&gt; scalable app<p>Well no, but certainly an app that can handle 100K hits per 24 hours.<p>SSL is essentially free now, not everyone needs wildcard. Backups are easy, analytics are easy. Email is hard - but there are services.<p>I guess it&#x27;s about tradeoffs. If you spend a few hours (really, half a day should take care of the above. I&#x27;ve done it!) you can save $250&#x2F;mo.<p>If that isn&#x27;t worth it for you it isn&#x27;t worth it. 2000K+ a year is definitely worth it for me!