinaryLane servers located?
In NextDC data centers in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide, and in Equinix SG3 in Singapore.
How does BinaryLane bill?
Hourly in arrears, with advertised monthly prices based on a 720-hour month.
What does extra bandwidth cost at BinaryLane?
Data transfer beyond the included amount costs A$0.01 per GB.
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