Satellite Costs vs. Ours

Cloud Alliance’s CloudBurst™: Faster. Cheaper. Much higher quality.

See for yourself.

In the table, below, be sure to look at the Total Cost column for true comparisons. Satellite providers may offer “special” deals on equipment or installation, but their monthly rates are outrageous.

Not only are Cloud Alliance CloudBurst™ fixed-wireless, broadband plans considerably less expensive than those of satellite Internet service providers, our plans provide superior upstream speeds. And, Cloud Alliance’s land-based, fixed-wireless works much better than satellite-based wireless, too! Read about satellite service issues, such as incompatibilities, weather interruptions, and use limits, here.

The bottom line:
None of the satellite Internet plans are better than any of our CloudBurst™ plans due to the inherent weaknesses of satellite systems. And, they just cost too much!

Home plans listed in increasing order
by combined two-year costs:

Provider
Plan Name
(downlink/uplink)1
Monthly
Rate
Equipment
Fee
Installation
Fee
Total Cost
(TWO YEARS)
Cloud Alliance
CloudBurst™ TEN
(10240/2048)2
only
$ 39
$ 10/mo. $ 199 only
$1,375.00
3
Cloud Alliance
CloudBurst™ TWENTY
(20480/4096)2
only
$ 59
$ 10/mo. $ 199 only
$1,855.003
HughesNet
15 GB cap
(25600/ ?)
$64.99
$299.98
“free”4
$1,859.74
HughesNet
30 GB cap
(25600/ ?)
$74.99
$299.98
“free”4
$2,099.74
HughesNet
60 GB cap
(25600/ ?)
$89.996
$299.98
“free”4
$2,459.74
HughesNet
100 GB cap
(25600/ ?)
$149.99
$299.98
“free”4
$3,899.74
ViaSat
100 GB cap
(12288/ ?)
$69.99
$349.995
“free”
$2,029.75
ViaSat
60 GB cap
(25600/ ?)
$99.99
$349.995
“free”
$2,749.75
ViaSat
150 GB cap
(30720/ ?)
$149.99
$349.995
“free”
$3,949.75
Regular prices, as advertised on each company’s web site (last updated 3/5/2023)
Notes:
1 kilobits per second (1024 kilobits = 1 Megabit)
2 Cloud Alliance does not cap usage
3Subtract two months’ worth for an even lower, two-year total, with Cloud Alliance’s discounted yearly payment plan!
4After $100 HughesNet mail-in rebate
5ViaSat “Account Setup” fee