Cloud
133 providers in Cloud. Browse them all below, or narrow by category.
The Cloud domain covers where applications actually run, from raw infrastructure and managed Kubernetes to platform-as-a-service, serverless functions, and object storage, plus the hosting tiers around them: VPS, managed hosting, managed WordPress, and server control panels. It spans hyperscalers and lean specialists alike, so the choice turns on how much you want to operate yourself versus hand off.
Companies
Neutral ordering. Not a recommendation.
A2 Hosting
www.a2hosting.com
A2 Hosting (rebranding to hosting.com) is a performance-focused managed host from Ann Arbor, Michigan, offering managed VPS, shared, and managed WordPress hosting across four global datacenters.
Acronis
www.acronis.com
Acronis provides cyber protection that integrates backup, disaster recovery, and security in its Cyber Protect platform, popular with service providers and businesses.
Akamai Object Storage
www.linode.com/products/object-storage
Akamai Object Storage (formerly Linode Object Storage) is an S3-compatible storage service from Akamai's cloud computing unit.
Alibaba Cloud
www.alibabacloud.com
Alibaba Cloud is the cloud division of Alibaba Group and the leading public cloud in China, offering global IaaS/PaaS including Elastic Compute Service (ECS), object storage, managed databases, and CDN.
Alibaba Cloud OSS
www.alibabacloud.com/en/product/object-storage-service
Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) is the S3-compatible object storage of Alibaba Cloud, with Standard, Infrequent Access, Archive and Cold Archive classes.
Amazon Lightsail
aws.amazon.com/lightsail
Amazon Lightsail is AWS's simplified virtual private server offering, bundling compute, SSD storage, and data transfer into flat monthly plans aimed at developers, small businesses, and simple workloads such as websites, blogs, and small apps.
Amazon S3
aws.amazon.com/s3
Amazon S3 is AWS's object storage service for storing and retrieving any amount of data, with high durability and tiered storage classes.
Amazon Web Services
aws.amazon.com
Amazon Web Services is Amazon's cloud platform, providing on-demand compute, storage, databases, networking, and hundreds of managed services.
Aptible
www.aptible.com
Aptible is a compliance-first platform-as-a-service that packages hosting with the security controls regulated startups need: encryption, audit logging, access management, and HIPAA business associate agreements out of the box.
Atlantic.Net
www.atlantic.net
Atlantic.Net is a cloud hosting provider offering VPS, dedicated, and GPU servers, including audited HIPAA, PCI, and SOC compliant managed hosting.
AWS App Runner
aws.amazon.com/apprunner
AWS App Runner is a fully managed container platform that builds and runs web services directly from source code or a container image, handling load balancing, autoscaling, and TLS automatically.
AWS Lambda
aws.amazon.com/lambda
AWS Lambda is Amazon's serverless compute service that runs code in response to events without provisioning servers, billing per request and duration.
Guided scenarios
Opinionated, ranked shortlists for common needs: the one place we score and rank providers by fit.
Low-cost hosts for startups
Cloud hosts ranked by starting price, ease of use, and startup fit.
Enterprise-ready & compliant hosts
Cloud hosts ranked by the breadth of compliance certifications they hold.
HIPAA-eligible cloud hosting
Cloud hosts whose stored compliance data includes HIPAA, ranked by certification breadth and enterprise readiness.
PCI-compliant infrastructure
Cloud hosts whose stored compliance data includes PCI-DSS, ranked by certification breadth and enterprise readiness.
Self-hosted virtualization / private cloud
Virtualization platforms for building your own private cloud, ranked by open-source licensing, free availability, and clustering/HA capability.
Global scale & reach
Cloud hosts ranked by region and availability-zone coverage.