Let's not forget how great DO's support is too. Even if you're only operating at 1x $5/month droplet (their lowest instance type), you'll still get top grade e

Let's not forget how great DO's support is too. Even if you're only operating at 1x $5/month droplet (their lowest instance type), you'll still get top grade email support included with your plan. Getting a response in a few hours is almost guaranteed and often times they'll even help you debug problems that go beyond the scope of their infrastructure. Compare that to something like AWS which charge you an extra $29/month minimum (or 3% of your AWS bill) to speak to an entry level support person through email.