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Cloudflare vs DigitalOcean

Cloudflare started first, in 2010, 1 year before DigitalOcean.

Cloudflare 15y 355d since 2010 · Standing started first DigitalOcean 15y 108d since 2011 · Standing

Why Cloudflare lasted

  • It sat in front of the web as CDN + DNS + shield, then became a compute platform without asking you to leave.
  • The free tier is a distribution machine that would make a VC nervous. It made them a default.

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, Cloudflare or DigitalOcean?

Cloudflare started first, in 2010, 1 year before DigitalOcean.

How long has Cloudflare been running?

Cloudflare has been up 15 years 355 days, since 2010-09-27.

How long has DigitalOcean been running?

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

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