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Heroku is killing it in RoR today, but I also noticed their rates jump up real fast. The reason is, they're on the forefront in this area, and really don't have any legit competition yet. They make it so, so easy to get going, and people rave about this constantly. I'm a WebFaction guy, they hit just the right point for me, with regard to price vs. features vs. a technically competitive/modern configuration. I haven't started moving into cloud services yet, because I just have a natural aversion to "leasing" as opposed to owning, though I realize a hired host isn't much different. I just see all the cloud services nickle-and-diming you to death - the meter is always running, all the time, in small ways and large. A flat monthly fee is plenty enough for me to worry about. With Heroku, they've obscured so many of the sub-components behind cute, fabricated names... I don't want to have to worry about contracting enough cycles, or workers, or R2D2's, or time, or speed. Though I realize this does work well for some users, I'm not that kind of user. |