Show HN: Compare Cloud and Bare Metal Servers
I built ServerSearcher (https://serversearcher.com) to make it easier to find cloud/virtual and bare-metal servers that match specific requirements like RAM, location, or CPU. The idea came from my own frustration trying to compare cloud servers across dozens of provider websites. There are a lot of server marketplaces and hosts, but I couldn’t find a single place to search across all of them with proper filters. So I made one.
ServerSearcher indexes servers from a few providers but I have only just started and there are more providers being added at the moment.
Next I'll be looking at adding GPU support as that was a second frustration.
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This is neat and I share your frustration. I've wanted to build this for a while and nice to see you've got something up.
Can't wait to see this grow into the tool I think we all need.
Nice! Looks like you’re missing https://www.datapacket.com/ - they’ve got top tier hardware and customer support
Actually quite useful. Agree that this is a source frustration for anyone trying to make a decision about server providers.
Happy to answer questions here, this is still early stages.