Managed vs Unmanaged Hosting: What Are You Paying For?
This guide is for solo site owners, indie founders, and small agencies trying to decide whether to keep paying a managed-hosting premium…
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James Gallegos is the editor of DigitalMethodary, an independent review site covering SaaS, hosting, VPN, and productivity tools for solo founders and small teams. James leads the site's hands-on testing program, scoring framework, and editorial independence policies. He has personally evaluated 143+ tools across seven workflow categories, including project management, accounting, email marketing, no-code builders, and security software. His reviews focus on real-world fit for independent operators: setup speed, total cost of ownership over 12-24 months, and the workflow constraints each tool actually removes. No paid placements appear on DigitalMethodary; commissions never influence scoring, and the review methodology is published in full at /how-we-review/.
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