A $5 instance on DO has significantly more resources than on the equivalent cost box on EC2 https://uncrunched.com/2013/08/07/digital-ocean-v-aws-10x-performan

A $5 instance on DO has significantly more resources than on the equivalent cost box on EC2 https://uncrunched.com/2013/08/07/digital-ocean-v-aws-10x-performance-for-13-cost/ https://uncrunched.com/2013/08/07/digital-ocean-v-aws-10x-pe... for an old comparison. EC2 is, and always have been slow and expensive. its the other bits that make it compelling.