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Your dedicated server provider is ripping you off. Here's how
blog.serversearchtool.com#dedicated server#server comparison#hosting pricing#dedicated hosting
How HN took it
2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
Idea: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for transparency in dedicated server market
From 2 comments
I agree it's a start and having a comparison site for dedicated servers seems like it could be a good idea , your right pricing is not at all transparent. I would look to the…
ollybee on HNIf enough people start to use this, it could really change the dynamics of the dedicated server market. For example, I never knew I could get a dual core server with a 40GB SSD…
numair on HN
Objections
Price and spec alone ignore support and extra services that customers value
From 1 comment
Few customers compare dedicated server providers purely on server spec and price. If that was genuinely all you were looking at then colocation would almost certainly be a better…
ollybee on HN
Requests
Add more server providers to the list
From 1 comment
This is a great solution, but you ought to add some more server providers to the list like Choompa, Equinox, LiquidWeb, MediaTemple, StormOnDemand, LeaseWeb, Hetzner.de Those at…
true_religion on HN
Filter for hosts using branded hardware
From 1 comment
I agree it's a start and having a comparison site for dedicated servers seems like it could be a good idea , your right pricing is not at all transparent. I would look to the…
ollybee on HN
Include managed services with costs and SLAs
From 1 comment
You have to start somewhere. And right now the amount of transparency in the dedicated server market is pretty atrocious. How do you begin to compare one plan from another, one…
lnguyen on HN
Alternatives named
Colocation and EC2 cloud hosting
From 2 comments
Few customers compare dedicated server providers purely on server spec and price. If that was genuinely all you were looking at then colocation would almost certainly be a better…
ollybee on HNIf enough people start to use this, it could really change the dynamics of the dedicated server market. For example, I never knew I could get a dual core server with a 40GB SSD…
numair on HN