# 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")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/comparing-hosting-providers/100034/14 "2018-10-26T21:43:56Z")

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I can usually help people out for $100-300 when they get in the weeds with self-hosting. Self-hosting also allows you to use plugins that would require moving to [discourse.org](http://discourse.org)’s Enterprise plan. I have done installs for several hundred self-hosters and though I do command-line upgrades for some of them, a whole bunch of them just keep going for more than a year before they need my help again.

I can also keep offsite backups and monitor your site and provide regular upgrades ([Redirecting…](https://www.literatecomputing.com/discourse-server-maintenance/)).

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