Toolradar Research
Hosting and deployment software statistics 2026
First-party data on the 297 hosting tools Toolradar tracks: Oracle Cloud at 3.50 from 19,234 reviews against BunnyCDN at 4.90, and Cloudflare Pages at 2.90 from 2,050.
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Key findings
What the data shows.
- 01
297 hosting and deployment tools tracked, holding 97,868 aggregated third-party reviews. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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23% are paid-only. Most of this category is free-tier infrastructure. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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Oracle Cloud holds 19,234 reviews at 3.50. AWS holds 17,730 at 4.40. BunnyCDN holds 1,754 at 4.90. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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Cloudflare Pages sits at 2.90 from 2,050 reviews. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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The review-weighted average is 4.19. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
About the research
How we built this report.
Toolradar tool database. Editorial review with weekly pricing verification.
2026. Snapshot taken September 17, 2026. Refresh due Dec 17, 2026.
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Hosting is free to start and expensive to like at the bottom of the table. Toolradar tracks 297 tools holding 97,868 reviews. 23% are paid-only. Oracle Cloud holds 19,234 reviews at 3.50. AWS holds 17,730 at 4.40. WordPress.com, tagged here as a host, holds 17,713 at 4.50. Cloudflare Pages holds 2,050 at 2.90. BunnyCDN holds 1,754 at 4.90. The hyperscaler that people already have is not the one they rate highest.
Every figure below is computed from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026. The live dashboard is Hosting and deployment statistics. The buyer ranking is best hosting and deployment software.
How large the category is
We track 297 published tools, or 2.8% of the 10,619 tools in the directory. 68% (203 of 297) were added to Toolradar in 2026. "Added" means added to our directory, not founded this year.
A $20 starter plan is a sandbox. The bill is egress, seats, and the region you actually run.
How these tools are priced
23% of the 297 tools are paid-only. 77% offer a free tier or freemium plan (230 tools). 28% are fully free.
How hosting and deployment software are priced
n = 297 tools, September 17, 2026
For the 56 tools that publish a paid tier, the median entry price is $20 a month and the mean is $74.
Entry price distribution
n = 56 tools with a published paid tier
The catalog-wide median entry is $20 (software pricing statistics).
How these tools are rated
171 of 297 tools carry a rating (58%). Those ratings rest on 97,868 reviews. Unweighted mean 4.34. Review-weighted mean 4.19.
Rating distribution
n = 171 rated tools
The most-reviewed tools on September 17, 2026:
| Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Cloud | 3.50 | 19,234 |
| AWS | 4.40 | 17,730 |
| WordPress.com | 4.50 | 17,713 |
| Podman | 4.60 | 5,705 |
Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.
Oracle Cloud has more reviews than AWS in this cut and sits 0.90 lower. BunnyCDN has a tenth of that volume and sits at 4.90. Volume is not satisfaction.
The highest-rated tools with at least 200 aggregated reviews:
| # | Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BunnyCDN | 4.90 | 1,754 |
| 2 | Kinsta | 4.80 | 1,665 |
| 3 | Glasskube | 4.80 | 543 |
| 4 | Buddy | 4.80 | 397 |
| 5 | Bitrise | 4.80 | 313 |
| 6 | SourceForge | 4.70 | 203 |
| 7 | Podman | 4.60 | 5,705 |
| 8 | Gradio | 4.60 | 1,336 |
| 9 | Firebase | 4.60 | 1,073 |
| 10 | DigitalOcean | 4.60 | 914 |
BunnyCDN leads at 4.90.
Review volume by platform:
| Review platform | Tools with a profile | Aggregated reviews | Mean rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | 154 | 66,282 | 4.37 |
| Capterra | 53 | 19,873 | 4.59 |
| Trustpilot | 30 | 10,767 | 3.33 |
| SourceForge | 31 | 946 | 4.20 |
Three tools worth comparing are BunnyCDN, AWS, and Oracle Cloud.
How often pricing moves
Our pricing tracker logged 15 pricing changes for these tools in 2026, 0 of them applied.
How this data was measured
Every figure in this report is computed live from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026, covering the 297 published tools we categorize under Hosting and deployment. Pricing model is read from each vendor's official pricing page. The entry price is the cheapest positive monthly tier a tool publishes. Ratings and review counts are aggregated from third-party platforms (G2, Capterra, Trustpilot and others), not from Toolradar's own reviews. The leaderboard floor is 200 aggregated reviews. This is a directory snapshot, not a survey.
Cite this report
- APA: Corneloup, L. (2026). Hosting and deployment software statistics 2026. Toolradar Research. https://toolradar.com/reports/hosting-deployment-software-statistics
- MLA: Corneloup, Louis. "Hosting and deployment software statistics 2026." Toolradar Research, 17 Sept. 2026, toolradar.com/reports/hosting-deployment-software-statistics.
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