Most of the comments get fixated on the most and least expensive options in this (AWS where you pay through the nose / own DC where you'll get bad service from

Most of the comments get fixated on the most and least expensive options in this (AWS where you pay through the nose / own DC where you'll get bad service from your institution and have to fight with hw procurement stuff). What about the middle ones presented, the more reasonably priced cloud/rental server providers?