Miget


Miget vs. Render vs. Heroku


When it comes to deploying and managing your applications, choosing the right platform can significantly affect cost, performance, and ease of use. Miget, Render, and Heroku are popular options offering unique features and pricing structures.


We will compare these platforms, focusing on a typical use case: an application requiring 1 GB of RAM, 1 CPU, scaled to two instances, a PostgreSQL database (20 GB storage, 1 GB of RAM), and a Redis instance.


Usage Scenario on Miget


To accommodate an application with the given requirements:

    • Application: Needs 1 GB of RAM, scaled to two instances.
    • Database (PostgreSQL): Needs 1 GB of RAM and 20 GB of storage.
    • Redis: Needs 128 MB of RAM



Resource Breakdown for Miget


Application:

    • RAM: 1 GB (per instance), scaled to two instances = 2 GB
    • CPU: 1 (shared) per instance, scaled to two instances = 2 (shared)


Database:

    • RAM: 1 GB
    • CPU: 1 (shared)
    • Storage: 20 GB


Redis:

    • RAM: 128 MB (utilizing the remaining 1 Gi RAM available in Miget L)
    • CPU: 1 (shared)



Plan: Miget L

  • Miget L: $25.99/month
    • RAM: 4 Gi
    • CPU (shared): 2
    • Storage: 20 Gi


Total Calculation:

  1. Miget L Plan: $25.99/month


Total Cost on Miget: $25.99/month



Competitors:

Render

    • Application Instances: $25/month each (2 GB RAM, 1 CPU)
    • Two instances: $50/month
    • PostgreSQL Database: $20/month (16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM)
    • Redis: $10/month
    • Storage: $1/month (4 GB storage added to PostgreSQL database)


Total Cost on Render.com: $81/month



Heroku

    • Application Instances: $50/month each (1 GB RAM, 1 CPU)
    • Two instances: $100/month
    • PostgreSQL Database: $50/month (Standard-0, up to 64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM)
    • Redis: $15/month (Standard plan, 1 GB RAM)


Total Cost on Heroku: $165/month


Advantages of Miget

    • Fair CPU Scheduler: Miget’s fair CPU scheduler ensures efficient CPU resource allocation, allowing you to assign a specific percentage of a core to different components, enhancing performance and predictability.
    • Flexible Add-Ons: You can easily upgrade your plan with additional CPU, RAM, or storage as needed, offering great flexibility and scalability.
    • Cost-Effective: Miget provides the most affordable solution among the compared platforms for the given use case.
    • Managed Services Included: Managed services like databases and Redis are free of charge as long as they fit within the Miget plan's resource limits, further reducing overall costs.


Conclusion

Miget is a highly cost-effective and flexible platform for deploying and managing applications, databases, and Redis instances. With its fair CPU scheduler, flexible resource assignments, and competitive pricing, Miget offers a compelling option compared to Render and Heroku.

For developers looking to optimize costs without sacrificing performance, Miget presents an excellent choice.


Summary of Costs:


    • Miget: $25.99/month
    • Render.com: $81/month
    • Heroku: $165/month


By choosing Miget, you can achieve significant savings while maintaining the flexibility to allocate resources as your needs grow dynamically.