There are some benefits to using a managed service instead of setting everything up yourself on a vps. The management tools are usually better, and many of the

There are some benefits to using a managed service instead of setting everything up yourself on a vps. The management tools are usually better, and many of the common services are already installed and configured for webhosting. Also its generally less work to deal with scaling using a hosting provider compared to doing it yourself, but it really depends on how much you value your time.