Is DigitalOcean really cheaper than AWS for running a small ecommerce site once you factor in egress bandwidth fees and database backups?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Is DigitalOcean really cheaper than AWS for running a small ecommerce site once you factor in egress bandwidth fees and database backups?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
DigitalOcean pricing Droplets bandwidth included managed databases backups pricing 2026 official Google ↗
AWS EC2 data transfer internet egress pricing RDS backup storage pricing 2026 official Google ↗
- EC2 On-Demand Instance Pricing · aws.amazon.com
- EC2 On-Demand Instance Pricing · aws.amazon.com
- Budget-Friendly Cloud Server Pricing · digitalocean.com
- PostgreSQL Pricing · docs.digitalocean.com
- How to Manually Restore PostgreSQL Database Clusters from Backups · docs.digitalocean.com
- Managed Databases · docs.digitalocean.com
- Amazon RDS FAQs | Cloud Relational Database · aws.amazon.com
- Managed Relational Database - Amazon RDS Pricing · aws.amazon.com
- Key principles · docs.aws.amazon.com
- Managed Databases · docs.digitalocean.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DigitalOcean pricing Droplets bandwidth included managed databases backups pricing 2026 official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
AWS EC2 data transfer internet egress pricing RDS backup storage pricing 2026 official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |