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DigitalOcean

★★★★★ 4.5 (18,000 reviews)
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Overview

A developer-friendly cloud hosting provider offering simple, affordable virtual machines, managed databases, and app deployment.

Key Features

  • Droplets
  • Managed databases
  • App Platform
  • Kubernetes
  • Spaces storage
  • Functions
  • Load balancers
  • Monitoring

Pros

  • Simple pricing
  • Developer-friendly
  • Great documentation
  • Affordable for small projects

Cons

  • Fewer enterprise features
  • Smaller service catalog
  • Less global presence
  • Limited compliance certifications

DigitalOcean Pricing Plans

Droplets

$4/mo

  • ✓ basic VMs
  • ✓ SSD storage
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Managed DB

$15/mo

  • ✓ PostgreSQL
  • ✓ MySQL
  • ✓ Redis

App Platform

$5/mo

  • ✓ automated deployments
  • ✓ scaling

Kubernetes

$12/mo

  • ✓ managed K8s
  • ✓ free control plane

Company Info

Founded2011
HeadquartersNew York, NY

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