1 category · RankedDigitalOcean
Standing by category
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud hosting | Cloud and infrastructure | 13% | 3 of 78 | 11% | 46 | accepted challenger |
Movement
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
By framing
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“### 1. DigitalOcean ... Simple pricing, predictable costs, great documentation | Simplest setup | DigitalOcean |” MiniMax M2.5 · Cloud hosting · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd start with Hetzner Cloud for cheapest good performance, or DigitalOcean if you value ease of use more.” GPT-5.4 mini · Cloud hosting · budget prompt · first choice
“Known for its predictable pricing and ease of use, DigitalOcean is a popular choice for mid-sized businesses.” Llama 4 Maverick · Cloud hosting · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Most balanced for SMBs: `DigitalOcean` (`$4/mo`) – unbeatable documentation, API, and smooth upgrade path” Qwen 3.7 Flash · Cloud hosting · budget prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“they're usually less ideal for a company that expects significant scaling, compliance needs, or complex enterprise requirements” GPT-5.4 mini · Cloud hosting · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“They generally lack the heavy compliance auditing, advanced identity management (IAM), and global scale” Gemini 3.5 Flash · Cloud hosting · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Lower reliability scores ... recycled IPs often blacklisted ... better for devs okay with self-managing” Grok 4.1 Fast · Cloud hosting · negative prompt · soft negative
“*Note: These skew slightly smaller; ensure the provider meets your specific compliance audits.*” Qwen 3.7 Flash · Cloud hosting · direct prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
What carried it into the answer
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, four of the twelve in this edition, so these counts come from 73 of the 103 answers that named DigitalOcean and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
189 of the 222 domain citations in answers naming DigitalOcean came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
Names read as DigitalOcean
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