Webslice Serverless vs. Upsun

Ship websites, skip the architecture

Webslice Serverless is a powerful hosting platform built for developers who make lots of websites. Upsun (formerly Platform.sh) is a powerful deployment platform with hosting features. Both platforms help you focus on coding, instead of worrying about managing servers or navigating AWS config.

If you're a developer or agency wanting to make websites quickly without worrying about complex architecture decisions, Webslice Serverless is designed for you. Upsun’s customizable platform is designed for enterprise level customers with a DevOps engineer onboard and a fleet of web applications built in different languages.

Webslice Serverless and Upsun are different

Webslice Serverless offers many similar benefits to Upsun, without charging Upsun prices or making you fret over architecture decisions. It's packed with features like autoscaling, two-click Git integrations, snappy deploys, all without needing specialist architectural knowledge. If you’re a digital agency, freelancer, or just a developer who likes making lots of websites, you’ll find Webslice Serverless more approachable and easier to get your application up and running.

Upsun is designed for enterprise-sized customers with DevOps engineers on-hand. It’s a highly sophisticated service, packed with functionality and flexibility for big teams to shape and scope architecture exactly to the needs. It involves less overhead than working directly with AWS, serving as a middle ground for elaborate, high-stakes projects. However, if you don’t have a big team of developers running a fleet of websites using various languages, Upsun might be excessive.

Why developers choose Webslice Serverless

Scale and save costs

Usage-only pricing means your bill shrinks in quiet periods. No minimum monthly spend.

Built for all developers

We care about developers of all sizes, not just the ones with the biggest budgets.

2 platforms, 1 account

Run websites on Webslice Serverless or Webslice Containers using the same account.

Simple pricing

Deployments made easy

Webslice Serverless prioritizes simplifying deploys. Like Upsun, deploys are made via Git pushes. Webslice supports Git integration with the most popular Git managers: GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. It takes only two clicks to connect your account, and then deploying is as easy as picking a repo from a list.

Two Git deploy strategies are available: Live deploys (super quick deploys suitable for most sites) or Versioned deploys (for sites that need atomic swaps with zero-downtime). Whether you’re running Laravel, WordPress or vanilla PHP, they're all supported. It’s serverless hosting for any PHP framework.

Simplified pricing

Webslice Serverless will be a bit easier on your wallet. There’s no monthly membership fees, and no convoluted plans that take hours to decipher and evaluate. Outside of a $1 cost per project, and $3.50 cost for each database, the only other costs come from usage. You don’t have to worry about interfacing with AWS or having your own AWS account—we handle all the AWS baggage so you can prioritise coding.

Webslice Serverless is streamlined so developers and agencies can get up and running in minutes, without worrying about breaking the bank.

Pay only for what you use

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	Sites	Database	Est. Usage	Est. price
Statamic webslice.com	1		70k	$3.75
Astro static docs.webslice.com	1		210k	$1.10
WordPress Photo Studio	1	1	190k	$11.15
Agency setup	10	5	500k	$45.00

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Know what’s right for you

If you’re a developer looking for serverless PHP hosting that can autoscale your websites, Webslice Serverless is a down-to-earth development platform built for people just like you. Depending on your case, there’s a good chance that your costs will be cheaper with Webslice too.

Webslice Serverless is a PHP hosting solution for agencies, freelancers and eager developers. It’s packed with features that simplify Git deploys and autoscaling, without needing to hire a DevOps engineer and pay through the nose for functionality you don’t need.

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