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The one thing I've found baffling about both AWS and GCE is the bandwidth pricing. At about 0.1$/GB, it's 10x more expensive than competitors like linode. Why i
by deafcalculus 10y ago
The one thing I've found baffling about both AWS and GCE is the bandwidth pricing. At about 0.1$/GB, it's 10x more expensive than competitors like linode. Why is that?
Bandwidth cost is the primary reason I'm afraid of hosting side projects on AWS/GCE.
- aiiane 10y agoBecause Linode and similar overcommit their bandwidth given that they're charging a package deal - most people won't actually use the full allocated bandwidth. AWS/GCE charge for actual bandwidth usage, which means that everyone uses exactly what they pay for, and the folks who use less bandwidth don't subsidize the folks who use more.