At the heart of blockchain innovation, Decent Land Labs is building the on-chain data center for the EVM, with load.network.

As a startup dedicated to building cutting-edge infrastructure, they need scalable, cost-efficient, and customizable computing power to support their ambitious vision. Initially, they turned to Google Cloud, but as their projects grew, so did their cloud expenses.

Beyond costs, the lack of flexibility became a significant roadblock. Customizing their resources and deploying custom boot scripts proved to be far more complicated than expected.

The team needed an infrastructure provider that offered bare metal performance, seamless DevOps integration, and complete control, without the constraints of hyperscalers. That’s when they found Latitude.sh.

“We literally just searched on Google: bare metal dedicated servers,” said Andres Pirela, Software Architect at Decent Land Labs. “Latitude.sh was one of the first results. The website looked awesome, so we gave it a try.”

They started by experimenting with deployments, spinning up a few machines to see how things worked in practice. From there, the decision to continue was easy.

“If you see our logs, we first started deploying a bunch of machines because we were trying things around. We liked it. We liked the whole experience. And we were like, ok, we’re going to keep working with Latitude,” told Pirela.

Decent Land Labs and Latitude.sh join forces

For Decent Land Labs, working with startups isn’t just a preference—it’s part of their DNA. Their entire tech stack is built on startup services, and they sought an infrastructure partner that shared their fast-paced, innovative approach.

“At Decent Land Labs, we like to work with startups. Most of our stack is built on startups, and running into bare metal servers as a service through a startup seemed like a no-brainer. There aren’t many startup services of this kind, and Latitude came as one—if not the only— option to offer exactly what we needed,” he said.

From the first interaction, Latitude.sh stood out from traditional cloud providers. Unlike the steep learning curves of AWS or GCP, setting up infrastructure was straightforward and intuitive.

“It feels very DevOps. It just takes being familiarized with foundational concepts, unlike AWS, where there’s a lot to memorize just to do something simple,” observed Pirela.

Immediate Impact: Lower Costs, More Control

Switching from cloud-based infrastructure to dedicated bare metal servers with Latitude.sh paid off almost instantly. The team achieved immediate 40–60% cost reductions, providing them with financial flexibility without compromising performance.

“We were using Google Cloud App Engine, running an intense app that was costing us around $1,200 a month,” Pirela explained. “When we moved it to Latitude, we got a really powerful server for just $300. This is a no-brainer.”

They’ve since completed the full migration from App Engine to Latitude.sh for all their applications.

“Actually, just last week we finished moving all of the applications that we had on the App Engine to Latitude,” he revealed.

By eliminating cloud overhead and unpredictable billing, Decent Land Labs gained complete control over their workloads while keeping costs predictable.

Beyond financial savings, Latitude.sh’s developer-first approach made a big difference. The simple, modern UI and intuitive deployment process removed friction from their workflows.

Unlike Google Cloud, where every small action comes with layers of complexity, Latitude.sh lets them focus on building instead of troubleshooting infrastructure.

“Yes, it’s more complicated in the sense that you have to set up load balancers, engines, all those things yourself. But there are a lot of benefits economically, and we’re very happy,” said Pirela.

Support That Feels Like an Extension of Their Team

One of the standout moments for Decent Land Labs came when they reached out to Latitude.sh’s support team for the first time. They weren't expecting much after dealing with slow and unhelpful support at larger cloud providers. But what they got was a completely different experience.

“There was one time we needed to contact support, and they were so quick to answer, providing helpful resources right away. Even though Latitude is a startup, the quality of service and support feels incredible—almost like a large-scale company,” emphasized Pirela.

This level of support reinforced their decision. With Latitude.sh, they weren’t just another customer in a massive cloud ecosystem—they were a valued partner.

A Long-Term Partnership in the Making

As Decent Land Labs continues to grow, they see Latitude.sh as a key partner in their journey. The combination of bare metal performance, developer-friendly tooling, and responsive support has made all the difference.

“We have validators, consensus nodes, and soon we’ll have archival nodes. We’re going to use Latitude’s file system—the storage that plugs in with a script and can distribute across servers,” said Pirela. “These nodes are storage-intensive—we’re talking about terabytes of data—and we want to be able to distribute that with ease. We see that Latitude offers that.”

What started as a test deployment has evolved into a full-scale infrastructure built for the future: “Latitude.sh is the startup's dream infrastructure.”

For startups seeking to reduce costs, take control, and build without limits, Latitude.sh is here to help. Start your journey today.