Server Planner for Small Business
Answer a few questions about your workload. Get a hardware recommendation, cost estimate, and deployment plan—all in plain language. No IT degree required.
✓ Good For
- •Brochure sites, internal tools, light e-commerce (under 10,000 monthly visitors)
- •Workloads where 99% uptime is acceptable (not mission-critical)
- •Teams with basic server experience or willingness to learn
- •Budgets starting at $50-500/month for infrastructure
× Not Good For
- •100% uptime requirements (healthcare, finance, real-time systems)
- •Strict regulatory constraints (HIPAA, PCI-DSS Level 1, FedRAMP)
- •High-traffic spikes without redundancy planning (viral content, flash sales)
- •Zero server experience and no time to learn (consider managed hosting)
What to Expect
- →Prices vary: Estimates are based on 2026 market data. Actual costs depend on your supplier, region, and timing.
- →Backup included: All recommendations assume you'll set up backups and basic monitoring (we'll guide you).
- →Redundancy optional: If you need 100% uptime, you'll need redundant servers or managed hosting. The planner will tell you.
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What & How
This helps us understand the "brain" power your app needs.
Managing a server is like owning a car. Do you want to do the oil changes yourself?
Need Help?
Not sure where to start? Read our hardware field guide or talk to an engineer.