Media Temple IaaS Cloud vs. Virtuozzo Application Platform

I think Media Temple is well suited for a somewhat tech-savvy and sophisticated dev shop that wants something powerful to use but doesn't want the complexity of something like Rackspace or AWS. If you don't need an insane level of control and would have something more on a managed basis, Media Tempe IaaS is the way to go.

Incentivized

In case you want a cheaper PaaS that may be available in your country (Brazil, in my case), you may give Jelastic a try. There are some other strong competitors for the PaaS scenario with free versions, but the paid versions are far more expensive.

Incentivized

• Great user interface.
• Great performance.
• Creating a Wordpress website is very easy.

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• Easy to use, the interface guides you to create your application.
• Custom SSL certificate. You can upload your own certificates and it will configure them for you.

Incentivized

• There are often errors with automatic updates and management of 3rd party tools including software such as Plesk.
• I think the communication options could be improved. It isn't as easy to set up alerts as you would want.
• Your plans are grandfathered so you are somewhat stuck with an old plan.

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• SSH is still tricky to use. You have to log in to a gateway and go to an option menu to get logged in. Sometimes it was not available or too slow.
• Some errors are not clear enough. It took some time to understand which files I had to upload to get my custom SSL certificates working.

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We've been using both DreamHost and Media Temple for years and Media Temple has a better overall experience, offering a more robust solution in terms of scalability and customization. On the other hand, DreamHost has great support and a better pricing policy. So it depends on what are you looking for and your budget as well.

Incentivized

The price of Jelastic for the paid version (considering SSL) is better.

Incentivized

• It is a huge part of our overall web offerings. We depend on Media Temple day-to-day for a large contingency of clients.
• Reduction in costs and increase in bandwidth.
• An easy learning curve for new staff and semi-technical employees.

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• It has powered my project since its creation. It's a small project but I did not have any problems until now.

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