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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure App Service

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AThe Microsoft Azure App Service is a PaaS that enables users to build, deploy, and scale web apps and APIs, a fully managed service with built-in infrastructure maintenance, security patching, and scaling. Includes Azure Web Apps, Azure Mobile Apps, Azure API Apps, allowing developers to use popular frameworks including .NET, .NET Core, Java, Node.js, Python, PHP, and Ruby.

    $9.49

    per month

    Web Hosting Hub

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AWeb Hosting Hub is a website hosting service with features such as SSD hosting, website backups, unlimited space and bandwith, and eCommerce tools.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure App ServiceWeb Hosting Hub
    Editions & Modules
    Shared Environment for dev/test
    $9.49
    per month
    Basic Dedicated environment for dev/test
    $54.75
    per month
    Standard Run production workloads
    $73
    per month
    Premium Enhanced performance and scale
    $146
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure App ServiceWeb Hosting Hub
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFree and Shared (preview) plans are ideal for testing applications in a managed Azure environment. Basic, Standard and Premium plans are for production workloads and run on dedicated Virtual Machine instances. Each instance can support multiple applications and domains.
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    Azure App ServiceWeb Hosting Hub
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Web Hosting Hub
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
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    Features
    Azure App ServiceWeb Hosting Hub
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Azure App Service and Web Hosting Hub
    Feature
    Azure App Service
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Web Hosting Hub
    -
    Ratings
    Ease of building user interfaces10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform management overhead4.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform access control10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment creation10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment replication10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue recovery6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes5.14 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Azure App ServiceWeb Hosting Hub
    Small Businesses
    IBM Cloud Foundry
    Score6 out of 10
    SiteGround
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Private
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    Score7.3 out of 10
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure App ServiceWeb Hosting Hub
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (8 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure App ServiceWeb Hosting Hub
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    You may easily deploy your apps to Azure App Service if they were written in Visual Studio IDE (typically.NET applications). With a few clicks of the mouse, you may already deploy your application to a remote server using the Visual Studio IDE. As a result of the portal's bulk and complexity, I propose Heroku for less-experienced developers.
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    Web Hosting Hub
    If you are a small business, freelancer, or any other type of user that doesn't need a lot of resources and get less than 10,000 hits per month, this is a great hosting environment for you. If you need more resources, I would recommend something else such as their sister company InMotion Hosting.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • It has options to deploy using CI/CD.
    • It has great integration with Azure Devops
    • It has all the common runtimes, so we don't need to install softwares.
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    Web Hosting Hub
    • Easy setup - i can easily add domains, sub-domains, add-ons, as well as set up a WordPress installation in a matter of minutes.
    • Low cost - if you want to keep costs down, the plans are very cost effective with shared hosting for as little as $5 a month (there is a catch, that you have to sign up for a certain amount of time, but it's still worth it).
    • User-friendly UI via Cpanel - no surprises here, it's just a Cpanel that you're familiar with and works.
    • Excellent customer service and tech support available 24/7.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • the learning curve can be tough (just like other azure services)
    • the UX/UI could be more intuitive (just like other azure services as well)
    • monitoring can be hard to understand
    • Microsoft's learning resources are hard to understand
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    Web Hosting Hub
    • Sites can be slow if you're on a shared server environment as they may be crowded servers.
    • Sometimes tech support doesn't know how to solve the problem - but I've only experienced this with one issue and that is site speed. likely the best solution is to upgrade to better hosting.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    I enjoy the fact that Azure App Service can be managed by the Azure portal and a fully graphical user interface, as well as from two different flavors of command-line interface, i.e. Azure CLI and Azure Powershell. By utilizing the Azure Cloud Shell, we are able to switch between Azure Bash (CLI) and Powershell at any given moment and manage the Azure App Service settings from devices of any form-factor (Web based management).
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    Web Hosting Hub
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    We had an issue where we deployed too large of a resource and didn't notice until the bill came through. They were very understanding and saw we weren't utilizing the resources so they issued a generous refund in about 4 hours. Very fast, friendly, and understanding support reps from my experience.
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    Web Hosting Hub
    If there's a fix for the problem I'm having, they typically find it and help me implement it. In addition to that, they are available 24/7 to help so I know that they've got my back if I run into any problems whatsoever. Sometimes, wait times can be a little bit long, but honestly, the longest I've waiting was maybe 15 mins, so it's not too bad. Usually, I get through to them within 2-5 mins of calling.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Azure has many data center, their services are more reliable. Azure has way more features than both Linode and DigitalOcean. If someone wants a complete reliable service, he/she must go to Azure instead of Linode and DigitalOcean because even though azure charges more, it is worth the money you pay there.
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    Web Hosting Hub
    Web Hosting Hub is my preferred go-to when selecting hosting for a small business or freelance operation and it is also one of the lowest cost solutions that I have seen. This paired with their really excellent and always-available tech support (which I have called on holidays, weekends, and in the middle of the night) makes them a great option in my book.
    In addition, they give you all the tools and access you need to manage your site no matter what you're trying to do. cPanel is a familiar environment and I have not noticed any bugs while logged in.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Reduced the deployment time of ASP .NET applications in the company.
    • Gave us an alternative to quickly deploy our applications without granting access to the version control system to a third platform.
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    Web Hosting Hub
    • Hosting is a functional thing - i need to have it in order to run my business and make money. ROI has been tremendous by that calculation.
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