Anyone using VPS providers in Eastern Europe for lower latency?
I’ve been comparing different VPS providers recently and noticed that most of the commonly recommended ones here (Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Vultr, etc.) mostly focus on Western Europe locations.
For projects that mainly serve users in Eastern Europe, I’m wondering if it actually makes sense to choose a regional provider instead of one of the bigger global ones. My thinking is that hosting closer to the target users could potentially improve latency and overall responsiveness, especially for things like APIs, small SaaS apps, or services that rely on frequent requests. At the same time, the larger providers obviously have a strong reputation for stability and infrastructure.
I’d be interested in hearing about real-world experiences in terms of performance, uptime, and network quality compared to the bigger international options.