# Singapore vs Hong Kong VPS, or Tokyo: which Asian hub fits URL: https://cloudj.net/blog/singapore-vs-hong-kong-vs-tokyo-vps Published: 2026-11-11 ยท Updated: 2026-11-11 > Singapore vs Hong Kong VPS, plus Tokyo: pick the Asian hub by where your users are, measure latency yourself, and see what stays the same in all three. If you serve users in Asia, the Singapore vs Hong Kong VPS question usually comes first, and Tokyo joins it as soon as Japan or Korea is on the map. All three are major network hubs, and on Cloudj all three offer the same plan range and the same 1 TB of monthly traffic on monthly plans. That removes most of the usual comparison points and leaves the one that matters: where your users, partners and upstream services are. This article compares the three cities by audience, shows how to measure the network path yourself instead of relying on anyone's chart, and ends with a clear choice for each common situation. ## What is the same in all three locations Because the server offer does not differ, you can decide purely on geography. | | Singapore | Hong Kong | Tokyo | |---|---|---|---| | Product page | [Singapore VPS](https://cloudj.net/cloud-servers/singapore) | [Hong Kong VPS](https://cloudj.net/cloud-servers/hong-kong) | [Japan VPS](https://cloudj.net/cloud-servers/japan) | | Sizes | 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB up to custom 104 vCPU / 512 GB RAM | Same | Same | | Ready-made plans | 30 | 30 | 30 | | CPU types | Shared, general purpose, dedicated | Same | Same | | Traffic on monthly plans | 1 TB | 1 TB | 1 TB | | Billing | Hourly or 1, 3, 6, 12-month terms | Same | Same | | Natural audience | Southeast Asia, South Asia, Oceania as a fallback | Hong Kong, southern China, Taiwan, the wider Greater China region | Japan, South Korea, East Asia generally | The OS image list can differ by location, so check it in the console for the city you pick. Prices can also differ; see live prices on the [pricing page](https://cloudj.net/pricing). ## Singapore vs Hong Kong VPS by audience ### Choose by where most requests come from Network distance roughly follows geography, though routing between providers does not always take the shortest path. As a starting rule: - **Users mainly in Southeast Asia** (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam): Singapore sits at the centre of that region. Cloudj has no servers in Vietnam; for an audience that is overwhelmingly Vietnamese, [Vietnam vs Singapore VPS](https://cloudj.net/blog/vietnam-vs-singapore-vps) explains the trade-offs against an in-country host. - **Users in Hong Kong, Taiwan or southern China**: Hong Kong is the nearer hub. If mainland China is your target, read [Hong Kong VPS for a China audience](https://cloudj.net/blog/hong-kong-vps-china-audience) for the practical caveats, because cross-border routing varies a lot by network. - **Users in Japan or South Korea**: Tokyo is the natural choice. A Tokyo server can also act as a regional edge in front of an application hosted elsewhere, as described in [a Tokyo edge reverse proxy](https://cloudj.net/blog/tokyo-edge-reverse-proxy). ### Choose by where your dependencies are Your users are only half the path. If your app calls a payment gateway, a database, a third-party API or an exchange that is hosted in one of these cities, placing the server next to that dependency can matter more than shaving distance to users. For trading tools and bots this is often the deciding factor. ### Spread across Asia If your audience is spread across the whole region, there is no single perfect city. Pick the hub nearest your largest group, put static files behind a CDN, and add a second location only when measurements show a real gap. The [Asia VPS guide](https://cloudj.net/blog/asia-vps-guide) covers the regional picture, including Australia. ## Measure instead of guessing We do not publish latency figures, because what matters is the path between your users and the server, and that depends on their ISPs. Measuring it yourself takes under an hour with hourly billing. 1. In the [Cloudj console](https://app.cloudj.net), deploy the smallest server in Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo on hourly billing. 2. From a machine on the network your users actually use (an office line, a home connection, a mobile hotspot), run a ping and a path trace to each server. ```bash # Round-trip time, 20 samples ping -c 20 SERVER_IP # Hop-by-hop path with loss and latency per hop mtr --report --report-cycles 50 SERVER_IP ``` 3. Repeat at a busy evening hour and a quiet morning hour. Evening congestion on consumer ISPs is often where differences show up. 4. Ask a colleague or customer in each target country to run the same commands, or use a monitoring service with probes in those countries. 5. Compare median and worst values, not just the best ping. Then delete all three test servers. Hourly servers are charged for as long as they exist, even when stopped. Our guide to [testing VPS latency with ping and mtr](https://cloudj.net/blog/test-vps-latency-ping-mtr) explains how to read the output, and [choosing a VPS location by latency](https://cloudj.net/blog/choose-vps-location-latency) covers how much latency actually matters for different apps. ## City notes ### Singapore A good default for Southeast Asian SaaS, e-commerce and APIs. If you are building specifically for this market, [best VPS in Singapore](https://cloudj.net/blog/best-vps-singapore) goes deeper on workloads and setup. ### Hong Kong The usual choice for Greater China audiences and for businesses that work across Hong Kong and the mainland. [Best VPS in Hong Kong](https://cloudj.net/blog/best-vps-hong-kong) covers local considerations. ### Tokyo The pick for Japanese and Korean users, games with players in North-East Asia, and services that integrate with Japanese platforms. See [best VPS in Japan](https://cloudj.net/blog/best-vps-japan) for more. ## The verdict **Choose Singapore if** most of your users are in Southeast Asia or your key dependencies are hosted there. **Choose Hong Kong if** your users are in Hong Kong, Taiwan or southern China, or your business operates across the Greater China region. **Choose Tokyo if** your users are in Japan or South Korea, or you need an edge in North-East Asia in front of a main server elsewhere. **If your measurements show no clear winner**, pick the city closest to your dependencies and move on. The plans are the same, so you can redeploy elsewhere later from a saved custom image. ## FAQ ### Are Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo VPS plans different? No. All three offer sizes from 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM up to custom 104 vCPU and 512 GB RAM, 30 ready-made plans, the same CPU types and 1 TB of traffic on monthly plans. Check the console for the exact price and OS list in each. ### Which is best for users in Vietnam? It depends on their ISPs, so measure. Singapore and Hong Kong are both common choices, and Tokyo is worth testing too. Cloudj has no servers in Vietnam, so these three are the nearest Cloudj locations. ### Can I run servers in more than one of these cities? Yes. Many teams run a main server in one city and a smaller edge or replica in another, all managed from the same account. ### How do I test without paying for a month? Deploy the test servers on hourly billing, run ping and mtr from your users' networks, then delete them. Charges stop when the servers are deleted. ## Next step Spend an hour measuring from your users' networks, then deploy where the numbers point. The [cloud servers](https://cloudj.net/cloud-servers) page lists every country, and the [Cloudj console](https://app.cloudj.net) shows the exact price before you deploy.