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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 gmemstr »

I find it particularly amusing that they're reintroducing the 512MB of memory tier, but at $4 instead of the $2.50 it was before the removal. But I suppose that's roughly inline with the basic 1GB/RAM droplet going to $6. I'm most interested to see how the managed Kubernetes offering changes shake out -- hoping I don't sense a migration in the near future.

Re: DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing

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Post by nop_slide »

lb4r wrote: post #24
nop_slide wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The $5 was 1G ram previously. I don't think there was a 512 option

They used to have a 512M droplet for $5. After a few years they upped it to 1G, and you could upgrade for free.

gotcha, I've only been with them for 2 years so it's always been 1G for me

Re: DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing

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Post by aosaigh »

davidbarker wrote: post #28
aosaigh wrote: post #15

Interesting (or maybe not?) that the App Platform and Spaces pricing hasn't changed. I've been migrating as many projects as possible over to App Platform + Managed DB + Spaces recently. Although it's been frustrating due to their documentation being lacking, I've found it great for simple projects and static websites once you get your head around it. It's certainly more expensive than running plain Droplets, but the…

I was a big fan of Nanobox (the company DigitalOcean acquired and then turned into App Platform). And Pagoda Box before that. I've never found any PaaS that was as easy to use as those — especially because it came with a local environment for development that would match the production environment. I'm very interested to try App Platform for my next side project. In fact, I still have a server running on DigitalOcean…

It might be different for you having come from the predecessor, but I found it quite hard to get started with the App Platform. There is a conflict between DO's attempt to have a web interface that allows you to create and manage apps, and the underlying YAML/Buildpacks that actually model your apps. While the web interface is OK for seeing your apps at-a-glance, it's definitely not OK for creating and configuring new apps. For that you need to use the YAML config files and probably doctl (their CLI app). It took me a long time to understand this. Their docs don't do a good job at explaining the App Platform at a high-level. That said, I've still found it very useful for "simple" webapps.

Re: DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing

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Post by apocalyptic0n3 »

jmartrican wrote: post #19

Seems like the $4 droplet is a smoke screen hiding price increases. I'm a long time DO customer. I wish they would have just said "prices are going up" and listed a comparison of the old price with the new increased price. In their new price list, they do not list the old price... so you cant tell if they are going up and down. Because the article starts off with the $4 droplet announcement, you get a feeling that th…

Yeah, I read the email they sent me and it overall felt pretty deceptive. I would have expected better from Digital Ocean given my past experiences.

Re: DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing

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Post by karmakaze »

The info I was wanted to see is on a linked page.

> Introducing a new $4 Droplet

Customers use DigitalOcean for use cases ranging from hosting mission-critical applications to testing new ideas. To empower even more developers across the globe, we are introducing a new Droplet priced at $4/month with 1 vCPU, 512MB memory, 500GB bandwidth, and a 10GB SSD.

Re: DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing

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Post by joshstrange »

tpaksoy wrote: post #4

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

I agree. I understand pricing increases (even if I don't look forward to them) and I'm an adult, just tell me the difference in prices instead of deliberately obscuring that information. Not showing the prices smells of not standing beside your product/new pricing. I think DO is still worth it at the new prices, that said I'm having a hard time remembering when a cloud provider raised prices like this, normally the trend is down/same no?
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