Where Should You Host Your App? AWS vs Vercel vs Hetzner
Compare AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and more, then build live: deploy one app to two platforms, compare cost and effort.
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- 1The real problem: overpaying or over-engineering hosting
- 2The tool landscape: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OCI, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Vercel, Netlify, Render, Railway, Fly.io — what each is for and where they overlap
- 3How to choose: team size, integrations, where your data lives, and today's pricing and availability (checked live, not from memory)
- 4Live practical task: Deploy one app to two platforms, compare cost and effort
- 5Build the reusable output together: Hosting decision guide
- 6When you don't need a new tool at all, then live Q&A on your own setup
Who it's for
- • Students and developers who want hands-on practice with real tools
- • Business owners, founders and team leads choosing tools for their team
You'd leave with
- Hosting decision guide
- A shortlist of 2–3 options from AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OCI and others, with the criteria to pick one
- Hands-on practice: deploy one app to two platforms, compare cost and effort
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