Advantages of Kinsta versus self-managed VPS (other managed hosts might have similar benefits):
- Don’t need to worry about troubleshooting random server issues at 2am
- No server maintenance overhead
- No real need to update Trellis, or migrate a VPS to a newer version of Ubuntu
- Automatic daily backups
- CDN included without additional setup
- Support team available 24/7
- DDoS protection via Cloudflare
- Horizontal scaling when a site suddenly gets traffic spikes
- No need to maintain expertise in server administration as your business grows
- Compliance certifications handled for you if clients need them
- Uptime monitoring and automatic failover
- Time saved can be spent on actual development or client work
(Of course a lot of these can be integrated with Trellis)
When Trellis + VPS makes sense:
- You enjoy/need full control over server configuration
- You’re managing many sites and want to optimize hosting costs
- You have the time/expertise to handle server maintenance
- Client has specific infrastructure requirements
- You want to learn/maintain DevOps skills
If anyone is interested in Kinsta, please consider using our referral link. Lots of folks in our community are using Kinsta and happy with them, and some of them have been using Kinsta for almost 10 years at this point.