Hosting Bandwidth Converter
Calculate the average Mbps throughput required to sustain your monthly data transfer quota.
Average Throughput
Traffic Consumption Scale
Typical usage for a high-traffic e-commerce store with 50 concurrent users.
Unmetered Ports
Unlike monthly caps, unmetered ports allow you to use as much as the physical port (e.g., 1Gbps) allows 24/7 without extra charges.
95th Percentile
Many data centers bill based on burst usage. They drop the top 5% of your traffic spikes and bill on the remaining peak (95th percentile).
Egress vs Ingress
Most providers only bill for "Egress" (data leaving the server). "Ingress" is typically free but uses the same physical port capacity.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much bandwidth does 1 million visitors need?
If each visitor loads 2MB of assets, you'll need ~2TB of monthly transfer. This equals an average sustained speed of roughly 6.2 Mbps.
Why is 100 Mbps recommended for small servers?
While your average might be 2 Mbps, real users want pages to load instantly. A 100 Mbps port ensures a 2MB page loads in under 0.2 seconds rather than 8 seconds.