Iotamine vs DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean Alternative.
Size CPU, RAM and disk separately.
On DigitalOcean, more RAM usually means moving up to the next Droplet size, which also adds CPU, disk and cost you may not need. On Iotamine, you set vCPU, RAM, disk and IP separately.
- Independent sizing
- New Delhi region
Iotamine vs DigitalOcean
The differences that matter
Full comparison further down the page
Try IotamineHow Droplets are sized
Each Droplet is a fixed bundle
DigitalOcean's pricing is simple and clearly published. The difference is in how its plans are put together.
Fixed bundles
Need more RAM? The next Droplet size up also raises your vCPU, disk and price, even if RAM was all you needed.
One India region
DigitalOcean's only Indian data center is in Bangalore. Iotamine's New Delhi node (del-2) is a separate location with better latency for users in North India.
Volumes are data disks only
DigitalOcean Volumes add extra storage to a running Droplet. You can't use one as a boot volume and move it between servers, which is how Iotamine's standalone volumes work.
Basic Droplet prices
Droplets and Iotamine at four sizes
Four sizes from DigitalOcean's Basic Droplet range. DigitalOcean charges the same in every region, Bangalore included, so the India prices below are a straight currency conversion.
| Tier | Spec | DigitalOcean (monthly / hourly) | Iotamine (monthly / hourly) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest | 1 vCPU / 2 GB / 50 GB | ₹1,002₹1.49/hr | ₹613₹0.85/hr |
| Mid | 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB | ₹2,004₹2.98/hr | ₹1,090₹1.51/hr |
| Avg (popular) | 4 vCPU / 8 GB / 160 GB | ₹4,008₹5.96/hr | ₹2,079₹2.89/hr |
| High | 8 vCPU / 16 GB / 320 GB | ₹8,016₹11.93/hr | ₹4,058₹5.64/hr |
DigitalOcean's Bangalore rate, converted at ₹83.5/$1 — DigitalOcean doesn't charge extra for its India region. DO's own published hourly rate is the monthly price ÷ 672 (its 28-day billing-cap basis). Iotamine: live calculator rate, ÷720, New Delhi. Approximate — check current published rates.
Our price for the $24 Droplet spec, line by line
Billed hourly and shown here as a monthly total. Each part is priced and sized on its own.
These four aren't fixed plans. They're just reference points. On Iotamine you build each VM yourself: pick any vCPU, RAM, disk and IP combination in the calculator below and deploy exactly that, instead of the nearest Droplet size.
Side-by-side comparison
How Iotamine and DigitalOcean compare
| Feature | Iotamine | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|
| Resource sizing | vCPU, RAM, disk and IP set separately | Fixed bundles, one price per plan |
| India region | New Delhi (node del-2) | Bangalore only |
| Storage model | Standalone, swappable boot volumes | Volumes are extra data disks, not bootable |
| Public IPv4 | Included | Included on standard Droplets |
| Bandwidth included | 4 TB per vCPU, up to 50 TB (8 TB on 2 vCPU) | 4,000 GiB on the 2vCPU/4GB tier |
| Bandwidth overage | ₹600/TB (Delhi) or ₹300/TB (Frankfurt) after the allowance | $0.01/GiB after the included amount |
| Billing | Hourly, no monthly cap | Per-second, capped at 672 hrs/month |
| OS options | Any Linux distro, or Windows Server (BYOL) | Linux distros; Windows via marketplace images |
To be fair to DigitalOcean: its documentation and developer community are excellent, and its pricing is simple and clearly published, without the many separate charges you see on a hyperscaler bill. The difference is that each Droplet is a fixed bundle, so getting more of one resource means paying for more of all of them.
Bandwidth
Four to five times the bandwidth on the same size of server
Bandwidth on Iotamine grows with your server: 4 TB per vCPU every month, from 5 TB up to 50 TB. A Basic Droplet tops out at 6,000 GiB, even on 8 vCPU.
| Server size | Iotamine includes | DigitalOcean includes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GBDroplet $12/mo | 5 TB / month | 2,000 GiB (≈2.1 TB) |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GBDroplet $24/mo | 8 TB / month | 4,000 GiB (≈4.3 TB) |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GBDroplet $48/mo | 16 TB / month | 5,000 GiB (≈5.4 TB) |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GBDroplet $96/mo | 32 TB / month | 6,000 GiB (≈6.4 TB) |
| After the allowance | ₹600/TB in New Delhi, ₹300/TB in Frankfurt | $0.01 per GiB, about ₹970 per TB |
- An 8 vCPU server on Iotamine includes 32 TB a month. The same size of Droplet includes about 6.4 TB, and using 32 TB there would add about $240 in overage.
- Extra traffic on Iotamine costs ₹600 per TB in New Delhi, about 40% less than DigitalOcean's overage, and you are billed in rupees with GST.
- Your allowance is shown in the calculator for the exact server you configure, so the monthly figure already tells you what is included.
Checked DigitalOcean's published pricing on 10 Oct 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you decide.
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FAQ
Questions about moving from DigitalOcean
At matched specs, yes. DigitalOcean's published Basic Droplet price for 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB is $24/month. The same spec costs less on Iotamine, because each resource is priced on its own instead of as a fixed bundle. Use the calculator above for your exact numbers.
DigitalOcean's only Indian data center is in Bangalore. If most of your users are in Delhi-NCR or North India, a New Delhi node cuts latency compared with routing through South India.
Yes. That's the main difference from a fixed Droplet plan. On Iotamine you can change vCPU, RAM, disk and IP addresses separately.
Not today. Iotamine focuses on VPS compute, standalone storage and IP addresses. If you need a managed platform on top of your servers, DigitalOcean's wider product range is the better fit.
Yes. Boot volumes on Iotamine are standalone, so you can detach one and attach it to another VM as its boot volume. DigitalOcean's block storage Volumes are data disks only, so they can't be used this way.
Each resource (vCPU, RAM, disk and IP) is metered by the hour. Billing starts when you deploy a VM and runs until you destroy it. Stopping a VM is not enough, because it still holds its reserved resources. At the end of the month all those hours go onto one invoice. A VM that runs the whole month comes to roughly 720 hours, billed as a single line item. New accounts get a ₹800 signup bonus after KYC ($10 for international accounts).
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