Ask HN: Web Hosting in 2025

by myheartisinohio on 1/31/2025, 4:16:22 PM with 7 comments
I've leaned heavily on Namecheap in the past which has been decent. I have also used Cloudways in the past.

It seems like AWS is the 1000 lbs gorilla in the market. Is there any other service that I should consider?

  • by ashryan on 1/31/2025, 4:29:59 PM

    It's really going to depend on what you want to host and how you want to interact with it as an admin.

    For Node app hosting, I've been enjoying Render over the past year or so. But it seems like opinions on them are mixed among the HN audience: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42832696

    If you look at that thread, you'll see comparable services mentioned as well, like Fly.io, Vercel, etc.

    But if what you want to host is a WordPress site or just a Linux server, the options to consider are going to be different.

  • by A_D_E_P_T on 1/31/2025, 4:56:29 PM

    If you're running WordPress, WPX is top tier. The customer service we get from them is unbelievably good. It's an easy move from Namecheap, and it's a real step up.

  • by verdverm on 1/31/2025, 6:50:02 PM

    I'm taking a run at a Cloudflare based tech stack, looks promising so far

  • by snvzz on 1/31/2025, 4:48:45 PM

    A vps with openbsd and httpd.

  • by andrewfromx on 1/31/2025, 4:26:36 PM

    render.com