Hello,
I am a designer and planning to start a web hosting business. I am studying the concepts of the web hosting industry. Likewise, I get stuck on this question what is the difference between basic web hosting and SaaS or PaaS? Is it the same or different? Please help me to know. Thank you!
Basically, traditional web hosting comes under two main categories first one is shared hosting, in that multiple hosting accounts are hosted on the same hosting server and also the resources of hosting server are shared with all users. Another one is VPS hosting, in that you get a limited amount of hosting resources like memory, bandwidth, disk space, etc. that is allocated to you only.
Due to growing competition, the web hosting industry has augmented and this leads to the introduction of new hosting solutions.
SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) - In that, where you pay to get access of business software for a specific time period. They allow you to run and manage the software or application on their servers anytime and from anywhere. This service also referred to as software on demand that offers access to software via the internet.
SaaS platforms: Google Apps, Dropbox, Salesforce, Cisco WebEx, Concur, GoToMeeting
Benefits of using SaaS service:- No updates, installation, and maintenance are required
- Low cost
- Access it anywhere
PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) - It is a service platform on which you can develop or run your custom software easily. Service providers will manage the servers for you, so that, you can focus on the development of the business.
PaaS platforms: AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Windows Azure, Heroku, Overview, Google App Engine, Apache Stratos, OpenShift
The benefits of using PaaS service:- Take care and maintenance of all servers and operating systems
- You can develop or run a custom application without having to develop a Platform to run it in