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DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing

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Re: DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing

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Post by fideloper »

samwillis wrote: post #5

From a very quick look I think the cheaper basic droplets have gone up 20%, but larger ones (such as the "general purpose droplets") have only gone up as little as 5%. Edit: Yes, it's only "Basic" droplets that have gone up 20%, everything else is only 5%.

I mean, $5 -> $6/mo is technically a 20% increase, but it's only because it's such a small amount to begin with.

I haven't checked their pricing in a while but I think the $5/mo droplet used to be 512m but is now 1G ram, right?

It sounds like there's also a $4/mo smaller droplet with 512m ram.

Re: DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing

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Post by samwillis »

ricketycricket wrote: post #6
tpaksoy wrote: post #4

Why aren't they showing a comparison between old and new price? This seems deliberate...

Pricing page still shows current prices. It appears to be a roughly 20% increase across the board.

No, it's only 20% on the basic droplets (which currently top out at $80/month), it looks like 5% on everything else.

Re: DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing

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Post by jjice »

The battle between cheaper hardware and inflation was something I found interesting and wondered which would affect prices first. I personally won't change anything, I'll pay the extra $1 a month for my cheap droplet to not have to move anything. DO's big selling point to me (as a hobbyist) was the simplicity. Now that I work with AWS every day, I feel very comfortable getting some basic infra set up, but I still really like DO's smooth setup.

It's a shame they had to do it. I wonder how difficult it is to compete with all the big providers? They still fit my use case just fine (still a big cheaper than the AWS equivalent too I think, but maybe not) and I'm fortunate to not be in a situation where the extra dollars are a deal breaker.

Re: DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing

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Post by mfer »

tpaksoy wrote: post #4

Why aren't they showing a comparison between old and new price? This seems deliberate...

How many places show a difference in their prices? How often to restaurants, stores, and other as a service companies doing that? I almost never see it. I wouldn't say they are doing something deliberate (in a negative sense). They are doing something pretty typical.
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