Hosting options

One decision that any company has to make is to select what hosting provider to use, we have plenty of experience in doing so. Here is a selection of providers we prefer and have used in the past.

Global Scale

If you have the need of huge capacity or worldwide reach the only options will be the three giants. They all share more or less the same feature set, you should consider your unique requirements, limitations and integrations when choosing.
  • Amazon Web Services
    AWS is the oldest and dominant provider in the cloud industry.
    https://aws.amazon.com

    Extensive Services: Offers over 250 fully featured services ranging from basic compute (Amazon EC2) to complex satellites.

    Massive Talent Pool: Finding DevOps engineers and developers who possess AWS certifications is incredibly easy compared to its competitors.

    Complexity Trade-off: The platform can feel highly overwhelming, with granular configurations and complex documentation.

  • Microsoft Azure
    Azure leverages Microsoft's massive existing enterprise footprint to deliver seamless hybrid systems.
    https://azure.microsoft.com

    Microsoft Integration: Seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Office 365, Active Directory, and Windows Server.

    Hybrid Cloud Dominance: Delivers the strongest on-premises to cloud bridges via tools like Azure Arc.

    Enterprise Agreements: Large corporations frequently secure steep discounts by bundling cloud costs into existing enterprise software licensing contracts.

  • Google Cloud Platform
    GCP is a developer-centric cloud built on the exact underlying network and infrastructure that powers Google Search.
    https://cloud.google.com

    Big Data & AI Leadership: Tools like Google BigQuery and Vertex AI make it the gold standard for data warehousing, heavy analytics, and large language model training.

    Kubernetes Native: Because Google originally designed Kubernetes, its container orchestration environment (GKE) remains the slickest and most efficient in the market.

    Pricing & Simplicity: Offers simpler pricing models, generous free credits for startups, and automatic sustained-use discounts without requiring heavy upfront commitments.

Regional Scale

Your typical established business with a domestic customer base such as continental Europe. You do not have to support global scale and instead concern yourself more with legal aspects of data jurisdiction such as CCPA and GDPR.
  • Upcloud
    UpCloud is a cloud computing platform with servers around the world. They offer typical services like virtual servers, VPC, managed databases, managed Kubernetes and object storage.
    https://upcloud.com
  • DigitalOcean
    DigitalOcean is an American cloud service provider that offers cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solutions designed primarily for developers, startups, and small-to-medium businesses (SMBs).
    https://digitalocean.com
  • Elastx
    Elastx is a cloud computing platform from Sweden. They use OpenStack and offer managed Kubernetes, object storage and a web application firewall. They operate three accessibility zones (AZ) in separate data centers in Sweden 20 km away from each other to host high availability applications.
    https://elastx.se
  • Scaleway
    Scaleway is a cloud provider with a variety of services. Besides the public cloud called Scaleway Elements, they also offer dedicated servers and even renting racks in data centers.
    https://scaleway.com
  • Exoscale
    Exoscale is a cloud computing platform from Switzerland with several server locations within Europe. It offers virtual servers, object storage (S3 compatible), managed kubernetes, managed databases, DNS and CDN. The managed database service offers Apache Kafka and Redis in addition to the commonly offered MySQL and PostgreSQL.
    https://exoscale.com
  • Gridscale
    Gridscale is a cloud computing platform from Germany. Like most general cloud providers, gridscale provides virtual servers, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, load balancers and object storage.
    https://gridscale.io/en/

Wordpress

When you are looking for a more hands-off approach, one of the most popular solutions is to use Wordpress and pick one of the many excellent managed Wordpress hosting solutions out there.
  • Strato
    Strato is a hoster from Germany that offers managed WordPress hosting. The WordPress hosting plans include domains and email inboxes.
    https://strato.se
  • Loopia
    Loopia is Sweden's largest and leading web hosting company since 1999. We offer simple, secure and sustainable services with the best support on the market.
    https://loopia.se
  • Oderland
    Since 1998, Oderland has been the top choice for businesses looking for secure, stable, and environmentally friendly hosting for their services and websites.
    https://orderland.se

Developers

Popular "server-less" options among Developers that are common for fast prototyping or technical demos.
  • Vercel
    If your prototype is primarily an interactive user interface, an AI wrapper (like V0 or Bolt), or a serverless application, prioritize automated deployment pipelines.
    https://vercel.com
  • Heruku
    Heroku is the fully managed cloud application platform built for developers. Build, deploy, manage, and scale your apps easily on our app hosting platform.
    https://heroku.com
  • Supabase
    For prototypes where you do not want to write backend logic at all, abstracting the layer saves valuable timeline hours.
    https://supabase.com