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Often it is not. But smaller/cheaper competitors might have more downtime (hard to quantify in advance), problems to keep their kernels maintained, less predic
by usr1106 6y ago
Often it is not.
But smaller/cheaper competitors might have more downtime (hard to quantify in advance), problems to keep their kernels maintained, less predictable capacity and product lifetime. So it's not without risks going for cheaper options.
- phonon 6y agoAWS Lightsail might be a better fit for you.
- usr1106 6y agoThanks for that tip, they don't seem to advertise that a lot! Launched 11/16 and somewhat reasonably priced since 08/18. Still more expensive than some others I also use, but at these prices it might be an easier decision if you want to avoid risks with the more aggressively priced competitors. Edit: Even with a terraform provider, nice!
- phonon 6y agoThey actually give you an incredible discount on bandwidth, if that's important...it's a a known AWS "hack" :-)
- usr1106 6y agoData transfer hasn't been an issue for me in those low end work-type scenarios. However, as a person having connections to several countries I use to spin up an instance in a suitable country to work around geo-blocking of TV stations occasionally. That way you very quickly accumulate a couple of GB. Looks like for this use case this lightsail should be much cheaper, even if my bill is not a problem in absolute terms.