DigitalOcean vs Kamatera

DigitalOcean is strongest for developers. Kamatera is strongest for custom VM sizing. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	DigitalOcean	Kamatera
Starting price	$3.39/mo	$0.05/mo
Best for	Developers Startups Kubernetes	Custom VM sizing Global data center selection Windows Server hosting Dev/test environments
Stated uptime SLA	99.99%	99.95%
Storage	SSD	NVME
Regions	15	20
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	Yes
Support channels	Ticket, Community forum, Docs	Ticket, Phone, Docs, Pro/Premium Managed Services (paid)
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR	GDPR
Hidden costs to watch for	Bandwidth overages billed at $0.01/GB past pooled allowance	Bandwidth overage billed at $0.01/GB past the pooled monthly allowance (5 TB US/Canada/Europe, 1 TB Asia-Pacific) Windows Server / SQL Server / Exchange / RDS licensing adds an undisclosed per-server surcharge only shown at calculator checkout Type T (Burstable) CPU incurs a $0.041/hour/CPU overage charge once average CPU usage exceeds 10% Powered-off (but not terminated) servers may continue to accrue charges Pro Managed Services add $50/server/month; Premium Managed Services add $150/server/month
Last reviewed	2026-07-01	2026-07-18