Microsoft Azure is free; DigitalOcean starts at $4/mo. Both rated 4.5/5 by users.
Microsoft's cloud computing platform for building, deploying, and managing apps
Cloud infrastructure designed for developers, startups, and SMBs
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Microsoft Azure uniquely offers Virtual Machines, App Service, Azure Functions. DigitalOcean uniquely offers Droplets (VPS), Kubernetes, App Platform. Both share 2 features including CDN, Monitoring.
Microsoft Azure is free; DigitalOcean starts at $4/mo.
Free tier available
Free tier available