Comparison
Your own server or cloud infrastructure for your news site?
Choosing hosting, managing servers, setting up security and scaling when traffic grows… With Ulakom you skip all of it and publish on cloud infrastructure for one price per site.
Setup
- Ulakom (cloud)
- Minutes
- Own server / hosting
- Server setup and configuration
Technical team needed
- Ulakom (cloud)
- Own server / hosting
- A system administrator
Traffic spikes
- Ulakom (cloud)
- Scales automatically
- Own server / hosting
- Requires a server upgrade
Global speed
- Ulakom (cloud)
- Data centers in 125+ countries
- Own server / hosting
- Single location, CDN extra
DDoS protection
- Ulakom (cloud)
- Included
- Own server / hosting
- Bought separately
Backups
- Ulakom (cloud)
- Automatic
- Own server / hosting
- Must be set up and monitored
Security updates
- Ulakom (cloud)
- Automatic
- Own server / hosting
- Your responsibility
Cost
- Ulakom (cloud)
- Fixed monthly price per site
- Own server / hosting
- Server + CDN + security + maintenance
Ulakom (cloud)Hidden costs
Costs you don't see on your own server
Maintenance time
Problem
Updates, backups and monitoring take hours every week.
With Ulakom
With Ulakom maintenance is on us; your team just produces news.
Downtime losses
Problem
Every minute your server is down costs traffic and ad revenue.
With Ulakom
Global, redundant infrastructure for uninterrupted publishing.
Extra services
Problem
CDN, DDoS protection, SSL and monitoring are all billed separately.
With Ulakom
All included in one price per site.
FAQ
Questions you might have
It depends on traffic and spikes sharply during breaking news. With Ulakom you don't pick a server; the infrastructure scales with traffic automatically.
Your content belongs to you; you can export it at any time.
Yes. Connect your existing domain; an SSL certificate is installed automatically for free.
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From the first story to the millionth reader
Launch your news site in minutes: write, publish, grow. We handle infrastructure, security and speed; you focus on the news.
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