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AWS vs DigitalOcean

AWS started first, in 2006, 5 years before DigitalOcean.

AWS 20y 187d since 2006 · Standing started first DigitalOcean 15y 108d since 2011 · Standing

Why AWS lasted

  • S3 and EC2 became the nouns. Every other cloud is compared to them.
  • The enterprise sales machine plus the primitive set is a two-decade head start.

Why DigitalOcean lasted

  • A droplet with a price you can hold in your head. That was the whole pitch versus AWS.
  • Tutorials as distribution. A generation learned nginx on a DO box.

Questions

Which is older, AWS or DigitalOcean?

AWS started first, in 2006, 5 years before DigitalOcean.

How long has AWS been running?

AWS has been up 20 years 187 days, since 2006-03-14.

How long has DigitalOcean been running?

DigitalOcean has been up 15 years 108 days, since 2011-06-01.

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