There is not much of a similarity between VPN and VPS. A VPN is a private network (ie. ExpressVPN and NordVPN) that most people use to keep secure and private on the Internet. A VPS on the other hand is a virtual server you can use like a dedicated server to host your website or manage other web-related tasks, such as setting up Cloud Storage, hosting email, or such. The two are similar in acronyms only. Here comes the but – I include this segment because you can use a VPN to connect to a VPS server and manage it. The VPN will keep your connection private and untraceable, so you can sign in to the VPS without anybody knowing otherwise. More importantly, when using a VPN connection, any data which is sent to and from your device is encrypted. This means that if you’re sending sensitive information like passwords, using a VPN service is recommended. Some good VPN providers offer fixed IP addresses and that gives many users another advantage since almost all ISPs make use of dynamic IPs for most customers. By using a VPN with a fixed IP, you can choose to only whitelist your IP to allow it to connect to your VPS. This increases security by a very high degree.