It's all about the bandwidth: why many network-intensive services run on DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean has proven popular among companies developing network-intensive applications due to its lower bandwidth costs, which are approximately 10-20% of what other clouds charge. This can lead to significant savings for such apps, potentially adding up to hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. A rough estimate suggests that a video chat service with 50 million monthly users may need around 2.5 million GB in bandwidth pool, which would cost $100,000 on DigitalOcean but several hundred thousand dollars on other clouds. The company's pricing calculator can help developers gauge the costs and make informed decisions about their cloud infrastructure.