Alternative to DigitalOcean
Looking for a DigitalOcean alternative?
DigitalOcean is a US developer cloud known for simple Droplet VPS and managed services. Accounts are funded by card or PayPal.
What MercureHosting offers
✓ Crypto-only billing
✓ Seven offshore jurisdictions
✓ Unmetered bandwidth on VPS
MercureHosting vs a typical developer cloud
Category comparison (developer clouds) based on common practice, not a statement about DigitalOcean specifically. Check any provider's current terms yourself.
| MercureHosting | Typical developer cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Identity at sign-up | Not required | Card or PayPal, sometimes extra checks |
| Payment | Crypto only | Card / PayPal |
| Bandwidth | Unmetered on VPS | Monthly transfer allowance, overage billed |
| Jurisdictions | Seven, picked for legal climate | Many regions under one corporate home |
| Windows & GPU | Windows RDP and GPU servers in the same account | Varies by provider |
| Managed extras | Limited | Managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage |
DigitalOcean is a trademark of its owner. MercureHosting is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by DigitalOcean. If you need things we don't offer, DigitalOcean may suit you better, and plenty of people use both.
Popular Offshore VPS
VPS S
Moldova
$11.25/mo
- CPU: 2 vCPU
- RAM: 4 GB DDR4
- Storage: 60 GB NVMe
- Bandwidth: Unmetered
- Port: 1 Gbps
VPS M
Moldova
$18/mo
- CPU: 4 vCPU
- RAM: 8 GB DDR4
- Storage: 120 GB NVMe
- Bandwidth: Unmetered
- Port: 1 Gbps
VPS L
Moldova
$25.50/mo
- CPU: 6 vCPU
- RAM: 16 GB DDR4
- Storage: 200 GB NVMe
- Bandwidth: Unmetered
- Port: 1 Gbps
Prices in USD, billed in crypto. Save up to 50% on longer terms.
Other developer clouds compared
The Acceptable Use Policy applies to every service
Privacy isn't a licence for abuse. CSAM, malware, phishing, spam, botnets, fraud and any content illegal in the hosting jurisdiction are prohibited, and we suspend services that break these rules. We honor valid court orders issued in the jurisdiction where your server is located. Read the full Terms & Acceptable Use Policy.
Switch from DigitalOcean in minutes
One contact method and a crypto payment. That's the whole sign-up.