Link copied to clipboard # Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) vs DigitalOcean Comparison - What are their main differences? Share [ Export ](/compare/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc/digitalocean/export.csv) Amazon Virtual Private...DigitalOcean[+ Add Product](#) Pricing **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** No pricing available **DigitalOcean** Free Trial **Starting at $4.00** ยท Droplets **Pricing Insights** from reviews Time to Implement **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** 4 months Based on 21 responses **DigitalOcean** 1 monthFaster Based on 221 responses Return on Investment **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** 15 months Based on 18 responses **DigitalOcean** 9 months6 months sooner Based on 192 responses Perceived Cost **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** $$$$$ **DigitalOcean** $$$$$ Average Discount **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** 13%5% more **DigitalOcean** 8% **Pros & Cons** from reviews **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** [ Cost Reduction (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2276202&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Ease of Use (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2276177&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Complex Pricing (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2276183&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) **DigitalOcean** [ Ease of Use (154) ](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1089928&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Cost-Effective (91) ](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1090952&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Limited Features (45) ](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1093849&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Expensive (43) ](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1092919&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) Integrations **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** [ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_7930ab16bdc518f235d843d35264e6b3/ama-earth-group.png "Product Avatar Image") Ama Earth Group ](https://www.g2.com/products/ama-earth-group/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_504423766e296a0eeef13491cb738385/amazon-aws-platform.png "Product Avatar Image") Amazon AWS Platform ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aws-platform/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_cacdec8b8edeace9b3c89e0c2cded695/amazon-ec2.jpg "Product Avatar Image") Amazon EC2 ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_96b275379465d759df5bffd0099d849a/google-cloud-bigquery.png "Product Avatar Image") BigQuery ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews)[ View all ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc/integrations) **DigitalOcean** [ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_6f7467a9095411d659210c508d7bb82a/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc.jpg "Product Avatar Image") Amazon Virtual Private... ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_dc7900ca8b7b1ffa938cf62c40bfe2bf/apache-http-server-project.png "Product Avatar Image") Apache HTTP Server Project ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-http-server-project/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_504423766e296a0eeef13491cb738385/aws-vpn.png "Product Avatar Image") AWS VPN ](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-vpn/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_3546a99a47ca08dac662d31254fb64a9/brevo-brevo.png "Product Avatar Image") Brevo ](https://www.g2.com/products/brevo-brevo/reviews)[ View all ](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/integrations) Screenshots **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** No screenshot available **DigitalOcean** ![DigitalOcean screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/58757/Droplet-Create.JPG) **Ratings** from reviews Meets Requirements **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** 9.1 9.1256 **DigitalOcean** 9.1 9.1660 Ease of Use **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** 8.5 8.5254 **DigitalOcean** 9.2 9.2649 Ease of Setup **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** 8.2 8.2172 **DigitalOcean** 9.3 9.3508 Ease of Admin **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** 8.2 8.2151 **DigitalOcean** 9.2 9.2411 Quality of Support **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** 8.6 8.6231 **DigitalOcean** 8.6 8.6541 Has the product been a good partner in doing business? **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** 8.9 8.9145 **DigitalOcean** 9.1 9.1383 Product Direction (% positive) **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)** 9.2 9.2237 **DigitalOcean** 9.0 9.0645 **Features** ratings from reviews VPS Hosting Platforms Not enough data 8.3 382 Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) 8.7 70 Not enough data Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Not enough data 8.6 188 Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Not enough data 8.5 76 Database as a Service (DBaaS) Not enough data 8.2 51 Container Management Not enough data 8.9 41 User Insights **Reviewers' Company Size** Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 19.1% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 35.9% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 45.0% Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 19.1% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 35.9% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 45.0% Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 85.5% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 11.9% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 2.7% Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 85.5% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 11.9% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 2.7% **Reviewers' Industry** [![Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/5383be31b099738701f86724a8b5cf9a/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc.svg "Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc/reviews) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) Information Technology and Services 14.7% Computer Software 13.4% Financial Services 8.4% Marketing and Advertising 3.4% Insurance 3.4% Other 56.6% [![DigitalOcean](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6028813119dc32d698afd6e25ff33d5b/digitalocean.svg "DigitalOcean")](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) DigitalOcean Computer Software 24.1% Information Technology and Services 20.2% Internet 6.7% Marketing and Advertising 5.9% Computer & Network Security 2.9% Other 40.2% Alternatives **Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) Alternatives** ![Google Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ab2468c5eaf610b44ad7d6d0761afe81/google-virtual-private-cloud-vpc.svg "Google Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)") [ Google Virtual Private... ](/products/google-virtual-private-cloud-vpc/reviews) ![IBM Cloud Virtual Servers](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1553719674/ibm-cloud-virtual-servers.png "IBM Cloud Virtual Servers") [ IBM Cloud Virtual Servers ](/products/ibm-cloud-virtual-servers/reviews) ![Azure Virtual Network](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-virtual-network.jpg "Azure Virtual Network") [ Azure Virtual Network ](/products/azure-virtual-network/reviews) ![Nerdio Manager](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ab13c3dfa69aa1f0fbec93b734a454bf/nerdio-manager.svg "Nerdio Manager") [ Nerdio Manager ](/products/nerdio-manager/reviews) **DigitalOcean Alternatives** ![Akamai Cloud Computing](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/88a10113936d5d26cc5455decf5a8817/akamai-cloud-computing.svg "Akamai Cloud Computing") [ Akamai Cloud Computing ](/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) ![UpCloud](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/f8dca1699c6325550d46495ba32ea87c/upcloud.svg "UpCloud") [ UpCloud ](/products/upcloud/reviews) ![Vultr](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/27c97c7af6d802b5402dcad97f585a40/vultr.svg "Vultr") [ Vultr ](/products/vultr/reviews) ![Hostinger](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b81bb1e11cf4347107f36c928d20df03/hostinger.svg "Hostinger") [ Hostinger ](/products/hostinger/reviews) ## Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) vs DigitalOcean When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found DigitalOcean easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with DigitalOcean overall. - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) and DigitalOcean both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate. - When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) and DigitalOcean provide similar levels of assistance. - For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) over DigitalOcean.