DigitalOcean App Platform vs Peon: A Cost and Feature Breakdown

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DigitalOcean offers two distinct approaches to hosting applications: the managed App Platform, which charges per app, and a self-managed Droplet paired with Peon, a tool that automates server setup and deployment. On a $12 Droplet, running three projects with Peon costs around $18 per month in total, compared to potentially higher per-app fees on App Platform at similar scale. Peon handles Docker installation, proxy and SSL certificate configuration, deployment workflows, and database backups, significantly reducing manual server management. However, a small degree of server oversight remains with the Droplet-plus-Peon approach, which users should factor into their decision. Since both options run on DigitalOcean infrastructure, users can transition gradually by migrating apps from App Platform to a Droplet one at a time.

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