Hi,
Both companies are reliable. Currently I use a VPS from knownhost.
Before switching to KnownHost used a VPS from asmallorange. Because of some problems with them (I decided to switch to KnowHost or WiredTree.) Purchased a VPS from wiredtree first and test it for few days. Without any explications got better response times from asmallorange and at that moment decided to give asmallorange a second change. Lost my the money paid for the first month since they didn't offered money back.
Until one day when I was out of the city ( driving) and without data coverage, surprise ! My asmallorange VPS was down for 10 hours. So at the moment I purchased a VPS from KnownHost and moved right away.
Jesse R. from KnownHost (I don't know his full name) configured my VPS since I'm not a linux geek :). It took some time but he managed to fix it.
What I like. at KnownHost:
- daily cPanel automatically checks for updates.
- at Asmallorange my server used about 1.2 GB RAM with not so many visitors at the moment monitoring.
At KnownHost, server is using only 300 MB from 2 GB RAM available. See here
So my suggestion is to go with KnownHost first, they offer 30 day Money Back Guarantee and also used a knownhost coupon . If you are not happy with term terminate your account and give WiredTree a try.
Hope it helps!