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Comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs DigitalOcean

On the evidence we track, DigitalOcean leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. 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 →
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)55
★DigitalOcean64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Amazon Web Services (AWS)55 / 100medium · 74%
DigitalOcean64 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Model
Amazon Web Services (AWS)freemium
DigitalOceanfreemium
Price level
Amazon Web Services (AWS)low
DigitalOceanlow
Starting price
Amazon Web Services (AWS)–
DigitalOcean$11
Transparent
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon Web Services (AWS)11
DigitalOcean24
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–
Trust center
Amazon Web Services (AWS)https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmp
DigitalOcean–
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Web Services (AWS)✓
DigitalOcean✓
Market
Availability
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Available worldwide
DigitalOceanAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Amazon Web Services (AWS)6 items
DigitalOcean6 items

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 provides on-demand cloud infrastructure and integrated services enabling organizations to build, migrate, and scale applications globally. The platform uses consumption-based pricing and includes a marketplace of third-party integrations.

Independently observed

DigitalOcean

Leader

A cloud platform providing compute instances (Droplets), managed Kubernetes, serverless functions, object storage, block storage, and managed databases. Designed for AI and machine learning workloads with GPU acceleration, spot pricing, and integrated end-to-end infrastructure.

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
as of verify ↗

DigitalOcean

Leader
from $11/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $11/month. Free tier with $5 free credit available.

  • FunctionsFree
    • 90,000 GiB-seconds per month free
    • Per-second billing
  • Kubernetes$12/month
    • Free control plane
    • Free bandwidth allowance
  • Cloudways Managed Hosting$11/month starting
    • Scalable
    • Pay-as-you-go
  • Managed Databases$15/month starting
    • MongoDB
    • Kafka
    • PostgreSQL
    • MySQL
    • Caching
    • +4 more
  • GPU Droplets$1.91/GPU/hour with commitment
    • Multi-month commitment pricing
    • On-demand pricing available
as of verify ↗

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✓

Integrations

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

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

21 total
  • Brave
  • Upstage
  • Asana
  • Pokee AI
  • Tailscale
  • 1Password
  • Trend Micro
  • Orca Security
  • Okta
  • Suger
  • Arctic Wolf
  • Cast AI
  • LucidLink
  • Vanta
  • Trend Micro Vision One
  • Brave Search API
  • Orca Security CNAPP
  • Epsagon
  • Databricks
  • CrowdStrike
  • MongoDB
Independently observed

DigitalOcean

Leader
44 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
  • +20 more
Independently observed
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