# Do more with less

Source: https://www.fortrabbit.com/benefits/do-more-with-less
Created: 2026-03-15
Reviewed: 2026-03-27

> Start on the smallest component and scale it when traffic asks for it. Per-component sizing keeps a small project on a small bill.


## Start small, scale later

The XS hosting plans are designed to provide your application with enough horse power to serve a website at an affordable price. No matter your ambitions, specifically when getting started, choose a small tier and proceed from there. Avoid premature optimization.

## XS use cases

You can use our XS plans for personal projects or client work

- small local business websites
- low traffic projects
- personal blogs
- pet projects
- weekend hacks
- quick development
- tests
- design experiments

## Good code can fly

Improve your code to pay less. You won't believe how fast well optimized code can serve a high number of requests even on low tier hosting plans. Design your :ContentLink{href="/tips/performance-design" text="code for performance" prefix="docs"}. Well optimized code also scales much better.

## Fail fast to learn fast

You won't have a chance to scale well, when your code is not running well on lean hardware specs. You better experience the bottlenecks of your application sooner. Better get to know quickly, when a bot is filling your database while crawling an endless number of pages.

## Sensible limits

Our tired plans are designed with real world requirements in mind. The XS plans fit most uses cases already.

## Optional components

Don't need MySQL cause you are using a flat file system such as [Statamic](/software/statamic) or [Kirby](/software/kirby)? Don't book it to save a dollar each month. With [component based pricing](/pricing/details), many components are optional and each service can be scaled individually.

## Lower environmental impact

By better utilizing available cloud computing resources, less energy is spend.

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- [Green hosting](/environment/our-measures)
- [Topic performance](/dev/performance)