{"id":1060,"date":"2025-12-28T20:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T19:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=1060"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:12:09","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-cloud-computing-and-elastic-web-hosting","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/what-is-the-difference-between-cloud-computing-and-elastic-web-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between cloud computing and Elastic Web Hosting?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wondering which hosting to choose? Are you considering the pros and cons of individual solutions and are still unsure? Read the article below where we explain what cloud computing is and compare its capabilities with Flexible Web Hosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/what-is-the-difference-between-cloud-computing-and-elastic-web-hosting\/#What_is_cloud_computing\" >What is cloud computing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/what-is-the-difference-between-cloud-computing-and-elastic-web-hosting\/#What_is_Elastic_Web_Hosting\" >What is Elastic Web Hosting?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/what-is-the-difference-between-cloud-computing-and-elastic-web-hosting\/#VPS_vs_Flex_Box_Comparison\" >VPS vs Flex Box Comparison<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_cloud_computing\"><\/span><a><\/a>What is cloud computing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cloud computing is the provision of computing services (servers, databases, networks, etc.). The way it works is similar to dedicated servers and VPS, with the main difference that it physically eliminates all hardware. There is no question of computers or server rooms, as everything is done in the cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-3954982623\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main advantage of the cloud, emphasized by its providers, is the ability to scale resources. When the load on your website increases, it will adjust the assigned parameters so as not to slow down the site or block it. Unfortunately, the scaling of parameters is only done upwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To return to the output parameters in cloud computing, you need to contact the service provider, who must reset the server, which is associated with temporary unavailability of the website. Only after restarting the server, your parameters are restored. Until then, you have to pay for increased resources all the time. This solution, unlike others, will protect you from sudden shutdown of the website, but at the same time it exposes you to higher costs for a longer period of time than the actual use of cloud resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cloud computing providers do not guarantee administrative support. This therefore involves additional costs and time spent on finding an external administrator. Unless you have sufficiently advanced technical knowledge. Then you don&#8217;t have to worry about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most cases, clouds also do not have administration panels. If you want to use one, you need to install it yourself (or with the help of a hired administrator). You also can&#8217;t launch your website immediately after purchasing the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Elastic_Web_Hosting\"><\/span><a><\/a>What is Elastic Web Hosting?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s an innovative solution created by <a href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\">mybox.com<\/a> that enables you to do what the cloud doesn&#8217;t \u2013 the ability to <strong>Scaling resources both up and down.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By purchasing Flex Box <strong>, you get high guaranteed parameters, i.e 6Ghz CPU, 4 GB RAM and 25 GB SSD<\/strong>, which belong exclusively to you. They ensure stable operation of most websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creators of Flex Box took a look at cloud computing and took the best from it \u2014 scaling resources up, adding what this solution lacked, which is the ability to lower them. It is an ideal solution, giving the customer a sense of peace of mind (their website will work smoothly regardless of the load) and financial comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike the cloud, in Flexible Web Hosting, the reduction of the resources allocated to your website is done automatically, without the need to contact support, or worse, restart the server. Funds for additional parameters will be deducted from the elastic scaling balance previously topped up with pre-paid payments. So you always pay only for the resources used in reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the service is fully managed by mybox.com administrators. When you purchase Flexible Web Hosting, we give you a proprietary administration panel that puts ready-made solutions to shame. It allows you to quickly and intuitively manage the service. We created it based on suggestions from our clients, as it is one of the most important tools they use. If you want to learn about all its capabilities, go to the page dedicated to <a href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/the mybox panel.html\">the mybox panel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_vs_Flex_Box_Comparison\"><\/span>VPS vs Flex Box Comparison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-8\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-8\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\"><center><strong>Cloud computing<\/strong><\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><center><strong>FlexBox<\/strong><\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">administration panel<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>no<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">the ability to launch the website immediately after purchasing the service<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>no<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">management by hosting company administrators<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>no<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ability to scale resources down<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>no<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">the ability to scale resources up<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>yes<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>yes<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">safety parameters<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>no<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>no<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">traffic on one user&#8217;s website affects others<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>no<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>no<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-8 from cache -->\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a><\/a>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cloud computing has one primary advantage \u2013 it allows you to scale up your resources to ensure that your website is available in the event of increased traffic. Unfortunately, it is not possible to automatically lower the parameters when they are no longer needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flexible hosting has this advantage. With the flexible scaling option, resources are adjusted to the needs of your website in real time. Both up and down. This allows you to reduce your hosting fees, as you only pay for the resources you actually use. On an annual basis, this creates an amount worthy of attention. Flexible Web Hosting is a solution that changes the way you think about hosting and its choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[17,25],"manual_kb_tag":[681,682,683,684,685,291,677,678,679,680],"class_list":["post-1060","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-elastic-web-hosting","manualknowledgebasecat-hosting","manual_kb_tag-automatic-scaling","manual_kb_tag-resource-scaling","manual_kb_tag-scaling-up","manual_kb_tag-scaling-down","manual_kb_tag-managed-hosting","manual_kb_tag-scalable-hosting","manual_kb_tag-cloud-computing","manual_kb_tag-elastic-web-hosting","manual_kb_tag-flexible-web-hosting","manual_kb_tag-flexible-hosting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/1060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/1060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3909,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/1060\/revisions\/3909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=1060"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=1060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}