So you need a VPS but you dont want to shell out big bucks, so then DigitalOcean.com is the answer for you. So why this VPS service is better than most.
The Pros
1. SSD are considerably fatser than conventional drives, so then its deadly combination to have them in your cloud VPS to make things more snappier.
2. Beautiful control panel, not like a cpanel or the one from cloudstack or openstack. Very intutive to work with.
3. KVM Virtualization, make things more secure and performance.
4. Use as you pay. Can’t beat the $5 price tag for 20 GB VPS and 1 TB transfer. Ofcourse they have higher plans.
5. Prebuilt images which you can quickly get up and running, like for example WordPress
6. API for better intergation with your applications.
7. And ofcourse its a saving and gives you flexibility when you use it to run your website. So you can redirect a domain to this VPS and you have a fully flexible application on the web.
The Cons
1. Definetely not AWS with its multi zone availability. They have provisioning capability in only a couple of places.
2. No recunning payment option. they send you and email when your payment is due and its sometimes irritaing to keep paying everymonth.
3. Limited Images, they could have many more for quicker setup. No Windows OS images or other common applications like Media server etc. Also no option to get and use paid applications.