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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers in Asia! Once the balance of my account is below $1, they intensionally decrease the spec and band width of my vm. After topping up some balance again, now the server is working abnorma... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Update 23-09-2022 : as of now lightnode capped bandwidth of their Bangladesh Dhaka Servers. Many Users including me suffering for this. Contacted weeks ago but no solution. Thus I'm reducing the re... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute horrible service The service is extremely overpriced and uderqualified, for 8$ a month you only get 1TB of traffic and the bandwidth is capped out at 100mb/s with horrible specs! and you ca... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible experience. The payment system did not work properly. Money was charged from my account, but the balance was never credited. Support did not respond for days, and because of... See more

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  1. Cloud Computing Service

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LightNode was established in 2002. At present, we have more than 500 employees. LightNode is self-developed and provides essential IT infrastructure resources such as computing, storage, network and security. We provide hybrid cloud computing services and cloud-based operations and maintenance management services based on our intellectual property management platform. LightNode advocates the concept of "technology-driven products, operation and maintenance driven services", and constantly introduces products and services suitable for the industry characteristics. At present, LightNode has provided solutions and hybrid cloud services for a large number of IT deployment services in the direction of games, e-commerce, finance, pan entertainment, enterprises and institutions.


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TrustScore 2 out of 5

84 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service

Terrible service. Support does not respond for more than 48 hours. I do not recommend this site!

24 July 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I've been using LightNode for a couple…

I've been using LightNode for a couple of months now, and overall, I'm pretty satisfied. One of the main reasons I chose them was because they offer VPS locations in Dhaka, which is extremely rare among global providers. As someone based in Bangladesh, that local option really makes a difference in terms of latency and speed.

Setting up the VPS was very fast—just a couple of minutes—and the control panel is clean and easy to navigate. Their pay-as-you-go (hourly billing) is also super useful when you’re running temporary projects or testing different setups.

Performance-wise, the server has been stable. I use it mainly for hosting small websites and running scripts, and it’s handled everything smoothly so far. The SSD storage and NVMe speed are noticeable when working with larger files.

The only downside I've experienced is the customer support. They’re not very responsive. It usually takes a while to get a reply, and the answers can feel generic. Also, the network speed is capped at 100 Mbps, which is okay for many tasks but might be a limitation for heavy traffic or media-heavy apps.

Overall, LightNode is a great choice if you need VPS in specific regions like Dhaka, and you want flexible billing and fast deployment. Just be ready to wait a bit if you ever need help from support.

8 April 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

LightNode offers great convenience

LightNode offers great convenience. It enables you to switch the VPS as per your requirements whenever necessary, which helps cut down on costs. Additionally, it provides support for dozens of regions across the globe.

19 July 2025
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Best for exotic locations

If you are in need of exotic locations for your VPS
Light node is by far the best.
But have that in mind
None of them has more than 100Mbs port speed.
There is a stupid chatbot that can satisfy basic needs and Qs
But do not count on support and ticketing
I have written a ticket that has not been answered yet counting 10 up to this day

7 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

RUN IF YOU SEE THIS SCAM COMPANY

1 month without any posiibility to access to my VPS! THE PASSWORD STOPPED WORKING, I CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO 1 WORKS. SUPPORT DOESNT KNOW HOW TO SOLVE ANYTHING. USELESS , LOSSING MONEY AND FILES!!!!! SUPPORT TAKE LIKE 1 WEEK TO ANSWER AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO DO ANYTHING!!!

11 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No support, unusable server, need refund!

My server IP was blocked by the Great Firewall (GFW) in China, making it completely unusable. I contacted LightNode many times via email and chatbot, but never received a response from a real support agent. This is extremely disappointing. I need a refund, but there’s no way to get help. My account is linked to a QQ email starting with 3912. Please respond

15 May 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Extremely High Latency, Totally Unusable VPS – Refused Refund

I purchased a VPS from LightNode on March 22, 2025, and the service is completely unusable. Latency regularly exceeds 3000-6000ms, making it impossible to SSH or run any tasks. I tried switching system images and regions – no improvement.

I contacted support and explained everything clearly. Instead of solving the issue, they refused any refund and only said “top-up is non-refundable.”

This is false advertising and service not delivered as described. Be aware: if your VPS has issues, they will not help you or return your money. Avoid this platform unless you want to waste your time and money.

I will continue reporting this to payment providers and tech forums.

22 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service

Terrible service. Technical support only responds before you top up your balance. After - ignoring. Rented 5 servers for the emulator, but in the end the emulator does not work on any of them, technical support simply ignores. Also, the Internet speed that you buy - in the end is 70% less!!!! In general, I do not recommend this service if you do not want to lose your money.

9 January 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The support is really bad

The support is really bad, and the server's network speed is bad. The route and latency of the server is really bad, overall its too expensive and the performance is not on par, get something better.

10 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

To all the citizens of the world..

To all the citizens of the world... please DO NOT buy anything from this Company... They do not know business, the attention is less than terrible. They don't have a decent user manual. There is no support for anything. They charge first, they don't give refunds if we don't like it... What a way to steal people's time, with such a slow internet...

4 December 2024
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