What do you need to run?

Cloud hosts ranked by starting price, ease of use, and startup fit.

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  Clever CloudPaaS / App Hosting
  From$5/mo99.9% SLA
  Very low entry priceEasy to use
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  DigitalOceanInfrastructure (IaaS)
  From$4/mo99.99% SLA
  Very low entry priceEasy to use
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  Google App EnginePaaS / App Hosting
  From$0/mo99.95% SLA
  Very low entry priceFree tier

VPS hosts ranked by starting price: cheap virtual servers for side projects and small apps.

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  HetznerVPS Hosting
  From$4/mo99.9% SLA
  Easy to useLow vendor lock-in
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  CivoInfrastructure (IaaS)
  From$5/mo99.95% SLA
  Easy to useLow vendor lock-in
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  IONOSInfrastructure (IaaS)
  From$2/mo99.9% SLA
  Easy to useLow vendor lock-in

ML platforms ranked by how completely they cover the workflow: managed training, model hosting, fine-tuning, and notebooks.

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  Hugging FaceML Platforms
  Managed training
  Model hosting / servingFine-tuning
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  Amazon SageMakerML Platforms
  Managed training
  Model hosting / servingFine-tuning
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  AnyscaleML Platforms
  Managed training
  Model hosting / servingFine-tuning

Cloud hosts ranked by the breadth of compliance certifications they hold.

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  Amazon Web ServicesInfrastructure (IaaS)
  Certifications699.99% SLA
  Compliance certificationsEnterprise support tier
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  Azure App ServicePaaS / App Hosting
  Certifications599.95% SLA
  Compliance certificationsEnterprise support tier
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  Google CloudInfrastructure (IaaS)
  Certifications699.99% SLA
  Compliance certificationsEnterprise support tier

Cloud hosts ranked by region and availability-zone coverage.

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  Microsoft AzureInfrastructure (IaaS)
  Regions6090 zones
  40+ regions60+ availability zones
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  Oracle Cloud InfrastructureInfrastructure (IaaS)
  Regions5058 zones
  40+ regions20–59 availability zones
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  Alibaba CloudInfrastructure (IaaS)
  Regions31101 zones
  20–39 regions60+ availability zones