Shared hosting pools many sites on one server—cost-effective for brochures and light traffic. VPS gives dedicated resources and more control at higher cost and responsibility. Managed hosting offloads patches, monitoring, and backups to the provider.
If you run e-commerce or collect sensitive data, clarify SSL management, backup frequency, and restore testing—not just monthly price.
Match the SLA to your risk: a restaurant’s menu site tolerates brief outages differently than an online intake form tied to appointments.
