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by krab 2238 days ago
There is a middle ground. There are smaller companies where you can rent a bare metal server, usually with unmetered connection (priced by bandwidth). There is an on-call support 24x7 to replace any failing part when you call them. They can build custom servers and also give long term or bulk discounts.

I have a good experience with [1] (a smaller local company) and Hetzner [2], a bigger provider. Compare the prices with cloud. Especially if you need something RAM intensive.

[1]: https://www.superhosting.net/dedicated-servers

[2]: https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver