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DigitalOcean vs PythonAnywhere: What are the differences?
Developers describe DigitalOcean as "Deploy an SSD cloud server in less than 55 seconds with a dedicated IP and root access". We take the complexities out of cloud hosting by offering blazing fast, on-demand SSD cloud servers, straightforward pricing, a simple API, and an easy-to-use control panel. On the other hand, PythonAnywhere is detailed as "Micro PaaS for Python web apps. Develop and host Python from your browser". It's somewhat unique. A small PaaS that supports web apps (Python only) as well as scheduled jobs with shell access. It is an expensive way to tinker and run several small apps.
DigitalOcean can be classified as a tool in the "Cloud Hosting" category, while PythonAnywhere is grouped under "Platform as a Service".
"Great value for money" is the primary reason why developers consider DigitalOcean over the competitors, whereas "Web apps" was stated as the key factor in picking PythonAnywhere.
DigitalOcean was where I began; its USD5/month is extremely competitive and the overall experience as highly user-friendly.
However, their offerings were lacking and integrating with other resources I had on AWS was getting more costly (due to transfer costs on AWS). Eventually I moved the entire project off DO's Droplets and onto AWS's EC2.
One may initially find the cost (w/o free tier) and interface of AWS daunting however with good planning you can achieve highly cost-efficient systems with savings plans, spot instances, etcetera.
Do not dive into AWS head-first! Seriously, don't. Stand back and read pricing documentation thoroughly. You can, not to the fault of AWS, easily go way overbudget. Your first action upon getting your AWS account should be to set up billing alarms for estimated and current bill totals.
Pros of DigitalOcean
- Great value for money559
- Simple dashboard364
- Good pricing362
- Ssds300
- Nice ui250
- Easy configuration192
- Great documentation155
- Ssh access138
- Great community135
- Ubuntu24
- Docker13
- IPv6 support12
- Private networking10
- 99.99% uptime SLA8
- Simple API7
- Great tutorials7
- 55 Second Provisioning6
- One Click Applications5
- Dokku4
- Node.js4
- Debian4
- CoreOS4
- LAMP4
- LEMP3
- Ghost3
- Simple Control Panel3
- Word Press3
- 1Gb/sec Servers3
- Quick and no nonsense service2
- Speed2
- Mean2
- Hex Core machines with dedicated ECC Ram and RAID SSD s2
- Django2
- Runs CoreOS2
- Good Tutorials2
- GitLab2
- Ruby on Rails2
- CentOS1
- Spaces1
- KVM Virtualization1
- Amazing Hardware1
- Transfer Globally1
- Fedora1
- FreeBSD1
- Drupal1
- FreeBSD Amp1
- Magento1
- ownCloud1
- RedMine1
- My go to server provider1
- Ease and simplicity1
- Nice1
- Find it superfitting with my requirements (SSD, ssh.1
- Easy Setup1
- Cheap1
- Static IP1
- It's the easiest to get started for small projects1
- Automatic Backup1
- Great support1
- Quick and easy to set up1
- Servers on demand - literally1
- Reliability1
- Variety of services0
- Managed Kubernetes0
Pros of PythonAnywhere
- Web apps14
- Easy Setup11
- Great support8
- Shell access8
- Free plan8
- Super-easy to use7
- Libraries5
- Many things like Python are pre-installed2
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Cons of DigitalOcean
- Pricing3
- No live support chat3
Cons of PythonAnywhere
- No root access1
- Really small community1
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