Dorval, Canada
Server infrastructure for API Platforms in Dorval
Infrastructure for API Platforms is a question of matching the machine to the application, then putting it near the people using it. For a small API Platforms business in Dorval that is about Single Core, 8 GB of memory and 80 GB of storage on VPS.
- ✓ 5 infrastructure tiers
- ✓ Sized for your workload, not a plan name
- ✓ Same price in all 24 locations
Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Dorval. Your real figure depends on your connection and route, and lands inside this range.
Choose the infrastructure for your workload
Three sizes of business, each sized from an assumed traffic figure rather than a measured one. If you know your own numbers, tell us and the estimate changes with them.
Small API Platforms Most likely here
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
$97.40 USD USD
per month · VPS
- Single Core
- 8 GB RAM
- 80 GB storage
About 3.1 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 4.2 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Medium API Platforms
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
$186.50 USD USD
per month · VPS
- 2 Cores
- 16 GB RAM
- 200 GB storage
- Managed
About 30.9 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 12 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Large API Platforms
51+ people · ~500,000 visits a month
$1,114.15 USD USD
per month · Dedicated Server
- 20 Cores
- 96 GB RAM
- 700 GB storage
- Managed
About 308.6 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 48 GB of working data.
Configure this build →These figures are assumptions stated out loud, not predictions about your business. Memory, cores and disk can all be raised on the same server later, usually within the hour, with no rebuild and no new IP address — so starting one size below the estimate is normally the cheaper mistake.
Which tiers suit API Platforms
Including the ones that do not, and why — that is usually the more useful half.
| Infrastructure | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Hosting Managed space on a shared server | Not this one | Shared hosting cannot run background workers, queues or long-lived processes, which a SaaS application depends on. |
| VPS Flexible virtual infrastructure with full root access | Recommended | The natural home for an early-stage product: root access, your own runtime, and the ability to resize as you grow. |
| VDS Virtual server with resources pinned to you alone | Recommended | Pinned resources give you the predictable latency your customers will hold you to in an SLA. |
| Dedicated Server An entire physical server, configured to your specification | Recommended | Right once the database and the application tier are competing for the same memory on a single virtual instance. |
| Bare Metal Physical compute for sustained, demanding workloads | Workable | For platforms running their own virtualization, or holding a large working set entirely in memory. |
API Platforms workloads you can host
An API is measured in requests per second rather than page views, and the failure mode is a noisy client rather than a busy week.
- API gateway
- Rate limiting
- Auth & token issuing
- Request logging
- Developer portal
- Webhook delivery
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server.
Dorval is closest to Toronto. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Dorval ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| Toronto, Canada | 304 miles | 7–15 ms |
| New York, United States | 327 miles | 8–16 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 735 miles | 18–35 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 985 miles | 24–48 ms |
| Miami, United States | 1,406 miles | 34–68 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 1,505 miles | 36–73 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 2,276 miles | 55–110 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 2,456 miles | 59–119 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 2,521 miles | 61–122 ms |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| London, United Kingdom | 3,254 miles | 79–157 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 3,425 miles | 83–165 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 3,447 miles | 83–166 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 3,641 miles | 88–176 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 3,663 miles | 88–177 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 3,825 miles | 92–185 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 4,533 miles | 109–219 ms |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 5,463 miles | 132–264 ms |
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Tokyo, Japan | 6,457 miles | 156–312 ms |
| Delhi NCR, India | 7,013 miles | 169–339 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 7,511 miles | 181–363 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 7,604 miles | 184–367 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 7,728 miles | 187–373 ms |
| Singapore | 9,200 miles | 222–444 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 9,951 miles | 240–480 ms |
Distances are from Dorval. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
API Platforms in Dorval
The closest of our 24 data centres to Dorval is Toronto, about 304 miles away. Round-trip time is set by physical distance more than by anything else, so the nearest site is usually the right one.
Dorval has a population of about 18,980, which is why the small build above is the one most likely to fit a API Platforms business here — though the other two are a click away if it does not. Local time is America/Toronto, so routine maintenance and backups are scheduled against your overnight rather than ours.
Data stays in the jurisdiction you choose, which matters if you are working to PIPEDA. Pricing is quoted in CAD, and the figure is the same wherever the machine physically sits.
Network reach from Dorval
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from Dorval | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Torontoamericas | 304 miles | 7–15 ms |
| New Yorkamericas | 327 miles | 8–16 ms |
| Chicagoamericas | 735 miles | 18–35 ms |
Dorval sits in Quebec, and every one of our 24 locations costs the same — so the only thing worth optimising is which of them your users are closest to. At the small size assumed above, that is roughly 66,667 requests a day crossing that link.
API Platforms hosting in Dorval — FAQs
What size server does a API Platforms business in Dorval, QC need?
Where would the server for my Dorval, QC business actually run?
Is a VPS enough for API Platforms, or do we need a dedicated server?
Can you host aPI gateway for us?
Can we start smaller and grow?
Other industries in Dorval
Same city, different workload.
API Platforms hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.