Webfaction is not the typical shared hosting. I got sold on this "We give you a full linux shell account with all the tools you need to compile anything you lik

Webfaction is not the typical shared hosting. I got sold on this "We give you a full linux shell account with all the tools you need to compile anything you like, so our service is almost as flexible as a VPS. One big advantage of our shared hosting service is that we maintain the server and keep it secure for you. Also, the memory that we provide in our plans is the actual memory that is available to your application. With a VPS you also have to run the operating system, web server, database server etc in your allocated memory." http://www.webfaction.com/services/hosting http://www.webfaction.com/services/hosting Personally I bundle this with Cloudflare and it's been flawless! Caveat: No CPanel! I find their control panel very intuitive to handle and uncluttered but if CPanel is what you're looking for then you're better off elsewhere