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SoftLayer

SoftLayer provides on-demand IT infrastructure, dedicated servers and cloud resources.

What is SoftLayer?

SoftLayer dedicated servers give you options from entry-level single processor servers to quad proc, hex-core, and even GPU-powered workhorses. They're all deployed in real time via our portal or API.
SoftLayer is a tool in the Dedicated Cloud Hosting category of a tech stack.

Who uses SoftLayer?

Companies
49 companies reportedly use SoftLayer in their tech stacks, including WhatsApp, SendGrid, and Tumblr.

Developers
49 developers on StackShare have stated that they use SoftLayer.

SoftLayer Integrations

Vagrant, Twilio SendGrid, Compose, StackStorm, and Cloudant are some of the popular tools that integrate with SoftLayer. Here's a list of all 15 tools that integrate with SoftLayer.
Pros of SoftLayer
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Dedicated hardware
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Great support
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Good pricing
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Many upgrades

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SoftLayer's Features

  • 5TB public outbound bandwidth, standard
  • 100Mbps network uplinks, standard
  • More starting RAM in most servers
  • More starting storage in most servers
  • Reduced RAM upgrade pricing
  • More bandwidth in upgrade packages

SoftLayer Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to SoftLayer?
DigitalOcean
We take the complexities out of cloud hosting by offering blazing fast, on-demand SSD cloud servers, straightforward pricing, a simple API, and an easy-to-use control panel.
OVH
OVHcloud is a global cloud provider that specialises in delivering industry-leading performance and cost-effective solutions to better manage, secure, and scale data. The group manages 30 data centres across 12 sites in 4 continents, man
Hetzner Online AG
Hetzner Online is a professional web hosting provider and experienced data center operator. Since 1997 the company has provided private and business clients with high-performance hosting products as well as the necessary infrastructure for the efficient operation of websites.
Rackspace OnMetal
OnMetal servers are single-tenant, bare-metal servers provisioned via the same OpenStack API as our cloud. They can be spun up as quickly as VMs to offer the agility of multi-tenant environments with the performance of single-tenant hardware. OnMetal servers are our own design and are engineered in a highly opinionated way. We’ve made them 100 percent solid-state with external cooling, leading to increased mean time between failures (MTBF). They are also incredibly large, so you’ll need fewer of them.
10gbps.io
Dedicated server provider with latest technology hardware solutions and premium data delivery for bandwidth intensive businesses. All servers are fitted with high end components and unshared 10Gbps ports
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SoftLayer's Followers
60 developers follow SoftLayer to keep up with related blogs and decisions.