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DigitalOcean App Platform vs GCP

DigitalOcean App Platform is $25/mo cheaper.

That’s $300/year. GCP costs 6× as much.

DigitalOcean App Platform logo: Git-based PaaS to build, deploy, and scale apps without managing servers.
DigitalOcean App Platform logo: Git-based PaaS to build, deploy, and scale apps without managing servers.

DigitalOcean App Platform

Est. $5/mo

Git-based PaaS to build, deploy, and scale apps without managing servers.

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Pros of DigitalOcean App Platform

  • Less ops than raw Droplets

  • Simple pricing for small apps

  • Works well with the DO ecosystem

Cons of DigitalOcean App Platform

  • Less flexible than a full VPS

  • Not as frontend-focused as Vercel

GCP logo: Google's cloud, with Cloud Run for containers and BigQuery for analysis.
GCP logo: Google's cloud, with Cloud Run for containers and BigQuery for analysis.

GCP

Est. $30/mo

Google's cloud, with Cloud Run for containers and BigQuery for analysis.

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Pros of GCP

  • Cloud Run is a small step up from a simple PaaS

  • BigQuery handles analysis that does not belong in Postgres

  • One account covers Google APIs you may already call

Cons of GCP

  • Fewer copy-paste tutorials than AWS

  • It is easy to enable APIs you never use