This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Batuhan Esirger
Starting Point
Before Raff Technologies, I spent years working as a project management consultant on large infrastructure and defense projects, where powerful computers and complex systems were the norm. But when I decided to follow my instincts, move into tech, and start my own business, I quickly noticed the same issue repeating itself in the market:
Getting reliable computing power was either too expensive, too complex, or too slow.
The Frustration
Again and again, I heard the same pain points:
Traditional VPS hosting felt outdated and full of hidden costs.
Big cloud providers were powerful, but too complex for small teams.
Inaccessible infrastructure was slowing down innovation.
The Idea for Raff
So we asked ourselves: What if we built a platform that was as easy as spinning up a dev box, but reliable enough to scale when needed?
That’s where Raff came from. Our vision was simple:
Fast — launch a VM in seconds, not hours.
Simple — a clean dashboard, no maze of settings.
Reliable — powered by modern AMD EPYC servers, with real stability behind it.
The Vision Going Forward
We don’t see Raff as just another VPS provider. Our vision is still evolving as we learn more about the market and how developers think, but our goal remains clear:
We want to make Cloud VMs accessible to everyone — through both simplicity and economy.
By economy, we don’t mean being the cheapest. We mean offering the maximum performance per dollar, giving users real value without compromise.
By simplicity, we mean lowering the barrier so much that even someone hearing about VMs for the very first time can create their own Windows Server or Linux environment with ease.
The product is not perfect yet, and it probably never will be. But perfection isn’t the goal. What matters is continuous improvement. We are committed to refining Raff every day, listening closely to our users, and working diligently to make cloud infrastructure more approachable, more reliable, and more affordable.
Why I’m Sharing This
I wanted to share this story here because Dev.to is full of people who’ve been in the same position: you needed computing power, but the existing options felt like overkill or out of reach.
Raff is our attempt to solve that problem.
If you’ve had similar frustrations — or ideas on how we can keep improving — I’d love to hear them.
This journey is still at the beginning, but we’re learning and improving every day.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Batuhan Esirger