vioscale
Comparison

DigitalOcean vs Exoscale

On the evidence we track, Exoscale leads this comparison with a composite score of 84/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

DigitalOcean full profile →Exoscale full profile →
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DigitalOcean67
★Exoscale84
Score
Vioscale score
DigitalOcean67 / 100low · 48%updating
Exoscale84 / 100medium · 72%updating
Pricing
Free tier
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✗
Model
DigitalOceanfreemium
Exoscalecommercial
Price level
DigitalOceanlow
Exoscalelow
Transparent
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓
Integrations
Count
DigitalOcean25
Exoscale4
Security
Disclosure policy
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓
Fedramp
DigitalOcean–
Exoscale✓
Gdpr
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓
Hipaa
DigitalOcean–
Exoscale✓
Iso27001
DigitalOcean–
Exoscale✓
Pci
DigitalOcean–
Exoscale✓
Soc2
DigitalOcean–
Exoscale✓
Reliability
Sla pct
DigitalOcean–
Exoscale99.95
Status page
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Provider tier
DigitalOceanHyperscaler
ExoscaleVPS / developer
Reach
Regions / global footprint
DigitalOceanMultiple global regions including US, Europe (Frankfurt), Canada, Asia (Bangalor
Exoscale5 European regions (Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia)
Compute
Bare-metal servers
DigitalOcean-
Exoscale-
GPU / accelerated compute
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓
Spot / preemptible pricing
DigitalOcean-
Exoscale-
Storage
Object storage
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓
Block storage
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓
Managed databases
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓
Serverless / FaaS
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale-
Network
VPC / private networking
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale-
Pricing
Free / low egress
DigitalOcean-
Exoscale-
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
DigitalOcean-
Exoscale-
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓

What each one is

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

DigitalOcean

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

Exoscale

Leader

European cloud provider offering compute instances, managed Kubernetes, database services, object and block storage, and GPU servers across multiple European regions.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

DigitalOcean

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
as of verify ↗

Exoscale

Leader
from €0.01/moUsage-based

Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing billed by the second, no upfront costs or commitments. Starting from €0.00729/hour.

  • Standard Micro€0.00729/hour
  • GPU A30 Small€1.226/hour
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓
CLI
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DigitalOcean✓
Exoscale✓

Integrations

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

DigitalOcean

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

Exoscale

Leader
4 total
  • Rancher
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes
  • Karpenter
Independently observed

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