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Managed hosting gets you started, Upsun goes beyond basic hosting limits

Upsun delivers everything managed hosting promises and more. Focus on innovation while we handle infrastructure in ways that traditional managed hosting providers can’t. 

New project creationMinutes and fully automatedHours/days
MulticloudAWS, Azure, OVH, GCPSingle/fixed provider
Container managementGit workflowsFTP/SFTP, manual uploads, or limited Git
Regulatory complianceSOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, HIPAA certifiedLimited
Pricing transparencyTransparent (Pay only for what you use)Complex pricing with hidden fees
Performance monitoringBuilt-in observability suiteBasic server monitoring
Security updatesBuilt-in securityBasic security, upgrade required
Preview environmentByte-for-byte clones with real dataManual staging setup; limited data
Persistent storageInternal storage includedFixed; upgrade required
Managed Data ServicesPostgres, Redis, Kafka, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Solr, Memcached, RabbitMQ, Varnish, Network-Storage, Vault KMS, Headless Chrome, and InfluxDBMySQL, PostgreSQL (upgrade required), SQL Server, MariaDB, SQLite
Language supportNative support for major programming languagesLimited language and versions
Availability & recovery99.99% uptime available and automated backupsBasic uptime SLA and manual backup
Team collaborationAvailableAvailable with limited collaboration features

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With Upsun, you can depend on

Instant environment provisioning

Spin up instant copies of your production environment with complete data for every development branch. Team members can access these live preview environments, just like production.

Auto-scaling

Enjoy resources that scale to match demand. Your applications automatically handle any amount of traffic without slowdowns or crashes. Your apps stay operational during peak times without slowdowns.

Built-in security & compliance

Meet security and compliance needs with anti-DDoS protection and an integrated Web Application Firewall (WAF) from day one. All compliance certifications are included, so you meet industry standards without extra work.

No vendor lock-in

Keep complete control over your code and infrastructure with zero platform dependencies. A simple configuration file manages deployment while your application can run anywhere.

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Choosing new hosting is a big move. Start with our 15-day free trial to explore everything Upsun offers. See why 16,000+ developers choose our transparent and flexible platform over complicated alternatives.

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Experience the Upsun advantage

Get a 3% discount when you deploy and manage applications at data centers in our incentive-eligible greener regions.

Create byte-for-byte clones of your production environment in under 2 minutes, making updates simple, safe, and straightforward.

One centralized PaaS handles ops, storage, security, previews, and more. Sign 1 contract, pay 1 bill, and let your developers focus on 1 thing: coding.

Zero effort, 0 commitment required upfront. Get started with our $0 free tier and experience the difference for yourself.

One of the reasons we really liked Upsun was that it gave us this wealth of power, performance, and flexibility without having to manage our own cloud-hosting infrastructure.

John Boyer
Programmer/Analyst-Principal, Digital Service, University of Missouri

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