Amazon ec2, rackspace, or something else?

[shindig]

I'm using ec2 windows instances and looking to upgrade but wondering if these prices are competitive?

I need to host win32 apps functioning as authoritative servers that use udp on a single port.

 

[Bofu2U]

Have you checked https://www.stormondemand.com/ yet?

 

[CherryJugs]

I also recommend the Liquid Web Storm Servers but I'd keep a minimal presence on ec2 so I could switch back quickly if something happened. Having a backup provider with the engine warm has saved my biz more than once.

 

[mr. anderson]

rackspace sucks stick with amazon

 

[vgeek]

https://www.vultr.com/pricing/ (DO clone, but from choopa.com)

They allow you to spin up Windows servers as well as load custom ISOs if they don't offer the version of Windows you want. They offer IPv6, but I think by default you can only get 1 additional IPv4, possibly more if you can provide justification.

 

[richcookies]

You should try Digitalocean.com. I have a guy, with coupon connections. From recent experience, they have solid servers.

 

[adamx12m]

rackspace sucks stick with amazon

rackspace does suck, overpriced, and idiot customer support that will cause unexpected downtime.

 

[tainted]

Rackspace has become terrible