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Web Hosting Types Comparisons – Infographic

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Before you can even have a website, you need to have web hosting. If you do not pick the right web hosting in the beginning, it will come back to bite you later. You will run into many problems if you do not have adequate web hosting. There are many different kinds of web hosting available, each with advantages and disadvantages. Let’s review some of those here with this really cool web hosting infographic.

Web Hosting Types Comparisons

Web Hosting Types Comparisons - Infographic

What Is Shared Web Hosting?

With shared web hosting, you actually share your server with other websites and other clients.

Advantages:

  • You can use what you need
  • Generally cheaper than other kinds of web hosting

Disadvantages

  • Problems on one company website can cause problems with others because of the shared hosting
  • No root access available

What is a Virtual Private Server? Also known as VPN?

A virtual private server, or a VPN, is a server that is sections and partitioned with each section acting as its own server. This is most often cheaper than a dedicated server.

Advantages

  • With this you can get administrative access to your hosting account (The VPS Server)
  • The hosting provider maintains some of the infastructure
  • Cheaper than dedicated server plans

Disadvantages

  • You are responsible for some of the server-side administration
  • They are more expensive than shared hosting plans
  • Many hardware things are still shared

What is a Dedicated Server?

Well, for starters, you get the whole server all to yourself. Only your websites will be hosted on the server. Server resources are not shared.

Advantages

  • You get the server all for yourself, no other company is sharing with you
  • Advantages such as the higher security, speed, and reliability

Disadvantage

  • Dedicated hosting is more expensive than other kinds of hosting
  • You have to have some technical background to manage the server yourself

What is Cloud Web Hosting?

Cloud web hosting combines the resources of other servers into one so that you can have maximum benefit with minimal investment.

Advantages

  • Least amount of downtime
  • Maximum amount of room for your online business to grow
  • Influx in traffic is no problem

Disadvantages

  • Lack of root access equals less control
  • Not very common

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