Saint Andrews, United Kingdom
Server infrastructure for EdTech in Saint Andrews
The right server for EdTech is decided by the work it has to do, not by the size of the plan you happen to land on. For a small EdTech business in Saint Andrews that is about Single Core, 16 GB of memory and 100 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 Saint Andrews. 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 EdTech Most likely here
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
$164.90 USD USD
per month · VPS
- Single Core
- 16 GB RAM
- 100 GB storage
About 2.8 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 11.2 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Medium EdTech
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
$432.40 USD USD
per month · VDS
- 4 Cores
- 48 GB RAM
- 250 GB storage
- Managed
About 27.8 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 32 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Large EdTech
51+ people · ~500,000 visits a month
$1,721.65 USD USD
per month · Dedicated Server
- 16 Cores
- 196 GB RAM
- 900 GB storage
- Managed
About 277.8 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 128 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.
Why EdTech size up this way
Working from about 5,000 visits a month and roughly 40,000 requests a day, peaks run about 6× the average hour, so the build is sized for the busiest moment rather than the typical one; and about 11 GB of data needs to stay in memory to keep queries fast.
- 2.8 req/sec at peak
- 11.2 GB working set
- 4 GB/month growth
- Linux
Which tiers suit EdTech
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. |
EdTech workloads you can host
School timetables mean every tenant peaks at the same hour of the same weekday.
- Multi-tenant learning platform
- Content authoring
- Analytics & reporting
- LTI/SSO integrations
- Assessment engine
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server.
Saint Andrews is closest to London. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Saint Andrews ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| London, United Kingdom | 351 miles | 8–17 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 414 miles | 10–20 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 639 miles | 15–31 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 791 miles | 19–38 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 912 miles | 22–44 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 1,101 miles | 27–53 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 1,499 miles | 36–72 ms |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 2,452 miles | 59–118 ms |
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| New York, United States | 3,268 miles | 79–158 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 3,325 miles | 80–161 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 3,706 miles | 89–179 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 4,008 miles | 97–194 ms |
| Miami, United States | 4,278 miles | 103–207 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 4,457 miles | 108–215 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 4,511 miles | 109–218 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 5,052 miles | 122–244 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 5,141 miles | 124–248 ms |
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Delhi NCR, India | 4,234 miles | 102–204 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 4,582 miles | 111–221 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 4,974 miles | 120–240 ms |
| Tokyo, Japan | 5,709 miles | 138–276 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 5,887 miles | 142–284 ms |
| Singapore | 6,770 miles | 163–327 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 10,457 miles | 252–505 ms |
Distances are from Saint Andrews. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
EdTech in Saint Andrews
The closest of our 24 data centres to Saint Andrews is London, about 351 miles away. Choosing the closest data centre is the cheapest performance improvement available, and it costs nothing extra.
Saint Andrews has a population of about 18,410, which is why the small build above is the one most likely to fit a EdTech business here — though the other two are a click away if it does not. Local time is Europe/London, 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 UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Pricing is quoted in GBP, and the figure is the same wherever the machine physically sits.
Network reach from Saint Andrews
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from Saint Andrews | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Londonemea | 351 miles | 8–17 ms |
| Amsterdamemea | 414 miles | 10–20 ms |
| Frankfurtemea | 639 miles | 15–31 ms |
Saint Andrews sits in Scotland, 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 40,000 requests a day crossing that link.
EdTech hosting in Saint Andrews — FAQs
What size server does a EdTech business in Saint Andrews, Scotland need?
Where would the server for my Saint Andrews, Scotland business actually run?
Is a VPS enough for EdTech, or do we need a dedicated server?
Can you host multi-tenant learning platform for us?
Can we start smaller and grow?
Other industries in Saint Andrews
Same city, different workload.
EdTech hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.