{"id":1901,"date":"2021-05-31T17:48:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vernalweb.com\/blog\/?p=1901"},"modified":"2021-05-31T17:48:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:48:05","slug":"managed-or-unmanaged-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernalweb.com\/blog\/managed-or-unmanaged-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Managed or Unmanaged Hosting \u2013 Which is Perfect For Your Website?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are looking for the right place to host your website, you must have seen some plans with a term called Managed Hosting. You may encounter what managed hosting is or how it differs from unamanged hosting and which one is perfect for your website. In this article, I am going to discuss about managed and unmanaged hosting and help you identify the best option that suits your needs.<\/p>\n

Managed vs Unamanaged Hosting Intro<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you are going to create a website, the first step you need to take is to host your website somewhere in virtual space so that\u00a0 everyone can access your website data over the internet. Your web hosting provider will host your website in their servers. The servers will store your website content and show your data to the users.<\/p>\n

There are many types of hosting plans<\/a> and each type has its own benefits. The most commonly used is shared hosting<\/a> which is very popular due to low cost. You have to store your website in a server where you have to share resources with other websites. Most of the shared hosting plans available in the market comes with the Managed Hosting feature. This means your hosting provider will manage the server and ensure your hosting environment is optimized, secure and fast. On the other hand, you will be responsible for your website speed, security and availability.<\/p>\n

VPS hosting another popular option which is little bit costly as well as offers extra resources for your website. You will get better performance & security here compared to shared server. There are some other hosting options like cloud hosting, dedicated hosting etc.<\/p>\n

The Managed vs Unmanaged<\/strong> term comes mostly while you are choosing a Virtual Private Server (VPS), Cloud Hosting or Dedicated Server. If you choose a managed hosting plan, the web host will take care for most of the tasks related to the hosting management like automated backups, regular updates, and constant security scanning.<\/p>\n

Managed vs Unmanaged Hosting: Pros & Cons<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Both managed and unmanaged hosting have their own advantages & disadvantages. Let\u2019s compare both of them so that you can decide which one suits you most.<\/p>\n

If you are neither a technical guy nor have any hosting expert in your team, managed hosting is the best option for you. A wrong command line can ruin your money and dream completely. Let’s have a closer look at the pros & cons of managed hosting.<\/p>\n

Managed Hosting Pros:<\/h3>\n