Start with a budget
Before choosing a DMIT plan, set your monthly budget. The plans page groups live plans into four bands: <$10, $10-20, $20-50 and $50+. Within a band, a higher price typically means more vCores, RAM and traffic. Browse the full plan list to compare monthly prices.
Budget bands are not hard limits — they are reference ranges to help you narrow down. If your needs sit between two bands (a light website might need $10 or $15-20), browse both before deciding.
Then pick a use case
Narrow things down by what you run:
- Toy / personal: pick the cheapest band that covers some testing and light services. 1 vCore + 1GB RAM is usually enough for a small script or monitoring tool.
- Light website: focus on the traffic allowance and pick a cheaper plan with enough data. At least 2GB RAM is recommended for Nginx + PHP/Node.
- Production API: prioritise RAM and stability, possibly a higher-memory plan. Database workloads are especially memory-hungry for caching.
- High traffic: compare the "per GB price" and pick the lower unit cost. The comparison table on the plans page calculates this automatically.
The budget guide on the plans page suggests picks for these scenarios and is a good starting point. It weighs price, traffic and RAM to recommend up to 2 plans per budget band × use-case cell.
How to read core specs
Each plan card on the DMIT plans page shows the following specs. Understanding them is essential for choosing well:
| Spec | Meaning | Buying advice |
|---|---|---|
| vCore | Virtual CPU cores | Compute-heavy tasks need more cores; 1-2 cores suffice for most web services |
| RAM | Memory | Databases and cache are memory-sensitive; aim for 2GB+ for production |
| SSD | System disk size | Logs, snapshots and OS updates need space; 20GB for light use, 40GB+ for headroom |
| Traffic | Monthly data allowance | Exceeding may throttle or pause service; leave 30% headroom on your estimate |
| Port | Network port speed | Affects peak bandwidth; 1Gbps is enough for most scenarios |
Finally, choose a location
DMIT currently sells plans in Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Live plan counts and network line distribution are as follows (from the official 2026-08-17 snapshot):
| Location | Live plans | Network lines |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles LAX | 5 | Tier 1 × 2 + Premium × 3 |
| Hong Kong HKG | 5 | Tier 1 × 2 + Eyeball × 2 + Premium × 1 |
| Tokyo TYO | 4 | Tier 1 × 2 + Premium × 2 |
To filter by location, use the plans page filter parameters: LAX only, HKG only, TYO only.
The core principle for location choice is "closer to your users." East Asian users typically compare HKG and TYO; North American or global audiences can include LAX. Don't rely on geographic distance alone — actual routing and carrier interconnects matter more. Test from your real network before buying.
Which network series?
DMIT classifies networks into three series, each with a different positioning:
- Tier 1: International backbone peering, cost-first global connectivity. Best for backups, archives, monitoring, CI/CD, VPN/relay and cost-sensitive compute.
- Premium: Optimised routes for users seeking lower congestion. DMIT describes Tier 1, premium transit and China Telecom CN2 GIA. Suited for e-commerce, cross-border apps, streaming and China-sensitive workloads.
- Eyeball: Focuses on local peering / return-to-origin optimised semantics; only HKG offers this. DMIT describes reasonable-effort China routing via CMIN2/CMI.
Line definitions follow the official site. This site does not publish measured latency or speed data.
Refund and billing notes
Live plans all support IPv6 (/64) and monthly billing, and come with a full refund within 3 days (if ≤30GB used) or a partial refund within 30 days. Refund and billing details follow the official TOS; check the FAQ and official terms before ordering.
For more refund policy details, see DMIT Refund Policy Explained.
The buying flow
Once you've picked a plan, the buying flow has 5 steps: decide → sign up → order & pay → wait for provisioning → find service details. See the full buy guide.
Data checked 2026-08-18. Prices and stock follow the live official site.