Use cases

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Twenty concrete profiles with hard requirements, budgets and scenario weights.

Use cases$20

API backend service

A small API backend in a German region with at least 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs and 30 GB storage.

Monthly budget (USD)$20
Your hard requirements5
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Use cases$10

Budget website or blog

A small public site with low traffic, a tight monthly budget and no strict region requirement.

Monthly budget (USD)$10
Your hard requirements4
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Use cases$60

CI build runner

A build runner with 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPUs, 100 GB storage and a $60 monthly budget.

Monthly budget (USD)$60
Your hard requirements4
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Use cases$35

CPU-oriented workload

A compute-leaning host with at least 2 vCPUs for builds, batch jobs and light media processing.

Monthly budget (USD)$35
Your hard requirements4
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Use cases$20

Development and staging

A general-purpose sandbox for builds, tests and staging with at least 2 GB RAM.

Monthly budget (USD)$20
Your hard requirements4
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Use cases$25

Container and Docker host

A single Docker host for several services with 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs and 60 GB storage.

Monthly budget (USD)$25
Your hard requirements4
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Use cases$60

Multiplayer game server

A game host with 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPUs, 100 GB storage and at least 4 TB monthly transfer.

Monthly budget (USD)$60
Your hard requirements5
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Use cases$30

High-traffic website

A content or storefront site with at least 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs, 80 GB storage and 3 TB of monthly transfer.

Monthly budget (USD)$30
Your hard requirements5
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Use cases$15

IPv6-first deployment

A low-cost host where IPv6 is a hard requirement and IPv4 may be optional.

Monthly budget (USD)$15
Your hard requirements3
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Use cases$20

Small mail server

A mail host with confirmed IPv4, at least 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU and 40 GB storage.

Monthly budget (USD)$20
Your hard requirements5
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Use cases$60

Media and file library

A file or media host with at least 200 GB storage, 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs and 2 TB transfer.

Monthly budget (USD)$60
Your hard requirements5
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Use cases$20

Renewal-cost sensitive

A 12-month decision that prioritizes renewal price and evidence freshness over promotional pricing.

Monthly budget (USD)$20
Your hard requirements2
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Use cases$30

Self-hosted applications

A small always-on host for self-hosted apps, containers and backups.

Monthly budget (USD)$30
Your hard requirements4
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Use cases$35

Small database

A single-node database host with 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs, 80 GB storage and confirmed backups.

Monthly budget (USD)$35
Your hard requirements5
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Use cases$30

Small e-commerce store

A small storefront and database with 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs, 80 GB storage and confirmed backups.

Monthly budget (USD)$30
Your hard requirements5
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Use cases$35

Storage-heavy node

A host for files, backups or media with at least 80 GB storage and a 160 GB scenario target.

Monthly budget (USD)$35
Your hard requirements4
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Use cases$10

Dual-stack VPN gateway

A low-cost VPN endpoint requiring confirmed IPv4 and IPv6, 1 GB RAM and 20 GB storage.

Monthly budget (USD)$10
Your hard requirements5
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Methodology · This is a verified validation corpus of 30 providers and 210 offers, not a market census. Coverage goals are tracked separately.