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That’s not true though. By volume, GoDaddy is actually a bigger host than AWS by a factor of 2. The HN crowd vastly overestimates how big AWS is compared to l
by ashtonkem 6y ago
That’s not true though.
By volume, GoDaddy is actually a bigger host than AWS by a factor of 2.
The HN crowd vastly overestimates how big AWS is compared to less sexy options.
- judge2020 6y agoThe difference is that AWS hosts big clients and makes big bucks in return. Godaddy's hosting had 300m in revenue[0], while AWS did nearly 13 billion[1]. 0: https://www.zdnet.com/article/godaddy-q3-revenue-beats-expectations-on-surge-in-business-apps-stock-jumps/#:~:text=Revenue%20in%20GoDaddy's%20Domains%20category,almost%2019%25%20at%20%24154.6%20million https://www.zdnet.com/article/godaddy-q3-revenue-beats-expec.... 1: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/02/aws-earnings-q4-2020.html#BoxInline-ArticleBody-5:~:text=Revenue%20at%20AWS%20climbed%20to%20%2412.7,estimate%20among%20analysts%20polled%20by%20FactSet https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/02/aws-earnings-q4-2020.html#Bo....
- ashtonkem 6y agoIt's definitely true that AWS customers spend more than Godaddy customers, for sure. But I still reject the idea that you have to use AWS (or will in the near future). There are literally hundreds of hosting providers out there, thousands if you include places that will run your own hardware. In my own career only half of my jobs have depended on AWS in any capacity; the rest used other hosting providers or self hosted. In a very real way, a founder today has more options for hosting than they do for catered lunch.