Dan,
Big difference.
FileMaker is more resource intensive and costs more just for the software. If you got a whole VM and put your own FMS install on it, you might get away with relatively cheap hosting, but you would still be on the hook for the whole cost of FMS, which with previous versions could be shared between a few or many of the hosting company's clients.
What Corn and John and Beverly are saying is that that ship has sailed.
"The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present." -A. Lincoln (Wow, was he ever prescient!)
Hosting a website is not the same, especially with 13. This is more like hosting desktop applications with terminal services or Citrix. That is what you should be comparing it with. Both in functionality and cost.
j.
On Dec 10, 2013, at 12:30 PM, Dan Kelly <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Just as some kind of reference point, I have an account with Hostgator for a
> server hosting site, I pay 24.00 per month with plenty of space and can host
> many sites, but they do not host FileMaker databases, they probably host
> many others though, using this as a reference, what do you think is normal
> cost if this were a FileMaker service?
>
> Dan Kelly
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: FileMaker Pro Discussions [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of BEVERLY VOTH
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 11:42 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: any suggestions for FileMaker 13 hosting with WebDirect?
>
> Yes! what Corn and John said. FMS13 will be difficult on 'shared' servers
> and these are what most hosting companies use to keep the cost down.
> "virtual" servers, splits the server (by software) so that each "virtual"
> appears to be a separate "box". This is more costly than shared. "dedicated"
> is your own physical box at a hosting company. Generally (but not always),
> you are responsible for the maintenance. This may be the only option for
> those that cannot host "in-house", but would be the most expensive at a
> hosting company. Be very cautious on making this decision. The cheapest
> likely will NOT be the best.
>
> Beverly
>
>
> On 10 Dec 2013, at 10:35 AM, John May wrote:
>
>> Please see info on our FileMaker 13 hosting at:
>>
>> http://www.pointinspace.com/filemakerpro13hosting/
>>
>> The problem with WebDirect is not only the licensing cost, but moreso the
> hardware requirements for it:
>>
>>
> http://www.filemaker.com/products/filemaker-server/server-13-specifications.
> html
>>
>> (see "Recommended Hardware Configurations" under the "FileMaker WebDirect"
> header)
>>
>>
>> You are essentially moving the load of FileMaker Pro onto the server side
> of things, which is inevitably going to be costly.
>>
>> - John
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/10/13 2:10 AM, Corn Walker wrote:
>>> I'm not sure any hosting providers have settled on hosting plans yet,
>>> in large part due to the licensing. There's no way (currently) to
>>> allocate a WebDirect license to a specific group of files, so you end
>>> up having the connections pooled across all files. Your best bet
>>> might be to look for a colo arrangement or other situation where you
>>> have dedicated hardware for your files.
>>>
>>> Cheers, -corn
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 10, 2013, at 12:53 AM, Tami Williams wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm looking for a hosting provider for FileMaker 13 Server with
>>>> WebDirect - any suggestions?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cornelius Walker Hatfield, MA
>>>
>>
>>
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>>
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