title: rackspace vs EC2 vs Heroku vs Engine Yard for ruby on rails
body: <p>I have a website I want to launch through either Rackspace, EC2, Heroku or Engine Yard.</p>
  
  <p>I have used Heroku and love how simple it is to get up &amp; running, to push updates, manage my DB, etc. However, to get a hostname based SSL going, I will have to pay 20$. Also, I have no idea as to how much Heroku will cost me: I'm not entirely sure how to gauge how much activity my site will see.</p>
  
  <p>I have a deal where I can get a couple hundred $ of free hosting from Rackspace &amp; EC2, BUT ... will they be as easy as Heroku to deal with? What about Engine Yard? Will all of them make me pay some set amount for my SSL certificate to be properly setup?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks! And please let me know what I can clarify - I am still quite new to the world of launching websites :)</p>
  
  <p>Ringo</p>