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Breaking Down How Cloud Hosting Pricing Works<\/h2>\n

Cloud hosting<\/a> is a relatively new style of hosting that\u2019s starting to pop up everywhere. It stands as an alternative to standard hosting environments and is well suited towards sites that are looking to scale, or demand flexibility in their hosting setup.<\/p>\n

However, a lot of people decide to use cloud hosting due to its flexible style of pricing alone. But, what actually makes the cloud server hosting price model unique?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what we\u2019re going to answer in this post. Below we\u2019ll dive into the benefits of cloud hosting<\/a> and illuminate the pricing differences between traditional hosting and a cloud hosting environment.<\/p>\n

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Why Use Cloud Hosting?<\/h2>\n

Cloud hosting<\/a> is a unique hosting solution that allows for scalable resource use, and flexible pricing, all while getting very high levels of server performance. Essentially cloud hosting is the equivalent of having a very large dedicated server at your disposal.<\/p>\n

Users who are just starting their first websites probably won\u2019t get that much value out of cloud hosting, something like a simple and cheap shared hosting package will be enough. But, if you\u2019ve been looking to upgrade your hosting to a VPS, or dedicated host, then cloud hosting is definitely worth thinking about.<\/p>\n

Cloud hosting will give you near unlimited access to server resources that you can scale up or down on demand. Since you aren\u2019t tied to a specific physical server you can scale your resources as your traffic levels rise. Plus, you\u2019ll have access to a very high-performance server environment that rivals VPS<\/a> and dedicated servers.<\/p>\n

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The Traditional Hosting Pricing Model<\/h2>\n

With traditional hosting, whether that\u2019s shared, VPS, dedicated, or managed, you\u2019re paying for a set amount of server resources on a monthly, or yearly basis. Now, a lot of hosting packages will give you unlimited resources to an extent, but you\u2019re mostly paying for that physical server space.<\/p>\n

How much you\u2019re paying will depend upon the quality of the host, the total amount of space, memory, CPU, and other resources you need, plus additional things like support and bundled hosting features.<\/p>\n

One thing you’ll certainly be paying for a limited amount of server resources. If you\u2019re a mid-range site you have the option of choosing between a VPS, dedicated, or managed solution, but even these might be too pricey for the value you\u2019re getting.<\/p>\n

Think of traditional hosting like a cell phone contract without rollover minutes. You\u2019re paying a set fee every single month whether you end up using all those minutes or not. For some website owners the added cost might not mean much, but if you want the most value out of your dollar, then take a look at cloud hosting\u2019s pricing model.<\/p>\n

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Breaking Down How Cloud Hosting Pricing Works<\/h2>\n

In the past, if you wanted a high-performance server environment you\u2019d have to pay a lot for it. This left a lot of website owners in the dust. Especially, if they only needed access to higher level server resources every once in a while.<\/p>\n

Cloud hosting seeks to fill this gap in the market and offer website owners a flexible solution with flexible pricing.<\/p>\n

With cloud hosting costs, you only pay for what you use. You\u2019ll have a standard level pricing rate that\u2019s incredibly cheap (think shared hosting pricing), but you\u2019ll have the ability to scale these server resources up and down and only pay for what you use.<\/p>\n

This is done through strict resource usage monitoring. Through an intuitive user dashboard, you\u2019ll be able to monitor and allocate additional server resources very quickly. Plus, you\u2019ll be able to see your site\u2019s overall usage at a moment\u2019s notice. This means you won\u2019t have any surprises when it comes to billing.<\/p>\n

Think of cloud hosting pricing as being similar to your electricity bill, depending upon your provider of course. Typically you\u2019re paying based on how much electricity you consumed. You can even see the detailed wattage breakdown, so you can see how much you consumed and it\u2019s relationship to your total bill.<\/p>\n

By now you should have a better grasp of how the cloud hosting price model works and how it compares to more traditional hosting pricing arrangements. If you need a flexible host that\u2019ll only cost you what you use, then cloud hosting is an option worth considering<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

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