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Ask HN: F*ck HostGator. Can anyone suggest a better managed VPS alternative?

• hardwaresofton 12y ago
  How strongly do you feel about it being managed? What are you hosting?
  • vicken 12y ago
    I strongly prefer it being managed so I don't really have to worry about server maintenance and such. I don't host anything too crazy. I'm a web designer and currently have about 15 sites I'm hosting for clients, with a handful of them being WordPress sites, and the rest, simple HTML informational sites.
    • stevekemp 12y ago
      Generally "managed" means you share the login details to your host with somebody, they apply updates, they help work with you to tune your server, and they let you know of upcoming problems. Although there are providers who both offer hosts and offer the management you might find a decent compromise is to pay for them separately. I remotely manage a lot of servers (40-80) in exchange for an ongoing minimal fee, and I'm not alone in that I expect.
• pixeloution 12y ago
  maybe these guys? http://www.unixy.net/vps-hosting/ http://www.unixy.net/vps-hosting/
  • vicken 12y ago
    Wow, these guys look pretty good. The prices are a little higher than I'd like, but definitely worth checking out, thanks.
  • cordite 12y ago
    A team I worked with totally ditched these guys due to their managed services quality
• Steveism 12y ago
  I think LiquidWeb is certainly worth considering for a managed VPS in this price range: http://www.liquidweb.com/StormServers/vps.html http://www.liquidweb.com/StormServers/vps.html
  • vicken 12y ago
    LiquidWeb looks very promising and fits right in my price range. Great find. LW is the top contender so far. Great suggestions guys, keep em coming!
• gesman 12y ago
  Go for dedicated server for the same price: http://c.gg/ovh http://c.gg/ovh That's what I use after I ran away from crappying hostgator.
• godzillabrennus 12y ago
  I use dotblock.com and they rock.
• thenomad 12y ago
  I've heard decent things about WiredTree for managed servers. Decent, not awesome. Bytemark are awesome, and do offer managed servers, but I don't know how much they charge for them.
  • stevekemp 12y ago
    Bytemark start from £85 for an hour a month of hands-on work, along with the automation, monitoring & etc: http://www.bytemark.co.uk/managed_hosting/transparent_pricing/ http://www.bytemark.co.uk/managed_hosting/transparent_pricin...
• pskittle 12y ago
  https://www.strikingly.com/s/pricing https://www.strikingly.com/s/pricing
• michaelchum 12y ago
  DigitalOcean!!! You can't get a better VPS for their price. Super fast SSD (you feel the difference), almost no outages, extremely easy to setup and you build the stack you want. Stellar customer service. https://www.digitalocean.com/ https://www.digitalocean.com/
  • nitely 12y ago
    DO is unmanaged though.
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• jboss4 12y ago
  You should definitely check out WiredTree or Future Hosting. They are both fantastic for managed VPS. http://www.futurehosting.com http://www.futurehosting.com http://www.wiredtree.com http://www.wiredtree.com
• stevejalim 12y ago
  I've had good experiences with Webfaction - they've been quick to respond to tickets and communicate issues/outages well. Roughly looking, your setup would be about $20/mth with them, I think. Direct link: https://www.webfaction.com/features https://www.webfaction.com/features Shameless affiliate link, even though I'd recommend them anyway: https://www.webfaction.com/features?affiliate=stevejalim https://www.webfaction.com/features?affiliate=stevejalim