Shared Hosting vs VPS vs a Deploy Platform for Web Apps in India
Sagar Tayde · · 3 min read
Shared hosting vs VPS is the first choice most developers in India face, and a deploy platform is the third option. All three can run your app. They differ in how much of the work is yours - setup, deploys, security updates, scaling and the bill. This post compares them in plain terms, so you can pick the one that fits your project today and know when to switch.
Shared hosting
Many websites share one server and one control panel.
Good for
A WordPress site or a PHP app with light traffic.
Hard for
A Node.js or Python app that needs its own long-running process, its own packages, and a clean way to ship updates. Background jobs and custom ports are usually off the table.
A VPS
A virtual machine that is yours: you get root access and install what you like.
Good for
Full control. You pick the OS, the web server and the database, and run anything.
Hard for
Everything after setup is yours: security patches, restarts, HTTPS certificates, backups, logs and monitoring. A VPS that nobody updates is a security risk, and a disk that fills up at night takes the app down with it.
A deploy platform
You push code from Git; the platform builds, runs and serves it.
Good for
Apps in a Git repository. You connect GitHub once, and every push becomes a new release. See how push-to-deploy works.
Hard for
Very unusual setups. If you need a custom kernel or full root access, a VPS fits better.
What Voroa handles
On Voroa, a web service gets a URL with HTTPS, a new release on every push, rollback to the previous version, custom domains, logs, and environment variables. It runs in Mumbai.
Side by side
| Shared hosting | VPS | Deploy platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup work | Low | High | Low |
| Runs Node.js / Python servers | Limited | Yes | Yes |
| New version | Upload files | You script it | Every git push |
| HTTPS | Usually included | You set it up | Included |
| OS updates | Host | You | Platform |
| Scaling | Change plan | Resize or add machines | Bigger size or more copies |
How the bill differs
Shared hosting and VPS plans are often cheapest per month. A platform saves your time. On Voroa you can start free (subject to free capacity), and paid sizes start at Rs 298 a month plus GST, billed in rupees with a GST invoice. The official GST portal is where a business registers to claim input tax credit.
So which one?
- A blog or a brochure site: shared hosting is fine. If it is plain HTML, a static site is free on Voroa.
- An app you want to control down to the OS: a VPS.
- An app in GitHub that you want live without running servers: a platform.
When to switch
Move off shared hosting when your app needs its own process. Move off a VPS when upkeep takes more time than building. Move to a VPS when a platform genuinely cannot run what you need.
Try a platform on Voroa
New to the platform idea? What is Voroa explains it in two minutes. To try free first, read free web app hosting in India. For sizes and prices, see web app hosting on Voroa.