The Best Cheaper Alternative To DigitalOcean

Compare VirMach vs. DigitalOcean


Lower Price

DigitalOcean charges extra for their “Premium” line. We upgraded existing customers for free and kept prices the same, even after 8 years.


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Higher Performance

We ran the same benchmark on a random DigitalOcean Droplet that we deployed and compared it with a lower priced plan from VirMach.


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More Locations

We work with multiple datacenter partners which allows us to provide you with a wider selection of locations. Check out our fourteen locations & compare.


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Compare Cost

We’ll meet or exceed the same configuration at a lower price.

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Memory
CPU
Disk
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VirMach NVMe2G


10 /month

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Memory
2GB DDR4
CPU
⬆ 2 vCore AMD (3.4GHz+)
Disk
⬆ 60GB NVMe SSD
Transfer
⬆ 3TB (+50%)

2GB Droplet


12 /month

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Memory
2GB
CPU
1 vCore Older Generation
Disk
50GB Non-NVMe SSD
Transfer
2TB

Premium Droplet


14 /month

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Memory
2GB DDR4
CPU
1 vCore AMD/Intel
Disk
50GB NVMe SSD
Transfer
2TB

Compare Performance

Even at lower prices, in our testing, we beat DigitalOcean.*

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SysBench CPU
SysBench Fileio Sequential Read 128k
SysBench Memory (Read)

Faster.


CPU, RAM & Disk

VirMach NVMe2G
SysBench CPU
⬆ 3525 ops/s (+466%)
SysBench Fileio Sequential Read 128k
⬆ 2764 MiB/s (+253%)
SysBench Memory (Read)
⬆ 13177788 ops/sec (+16%)

Outdated.


Older generation

Basic Droplet
SysBench CPU
340.81 ops/s
SysBench Fileio Sequential Read 128k
556.62 MiB/s
SysBench Memory (Read)
4876520 ops/sec

Still Slower.


But more expensive

Premium Droplet
SysBench CPU
755.06 ops/s
SysBench Fileio Sequential Read 128k
1089 MiB/s
SysBench Memory (Read)
11304668 ops/sec

*We used publicly available data from “VPSBenchmark” here and here and used the same benchmark tool on our “NVMe2G” as a private trial.

Compare Locations

DIgitalOcean offers 9 locations, five of which we don’t have (Singapore, London, Toronto, Banglore, and Sydney.) We offer 14 locations, 10 of which they don’t have (Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, and Tokyo.) View our map below.

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LAX2 HIVELOCITY

600 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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LAX2 HIVELOCITY

600 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA

LAX1 QUADRANET

6171 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045

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LAX1 QUADRANET

6171 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045

TPA1 HIVELOCITY

5908 Hampton Oaks Pkwy, Suite D, Tampa, FL 33610

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TPA1 HIVELOCITY

5908 Hampton Oaks Pkwy, Suite D, Tampa, FL 33610

MIA1 QUADRANET

36 NE 2nd St #520, Miami, FL 33132

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MIA1 QUADRANET

36 NE 2nd St #520, Miami, FL 33132

NYC1 INAP

One Enterprise Avenue North, Secaucus, NJ 07094

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NYC1 INAP

One Enterprise Avenue North, Secaucus, NJ 07094

CHI1 QUADRANET

1905 Lunt Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL, USA

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CHI1 QUADRANET

1905 Lunt Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL, USA

CHI2 HIVELOCITY

350 E. Cermak Road, Chicago, IL 60616

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CHI2 HIVELOCITY

350 E. Cermak Road, Chicago, IL 60616

ATL1 FLEXENTIAL

12655 Edison Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30005

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ATL1 FLEXENTIAL

12655 Edison Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30005

AMS1 3W INFRA B.V.

Capronilaan 2, 1119 NR Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands

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AMS1 3W INFRA B.V.

Capronilaan 2, 1119 NR Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands

FRA1 FIRST COLO

Kruppstraße 105, 60388, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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FRA1 FIRST COLO

Kruppstraße 105, 60388, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

DEN1 FLEXENTIAL

8636 S Peoria St, Englewood, CO 80112

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DEN1 FLEXENTIAL

8636 S Peoria St, Englewood, CO 80112

TYO1 CAT NETWORKS

1 Chome-8-7 Fukuzumi, Koto City, Tokyo, Japan 135-0032

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TYO1 CAT NETWORKS

1 Chome-8-7 Fukuzumi, Koto City, Tokyo, Japan 135-0032

SJC1 INAP

2151 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054

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SJC1 INAP

2151 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054

SEA1 INAP

3355 S 120th Place, Tukwila, WA 98168

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SEA1 INAP

3355 S 120th Place, Tukwila, WA 98168

DAL1 FLEXENTIAL

1950 N Stemmons Fwy #2033, Dallas, TX 75207

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DAL1 FLEXENTIAL

1950 N Stemmons Fwy #2033, Dallas, TX 75207

PHX1 INAP

2500 W Frye Road, Chandler, AZ 85224

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PHX1 INAP

2500 W Frye Road, Chandler, AZ 85224

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All information on this page was written February 2023 and may change at a later date. We are not affiliated with DigitalOcean.