Checked 25 Oct 2026 — verify current pricing
The DigitalOcean alternative for Indian teams — half the entry price, real payments.
DigitalOcean is excellent — if your workload fits Linux droplets on a USD card. Here’s the alternative for everything it doesn’t cover.
4 reasons people switch.
Spec by spec.
| HostCraft | DigitalOcean | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $2.59/mo | ~$4-6/mo |
| Windows RDP | ✓ Included | ✗ |
| India regions | Mumbai + Delhi NCR | Bangalore |
| Local payments | ✓ | ✗ USD card |
| Managed ecosystem | Focused VPS + games | Huge — they win |
| Game hosting | ✓ Built-in tiers | ✗ DIY |
Real questions
vs DigitalOcean — FAQ
What Indian buyers ask when comparing the two.
Ask on Discord ↗When you use the managed ecosystem — k8s, managed DBs, App Platform. That’s their moat and we don’t pretend to match it.
A plain VPS, Windows RDP, game hosting, or paying via UPI/bKash instead of a USD card.
No — Linux-to-Linux is rsync and DNS. Windows workloads get a clean licensed install here.
Their $200 credit buys ecosystem lock-in. Ours: pay $2.59, try for 7 days, keep or refund.