Shared Hosting vs VPS | EP 168

Shared Hosting vs VPS

1. Shared: It’s cheaper 02:04
   • It’s significantly cheaper to share hosting.
   • If you’re a small business owner and you just need a small web presence, shared hosting could be good for you.
2. Shared: More opportunities for problems  03:05
   • If you have an e-commerce store, or other type of involved website, you should stay away from shared hosting.
   • Shared hosting can result in problems like your email being blacklisted. There are hundreds of people sharing the same servers and if one person does something bad, everyone will suffer.
   • Another problem is that you are sharing resources and that can significantly slow down your website.
   • Not all sharing is created equal. WPEngine has shared hosting, but you don’t have many of the downsides above.
3. VPS: More resources 06:31
   • VPS is a dedicated environment, so you have the benefits of a dedicated server.
   • With VPS you won’t have to worry about other email accounts blacklisting your IP address or high traffic websites taking up your resources.
   • This article from WPMU DEV talks about this more in detail.

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