The Gap, Australia
Server infrastructure for API Platforms in The Gap
There is no single correct server for API Platforms; there is a correct one for the workload, the volume and the budget. For a small API Platforms business in The Gap 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 The Gap. 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.
The Gap is closest to Sydney. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from The Gap ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Sydney, Australia | 456 miles | 11–22 ms |
| Singapore | 3,818 miles | 92–184 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 4,303 miles | 104–208 ms |
| Tokyo, Japan | 4,446 miles | 107–215 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 5,522 miles | 133–267 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 6,242 miles | 151–301 ms |
| Delhi NCR, India | 6,320 miles | 153–305 ms |
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| Santa Clara, United States | 7,094 miles | 171–343 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 7,190 miles | 174–347 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 7,364 miles | 178–356 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 8,328 miles | 201–402 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 8,928 miles | 216–431 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 9,042 miles | 218–437 ms |
| Miami, United States | 9,178 miles | 222–443 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 9,347 miles | 226–451 ms |
| New York, United States | 9,635 miles | 233–465 ms |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 8,764 miles | 212–423 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 9,302 miles | 225–449 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 9,376 miles | 226–453 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 9,994 miles | 241–483 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 10,057 miles | 243–486 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 10,098 miles | 244–488 ms |
| London, United Kingdom | 10,264 miles | 248–496 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 10,833 miles | 262–523 ms |
Distances are from The Gap. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
API Platforms in The Gap
The closest of our 24 data centres to The Gap is Sydney, about 456 miles away. Choosing the closest data centre is the cheapest performance improvement available, and it costs nothing extra.
The Gap has a population of about 16,371, 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 Australia/Brisbane, 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 the Privacy Act 1988. Pricing is quoted in AUD, and the figure is the same wherever the machine physically sits.
Network reach from The Gap
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from The Gap | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Sydneyapac | 456 miles | 11–22 ms |
| Singaporeapac | 3,818 miles | 92–184 ms |
| Hong Kongapac | 4,303 miles | 104–208 ms |
The Gap sits in Queensland, 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 The Gap — FAQs
What size server does a API Platforms business in The Gap, QLD need?
Where would the server for my The Gap, QLD 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 The Gap
Same city, different workload.
API Platforms hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.