vioscale
Comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs DigitalOcean

On the evidence we track, DigitalOcean leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) full profile →DigitalOcean full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon Web Services (AWS)55
★DigitalOcean67
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Web Services (AWS)55 / 100medium · 73%
DigitalOcean67 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Model
Amazon Web Services (AWS)freemium
DigitalOceanfreemium
Price level
Amazon Web Services (AWS)low
DigitalOceanlow
Transparent
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon Web Services (AWS)14
DigitalOcean25
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Fedramp
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean–
Gdpr
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Hipaa
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean–
Pci
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean–
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Provider tier
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Hyperscaler
DigitalOceanHyperscaler
Reach
Regions / global footprint
Amazon Web Services (AWS)39 regions, 123 availability zones
DigitalOceanMultiple global regions including US, Europe (Frankfurt), Canada, Asia (Bangalor
Compute
Bare-metal servers
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
DigitalOcean-
GPU / accelerated compute
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
DigitalOcean✓
Spot / preemptible pricing
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
DigitalOcean-
Storage
Object storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Block storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
DigitalOcean✓
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Managed databases
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
DigitalOcean✓
Serverless / FaaS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Network
VPC / private networking
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Pricing
Free / low egress
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✗
DigitalOcean-
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean-
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS is a global cloud infrastructure provider offering hundreds of services with flexible, consumption-based pricing across 39 geographic regions.

Independently observed

DigitalOcean

Leader

DigitalOcean provides cloud infrastructure services including virtual machines, managed Kubernetes, serverless computing, managed databases, object and block storage, networking, and AI inference capabilities. Designed primarily for developers and small-to-medium-sized businesses looking for simplified cloud solutions.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Usage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go with volume discounts and commitment-based savings plans. Free tier available.

as of verify ↗

DigitalOcean

Leader
from $0.05/moHybridFree tier

Hybrid pricing model starting from free tier with Droplets from $4/month, managed databases from $15/month, AI inference from $0.05/million tokens

  • App PlatformFree
    • App deployment
    • Auto-scaling
    • Managed infrastructure
  • DropletsFrom $4/month
    • Virtual machines
    • Mission-critical apps
    • Low-traffic sites
  • GPU DropletsFrom $1.91/GPU/hour with commitment, $0.76 on-demand
    • AI/ML training
    • Inference
    • High-performance computing
  • KubernetesFrom $12/month
    • Managed Kubernetes
    • Auto-scaling
    • Network policies
  • FunctionsFree
    • Serverless functions
    • Auto-scaling
    • HTTPS/TLS by default
  • Managed DatabasesFrom $15/month
    • MongoDB
    • PostgreSQL
    • MySQL
    • Kafka
    • Valkey
    • +2 more
  • Spaces (Object Storage)From $5/month
    • S3-compatible
    • Built-in CDN
    • Highly scalable
  • Volumes (Block Storage)From $10/month
    • Block storage
    • High availability
    • Resizable
  • AI/ML InferenceFrom $0.05/million tokens
    • 70+ models
    • Inference routing
    • No infrastructure management
  • Cloudways Managed HostingFrom $11/month
    • WordPress
    • PHP 8
    • Redis
    • Unlimited apps
    • Git integration
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
CLI
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
On-premise
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✗
Hybrid
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

14 total
  • Brave
  • Upstage
  • Asana
  • Pokee AI
  • Tailscale
  • 1Password
  • Trend Micro
  • Orca Security
  • Okta
  • Suger
  • Arctic Wolf
  • Cast AI
  • LucidLink
  • Vanta
Independently observed

DigitalOcean

Leader
25 total
  • Docker
  • WordPress
  • GitLab Enterprise Edition
  • Supabase
  • RabbitMQ
  • n8n
  • cPanel & WHM
  • Plesk
  • 3CX
  • Jitsi
  • Appwrite
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes Agent
  • Codex Universal
  • Grok Build
  • Coolify
  • Easypanel
  • Anaconda
  • SnapShooter
  • Simple Observability
  • IVP.ai | Deskless
  • WooCommerce
  • OpenLiteSpeed
  • Let's Encrypt
  • +1 more
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.