DigitalOcean is beloved by developers for its clean UI and predictable pricing. But when we benchmarked DO's London droplets against our European hardware, the performance gap was shocking.
| Configuration | DigitalOcean (London) | Hostingowy | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe | $48 (Basic Droplet) | $25 | 48% |
| 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe | $96 (Basic Droplet) | $50 | 48% |
| 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 320 GB NVMe | $384 (Premium Intel) | $200 | 48% |
| 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD | $768 (Premium Intel) | $500 | 35% |
DO Premium Intel/AMD droplets add 20% cost for "dedicated" vCPUs. Hostingowy gives you dedicated KVM cores at standard prices — no premium upcharge.
Hostingowy (AMD EPYC, dedicated): Sustained 100% — no throttling
DigitalOcean (Premium Intel): 85% after 15 min — some throttling observed
Winner: ✅ Hostingowy
Hostingowy (NVMe direct-attached): 285,000 IOPS
DigitalOcean (SSD, network-attached): 45,000 IOPS
Winner: ✅ Hostingowy — 6.3x more IOPS
Hostingowy (EU data centre): ~30ms — excellent for European hosting
DigitalOcean (London): ~1ms — local UK
Winner: Depends on your needs. DigitalOcean wins on raw latency, but Hostingowy wins on CPU, storage, and price.
| Feature | DigitalOcean | Hostingowy |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated vCPUs | Shared (Premium: extra $) | ✅ Included at all tiers |
| NVMe Storage | ✗ SSD (network) | ✅ Direct-attached NVMe |
| UK Support (humans) | ✗ Ticket-only, US timezone | ✅ UK engineers, < 2min |
| Managed WordPress | ✗ Manual setup | ✅ 1-click deploy |
| Free Migration | ✗ | ✅ Concierge included |
| Object Storage | ✅ Spaces ($5/mo) | Coming Q3 2026 |
| Kubernetes | ✅ Managed DOKS | Coming Q4 2026 |
| Team Accounts | ✅ Teams | Coming Q3 2026 |
Choose Hostingowy if: You're a UK dev or business running production workloads that need predictable performance, dedicated resources, and UK-based support. You'll save 35–48% versus DigitalOcean while getting better raw performance.
Choose DigitalOcean if: You need their managed Kubernetes (DOKS), Spaces object storage, or team management features — though we're shipping those soon.
We'll migrate your droplets to our UK hardware for free. Better performance at half the price. Use LAUNCH100.
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