ElasticHosts virtual servers come in sizes to suit all businesses, from a basic, but fully capable server from £29 per month to high-end configurations with up to eight cores, 5 GB memory, 2 TB disk.

Our virtual servers are designed, configured and supported for all forms of web hosting, unlike Google App Engine which is limited to Python applications running in their proprietary environment.

Feature Description ElasticHosts Google App Engine
Scalable infrastructure Run Web applications on a scaleable efficient infrastructure. Y Y
Operating system access Log into the underlying server on which your web application runs. Y N
(no operating system access)
Free choice of technologies, languages and frameworks Run any operating system designed for PC hardware and any software on your virtual server. Y N
(Python only)
Easy-to-use web hosting services Benefit from a full suite of accompanying services that you need to build your web application (e.g. domain registration, DNS), all managed from any web browser. Y N

Correct at time of writing, 22 May 2008