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Chose Hetnzer over DigitalOcean and Linode because Hetzner provides much cheaper VPS with much better specs. DigitalOcean might seems like a good choice at first because of how popular it is. But in reality, if all you need is a simple VPS, you won't benefit much from the their oversubscribed datacenters which often underperform other competitors. Linode is also a good choice. They have cheaper options and performs slightly better than DigitalOcean. In the end, choosing a more affordable host helps you save money. That's important when you're running a tight ship.
While Media Temple is more expensive than DigitalOcean, sometimes it is like comparing apples and oranges. DigitalOcean provides what is called Virtual Private Servers ( VPS ). While you seem to be on your own dedicated server, you are, in fact, sharing the same hardware with others.
If you need to be on your own dedicated server, or have other hardware requirements, you do not really have as many options with DigitalOcean. But with Media Temple, the skies the limit ( but so is potentially the cost ).
DigitalOcean was where I began; its USD5/month is extremely competitive and the overall experience as highly user-friendly.
However, their offerings were lacking and integrating with other resources I had on AWS was getting more costly (due to transfer costs on AWS). Eventually I moved the entire project off DO's Droplets and onto AWS's EC2.
One may initially find the cost (w/o free tier) and interface of AWS daunting however with good planning you can achieve highly cost-efficient systems with savings plans, spot instances, etcetera.
Do not dive into AWS head-first! Seriously, don't. Stand back and read pricing documentation thoroughly. You can, not to the fault of AWS, easily go way overbudget. Your first action upon getting your AWS account should be to set up billing alarms for estimated and current bill totals.
Pros of Amazon EC2
- Quick and reliable cloud servers644
- Scalability515
- Easy management391
- Low cost276
- Auto-scaling269
- Market leader88
- Backed by amazon80
- Reliable78
- Free tier66
- Easy management, scalability57
- Flexible12
- Easy to Start10
- Web-scale9
- Widely used8
- Elastic8
- Node.js API7
- Industry Standard4
- Lots of configuration options3
- GPU instances2
- Amazing for individuals1
- Extremely simple to use1
- All the Open Source CLI tools you could want.1
- Simpler to understand and learn1
Pros of DigitalOcean
- Great value for money557
- Simple dashboard363
- Good pricing355
- Ssds300
- Nice ui248
- Easy configuration192
- Great documentation155
- Ssh access137
- Great community134
- Ubuntu26
- IPv6 support12
- Docker12
- Private networking10
- Great tutorials7
- Simple API7
- 99.99% uptime SLA7
- 55 Second Provisioning6
- One Click Applications5
- Node.js4
- CoreOS4
- LAMP4
- Dokku4
- Debian4
- Ghost3
- 1Gb/sec Servers3
- Simple Control Panel3
- LEMP3
- Word Press3
- Runs CoreOS2
- Mean2
- Speed2
- GitLab2
- Django2
- Quick and no nonsense service2
- Good Tutorials2
- Ruby on Rails2
- Hex Core machines with dedicated ECC Ram and RAID SSD s2
- Spaces1
- My go to server provider1
- Ease and simplicity1
- Nice1
- Find it superfitting with my requirements (SSD, ssh.1
- Easy Setup1
- Transfer Globally1
- Drupal1
- FreeBSD Amp1
- Amazing Hardware1
- Magento1
- KVM Virtualization1
- ownCloud1
- RedMine1
- CentOS1
- Fedora1
- FreeBSD1
- Cheap1
- Static IP1
- It's the easiest to get started for small projects1
- Automatic Backup1
- Great support1
- Quick and easy to set up1
- Servers on demand - literally1
- Reliability1
- Variety of services0
- Managed Kubernetes0
Pros of Microsoft Azure
- Scales well and quite easy111
- Can use .Net or open source tools93
- Startup friendly79
- Startup plans via BizSpark72
- High performance61
- Wide choice of services36
- Lots of integrations31
- Low cost31
- Reliability29
- Twillio & Github are directly accessible18
- RESTful API11
- Enterprise Grade9
- Startup support9
- PaaS8
- DocumentDB7
- In person support7
- Free for students6
- Virtual Machines5
- Service Bus5
- It rocks5
- CDN4
- Infrastructure Services4
- Storage, Backup, and Recovery4
- SQL Databases4
- Redis Cache4
- Built on Node.js3
- Big Data3
- BizSpark 60k Azure Benefit3
- IaaS3
- Integration3
- HDInsight3
- Preview Portal3
- Scheduler3
- Mobile2
- Big Compute2
- SaaS2
- Storage2
- StorSimple2
- Machine Learning2
- Stream Analytics2
- Data Factory2
- Event Hubs2
- Virtual Network2
- ExpressRoute2
- Traffic Manager2
- Media Services2
- Automation2
- Operational Insights2
- Key Vault2
- Infrastructure near your customers2
- Media2
- Easy Deployment2
- Dev-Test2
- BizTalk Services2
- Web2
- Backup2
- Site Recovery2
- Active Directory2
- Multi-Factor Authentication2
- Visual Studio Online2
- Application Insights2
- Documentation1
- Remote Debugging1
- Enterprise customer preferences1
- Security1
- Open cloud1
- Best cloud platfrom1
- Easy and fast to start with1
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Cons of Amazon EC2
- Ui could use a lot of work13
- High learning curve when compared to PaaS6
- Extremely poor CPU performance3
Cons of DigitalOcean
- Pricing2
- No live support chat2
Cons of Microsoft Azure
- Confusing UI5
- Expensive plesk on Azure2
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