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hosting vps, ranked by real usage_

As of 4 November 2026, Amazon EC2 leads hosting vps with 2,676 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Google Compute Engine at 246.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Leader
Amazon EC2 · 2,676
Runner-up
Google Compute Engine · 246
Most hiring, 90 days
Amazon EC2
Highest postings per company
RunPod
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
3,738companies across the category
72%of them on Amazon EC2
9,189postings naming a hosting vp in 90 days
14tools with enough evidence to rank
02 — Ranking

Every hosting vp we can measure

Companies naming the tool, and postings naming it in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the leader.

#ToolCompaniescompaniesPostings, 90 dayspostingsper company
1
Amazon EC2Amazon Web Services
2,676
6,8742.6
2
246
6822.8
3
DigitalOceanDigitalOcean
216
2751.3
4
cPanelcPanel
150
2641.8
5
OVHcloudOVHcloud
88
2572.9
6
HetznerHetzner Online
73
881.2
7
PleskPlesk International
62
1071.7
8
Rackspace TechnologyRackspace Technology
46
1072.3
9
WHMcPanel
45
771.7
10
ScalewayScaleway
44
1192.7
11
PantheonPantheon Systems
34
772.3
12
IONOSIONOS
22
1285.8
13
WHMCSWHMCS
21
401.9
14
RunPodRunPod
15
946.3
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Amazon EC2 leads hosting vps with 2,676 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Google Compute Engine at 246. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/category/hosting-vps)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • CatalogueBreaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov: 6,296 tools with vendor and category, editions folded into their parent.
  • CompaniesCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, any confidence. Candidate wish-lists excluded.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not countedTools used by teams that do not post jobs, and companies without a career site we can read.
FAQ

hosting vps: questions

How is this ranking made?

By the number of companies whose own job postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue (version T-1.0.1-prov). No vendor paid for a position and no editor chose the order.

Why is this different from review-site rankings?

Review sites rank by reviews collected. This ranks by companies hiring people to work in the tool, which is closer to seats in use. It under-counts tools used by teams that rarely post jobs.

What about product editions?

Editions and sub-products () are counted under the parent so no company is counted twice.

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