Overview
Curated collection of cloud computing platforms for hosting, serverless compute, databases, and application deployment. Organized by tier and use case.
Major Cloud Providers
Full-featured enterprise platforms with comprehensive service offerings.
Platform Description Links Amazon Web Services (AWS) Largest cloud provider - compute, storage, AI/ML, databases Console - Docs Microsoft Azure Enterprise cloud - strong .NET/Windows integration, hybrid Portal - Docs Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud + AI/ML + BigQuery analytics Console - Docs
Simpler interfaces optimized for developer experience.
Platform Description Links Vercel Next.js hosting, edge functions, instant deploys Site - Docs Netlify JAMstack hosting, forms, serverless functions Site - Docs Railway Simple app deployment with instant databases Site - Docs Render Unified platform for web services, databases, cron Site - Docs Fly.io Global edge deployment, excellent for distributed apps Site - Docs
Container & Serverless
Platform Description Links Google Cloud Run Serverless containers, auto-scaling Docs AWS Lambda Serverless functions, event-driven Docs Azure Functions Serverless compute for Azure Docs AWS Fargate Serverless containers without managing servers Docs
VPS & Infrastructure
Traditional virtual private servers and infrastructure.
Platform Description Links Digital Ocean Simple cloud VMs (Droplets), managed databases Site - Docs Linode (Akamai) Developer-friendly VPS, good for startups Site - Docs Vultr High-performance cloud compute, bare metal Site - Docs Hetzner Budget European cloud, excellent value Site
Database Hosting
Platform Description Links Supabase Open source Firebase alternative (PostgreSQL + Auth + Realtime) Site - Docs PlanetScale Serverless MySQL with branching Site - Docs Neon Serverless PostgreSQL with branching Site - Docs Turso Edge SQLite (libSQL) Site - Docs Upstash Serverless Redis and Kafka Site - Docs
Object Storage
Platform Description Links Amazon S3 Industry-standard object storage Docs Cloudflare R2 S3-compatible, no egress fees Docs Backblaze B2 Budget-friendly S3-compatible storage Site Azure Blob Storage Microsoft’s object storage Docs
Static & Edge
Platform Description Links Cloudflare Pages Static sites with edge functions Docs GitHub Pages Free static hosting from repos Docs AWS CloudFront CDN + edge compute Docs
R/Shiny Specific
Tool Description Links AWS CLI AWS command-line interface Install Azure CLI Azure command-line interface Install gcloud CLI Google Cloud CLI Install Terraform Infrastructure as code, multi-cloud Site Pulumi IaC with real programming languages Site
See Also
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