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So I’m looking for a Chicago VPS with extremely low latency to local data centers in or around downtown Chicago, specifically the single hop data center. I’m talking 5-10ms.

I’ve used a few, but they either range from 15-20ms or are very inconsistent and range from 8-40ms.

Here’s the ones I’ve tried

  1. Cloudfanatic

  2. Vultr

  3. Cloud and metal

  4. Kamatera

  5. Linode

Does anyone know any more that are good and get low latency to local Chicago servers?

Thanks

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GreenCloud has VPS in Chicago.

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Datawagon, racknerd, colocrossing that's the ones i got right now in my mind - I'll update/post more later if I know more.

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Appreciate it

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Hivelocity or ShiftHosting

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NFO Servers no question

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Wonder how many ms were you getting on Cloud&Metal and Kamadera? Thanks

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Have you checked out Zongoolio? They offer really competitive VPS hosting with a focus on low latency, and I've heard great things about their connections to local data centers. I've been using them for a while and consistently see latency around that 5-10ms mark you’re looking for. Plus, their pricing is hard to beat! It might be worth giving them a shot alongside your other options.

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bros tryna get real close to IBKR CBOT (I am too)

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Even if you are nextdoor to a datacenter there's no guarantee of Single-hop routes to the VPS provider. Their exchange points can vary and routes can change over time. If you're getting 15-20ms on average, that's likely about as good as you're going to get.

Take a look at Google and Cloudflare IPs and do a traceroute or mtr to to them. They are globally distributed and have really good routing and you'll likely see 15-30ms. The reason why I say this is, if Google and Cloudflare have equal or higher latency you're probably better off sticking with what you have.

5-10ms latency over vps isn't super-realistic due to many factors along the wire. When I was in that area Cloudfanatic had the lowest latency.