Start with what you are running. Your workload and operating skills matter more than a generic provider ranking.
Ecommerce
Prioritize checkout reliability, recovery and responsibility for updates. SaaS storefronts may not need their own VPS.
See the buying checklist →WooCommerce
Size for uncached checkout, database load and plugins; visitor counts alone are insufficient.
See the buying checklist →WordPress
Choose who handles updates, recovery and performance before buying a server.
See the buying checklist →n8n
Budget for workflow concurrency, execution data, credentials and restore procedures.
Read the n8n shortlist →Docker
Check architecture, persistent volumes, image sizes and who maintains the host.
See the buying checklist →SaaS
Plan for database growth, deployment rollback and sustained load.
See the buying checklist →Developers
Balance development convenience, APIs, reproducibility and the cost of idle resources.
See the buying checklist →Small Business
Account for administration time and the support you can actually use.
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