We have hosted Django applications on AWS EC2 as well as on PythonAnyWhere. Here is a brief comparison of both.

AWS EC2:

• Offers pay-as-you-go compute capacity
• This is a small service that provides resizable compute capacity
• Free for 12 months (750 hours of CPU usage)
• Can use a custom domain in free tier plan (Extra charges may apply)
• SSH access available
• Browser-based SSH connection available
• The developer needs to set up everything from scratch. Intermediate level of expertise required
• Root level access available
• Can install and use whatever tool/software is required
• Highly scalable
• The developer needs to manage the webserver
• Pricing https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/
• Create a free account
• Hosting the Django app on EC2

PythonAnyWhere:

• Offers fixed price shared hosting starting with $5 per month
• Small Paas (platform as a service) provider which supports only Python web apps
• Always free plan available. 100 CPU seconds per day. 512 MB space
• Can not use a custom domain. The app will be hosted on username.pythonanywhere.com
• SSH access available
• Browser-based terminals available
• The application setup is extremely easy.
• Root level access not available
• Apart from web hosting, Only MySQL, Postgres and schedule tasks support is provided
• Good for small to medium traffic apps
• The developer needs to take care of code
• Pricing https://www.pythonanywhere.com/pricing/
• Create a free account
• Hosting the Django app on PythonAnyWhere

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