The Good, Bad and Ugly

About meFounder of AzukisoftiOS and mobile consultancy firm

Cloud

AWSEasy to set upPopularHas great mind shareHas tools such as ELB etc

AWS

AWSBut just because it is popularDoes not mean it’s goodExpensiveCharges for every thing you use

AWS

AWSNot suited for tech savvy startupsWho are on a budgetLots of hidden costsAWS suited for companies who want a datacenter, not a server

Digital Ocean

Digital OceanCheapGoodGreat for tech savvy startups

Digital Ocean

Digital Ocean

Digital OceanWYSIWYPWhat You See Is What You PayNo hidden costsSimpler to manageBut

Digital OceanYou lose the convenience of the tools that AWS provides

Such as SNSELBAs Amazon bundles all these into their ecosysystem

Digital OceanBut luckily, there are a lot of alternatives for what AWS provides

For load balancingQueue systems

SummaryDecide on what you wantIf you are looking for datacenter VPS where you can install all the frills with 1 click and you have cash to burn

Use AWS

The EndElse give Digital Ocean a spin