Start with the service you need
An account model without email can reduce one identifier while making credential loss more consequential. Understand how ownership is verified and whether recovery is possible before funding an account.
Key custody
If customer-held disk keys are offered, ask when the disk is unlocked, how reboots work and what a lost key means. Encryption at rest is not the same as confidential computation on a running machine.
Bring-your-own-network needs
If BYOIP or specialised routing matters, verify eligibility, prefix requirements, route authorisation, setup time and charges. Confirm a specific BYOIP arrangement before planning to announce your own prefixes through KoalaVPS.
Use the same evidence for both options
Check current official specifications, prices, policies and availability before choosing. Test the same workload and include licences, backups and operational effort. Compare verified capacity and measured results for your workload; matching resource labels do not establish equivalent performance.