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Determine the right hosting specification for your website based on expected traffic, storage needs, uptime requirements, and performance targets.
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Hosting Tiers — Specs & Pricing
| Specification | Shared | VPS | Dedicated | Cloud / Serverless |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Cost | £5–20 | £20–80 | £80–250 | £10–200 |
| Monthly Visitors | Up to 10K | 10K–100K | 100K+ | Auto-scales |
| CPU | Shared | 1–4 vCPU | 4–16 CPU | On-demand |
| RAM | 512 MB–1 GB | 2–8 GB | 8–64 GB | Auto-managed |
| Storage | 5–20 GB | 20–100 GB SSD | 100 GB–1 TB | Pay-per-use |
| Uptime SLA | 99% | 99.5–99.9% | 99.9–99.99% | 99.95%+ |
| SSL | Often extra | Free (Let’s Encrypt) | Included | Included |
| Backups | Manual / extra | Configurable | Included daily | Automatic |
| Best For | Blogs, small sites | Growing businesses | High-traffic, regulated | Modern web apps |
Prices are typical UK hosting rates excluding VAT. Cloud/serverless costs scale with usage. Cloudswitched includes hosting with every web development project
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