DigitalOcean Droplets vs managed hosting

Per GB of RAM, at the very bottom of the range, yes - $4/mo for 512 MiB is hard to beat. It is unmanaged, so the comparison is really between a machine and a running application.

You get a shell into your container, not root on the host. If you need kernel modules or arbitrary system packages, a Droplet is the right tool.

Usually yes. If it is a standard Node, Python, Go, PHP or Docker app, connect the repository and Hostwares builds it. Dump your database and import it into a managed pack.

It is a good product and priced separately from the Droplet. Compare its cost against a Hostwares database pack rather than against the bare Droplet price.

Website hosting starts at $1/mo (Starter: 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 10 GB). Managed databases start at $10/mo, self-hosted Supabase at $5/mo, and a full root Cloud Instance at $2/mo. One pack runs one deployment. Current prices for every pack are on the pricing page. There is no free tier.

No. Website hosting starts at $1/mo. There is no free tier and no signup bonus - if a competitor's free tier covers your project, use it.

No. Packs are a flat monthly price and traffic is not metered, so a busy month costs the same as a quiet one.

No. You pay for resources, not for people. Adding teammates does not change the bill.

Resource packs carry a 7-day money-back guarantee on first purchase. Domains are non-refundable per ICANN policy. Full terms, including every other product, are on the refund policy page.

Hosting is invoice-based and paid through the payment methods shown at checkout. AI credits are a separate balance and are only used for the AI agent, never for hosting.

No. The price you buy at is the price you renew at. There is no introductory rate that steps up later.

Connect a GitHub repository and Hostwares detects the framework and builds it. Next.js, React, Vue, Svelte, Node, Python, Go, Ruby, PHP and static sites are detected without configuration. You can also deploy any Docker image or upload a ZIP.

Yes. Connect your GitHub account and private repositories become selectable in the deploy panel.

Yes. Deploy any public or private Docker image with a tag and a port, or let a Dockerfile in your repository drive the build.

Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Redis and MongoDB from $10/mo, with scheduled backups, restore points and a connection string. Each database occupies its own pack.

Managed website and database deployments give you a shell in that deployment, not root on the host. If you need root - kernel modules, arbitrary system packages - a Cloud Instance is a separate product with root on your own virtual machine, from $2/mo. See /cloud-instance.

Yes. A worker or scheduled job is a separate deployment from the same repository with a different start command, so it needs its own pack.

Most applications build and go live in about 60 seconds. Larger stacks - Supabase runs 14 containers - take a few minutes.

Yes. Custom domains are included on every pack and SSL certificates are issued and renewed automatically once DNS resolves to us. There is no per-domain charge.

Yes - a .com is $11.39/yr, with DNS management included for domains in your account. Other extensions are priced on the domains page.

Hosting packs do not include mailboxes. Where email hosting is offered it is a separate product with its own price on the pricing page.

Push the project to GitHub, connect the repository, move your environment variables across, and dump and restore any databases. For most standard applications this is under an hour. Detailed guides exist for Heroku, Vercel and Railway.

Ask through a support ticket. The AI DevOps agent can also perform much of the work directly - connecting the repository, setting environment variables, provisioning a database and diagnosing failed builds.

An AI that operates your infrastructure through conversation - deploying from GitHub, reading build logs, diagnosing failures, setting environment variables, configuring domains and provisioning databases. It is available in the dashboard, from a CLI, and as an MCP server for editors such as Cursor and Claude Desktop.

It uses AI credits, which are a separate balance from hosting. You are billed only for what a request actually uses - there is no minimum charge. Billing and support questions are free regardless of balance.

Support tickets from the dashboard, with the AI agent available for technical troubleshooting at any hour. We are a small team - if you need a contractual enterprise SLA with named contacts, we do not offer that today.

Managed databases get scheduled backups and restore points; the frequency depends on the plan. Verify a restore before you rely on it - that advice applies to any provider, ours included.

Deployments run in a single region per container rather than across a global edge network. If your application needs multi-region placement or edge delivery close to users on several continents, a platform built for that is the better choice.

Yes, at /status, showing real-time platform and infrastructure status.

No. We have not completed a SOC 2 audit. If your procurement process requires one, that is a genuine reason to choose a larger provider.

Hostwares LLC was incorporated in Wyoming in 2026, so we are a new platform. If a long uptime track record is your main criterion, an established provider is the honest answer.

Yes. Deployments are standard containers built from your own repository, and databases can be dumped with the usual tools. There is no proprietary format holding your application in place.

Invoices are raised ahead of the due date so you can pay early. After the due date a grace period runs before services are suspended, and suspended services are terminated after 30 days of non-payment. You are emailed at each stage.