When it comes to researching public cloud server instances, making an apples-to-apples comparison across the various providers can be difficult, with every company highlighting different features and services. So we decided to take some of the guesswork out of it for you. We dug into the features behind the fluff for a variety of cloud providers and stacked our own cloud environment up against competitors like AWS and Rackspace to see how we fared in a side-by-side cloud hosting comparison.
Take a look at how much you’d pay at Amazon or Rackspace to get the same level of functionality and managed support – the answer may surprise you. If you’d like more information, chat with a sales rep now or call us at 866-467-8929.
| Hostway FlexCloud Servers |
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| Example Configurations* | Amazon AWS |
Rackspace Coud Servers |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Memory: 1GB RAM Disk: 40GB Disk 1 Core |
$0.193/hr $139.10/mo |
$0.234/hr $168.50/mo *1.7GBRAM, 160GB Disk, Micro Instance |
$0.433/hr $311.40/mo *Mgd Service Level, 1GB bandwidth out |
| Memory: 4GB RAM Disk: 160GB Disk 2 Core |
$0.384/hr $276.48/mo |
$0.299/hr $215.30/mo *3.75GB, 410GB Disk(1VirtCore, 2 EC2 compute unit), Medium Instance |
$0.615/hr $442.80/mo *Mgd Service Level, 1GB bandwidth out |
| Memory: 8GB RAM Disk: 320GB Disk 4 Core |
$0.698/hr $502.56/mo |
$0.429/hr $308.90/mo *7.5GB RAM, 850GB Disk, 2 virtual cores, 2 EC2 compute unit), Large Instance |
$0.858/hr $618.00/mo *Mgd Service Level, 1GB bandwidth out |
| Memory: 16GB RAM Disk: 400GB Disk 4 Core |
$0.946/hr $681.12/mo |
$0.689/hr $496.10/mo *15GB RAM, 8 EC2 units (4 Virtual Cores with 2 EC2 Compute units each), Extra Large Instance |
$1.28/hr $924.60/mo *15GB Ram, 6 Cores, 620 GB Disk Mgd Service Level, 1GB bandwidth out |
* Configurations and prices are approximate as of 01/16/2013.
At Hostway, we offer more than just a cost-effective solution for your cloud needs. We also provide more features than the competitors and unparalleled managed support options. Plus you can connect your public cloud through Hostway with managed servers, private clouds, or on-premise environments to build the optimal environment. Take a look at other great features below in our cloud provider comparison table.
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| Cloud Differentiators | Amazon | Rackspace | |
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| Highly redundant & HA environment – automatic recovery/failover | ![]() |
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| 100% Server Uptime SLA | ![]() |
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| 24/7/365 Live Support | ![]() |
Optional | Optional |
| Enterprise SAN | ![]() |
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| Support for hybrid environments (cloud + managed) | ![]() |
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| Support for control panel (Plesk) | ![]() |
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| Create your own hardware package – (No fixed hardware resource packages) | ![]() |
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| Server Imaging | ![]() |
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| Server Cloning | ![]() |
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| Server Snapshots | ![]() |
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| Public and Private Image Libraries | ![]() |
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| Shared Firewall | ![]() |
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| Shared Load Balancer | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| Flexible IPs | ![]() |
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| Flexible storage volumes | ![]() |
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| Managed Backup | 40GB Free* | ![]() |
Optional |
| Public network interface | 100Mbps | 1000Mbps | 10-70Mbps |
| Easy to use control panel | ![]() |
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Total Out of 18 Features |
18 | 10 | 10 |
* $1 per additional GB of managed backup
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