I'm looking into hosting options right now and I'm starting to get sold on Xen VPS.<p>This raises the question: which is best to start with: Xen VPS or Amazon EC2?<p>For Xen VPS, SliceHost and Linode seem to have the best reputation. I've also heard recommendations for prgmr, vps link, and server axis.<p>At this point, I'm thinking that a Xen VPS solution is best for development and then possibly moving to Amazon EC2 when I'm ready to roll out for real.<p>Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.