What‘s Differences between Shared Hosting and Cloud Hosting

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　　What‘s Differences between Shared Hosting and Cloud Hosting？
　　As we all know， many enterprises and website owners regard the shared hosting as their first choices before the cloud hosting gets mushroomed in recent years. But now， the dominance obviously transfers to the later one. So， what’s the differences between the shared hosting and the cloud hosting？
　　The concept of the Shared Hosting is that the limited space of one server is partitioned into several tiny spaces by the virtual tech， and every tiny space is just one shared hosting. Every virtual hosting here has the independent domain name， IP address and complete Internet function which are the same with the real server. The fee this plan will cost is relatively inexpensive because of its simple operation. In addition， the shared hosting also has no dedicated operation system and only can be operated by the provided control panel. Also， its stability and access speed are limited to a certain degree.
　　Cloud Hosting is a hosting product of the cloud computing system. Although this hosting server is similar to the VPS one， the distinct is that the cloud hosting is the dedicated part that is partitioned from the station group， owning the independent bandwidth and IP， which enables the user to install various operation systems and server environments according to the actual needs. Moreover， every server in the station group has an image of the cloud hosting. So， once one machine fails out， users may redirect to other servers， which in theory can avoid the overall downtime. So， the cloud hosting is stronger than the VPS hosting in the aspects of the stability and security，
　　Above all， the cloud hosting has the excellent competitive edge than the shared hosting. However， when facing the time to make the final decision， no matter enterprises or webmasters， the stability and safety should always be your first concern forever.（Source:ihostreport.com）

[markorton]

Cloud Hosting

Cloud is the most sought-after hosting solution today. Cloud hosting uses multiple servers to form a cluster that enables on-demand scalability. Whereas, in Shared or Dedicated Server hosting system fully depends on a single machine that increases the risk of failure.

Some points to be considered:

The heavy traffic website needs multiple servers to keep pace with increasing traffic.
It gives greater protection from the overwhelmed server. If one of the servers is quite stacked with requests. It can be switched to another server automatically.
It is more reliable, secure but expensive.Fewer website occupies the same server. Your website will get more resources at its disposal than shared web hosting.
Freedom to configure the server as you want.

Shared Hosting

It is the cheapest option of hosting, mainly preferred by startups and small businesses. Under this hosting type, a single server is shared by multiple customers that may lead to serious security concern and reduced performance.

Some points to consider:

It is the best choice when you have a tight budget and your website is lightweight.
It is shared environment hence if your neighbour is using too many resources. Your website might slow down.
It can be less flexible. You won’t be able to block the specific port and modify a core component.

[Rocky]

Cloud hosting allows your website to be hosted on multiple synced servers all sharing resources. Shared hosting has multiple websites on a single server sharing resources. Cloud hosting (opens in new tab), for example, is not simply shared website hosting with a cloud badge stuck on the front of it.

[DemoTiger]

In cloud hosting your data is manged by third person or persons. It means they can see your data. Although it is secure. If it is not your personal data or sensitive data of your clients, cloud hosting offers you more resources than shared hosting. Also in cloud hosting you pay as per the usage.