# Blog

Notes on VPS vs PaaS, Linux cloud servers, and Cloud Apps. Who operates the OS, and how each one is billed.

Canonical URL: https://unbroker.cloud/blog

How to choose between a Linux cloud server and Cloud Apps, and how each one is billed. New posts are published in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

- [Usage-based vs capacity billing](https://unbroker.cloud/blog/usage-vs-capacity-billing.md): Usage based pricing on a PaaS follows consumption. Capacity based pricing follows the size you configure. Public rates as of October 28, 2026.
- [Letting a coding agent deploy safely](https://unbroker.cloud/blog/coding-agent-deploy-safely.md): AI agent deploy safely with one scoped token. Claude Code deploy permissions, Codex deploy permissions, and MCP server API token scope.
- [What is a Linux cloud server?](https://unbroker.cloud/blog/linux-cloud-server.md): A Linux cloud server is a root VM with SSH and a Linux image at a fixed monthly price. How to pick one, and when managed Cloud Apps fits better.
- [Linux cloud server: VPS vs PaaS](https://unbroker.cloud/blog/vps-vs-paas.md): VPS vs PaaS for a Linux cloud server: who operates the OS, how a cloud server running Linux is billed, and when to use a VPS.