# Comparing hosting providers

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-hosting-providers/100034>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [October 20, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-hosting-providers/100034 "2018-10-20T01:18:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Scoobie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/scoobie/32/122822_2.png) [@Scoobie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Scoobie)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-hosting-providers/100034/1 "2018-10-20T01:18:37Z")

</div>

As a newbie to Discourse hosting, I’m trying to get my head around the hosting options and what they offer.  
Is there anything I’ve missed below?

As a new forum, I’d only expect a small number of users.

- I need at least one non-standard plug-in. [https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-previews/41630/](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-previews/41630/)
- I’d prefer to be hosted in the UK as that’s where my users are and the legal landscape is changing due to Brexit.

What are my options?

Discourse . org

- $100 per month - far too expensive for me
- gets me 100,000 pages
- Can’t install plugin unless on enterprise plan
- Not clear if this includes a mail server

[Communiteq](https://www.communiteq.com) (formerly DiscourseHosting)

- My 1 plugin pushes me into their $50 per month plan,
- European hosting.
- 500,000 monthly page views, which is probably more than I need.
- not clear if this includes a mail server

Digital Ocean

- $5 per month
- I’m not sure at all what that actually gets me though in terms of traffic and services ( e.g. mail server)
- Appears to need Mailgun as well?

---

_[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-hosting-providers/100034)._