[Mahn]

DO just happens to be cheaper than AWS for certain use cases, but they didn't get there by out competing on price alone, it ticks a lot of other boxes: it's easier and simpler to understand for a new developer looking to get started, you can calculate and anticipate usage costs with ease, etc. It's not just a good copy with better pricing, it brings something to the table.

[throwawayAf7jD]

Exactly. DO launched with great pricing, SSDs, and an attractive UI. If they launched with only one of those three we wouldn't be talking about them today.

[slinger]

not to mention the excellent tutorials and documentation they produce

[pvsukale3]

that is a big difference maker. Those tutorials are really extensive and they paid people to write them

[wolco]

The one click installs, api access, dns, monitoring. Price is only one of many things.

[itwy]

What about Freshdesk which admittingly cloned Zendesk with cheaper pricing?

[raverbashing]

If freshDesk doesn't push sales as hard as ZD then it's a win in my book