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Web Hosting Services Which Support Ruby on Rails

↓ Asia | ↓ Australia | ↓ Europe | ↓ New Zealand | ↓ North America | ↓ South America

Asia

• Exaltinfo Exaltinfo web services supports Ruby on Rails(ROR) Web Hosting, cPanel, FTP, PHP, and free MySQL.

• GVT.hk Just the best hosting solutions located in Hong Kong, which support PHP, Ruby on Rails, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.(Chinese speaking)

• Hardfocus Media – Japan Web Hosting Configured properly for Japanese and other Asian Languages. cPanel, Ruby on Rails (details here ), mod_ruby, mod_FastCGI, PHP 5, MySQL 5, SSL, etc. Resellers welcome! (Support in English and Japanese)

• HinYinSolution
  Hong Kong based hosting company provides high speeds connection which support PHP, Ruby, FastCGI, PostgreSQL, MySQL and SSH access.(Chinese and English speaking)

• RailsFactory Rails hosting with Apache, Mysql, FCGI, Shell, SVN, Capistrano by developers of RailsAppliance

• Web Development India offers web hosting on linux servers with RubyOnRails support web hosting hyderabd india with FastCGI support using cPanel-Fantastico features

• Web Hosting Delhi Web Hosting Web Hosting Company. Offering cPanel Linux Reseller Hosting and PHP5 Web Hosting. We supports Ruby on Rails Hosting, Helm Control Panel Hosting, WHM Host Hosting, PHP, MySQL, (Supports available in English & Hindi)

• Web Server India Web Server India supports Ruby on Rails Hosting, cPanel Hosting, PHP, MySQL, (Supports available in English and Hindi)

• Dedicated Hosting India
  Host.co.in offers everything from Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting Services, ASP Hosting, Virtual Private Servers i.e. VPS hosting, Semi – Dedicated servers and 100% Fully Managed Dedicated, along with domain name registrations and registry transfers.

Australia

• Anchor Systems
  Australian dedicated, colocation and shared hosting.
  Shared hosting supports Ruby on Rails with lighttpd & fastcgi sitting behind an Apache proxy. All servers located in Sydney.

• Avial Web Design and Hosting
  Based in Canberra. Australia Rails hosting for small to medium volume Rails applications, with support for all mainstream scripting languages (eg. Perl, PHP). All Rails applications run on Mongrel, proxied through Apache. US hosting also available.

• Crucial Australia – Great Support, Uptime, and Fast Servers. Offering a range of custom hosting solutions from basic hosting account, all the way to high end cluster. Solutions are built to best suit your needs, and budget.

• Hostcentral Australian based hosting provider with full Ruby-on-Rails support. MySQL, PostgreSQL, PHP, Python and Perl support also provided. Melbourne based servers with 99.5% SLA.

• HostExpress
  Australian based hosting of Ruby on Rails using FastCGI. MySQL and PostgreSQL databases available.

• Host Networks
  Operating since 1998, Host Networks have been proudly hosting web sites, reseller plans, dedicated servers, and colo-location for customers all over the world. We proudly support Ruby on Rails on our cPanel servers

• SegPub Segment Publishing is a Sydney, Australia-based company who specialise in standards-compliant web development and FreeBSD-powered web hosting. Supports PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails (via Lighttpd), Subversion and more.

• WebSpace.net.au Australian web hosting company providing ruby on rails support, as well as support for all the other well known web-development languages (PHP, Perl, Python, .NET). All of our staff are technically minded (either systems administrators or programers), and are committed to bringing you the best support and web-hosting experience possible, bar none!

Europe

• 10-forward
  Belgian Ruby On Rails developer now offering Ruby hosting (mongrel) with various plans (including shared hosting, VPS and Dedicated servers). Plans start at 50 euro/month. Please mail for more info: rubyhosting@10-forward.be

• 600host.net
  Cheap Reliable UK Web Hosting provider offering Ruby on Rails hosting on all shared plans starting at £2.39 per month with PHP5, cPanel 11 and Fantastico

• ACENET
  Danish Ruby On Rails hosting with MySQL, 100,200 or 300Mb hotels. We can also offer PHP 4, PHP 5, colocation and virtual servers.

• AZIENDE ITALIA
  Italian hosting company proving full supported ruby plans starting from 80.00 Eur with MySQL5, PHP5 and from 200Mb webspace.

• Blacknight Solutions Blacknight Solutions offers Ruby on Rails hosting with all new linux hosting signups. Hosting plans from EUR35 per annum.

• Bluerail Specialized Dutch Ruby on Rails hoster. FreeBSD, Apache, Mongrel::cluster, Plesk, MySQL and more. Aimed at the Netherlands.

• Bodhost Ltd. Web Hosting provider based in UK providing Ruby on Rails Hosting, complete managed dedicated servers with the best of the features, tech support and uptime guarantee.

• Brightbox (UK) Virtual Dedicated Servers based on the Xen virtualisation platform. As well as our latest Ruby on Rails stack, each box also comes with sweet extras such as clustered MySQL databases and Juniper networks firewalling.

• Byte Rails Hosting (Netherlands) specializes in scalable infrastructure for demanding Rails apps. Loadbalancing and clustering included. We offer free developer slices on our Rails cluster.

• Bytemark Hosting provide Linux Virtual Machines from ?15p.m. (this package has 80MB RAM, 4GB disc space and 25GB transfer). This is plenty for supporting a Rails application, MySQL database and lighttpd, and we’re happy to use and support Rails ourselves. Plus you get root access; no sharing necessary.

• CDmon.com – Proveedor de alojamiento web español. Estamos en fase beta y buscamos betatesters a los que ofrecemos un planWeb (mirar caracteristicas) de forma gratuita (gratis) durante un año. Para mas informacion enviar un correo a: info(en)cdmon.com. Nota: periodo beta finalizado.

• CHML Hosting Romanian web services provider. Support for RubyonRails through Lighttpd, along with PHP5, PHP4, Python, MySQL and PostgreSQL.

• dotplex – net solutions
  Zuverlässiges Webhosting mit PHP 5, MySQL 5, Ruby On Rails (FastCGI) und persönlichem Support.

• Duport Online – Web Hosting, Simplified – Web Hosting Packages from ?2.95/month, NO SETUP FEES! Multiple Domain Hosting. Shared, Reseller, Semi-Dedicated and Semi-Managed Services. With 24/7 Technical Support, Sitebuilder, MailScanner, Fantastico, RVSkin, Resellers Panel and Ruby on Rails.

• eUKhost
  We offer the best web hosting services which include dedicated hosting,reseller hosting,vps hosting,cpanel hosting and many more along with quality 24/7×365 customer support.

• German Ruby Hoster List
  Webhostlist.de provides an daily updated listing of German, Austrian an Swiss webhosters with support for Ruby and Rails.

• GPcom Media offers Ruby on Rails hosting (FastCGI) including PHP 4, PHP 5, MySQL 5, SSH access and much more. Plans starting at 5 €/month with 768MB of diskspace and 10GB of bandwith.

• Hospes.pl : hosting Probably first in Poland hosting service based mainly on PostgreSQL. Offers both fundamental and advanced services for corporate and regular customers. Supports Ruby on Rails, PHP, Perl, CGI, Python, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
  This is not true, i just created an account and got an info that due to user security RoR will be available at the end of august – Pawel Wielgus – 2006.03.14

• Host Cento hostcento web hosting offers linux with php, mysql with Ruby on Rails(ROR) hosting. Automated hosting signups start working with your websites.

• Hosted.pl – PHP4/5, MySQL, PostgreSQL and of course Ruby on Rails. Prices of palns with RoR start at 69zł/year

• hostlistings Predominantly UK(United Kingdom) based host comparison site. With a flash interface for easier filtering.

• IglooNET
  Czech proffesional hosting, mongrel cluster, capistrano (SSH account), mysql/postgresql, custom gems, …

• Indigio internet solutions
  Professional business to business webhosting provider based
  in the Netherlands, offering Ruby and Rails on all shared and dedicated hosting setups, from €19,95 incl TAX per month.

• iXL
  Spain based company offering shared hosting packages with full support for Ruby on Rails applications: mongrel cluster setup, SSH access, subversion, cPanel control panel, full control over Ruby and Ruby Gems versions.

• Media72 Hosting
  We are an established UK hosting provider offering flexible solutions to designers and developers. Ruby on Rails support running FastCGI, RubyGems installed on request. PHP 5, MySQL, Perl/CGI, SSH access, spam and virus filtering. Prices start at ?5/month for 500MB Space and 5GB transfer.

• MegiTeam Polish hosting provider supporting Ruby, Python and Perl over FastCGI and CGI. MySQL and PostgreSQL included, as well as full shell access (SSH — you may install RubyGems etc. yourself, SFTP), no FTP.

• MyQTH UK web host supporting Ruby on Rails with MySQL, PHP5, Perl, Python and the ability to host multiple web sites.

• Nedforce Volledig redundant uitgevoerde Ruby on Rails hosting met betrouwbare service level agreements. Ook voor JRuby on Rails hosting met GlassFish.

• Net.Ru Russian hosting provider that offers Ruby On Rails with MySQL and Postgres, SSH access and much more including Python, Perl, PHP, Java, Lisp.

• Nine Internet Solutions AG (Switzerland)
  Ruby on Rails support available on Virtual Server and Dedicated Server products with either Apache2 (FastCGI, Mongrel) or LigHTTPD (using FastCGI). Includes SSH access, SQLite, MySQL and more.

• Nodeta Finnish ISP with Ruby on Rails (FastCGI) support. MySQL/PostgreSQL databases, SSH access and much more.

• NotJustHosting German hosting provider that offers PHP, Perl, Ruby On Rails and others with MySQL, SSH access, no FTP, SFTP-only.

• Openminds Belgian high quality hosting provider. We offer Ruby (with Mongrel or lighttpd, as you wish), PHP4/5 as FastCGI, lots of RubyGems, SSH access, MySQL (4 or 5) etc.

• OxyUK Technologies Let your website scream with our fully featured, fully managed web hosting solutions which include cPanel, Fantastico, RVSiteBuilder, ClamAV Virus Scan, Ruby On Rails, PHP 5 plus 24/7 Trained Technical Support! All Inclusive shared packages from 99p/month.

• pil.dk
  MySQL and PostgreSQL 200MB Space

• Planet-Work is located in France and offers complete hosting solutions with Python, Ruby on Rails using FastCGI, Webdav, Subversion, MySQL and PostgreSQL. Starting at 10 € / month for 350 MB.

• Prime Hosting A UK based (London servers) web host offering Ruby on Rails with FastCGI, PHP 4 or 5, MySQL, SSH. Prices start at ?24.95/yea for 500MB Space and 5GB Bandwidth. Friendly staff and 24/7 support.

• Prioserve Internetdiensten Standard Ruby on Rails with all our Linux packages. FastCGI, MySQL5 & PostgreSQL 8.1, PHP 4 & 5. Dutch ISP.

• ProInet.se Now offering Ruby On Rails with our standard packages, we are one of the first Swedish hosting companies so offering this. Starting from 10:-SEK/Month for the cheapest package. FastCGI pre installed, SSH access must be ordered to work with RoR.

• Rushedsunlight.com – no nonsense, with Rails support Servers include Ruby on Rails / FastCGI pre installed, with MySQL 4.1. All in one package for €10 per month. Includes 500MB initial but scaleable space, email on separate server and just general fun loving hippy-ethic no-nonsense philosophy!

• S6N french/european hosting provider, offering Ruby on Rails (FastCGI) and SSH access with their premium packages, as well as PHP 4 and 5 (FastCGI), Perl, Python, MySQL 5 and much more.

• Servage
  A flat-rate hosting provider in Europe offers 510GB storage, 5010GB trafic, unlimited databases/emails plus Ruby autoinstaller at prices from €6/month.

• Server Nation
  Professional business to business webhosting provider based
  in the Netherlands, offering Ruby and Rails on all shared and dedicated hosting setups, from €9,- per month. Registered Eurid member.

• Smarthost Romania Romanian hosting provider supporting Ruby and Ruby on Rails on their ‘virtual hosting’ plans.

• Spiral Hosting
  Spiral Hosting in Dublin, Ireland offers Ruby on Rails on all linux-based web hosting, reseller hosting and dedicated servers. Hosting starts at €2.50/month with free domain registration.

• Starhost
  Swedish web hosting targeted for private or small business use. Prices range from €1 to €3 per month. They offer Ruby on Rails, among many other popular languages and frameworks together with easy installation and support.

• Superior Internet Services Dutch ISP supporting Ruby and Ruby on Rails on their ‘virtual hosting’ plans.

• Swiss Center Swiss host providing Ruby on Rails support on shared servers (Apache1.3 + fastcgi) for reasonable cost. Very good customer care!

• tosteris.com Web hosting provider in Latvia supporing Ruby on Rails on any of the hosting plans.

• Typhon.net French/european web hosting provider which uses and supports ruby and rubyonrails. We provide full shell access (ssh, sftp, scp), postgresql, mysql, ruby, python, perl, php(4 & 5). We are flexible and we are very interested in Ruby (as provider and developper) so feel free to ask what you need!

• UK2 Web Hosting UK2 is one of the largest web hosting providers in the United Kingdom and provides shared hosting, dedicated servers, and ecommerce hosting around the world.

• UnBit.it Italian ISP for programmers. Always supports the latest rails release from €28/year. FastCGI? enabled. Contact info@unbit.it for more info.

• uplink coherent solutions™ – Vienna, Austria based company offers professional hosting solutions. Service with a personal touch. Extremely flexible both service-wise and with pricing schemes. Up-to-date Ruby and Rails with MySQL and PostgreSQL, shell access and all the standard php, stats and mail stuff.

• VT6 Internet Ruby on Rails is supported on all cPanel shared and reseller hosting plans. Your choice of server location: UK or USA.

• Web Design Ireland TopHatSolutions offers Ruby on Rails hosting with all new linux hosting signups, with FastCGI support using cPanel-Fantastico features

• Web Hosting UK
  Ruby On Rails hosting with PHP, ASP, JSP hosting. Most affordable and Reliable Web Hosting Service in UK.

• .webflow – german/european provider Talk to us – we fullfill your wishes – as a provider and developer. In business since 1997. We support Ruby on Rails, FastCGI, PHP, MySQL, SSH-access, … you name it.

• Wish Internet A flexible Hungarian web hosting and development company for ambitious webizens and firms. Offers cutting-edge web solutions. Provides Drupal and Ruby on Rails pre-installed environments with on-demand support and services. Customers can use SSL, .htaccess, webstat, etc.

• Xentra Xentra offers Railshosting in FastCGI mode under Lighttpd in combination with MySQL on a FreeBSD platform, tuned for optimal perfomance. Good indepth support. Please contact sales[at]xentra.nl for more information.

• Xeriom Networks Xeriom Networks provide Rails, PHP5, Perl and MySQL with all hosting plans with a decent amount of transfer and disk space, fast and friendly support, web stats and hosting control panel. Typo and / or Drupal can be pre-installed at your request. Shared hosting starts from only £60/year, or get a Xen based virtual server from only £200/year.

• Xtraordinary VPS Powerful Xen based VPS platform. Full root access and choice of memory options. Latest versions of Rails and Mysql pre-installed. From ?15pm.

• Yonti Hosting Ruby on Rails is supported on all cPanel shared and dedicated hosting plans. All servers are central London based with excellent support. Services start at 99p/month.

• Zarcrom Solutions professionnelles sous SOLARIS 10 et serveurs SUN Microsystems avec processeurs massivement parallèles. Zones Solaris avec IP individuelle. Les services basiques incluent Ruby-on-Rails, .Net, Java, Ajax, WebDNA, .flv streaming… Haute disponibilité. Serveurs MySQL et Mail sur clusters.

New Zealand

• Seven Internet
  New Zealand-based (with fast New Zealand servers). Apache 2 with FastCGI, Latest Ruby and Rails releases, PostgreSQL, MySQL on Debian from NZ$20/month

• Simplehost NZ
  Ruby on Rails Web Hosting, Featuring Apache2, Passenger, Lighttpd, Ruby, PHP 5, MySQL, Python, fastCGI from NZ$10/mth, fast account creation and setup. New Zealand owned and operated, brand new servers.

• Skull
  MySQL 5, Ruby, Rails, Apache 2 from NZ$15

North America

• 10for10 Reliable web developer friendly hosting. FastCGI support with specific GEM modules upon request. All hosting plans support Rails, and pricing starts at $7.00/month.
  • I gave 10for10 a try and I’m not satisfied. I paid $15 for a shell account and the shell seems broken. For example, env does not work. I tried emacs, and emacs not there. I tried to use scp to upload some files and that failed with a /bin/scp command not found. And just getting this broken shell account was a bit of a struggle. I had to fax them my DL and deal with a cumbersome ticket system. TextDrive leaves these guys in the dust. On the plus side, the people who run the service seem friendly.

• 3SHost A rails package is now available. Very affordable rates and responsive support.

• A Small Orange supports Ruby on Rails with FastCGI? support. gem installs of helpers and libraries are supported upon request. All hosting plans support Rails, and start at $2.50 per month.

• A2 Hosting Finally the benefits of cPanel web hosting control panel and Ruby on Rails are put together. Come check out this amazing control panel and the other services we offer including PHP 5, Perl, Python, MySQL 4.1 or 5, PostgreSQL 8.1, Fantastico and more. Ditch FastCGI and go with the future. We support Mongrel for rails acceleration. We also specialize in managed dedicated Ruby on Rails hosting. Have the experts manage your server so you can focus on your code!

• AFMU.com cpanel, PHP 5.x and 4.x, CGI, MySQL, POP, webmail and much more. Domain and hosting for less than $2.00
  per month. Full Ruby on Rails support.
  • AMFU does not seem to advertise this support anywhere but here: buyer beware!

• AmbitiousLemon is a non-profit community based hosting group that offers powerful free hosting, with Ruby on Rails, PHP, PERL, mySQL, Postgresql, subversion, and much more. Check out our rules to see if you qualify. [Note] We are only accepting non-profit members until we find new PHP and ROR volunteers to complete community tools.

• Apis Networks is a niche hosting provider concentrated with helping out Web developers. We offer Ruby on Rails with FastCGI? and suexec, MySQL 5.0, PostgreSQL 8.1, PHP5, Subversion, CVS, and a one-click Trac install backed by our SOAP-callable custom control panel. Packages start at less than $5 a month. HOWEVER: their $4.95/mo. package does not support Rails. That requires at least their $9.95/mo. package.

• AVLUX – exceptional customer service along with the coolest technologies, including Ruby, Rails, Radiant and Subversion. Dedicated or Shared Servers. Full management and support. Ruby gems installed on request, Nginx/Mongrel Cluster configurations for Rails, free installs of Radiant, Typo, etc. Trac for your Subversion repositories. Customer support is our forte. No setup fees.

• AxisHOST.com – Ruby on Rails, cPanel/WHM/Fantastico, Unlimited Domain hosting 99.99% Uptime Guarantee. Serving the web since 1997! No fastCGI or subversion support.

• Blizzard Media provides top notch LAMP Ruby on Rails hosting as well as excellent support. We have 99.9% uptime and provide a 30 day no questions asked money back guarantee. Our control panel is powered by H-SPHERE, which provides SSH/SFTP, urchin, spam filtering, and much more.

• Blue Box Group offers ruby on rails hosting through ruby on rails virtual and ruby on rails dedicated server packages. Prices start at $75 / month. Extreme performance servers at an extremely affordable rate. Come try using rails the way it was meant to be on our our ruby on rails virtual and dedicated servers today!

• BlueHost – Best option for RoR shared hosting
  Our professional Web Hosting plans include all the features you are looking for at the best possible price.
  UNLIMITED Hosting Space (NEW!)
  web hostingHost UNLIMITED Domains!!!
  2,500 POP/Imap Email Accounts
  UNLIMITED GIGS of Transfer (NEW!)
  SSH (Secure Shell), SSL, FTP, Stats
  CGI, Ruby (RoR), Perl, PHP, MySQL
  2000/2002/2003 Front Page Extensions
  Free Domain Forever!
  Free Site Builder (NEW)
  24/7 Superb/Responsive Sales/Support
  Free ecommerce services (shopping cart/accept card payments)
  FCGI for Rails
  Latest Cpanel with Ruby, rubygems and RoR management console.
  $50 Free Yahoo Credits
  Price: 6.95$/month

• Bodhost Ltd. –
  A web hosting company specializes in Managed Dedicated Servers and virtual private servers with complete Data Center information. Definitely ROR supported hosting packages. 24×7 Customer Support and best uptime guarantee.

• Bright-Byte.com Our customers en joy free installation of Ruby on Rails, or any other reputable software.

• CanadianWebHosting.com – Linux/Windows shared, dedicated and VPS servers. All in Canadian prices with Ruby support.

• CommandPrompt.Com – Business class hosting only. PostgreSQL database support only.

• Crucial Paradigm – Great Support, Uptime, and Fast Servers. 3000 MB w/ 60GB transfer. Offering a range of custom hosting solutions from basic hosting account, all the way to high end cluster. Solutions are built to best suit your needs, and budget. The following plans include Ruby on Rails support: Web Hosting , Reseller Hosting , and Dedicated Servers

• Csoft.net Hosting – Redundant AMD64-based servers running Linux/FreeBSD/OpenBSD with direct connectivity to UUNET/MCI backbone. $25/month package provides Ruby on Rails support with 4GB of storage, 5 shell accounts, unlimited domains/DBs, CVS/SVN accounts and more. Free trial accounts are available.

• CWIhosting.com

• Cybersalad – Very friendly, linux (debian) based with access to either postgres or mysql, host using fastcgi / apache and have a very capable tech team. I’m not directly related to them, but have a project up there and will go back for future projects. What more can I say?

• DBI Hosting : Ruby On Rails – Affordable Ruby on Rails hosting with cPanel, Fantastico, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Backup Management, PHP4 + PHP5, and an Excellent support team!

• DewaHost – DewaHost has been providing quality web hosting service since 2001, our price starts from $8.95/month and we do support Ruby on Rails.

• Dinohost – Established in 2002, Dinohost offers Ruby on Rails hosting from $5.99/mo. They can install special gems upon request. Also supported php4/php5, cPanel, Fantastico. Database support for both MySQL and PostgreSQL.

• DomainGurus – Start developing cutting edge applications on your own dedicated server . Our Ruby on Rails Servers
  are affordable and secure, start selling rails hosting now!

• Dotnoc IT Services – Dotnoc specializes in supporting hosted applications and offers dedicated servers at a great price.

• Dotservant.com website hosting services – Professional and friendly web hosting services since 2000. Ruby on Rails hosting available.

• DowntownHost has plans starting at $15.95/month ($4.95 if paid 3 years in advance) — 4 GB space, 100 GB Bandwidth, Cpanel, RoR/FastCGI MySQL, SSH, sftp, PHP4 and PHP5, Multi-Domain Hosting. Offering Reliable Web Hosting since 2001. Email, Help desk and Toll Free Phone Support. We speak english and spanish.

• DreamHost has plans starting at $9.95/month ($7.95 if paid 2 years in advance) — 200GB storage (1GB/week), 2TB transfer (16GB/week), Rails, MySQL, SSH, sftp, PHP5, WebDAV, shell access, unlimited domains, custom DNS records, includes registration of one domain. Promo codes that will save you on the initial costs are listed at DreamhostRailsPromoCodes along with whom they will benefit. (Note: if you try to sneak your affiliate code into the link you will be reported to DreamHost and lose all affiliate fees). No Mongrel support yet, but if you are a customer you can vote for it.

• Duport Online – Web Hosting, Simplified – Web Hosting Packages from $4.95/month, NO SETUP FEES! Multiple Domain Hosting. Shared, Reseller, Semi-Dedicated and Semi-Managed Services. With 24/7 Technical Support, Sitebuilder, MailScanner, Fantastico, RVSkin, Resellers Panel and Ruby on Rails.

• eApps Hosting’s Ruby on Rails Hosting – Virtual Private Server hosting plans optimized for Ruby on Rails starting at less than $10 month. Linux OS running on award winning
  Virtuozzo VPS. MySQL 5, PostgreSQL 8, PHP 5 supported. World wide toll free phone support using Skype.

• EastSolid.com Ruby on Rails Hosting with PHP5. Shared accounts starting at just $2.99 per month with 500MB of diskspace and 15GB of bandwith. Reseller accounts starting at $6.99 per month with 1GB of diskspace and 25GB of bandwith.

• Eferi Ruby on Rails, PHP 4 & 5, and Perl, Python, MySQL 4.1 or 5, PostgreSQL 8.1, Fantastico and more… CPanel control panel. Plans starting at $9.95 with direct access to customer support via telephone, email, and trouble ticket. Eferi also offers Web Development in PHP 4/5 and RoR.

• EngineYard.com Business-critical Rails application deployment service. Serious, scalable infrastructure with easy web management. Cluster architecture gives benefits including load balanced mail, web, application, and database servers, all connected to a SAN. Apps, gems, and gem version dependencies are tracked and deployed to environments, such as Stage and Prod. Partners include Ezra Zygmuntowicz, Tom Mornini, and Quality Humans, Inc. End-users and resellers welcome.

• eTecc.net Ruby on Rails Hosting in our Reseller accounts starting at just $5 / Month with Instant Activation, cPanel / WHM, Fantastico, and RVSkin. Unlimited domains, and unlimited emails too from $17 / Month. eTecc gives you reliablity and a range of features for a good price.

• EZserver.biz – Ruby on Rails, cPanel/WHM/Fantastico, Domain hosting Satisfaction Guarantee. Serving Business and personal needs, we make the internet EZ one site at a time.

• Gazzin.com Gazzin.com provides reseller hosting for individuals who wish to start selling webspace at a low cost of $6.95/mo. FastCGI, Ruby on Rails, Mysql, Postgresql, 24/7 support

• GeekISP is a hosting provider offering full Rails support, many additional Ruby modules, as well other languages (Java, Perl, C, PHP). Their architecture is highly secured since it is based on OpenBSD, and they have excellent failover and redundancy strategies.

• GeekStorage provides full Ruby support as well as a developer friendly atmosphere. Plans starting at just $3.95/month. Go Geek and learn how great “Powered by Geek” hosting really is.

• Gigenet Gigenet was originally founded in 1997 as a virtual web hosting and application development provider. The company specializes in managed co-location & dedicated servers, DDoS mitigation, and disaster recovery solutions.

• GoDaddy offers Web hosting in addition to their domain name registration services. Ruby on Rails is one of many features included in their Deluxe Plan and higher for Linux ($6.95/month, 50 GB disk space, 500 GB/month bandwidth). RailsWebHostsGoDaddyComments

• GoJimmers offers Web hosting in addition to their domain name registration services. Ruby on Rails is one of many features included.

• GrokThis.net offers full support for Ruby on Rails, FastCGI? enabled starting at $10.95/mo, or with standard CGI from $5.95/mo. Several databases are available, including MySQL 5.0, PostgreSQL 8.0, and SQLite. Full SSH access is provided. Also checkout our 2005 Holiday Special for 6 free months.

• High Speed Rails can help you as you develop your RoR sites with root access and unlimited hands-on support starting at $28 per month.

• Honeycomb is a world-class hosting provider offering full Rails support, many additional Ruby modules, as well other languages (Java, Perl, C, PHP, ColdFusion, ASP .NET). They have data centers in Minneapolis and Chicago with excellent failover and redundancy strategies.

• HostedToday A rails package is now available. Web hosting made easy and affordable. 30 day money back guarantee.

• Hosting Rails was one of the first shared hosts to offer the Apache/mod_proxy_balancer/Mongrel(s) stack (since OCT 2006) and offers a fantastic range of shared plans starting at ~$3/mo (for mod_fcgid/FastCGI) or ~$10 (for mod_proxy_balancer/Mongrel) (annual payments). They also offer dedicated Rails hosting and fully-managed options. Clients on shared servers can also monitor their Mongrel(s) via god

• HostingMetro.com – Hosting services from small to large businesses.

• Hostingplex Toronto-based cPanel-based Cluster Hosting provider with ruby on rails, fantastico, php, jsp, mysql 5 and more.

• HostM.com Web Hosting provides multiple domain Rails hosting with FastCGI? support and daily gem updates at $7.95/mo (billed annually).
  • Bad Host Hostm on average hosts 800+ websites per server. You deal every day with heavy server overload, very often site and email does not respond. They recently removed their public forums at “www.hostmforums.com”, because they received a lot of complaints. Additionally they don’t provide any direct contact information.

• HostMDS Ruby on Rails web hosting. cPanel-based. No Limit Storage/Bandwidth/Addon Domains. The works. 24/7 Phone Support, Live Chat and E-mail Technical Support. Starting from $4.95 per month

• HostMG.com – If you’re looking for affordable and reliable hosting on a state-of-the-art platform, HostMG is the place to be. They offer shared and dedicated hosting packages that all include World-Class 24/7 customer service and support, Ruby on Rails support, unlimited MySQL databases, PHP, phpMyAdmin, CGI, PERL, FrontPage extensions, cPanel and more! With packages starting at just $6.95, you get plenty of bang for your buck.

• HostMonster Unlimited Bandwidthm, Unlimited Hosting Space, UNLIMITED Domains!, Unlimited Pop/Imap Email Accounts, SSH Access (Secure Shell), SSL, FTP (can create separate FTP accounts for your domains), Stats, CGI, Ruby on Rails, Perl, PHP, MYSQL, Front Page Extensions, Free Domain Forever, High speed with good support and user forum, Hosting since 1996, Best value at $7 a month

• HostMySite – Shared Ruby on Rails hosting — start for only $8.95 per month with 20 GB disk Space, 500 GB monthly transfer, 300 MB MySQL 5! Plans include scripting support, email, stats, friendly 24×7×365 live expert support, and more! Dedicated Rails with Apache 2.2 mod_proxy_balancer mongrel_cluster also supported.

• HostPC Internet Services – HostPC offers Ruby on Rails to their customers, and rates are reasonable. Support available for Rails is also minimal.

• Hub.org
  Provides affordable VPS solutions
  Is active in the PostgreSQL community

• JaguarPC
  - JaguarPC has provided webhosting services to thousands since 1998. Our gigadeal plan starts at $7.97/month with 6000MB storage, 180GB transfer, Rails, MySQL, SSH, PHP5, and unlimited domains.

• Joyent – From their About Page: Joyent provides Cloud Computing infrastructure and services to Web 2.0 developers and Fortune 500 companies. We make it possible for our clients to quickly move from idea to a web application with millions of users, without the pain of large capital outlays and long- term vendor contracts. Joyent’s cloud is open, scalable, and fast. Joyent acquired TextDrive in 2005.

• LI Webhosting
  - Shared linux hosting starting at $5.99 a month. Windows and Linux, w/ PHP, Ruby, MySQL. Free Setup and 24/7 support.

• Linode.com Linode.com’s LPM (Linode Platform Manager) provides complete control over your virtual server. Full root access, console access, 10+ distributions to choose from (including a live CD distro), multiple IPs, DNS and rDNS, around the clock support.

• Media Temple New (gs) Grid-Server contains proprietary container tech for Ruby on Rails. Mongrel Server and up to 1GB of isolated RAM.

• MonkeyWrench Hosting – High Quality, Inexpensive hosting with Ruby on Rails support backed with a 99.9% uptime and 30 day money back guarantee

• MonsterHosting.ca – We offer Ruby on Rails on Canadian servers.

• Morph Labs – Fully managed hosting services for Ruby on Rails applications. Automated deployment, load balancing, private DB, continuous backups, application delivery system, 24/7 monitoring and ongoing management.

• Mosquito Mole Multiworks – VPS and dedicated Ruby on Rails servers. We offer a 5 minutes to deply gem, Subversion, MySQL, Apache, Mongrel and Trac. We specialize in complete application management including backups, app and database monitoring.

• Mosso – Hosting cloud tailored for developers. Offers Ruby on Rails support and is backed by Rackspace.

• MysticServer Ruby on Rails on all plans! Our plans start at $5/mo (or $50/year)

• NeonCube Internet Solutions – Ruby on Rails support included free. cPanel hosting starts at $1. Includes Rails, PHP 5 (Latest stable version), MySQL, PostgreSQL, and now support for Mapserver applications!

• Netfirms – Better Than Dedicated Hosting – 20GB diskspace, 750GB monthly bandwidth, Rails, PHP5, SSH, MySQL, 2 Free Domain Names – only $9.95 per month! Netfirms Better Than Dedicated clustered server environment delivers enterprise class performance and reliability at an affordable price.

• NetworkRedux – has support for Ruby on Rails at $5.95 a month. And with 5GB space, 50GB monthly bandwidth and SSH support we thought that was pretty good. We (TalkingText) have not yet made the switch but when the new site is ready it’ll be all Rail’d up and ready to roll!

• OCS Solutions – We offer Ruby on Rails with all of our hosting plans, including a simple wizard that lets you install one or as many Rails instances as you wish. We are delighted to offer phone support with all plans. We also offer Subversion, PHP 4 and 5, Lighttpd, MySQL 4.1/5 and/or PostgreSQL 8, SSH/SFTP/SCP, Secure IMAP/POP3, webmail, etc. Packages starting at $6.95/mo, with multiple-domain packages starting at $9.95/mo.

• OpenHosting provides OpenVPS Linux Virtual Servers which can host just about anything including but not limited to RoR.

• PeconiHosting.com*
  *Ruby on Rails is included with each and every hosting package starting as low as $3.99 a month! FastCGI, Huge List of Gems Pre-Installed. We have great plans for developers and alike! Check us out! Read our Tutorial and get started with Rails ASAP!

• PHPWebHosting provides Linux Servers with unmetered traffic and Rails installed.

• PLANET ARGON Portland, Oregon based web & database hosting provides rails hosting. Packages include PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLIte, SSH/SFTP/SCP access, IMAP, Webmail, etc. No setup fees. Starting as low as $11.25/month! Now offering blog hosting for Typo customers for as low as $3/month.

• Plutomic Hosting. provides Linux hosting on Dell PowerEdge servers, starting at $10/mo, with a minimum of 10GB of bandwidth. No setup fees on all accounts. Accounts include Fantastico, MySQL, Cpanel, Webmail, and SpamAssassin.

• Python-Hosting.com is the #1 hosting provider for Python but they have been hosting Ruby sites as well for quite a while. They now officially support Rails and have a special page about it.

• Rails Hosting Info First and only site to compare and review Rails hosting companies. Check your options before you decide on one.

• Rails Machine provides Ruby on Rails hosting and Ruby on Rails commercial support. Our dedicated and VPS-based machines are preconfigured with the ultimate Rails stack. Deploy your application in 5 minutes using our open-source deployment Ruby gem.

• RailsBase (Vaporware)

• RailsHosting.org offers free Rails hosting plans, tutorials for deploying Rails apps online, AJAX and JavaScript demos, and other helpful information about Ruby on Rails.

• RailsPlayground.com We offer shared cpanel linux plans starting at $5/month, and lighttpd & mongrel plans starting at $11/month, plus Reseller plans starting at $19.95/month with support for Ruby On Rails, FastCGI?, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SVN, Trac, and more.

• RimuHosting Ruby on Rails Hosting RimuHosting will provide you with your own server from $19.95/month. When you order, you can request they setup your server with the latest Ruby on Rails release.

• RootR is Web hosting for programmers and security professionals. Mutliple domain names. Webmail and control panel. Secure FTP and full SSH Shell access. ruby, postgresql, mysql, perl, php, python. Graphical stats. Subdomains. transparent domain transfers with no browser downtime.

• RoundBerry Ruby on Rails web hosting. Plans starting at $3.33/month with a 30 day money back guarantee.

• RubyOnRailsHosting.net Provided by ValleyHost.ca – a Canadian source for custom managed rails + MySQL or rails + SQLite hosting.

• SeattleServer.com
  Providing Ruby and Rails hosting in an FCGID/Apache2 secure, high-availability environment. Dedicated servers available as well. Our preferred database is PostgreSQL.

• ServePath – All dedicated servers can be customized. Delivers the industry’s strongest SLA for performance and uptime.

• Server Powered
  Ruby on Rails hosting with a complete Ruby on Rails VPS
  Fully loaded Ruby on Rails with all the stable Gems. US based company 24 × 7 support.

• SilverRack
  We’re Rails developers so we know what you need when it comes to hosting your apps. We offer affordable VPS Hosting plans, perfect for Rails, starting at $20. We use only the best hardware, and don’t oversell. You’re guaranteed a good experience.

• Simplehost
  New Zealand-based (with USA High Bandwidth servers). Apache2, Lighttpd, Ruby, Rails, PHP 5, MySQL, Python, fastCGI on Debian, quick account creation and setup, be deliriously happy from the service you get from a down to earth provider. Save money with customer referal credits.

• Site5 Site5 has been providing web hosting and reseller services for over 6 years, and holds first place service-level rankings at several reputable rating agencies (recently rated #1 fastest growing web host). 5GB disk, 100GB bandwidth starts at $5.47/month with a 60-day money-back guarantee. See Site5’s Rails development work at http://engineering.site5.com/ See Site5Users and also HowToInstallOnSite5

• SliceHost Built for developers by RoR enthusiasts, SliceHost uses Xen VPS. Full root access, plans ranging from 256-1024MB, multiple distributions, a fast and reliable network. Guaranteed performance.

• soyhost
  FREE Rails hosting; 200MB with no bandwidth limit (other than a “don’t eat up so much that you screw it up for everyone” limit).

• SpeedyRails – The easiest to use Ruby on Rails Hosting Service. A TURN-KEY FULLY MANAGED service on all Shared and Dedicated Plans… you develop the site and manage your business… we do all the administration work and also help you if you have any problem with your application. TRUE IN-HOUSE TECHNICAL SUPPORT! ALL ANSWERS IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS GUARANTEED!
  • shared web hosting starting at just $8.29/mo (annual payments). Apache & Mongrel. Subversion & Capistrano. Deploying your website is as easy as just one click!. TWO MONTHS FREE on annual subscriptions plus 10% discount if you host more than one site with us!
  • Ruby on Rails Fully Managed Dedicated Servers. Get a server from a team that truly understand Rails hosting. You don’t have to know Linux, Apache, Mongrel or anything else, we manage the server for you. ONE MONTH FREE on annual subscriptions.

• Squidhost.com – Ruby on Rails & PHP5! Web hosting plans start at $0.99/month ($11.88/year) for 50MB of disk space, 2,000MB of data transfer. Supports Ruby on Rails, PHP5, Perl, CGI, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. More features include: cPanel, Fantastico, email, etc. OC48 connection, Cisco Powered Network. Great for blogs, personal sites, experimenting, and more. Has not yet begun accepting customers

• Steelpixel.com Hosting plans as low as $4 a month. We offer only hard limits (disk space and bandwidth), so you get unlimited domains, databases, and email accounts. We offer lighttpd for our rails customers. This is a web hosting company run by developers for developers. The web 2.0 show podcasters run this.
  • No longer offering hosting services.

• SuccessfulHosting.com : Ruby on Rails Web Hosting offers full support for Ruby on Rails. We offer CGI, Perl, PHP, My SQL, Postgre SQL, multiple domains, site builder, shopping cart, spam filter, antivirus filter, one-click script installers, development tools, reseller opportunities, and more. Get two gigabytes of disk space for $4.95 per month.

• SunsetHost.com : Introduces Ruby on Rails Web Hosting Complete Ruby on Rails with Subversion on FastCGI. Start “Riding on Rails” today. All plans include a control panel for email and domain management.

• TerraBox.com is a IT Services company located in Dallas, Texas based on the idea that customer service comes first. With packages starting at $24.95/year they have the ability to serve your needs from providing a simple, reliable hosting platform to helping you from start to finish in your Internet presence needs.

• TextDrive was originally founded using $40,000 raised by a group of 200 web professionals (the VC200), with the desire to create the best possible enviroment for any web professional to host his site. As of October 16th 2004, DavidHeinemeierHansson is now also part of the team behind Textdrive. See TextDriveUsers. Acquired by Joyent in 2005 (see above).

• The Internet Company offers full service shared-server webhosting, including Rails hosting via a private lighttpd instance per customer.

• TheSitePeople Affordable, solid, web hosting solutions for creatives, developers, businesses, et al. PHP 4.4.4 and PHP 5. Ruby on Rails. If you’re looking for a company that gives you quality individual support with a real nice personal touch, TSP is worth looking into.

• ThinkHost – Ruby on Rails hosting ThinkHost?, established in 1999, offers a wide range of packages – all with Ruby on Rails support at no extra cost.

• thoughtbot, inc. A full-service information technology consulting firm providing hosting, web development, custom application development, and technical support – all with Rails support.

• Ubiquity Web Hosting
  Linux web hosting from shared to advanced dedicated solutions using DirectAdmin from $4.95/month. PostGreSQL, Pear, Java, and a number other features included within the Ruby on Rails development environment.

• Unixpod Shell Service
  Unixpod Shell Services now features Ruby on Rails Support via Apache2 and mod_rails, alongside the other features our users know and love, including 500mb disk quota, 1 MySQL database, SFTP, SVN and Mercurial Repository hosting, PHP, Your Favourite Linux tools, SSH Access, and more. All of our accounts are given free of price. Donations are accepted and welcomed :-)

• Vistapages Provides Ruby on Rails web hosting in a clustered web serving environment. cPanel control panel, unlimited space, bandwidth and hosted domains. Free domain name.

• Voxxit offers non-profit organizations worldwide 50% off all hosting packages, and all business hosting packages come with up to one full day of business consultation from Voxxit’s professional design staff. Packages start at only $11.96 per month! All plans currently offer Ruby on Rails support, with custom in-browser application creation and management.

• vps hosting
  HostV is now a leading provider in virtual dedicated servers and dedicated hosting solutions.

• VPSLAND.com: Advanced Xen VPS Hosting VPS (Virtual Private Server) Hosting. You will have full control (root access) and will be able to install any programs or services you require. Ruby on Rails can be pre-installed at no charge upon request.

• VPSLink
  VPSLink offers Ruby on Rails VPS Hosting on both the OpenVZ and Xen platforms – plans start at less than $21 /mo.

• WebAppCabaret Ruby on Rails Hosting –
  Featuring the latest Ruby on Rails
  language and framework. Easily choose
  your preferred version from our Control
  Panel. Also easy Database and Virtual Host
  configuration from our Control Panel.

• WebFaction Has been providing reliable and affordable hosting for years. Probably the best control panel out there. Check out the 6 minute control panel screencast demo to see how to setup a Rails site (and others) in just a few clicks

• WebOnce Technologies We offer professional quality solutions to both personal and professional users. Including MySQL, PgSQL, PHP4, PHP5, Ruby on Rails, and much much more!

• WestHost Automatic installation of Ruby on Rails and FastCGI. Full support and VPS hosting environment.

• Xelhosting.com: Xen VPS hosting It’s a VPS so you can do whatever you want including seting up RoR. You can ask them pre-install it for you too.

• XMG Free XMG Free offers completely ad-free Ruby on Rails hosting, great for testing and learning rails. Just apply and get hosting!

• XMG Hosting XMG Hosting provides advanced and affordable web hosting services, as well as provides full support for Ruby on Rails. Plans start at $7.95/month.

South America

Argentina

• MGB Hosting Argentina : Web Hosting En Latino America, ASP, ASP.Net, PHP 4 y 5, MySQL y MSSQL 2000, alta en 1500 busadores sin cargo.

• SitiosHispanos.Com : Tu Sitio en Internet, alojamiento y hospedaje web en español, planes individuales, planes para revendedores, servidores virtuales, servidores dedicados, streaming de audio.

• WizHosting.com : Hospedaje Web En Espanol, Hosting Ruby-On-Rails, PHP4 + PHP5 + MySQL + PostgreSQL Proveedor de WebHosting Argentino, proveyendo soluciones online de gama alta desde el ano 2000, a toda la comunidad de habla hispana. Soporte en Espanol

Brazil

• Auriance
  Premium web hosting for Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL and MySQL. Excellent support and 100% network uptime money-back guarantee.

• Locaweb
  Web hosting for Ruby on Rails, on Linux. (caution: only supports CGI)

• Macte
  Web hosting for Ruby on Rails with Apache+FastCGI, Ruby 1.8.4 (with some gems installed), Shell (SSH), MySQL 4.1, Python, Perl, PHP4, PHP5, Java and much more. Starting at R$12,50/month (256MB of disk and 25 GB of bandwidth).

• Mega Internet
  Hospedagem em servidor Freebsd com RoR, MySQL, PHP, MOngrel, Fastcgi….

• Nerdhost
  Host for Ruby on Rails with Apache/CGI and Mongrel, with some gems installed, shared SSH, PHP 4 & 5, Python, CGI and Perl in same account.

• Servidor Global
  O Ruby on Rails disponível na Servidor Global pode ser customizável com gems instalados por você com acesso SSH, os seguintes gems ja estão pré instalados e prontos para uso: actionmailer, actionpack, actionwebservice, activerecord, activesupport, cgi_multipart_eof_fix, daemons, fastthread, gem_plugin, mongrel, rails, rake e sources.

• TeHospedo
  Web hosting starting at R$ 13,90/month with mySQL, Postgresql, Ruby, Ruby on Rails on Linux.