Ship & Host

AWS

The world's leading cloud computing platform with 200+ services across compute, storage, database, AI/ML, and networking. AWS powers 31% of the global cloud market with unmatched scale, compliance, and enterprise capabilities.

Coolify

Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable platform for deploying and managing web applications, databases, and services. It offers developers and small teams a Heroku/Netlify alternative to control their infrastructure.

Docker

Docker is a platform that uses OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers. It enables developers and DevOps teams to build, ship, and run applications consistently across any environment.

Dropbox

The cloud storage pioneer now trying to be an AI workspace. Block-level sync still best-in-class for large files, but 15-year subscribers call it enshittification as prices rise and features get killed.

Google Cloud

Google Cloud Platform

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offers a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services, including infrastructure, data analytics, and AI/ML. It targets businesses and developers seeking scalable, secure, and globally distributed solutions.

Google Drive

The 15GB free cloud storage that became an AI knowledge base. Gemini searches your files semantically and generates spreadsheets 9x faster — but also got caught scanning private tax PDFs without consent, triggering a class action lawsuit.

Kubernetes

Kubernetes orchestrates containerized applications, automating deployment, scaling, and management. It's for DevOps engineers and SREs. Its key differentiator is robust, declarative management of microservices across clusters.

Netlify

Web development platform for deploying and hosting modern web projects. Features serverless functions, forms, identity, and split testing. Generous free tier.

Railway

Cloud platform for deploying apps with zero config. Instant deployments, autoscaling, and built-in databases.

Render

Unified cloud platform to build and run apps. Auto-deploys from Git, free SSL, managed databases, and private networking.

Vercel

Frontend cloud platform for deploying web applications. Created Next.js. Offers serverless functions, edge network, and preview deployments.