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DigitalOcean vs Netlify

Higher score
DigitalOceanIndie
8.6/ 10
NetlifyIndie
7.9/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: DigitalOcean wins 2, Netlify wins 0 (2 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricDigitalOceanNetlify
Score
Winner: left
8.67.9
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
IndependentIndie
IndependentIndie
Founded
20112014
Best for
Developers wanting cloud simplicityDevelopers wanting flexible JAMstack hosting
Price per mo
Winner: left
$4.00/ mo$9.00/ mo
Renewal multiplier
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Tagline
Developer-friendly cloud, fair pricing, no surprisesJAMstack pioneer, credit-based pricing now confuses everyone
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
DigitalOcean4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Flat, predictable monthly pricing
  • ✓Top-notch documentation and tutorials
  • ✓Clean API with Terraform support
  • ✓Strong managed DB and Spaces offerings
– Cons
  • ✗More expensive than Hetzner for similar specs
  • ✗Bandwidth overage fees add up
  • ✗Paid support needed above basic tier
Netlify4 pros · 3 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Generous free tier with custom domains/SSL
  • ✓Framework-agnostic build system
  • ✓Atomic deploys and instant rollbacks
  • ✓Strong branch preview workflow
– Cons
  • ✗Credit-based pricing harder to forecast
  • ✗Function cold starts slower than Vercel
  • ✗Lost Next.js mindshare to Vercel
Make the call

Pick one and go.

Both links are affiliate. Score doesn't move because of it.

VisitDigitalOcean ↗Score 8.6VisitNetlify ↗Score 7.9
← Read full DigitalOcean review·Read full Netlify review →
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