Building a tool to find the right web hosting provider [Nightmare resolved or another redundant website]
Find a web host is a nightmare.
Though there are several review websites, they are either too biased to a particular service or have general reviews that don't help you filter out and select the one you need.
I am planning on building a tool that could suggest the right hosting provider based on your personal scenario and find you the right host in under 5 minutes?
The algorithm/tool can take the benchmark performances, features, NPS, etc. and suggest the correct hosting provider for you.
- Is finding a web host been a challenge for you?
- What tools/websites do you use when looking for a web host?
- What other features do you think would be good to have?
Please let me know your thoughts. I would appreciate any kind of feedback.
Have a great day!!
I really don't think choosing hosting is main issue for people thinking about online bussiness these days. I mean with all the clouds and everything there is plenty of options. When you're planning to set up SaaS you don't really think about hosting, but rather what pieces you'll need like queues, Docker repositories, databases etc. When you want to set up simple online store or something similar you can just choose many of solutions which are one-click to set everything up (like mentioned DigitalOcean). If you want to build this tool to compare hostings - just go for it! There is plenty to learn in just creating stuff, so if you're passionate about it, that's all you need :-) I just don't really think there is any real market to conquer :-)
Okay, I guess, it was my analysis paralysis checking in, which made me think that others may have this problem too. As you pointed out, once people are committed to an idea, they are probably concerned about a hundred other things that they need to look into. All the feedback here is really helping me validate the idea. Thanks for your thoughts :)
I usually do some research according to the type of site I want to build, for example "blog hosting", "e-commerce hosting" etc. Also, when I select a CMS I check if they have a partnership with some hosting to have discounts and a easier integration.
Your process seems like a breeze. Thanks!
Just pick AWS for main projects and digital ocean for side projects. Not much to think about :)
Can you elaborate on what you mean by main and side projects?
Do you decide on the basis of daily/monthly visitors?
Doesn't really matter daily/monthly visitors.
Matters more what tech you will need later down the line and how big the team will be etc.
There are a ton of companies making millions using digital ocean.
AWS is great if you need RDS, redis, s3, cloudfront etc
Thanks for your inputs :)
Honestly, if you can't decide for a hosting provider you're thinking way too small. Just get on the first provider that resonates with you and stop wasting time to compare. If you realize at some point that the provider in fact sucks, you just move on to the next.
I am planning to build a tool for those who are confused while choosing a hosting provider.