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I agree. I like that Digital Ocean takes their time to get a new product offering right. It shows. Especially when you compare it to AWS, which we're in the process of moving away from.

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Since I already had experience with Linux, the first time I used Digital Ocean, it worked intuitively the way thought it should. And I think DO's documentation is some of the best. They seem to take documentation very seriously, which is important when it's late at night and you're trying to figure out how to do something.

Just wondering which provider did you choose to go with instead of AWS?

Digital Ocean. We compared AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Digital Ocean. While the latter isn't an apples-to-oranges comparison like the other two are, we found that the price, ease of use, and reliability made it the best choice.

I'm not yet sure about support since they don't offer any phone support. But it can't be worse than Amazons where I once literally had to yell at the support rep to stop talking because he just kept repeating himself, over and over, and wouldn't let me move on.

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