Good server/hosting providers I know

Posted on Jan 24, 2023

vServers

OVH High quality vps with reasonable prices
Noez German server provider for cheap vServers (with pretty cheap extra IPv4 addresses)
Contabo Another german vServer provider with cheap storage servers
Signaltransmitter Very cheap vps and even cheaper ipv6 only servers
1984.is Privacy focused vServers in iceland

OVH Affordable bare metal servers + storage. Decent for ETH Nodes
Netcup S-Tier kvm server provider. Good prices for decent hardware/uplink
Hetzner Has tons of cheap dedicated servers. Hetzner also provides a cloud service + API
Host.ag Affordable bare metal in Sofia (Bulgaria)
Strato Worst order process I have ever seen. They send you a letter with a verification code (takes 3 days). You then need to call them by phone to pass the verify code to a strato employee. 20min wait time till first employee picks up the call (robot voice said 5min wait time max). Then you get forwarded to the next guy and thats where I quit. This is so fucking hilarious. Worst customer experience ever.

Netlify Amazing free tier plan for static websites
Vercel Free plan is okay. Would not recommend using them as backend for most projects

I am honestly not the biggest fan of many serverless cloud providers and running your backend on them. Some downsides I have experienced:

Vendor lock-in everywhere
Only advantage they provide is ‘on the edge’ hosting/cdn services & management features
Overpriced af. You are paying a lot for fancy UI and CI/CD. Both netlify and vercel are just reselling aws lambda as backend at the end of the day

// TODO: Add more providers when i remember them & add affiliate links
// TODO: Do a more serious post where i talk/rant about vercel/next.js

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