Fly.io is a US platform that lets developers run applications and databases close to users by deploying containers as lightweight virtual machines in many regions.
Linode is a cloud hosting provider, now part of Akamai, offering virtual machines, managed Kubernetes, storage and networking with straightforward pricing for developers and businesses.
Vultr is a US cloud infrastructure provider offering virtual machines, bare metal servers, Kubernetes and GPU instances across many global data centre locations.
OVHcloud is a French cloud provider offering web hosting, dedicated servers, public and private cloud and domain services, with data centres across Europe and beyond.
Hetzner is a German hosting company offering dedicated servers, cloud servers, storage and domain services at low prices, with data centres in Germany, Finland and the US.
Scaleway is a French cloud provider offering virtual instances, bare metal, managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage and AI infrastructure with European data centres.
DigitalOcean is a US cloud infrastructure provider offering simple virtual servers called Droplets, managed databases, Kubernetes and app hosting aimed at developers and small businesses.
Microsoft Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform, offering virtual machines, databases, AI, analytics and hybrid cloud services for enterprises, developers and public-sector customers.