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Why does 5 vs 10 dollar boxes get you double everything but CPU. There are all sorts of pricing inconsistencies. Comparing the 5 dollar to the most expensive u

by nimos 9y ago

Why does 5 vs 10 dollar boxes get you double everything but CPU. There are all sorts of pricing inconsistencies. Comparing the 5 dollar to the most expensive using all 5 dollar instances you get: 960 GB more storage 160 more "vCPUs" 180 TB more network bandwidth Memory is the only thing that actually scales logically. Very annoying IMO. I like DO otherwise. I think it fits in nicely between GCP/AWS/Azure and other lower cost providers having object store and block storage and a good UI/responsiveness.

Tostino 9y ago
You cannot always scale a piece of software horizontally to multiple servers (think running Postgres), so your only real option for more performance is more resources on a single box. You pay a premium for that.
- nimos 9y ago
  Sure but there is no cost basis for the non-linear increase. If anything it should be slightly less expensive for them. If you look at GCP/OVH/AWS their pricing are all roughly linear.
  - jjeaff 9y ago
    It's probably a pricing strategy to make more money of those running higher demand stuff.
cuchoi 9y ago
Probably they do not make much money out of the 5 dollar droplet, they see it as a way of introducing you to DO.
- nimos 9y ago
  The price inconsistencies are all the way up the entire product mix. 80 vs 160 instance is 4vCPU-6vCPU and 6TB-7TB transfer.
  - btgeekboy 9y ago
    Have they even started tracking transfer yet? For years, it was unlimited. Then, they implemented the tiers but told people they weren’t actually tracking it, and that all old accounts were grandfathered in.