I left Joyent several years ago for much the same reason. Their shared hosting was unusable for Rails. Joyent's Accelerators look like a nice solution, but they

I left Joyent several years ago for much the same reason. Their shared hosting was unusable for Rails. Joyent's Accelerators look like a nice solution, but they are significantly more than a VPS. I've been with VPSLink for several years and am very happy with them.