Your Map to the Cloud

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A curated directory of the real platforms that run the modern internet — from hyperscale IaaS and budget VPS to object storage, CDNs, managed databases, Kubernetes, and GPU clouds. Every listing is a real provider, linked to its official source.

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The cloud has many layers. This is the map.

Choosing where to host an application is rarely a single decision. It is a stack of choices about how much you want to manage yourself, how elastically you need to scale, where your users are, and how much you are willing to pay for convenience versus control. A solo developer launching a side project, a growing SaaS company watching its cloud bill, and an AI team training a model the size of a small country all ask the same question — where should this run? — but the right answer is completely different for each. Cloud Hosting Directory exists to make the options visible in one organized place.

At the foundation sit the cloud platforms, the hyperscale infrastructure-as-a-service providers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. They offer hundreds of managed services, global regions, and elastic, pay-as-you-go compute that can scale from one instance to planet-scale workloads. Their breadth is unmatched, but so is their complexity and the difficulty of predicting a bill. For many teams, a simpler VPS or cloud server from a provider such as DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, or Hetzner delivers most of what they need at a flat, predictable price — and when raw performance or isolation matters, managed and dedicated hosting from OVHcloud, Rackspace, or Liquid Web puts real hardware and expert operators behind the workload.

Around that compute core orbit the services that make modern applications fast, durable, and global. Object storage — from low-cost, S3-compatible options like Backblaze B2, Wasabi, and Cloudflare R2 — holds backups, media, logs, and AI datasets at scale, and the smartest providers have all but eliminated the egress fees that quietly dominate cloud bills. CDN and edge networks like Cloudflare, Fastly, and Amazon CloudFront cache content close to users, absorb traffic spikes, and shield origins from attack. Managed databases such as PlanetScale, MongoDB Atlas, and Supabase remove the operational burden of running SQL, NoSQL, and serverless data stores, so teams ship features instead of patching servers.

At the top of the stack are the platforms that orchestrate everything. Kubernetes and container hosting — from managed services like Google Kubernetes Engine and Amazon EKS to developer-first platforms like Render and Railway — let teams deploy containers and applications without operating the control plane by hand. And for the workloads defining this decade, the GPU and AI clouds from RunPod, Lambda, and CoreWeave deliver the dense, high-performance accelerators needed to train, fine-tune, and serve machine-learning models, often at better prices and availability than the general-purpose hyperscalers.

Every provider in this directory is a real, verifiable company or service, each one linking directly to its official website. We do not invent hosts, and we do not publish made-up prices — pricing moves too fast and varies too much by region and commitment, so we send you to each provider's own pricing page to confirm the current numbers. Use the categories below to find the layer of the stack you need, compare your options side by side, and if you know a legitimate provider we have missed, submit it for review.

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Eight layers of the cloud stack.

From hyperscale IaaS down to budget VPS, and from object storage out to GPU clusters — pick the layer that matches what you are building.

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Frequently Asked

Cloud hosting, explained.

What is the difference between IaaS, a VPS, and dedicated hosting?
Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) gives you on-demand virtual compute, storage, and networking from a hyperscale provider, billed by usage and scaling elastically. A VPS is a virtual server with fixed resources at a predictable price, ideal for single applications. Dedicated hosting provides an entire physical machine for maximum performance and isolation. IaaS suits elastic, large-scale workloads; VPS suits cost-conscious projects; dedicated suits heavy or compliance-sensitive workloads.
What is object storage and when should I use it?
Object storage stores data as objects in a flat namespace accessed over an HTTP API, usually the S3 API, rather than as files on a disk. It is highly durable, virtually unlimited in scale, and inexpensive, making it ideal for backups, media files, logs, static website assets, and AI training datasets. It is not a replacement for a database or a block-storage volume attached to a server.
Why do egress fees matter when choosing a cloud provider?
Egress fees are charges for data leaving a provider's network. On the large hyperscalers these can dominate the bill for media, backup, and data-heavy workloads. Providers such as Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, and Wasabi minimize or eliminate egress fees, which can make them dramatically cheaper for read-heavy or distribution use cases. Always model egress, not just storage and compute, when comparing total cost.
What does managed Kubernetes give me over running it myself?
A managed Kubernetes service such as GKE, EKS, or a provider's own offering runs and maintains the Kubernetes control plane for you, handling upgrades, availability, and often node management and scaling. You focus on deploying workloads instead of operating the cluster. This removes a large operational burden and is recommended for most teams unless you have specific reasons to run a self-managed cluster.
What is a CDN and do I need one?
A content delivery network caches and serves your content from edge locations close to users, reducing latency and offloading traffic from your origin servers. CDNs also add DDoS protection and security features. If you serve a global audience, stream media, deliver large assets, or run a high-traffic API, a CDN noticeably improves speed and resilience and is generally worth adding.
When should I consider a GPU or AI cloud provider?
GPU and AI clouds such as RunPod, Lambda, and CoreWeave are worth considering when you need to train, fine-tune, or run inference on machine-learning models. Specialized providers often offer better GPU availability, higher-performance networking, and lower prices than general-purpose clouds for these workloads. For occasional, bursty needs, on-demand or serverless GPU options can be far more economical than reserving capacity.
Is Cloud Hosting Directory free to use?
Yes. Browsing and comparing providers in the directory is completely free. We list real, verifiable cloud and infrastructure providers, each linking to its official website, and anyone can submit additional real providers for editorial review at no cost.
How are providers selected and are prices listed?
We list only real, verifiable cloud and infrastructure providers, each with its official URL. We do not fabricate companies, and we do not publish invented prices — pricing changes frequently, so we point you to each provider's own pricing page. Editorial descriptions are factual and vendor-neutral, and inclusion is not a paid endorsement.