B
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65%
65% -- share of smbs choosing unmanaged vps due to control misconception for SMBs (2026)
65% of SMBs choose unmanaged VPS hosting because they believe managed hosting means they control nothing.
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65%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
InMotion Hosting
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Tier C
https://arphost.com/unmanaged-vs-managed-vps-hosting/ ↗
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Unmanaged vs Managed VPS Hosting: Which Is Right for You?
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InMotion Hosting
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Cited as InMotion Hosting analysis of managed and unmanaged VPS trends
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SMBs: 65% share of smbs choosing unmanaged vps due to control misconception. Source: InMotion Hosting (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/smb-unmanaged-vps-misconception-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/smb-unmanaged-vps-misconception-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>65%</strong> -- share of smbs choosing unmanaged vps due to control misconception for SMBs<br><small>Source: InMotion Hosting (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/smb-unmanaged-vps-misconception-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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