DigitalOcean
Grade CChurn Health Score: 64/100
Droplet pricing held stable but bandwidth overages drive indie hacker churn to Hetzner and Railway.
Public Signals
- ·App Platform pricing changes drove some indie hacker churn to Hetzner and Railway
- ·Droplet base pricing held stable for years, anchoring price-sensitive segment
- ·Bandwidth overage model criticized vs. flat-rate competitors
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