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Hosting· DeploySmith ·

Hetzner vs DigitalOcean in 2026: Which VPS to Pick

Intermediate · 13 min read

The two most common answers to ‘which VPS should I deploy to’ are now very different animals. Hetzner is cheaper per gigabyte and includes a huge amount of egress, but its cloud is currently hard to order and it has no managed databases or object storage in the US. DigitalOcean costs more per core but ships a finished managed ecosystem, US regions, and per-second billing. This page compares them on the tiers you actually deploy to and gives a verdict per workload.…

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Hosting· DeploySmith ·

DigitalOcean Agent Droplets: Worth the Flat Price?

Intermediate · 9 min read

Agent Droplets bundle compute, inference, storage and 16,000+ tools into one flat monthly price - $50 Pro with 15% off, $200 Team with 20% off. We break down exactly what’s discounted, what isn’t, and whether the flat price is justified for a small/mid deployment stack versus running agents on a plain Droplet.…

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